... is rendered them. Medically inappropriate care causes pain, suffering, and discomfort. The fundamental maxim for these patients should be comfort. Extraordinary life support for patients predicted ... we must strive for ‘consensus without consent’ [15]. Discussions with surrogates should strive for concordance and understanding but not extend to soliciting their consent for medically inappropriate ... uncommon for physicians to ask loaded questions in their quest for end-of-life decisions. For example, ‘This is your grandmother’s 17th transfer from a skilled nursing facility in 3 months for sepsis...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:45
... hydroxyurea treatment for patients who have sickle cell disease? 2. What is the effectiveness (in everyday practice) of hydroxyurea treatment for patients who have sickle cell disease? 3. ... use of hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease. The dosing of hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease is comparable to that in other diseases, although in the case of malignant disease, more drug is ... adults with sickle cell disease; the evidence in other diseases was only low- grade. Barriers to the Use of Hydroxyurea and Other Treatments for Managing Sickle Cell Disease Only two studies...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 10:20
Báo cáo khoa học: The modulation of metal bio-availability as a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease pptx
... as a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease Peter J. Crouch 1 , Anthony R. White 1 and Ashley I. Bush 2,3 1 Department of Pathology and Centre for Neuroscience, The University ... dysfunctional events characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease. Metal-based therapeutics have already provided promising results for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, and new generations of pharmaceuticals ... [75], may therefore repre- sent a potential therapeutic strategy for preventing the tau hyperphosphorylation and NFT formation characteristic of AD. Modulation of metal availability for treating...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 10:20
KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) pdf
... than treatment targets. For the question related to parathyroidectomy vs medical management for secondary or tertiary hyperparathyroidism, a search was run for ‘parathyroidectomy’ and ‘kidney disease published ... considered in patients before treatment with bisphosphonates, because bone biopsy is the most accurate test for the diagnosis of adynamic bone disease, and the presence of adynamic bone disease is a contraindication ... biochemical X6 months for bone outcomes PTx vs medical management CKD stages 3–5, 5D, or 1–5T PTx RCTs a 000 NX25 per arm (X10 per arm for bone biopsy) F/U X6 months Same interventions as for adults (see...
Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 09:20
HEALTH STATUS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT OF THE FUTURE ELDERLY: IMPLICATIONS FOR MEDICARE PROGRAM EXPENDITURES potx
... transformed fibroblasts are allowed to proliferate in culture before reintroduction into the patient. 25 HEALTH STATUS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT OF THE FUTURE ELDERLY: IMPLICATIONS FOR ... elderly – heart disease, hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, Alzheimer’s’ disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – as well as physical disability. Unfortunately, ... for the purposes of undergraduate medical 22 likely to have breakthroughs with major implications for Medicare costs: cardiovascular diseases; biology of aging and cancer; neurological diseases;...
Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 13:20
Withholding and Withdrawing Life-prolonging Medical Treatment Guidance for decision making Second edition ppt
... evidence that, in the medical profession, artificial feeding is regarded as a form of medical treatment; and even if it is not strictly medical treatment, it must form part of the medical care of the ... the treatment and any alternative forms of treatment. Such information should always be offered but, legally, patients are not required to have accepted the offer of information in order for ... Life-prolonging Medical Treatment 7 Patients refusing medical treatment should ideally base their decisions on sufficient accurate information including an awareness of the condition, the proposed treatment, ...
Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 22:20
Optimal Medical Therapy with or without PCI for Stable Coronary Disease potx
Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 00:20
Báo cáo y học: "Adalimumab - an effective and promising treatment for patients with fistulizing Crohn’s disease: a case series" pdf
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 00:23
Báo cáo khoa học: "Herd and cow characteristics affecting the odds of veterinary treatment for disease – a multilevel analysis" pot
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:22
Báo cáo y học: "Percutaneous laser disc decompression for thoracic disc disease: report of 10 cases"
... PLDD for the treatment of thoracic disc disease, we performed a study of ten patients with thoracic discogenic pain who were unresponsive to conservative intervention. Methods We performed ... with a lumbar location for the major- ity of intervertebral disc herniations, most published studies have focused on the use of PLDD for the treatment of lumbar disc disease. Thoracic discogenic ... adverse events occurred in the intra- or postoperative period. Intervention for the treatment of thoracic disc disease carries a risk of pneumothorax, and particular concern was given to this...
Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:07
Advances in StentTherapy for Ischaemic Heart Disease
... of 1.2 mm associated with a 50% chance of binary restenosis Probability for Restenosis Probability for Probability for Restenosis Restenosis Popma J . TAXUS IV Angiographic Results 2003. ... procedure Percentage P<0.0001 92.2% 92.2% 81.6% 81.6% Advances in Stent Therapy for Ischaemic Heart Disease Koon-Hou Mak MD, FRCP, FACC Consultant Cardiologist Gleneagles Medical Centre Singapore Mak Heart TAXUS II, IV, ... >0.6mm increasing probability of TLR Probability for TLR Probability for TLR Popma J . TAXUS IV Angiographic Results 2003. Late loss of 1.6 mm associated with a 50% chance for TLR Mak Heart Late Loss in TAXUS...
Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2013, 11:02
Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Progress for dengue virus diseases Towards the NS2B–NS3pro inhibition for a therapeutic-based approach ppt
... vitro systems as supportive medical care and for sympto- matic treatment; they represent an important aid for patients and for improving survival in severe forms of disease. Antiviral therapeutic ... M. Paci Progress for dengue virus diseases FEBS Journal 274 (2007) 29863002 ê 2007 The Authors Journal compilation ª 2007 FEBS 3001 REVIEW ARTICLE Progress for dengue virus diseases Towards ... pro- duce a drug for blocking the DENv spread. To date, funding for a co-ordinated strategy against dengue has been disappointing. This is probably attributable to the spread of dengue diseases in...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 00:20
Tài liệu EXTERNAL SYMPTOMS FOR DIAGNOSING POULTRY DISEASES ppt
... Newcastle disease; nutritional deficiency-vitamin A Cataracts Epidemic tremor Crusts on eye lids Nutritional deficiency-vitamin A; fowl pox Pupil irregular, blindness Marek's disease ... Hemorrhagic anemia Large, swollen Mycoplasma infection page 1 EXTERNAL SYMPTOMS FOR DIAGNOSING POULTRY DISEASES BODY Symptom Possible Cause Emaciation Off-feed; nutritional deficiencies; ... impaction; bluecomb disease; alfatoxin poisoning; synovitis; contaminated hatching egg Swellings Ruptured air sac; edema Twitching, muscular spasm Botulism; infectious bursal disease Trembling...
Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 01:20