neonates children and patients with chronic renal disease special considerations

... adjustment of children living with chronic diseases [10] especially from classmates and parents [11,12] Increased social support is associated with better psychosocial adjustment [13] and illness ... Bátor Tábor program) for children and adolescents living with cancer, diabetes and JIA regarding the expected changes in HRQoL The goals of camping programs for children with chronic illnesses tend ... considered noteworthy Coping with the stress of having a chronic illness, understanding the disease itself, as well as dealing with its possible outcomes and long-term sequelae, and being involved in...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 01:22

... inter-laboratory variability of FibroTest and ActiTest, including their six serum liver components, in patients with chronic liver disease, and to identify factors associated with that variability Our concern ... FibroTest and ActiTest was acceptable without clinical consequences for the prediction of the stage of liver fibrosis and grade of activity Standardized methods and assay calibration should be used and ... for GGT and ALT assays, we found several analytical reasons for the poor performance Enzymatic measurement with the Szasz method (standardized against the original for GGT), and with the standardized...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:20

... values and Odds Ratios with 95% confidence intervals All analyses were conducted with the use of STATVIEW software RESULTS The patients included 52% male and 48% female, 85% white and 15% black and ... factors like chronic inflammation and malnutrition as predictors of the CVD in chronic kidney disease This multifactorial disease introduces new challenges in predicting and treating patients early ... cardiovascular disease in chronic renal disease Am J Kideny Dis 1998; 32 (Suppl 3): S112-119 Coresh J, Astor BC, Greene T, Eknoyan G, Levey AS Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and decreased...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:52

... scores of healthy children with those of children with chronic health conditions, as well as scores across different chronic conditions groups It was anticipated that children with chronic health ... health impairment and with child self-reported overall health status The PedsQL™ 4.0 discriminated between healthy and chronically ill children (72.72 and 66.87, for healthy and ill children, respectively, ... moderate (0.11–0.30) and high (> 0.30) 2VASc Table 7: Comparison of PedsQL 4.0 Argentinean Spanish scores of healthy children and children with chronic conditions Healthy children All Chronic conditions...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... T cells by flow cytometry Information about the 26 patients with PsA, the 10 patients with SpA, the 21 patients with JIA and the 135 patients with RA are provided in Table For comparison, peripheral ... than (Fig 1d and Table 1) The median increase for patients with PsA was 4.7, for patients with SpA 5.0, for patients with JIA 6.4 and for patients with RA 3.7; P values are given in Table The median ... severity of disease, and treatment? To address these questions we decided to analyze adult patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and patients with spondyloarthropathies, diseases in...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:23

... 1.5 generalizes to patients with other diseases Patients included in our study might, however, represent patients with advanced chronic disease because mean HADS anxiety (7.03) and depression scores ... anxiety and depression in chronic breathing disorders Chest 2005, 127(4):1205-1211 Society AT, Society ER: Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ... version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in patients with coronary heart disease Health and quality of life outcomes 2006, 4:6 Publish with Bio Med Central and every scientist can read...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... cardiovascular and renal risks in MHD patients compared with patients undergoing CT Several reports linked this polymorphism to the development and progression of chronic renal diseases of different ... size 190 bp and 490 bp for I and D allele respectively Hence, single bands of 190 and 490 bp confirmed homozygous II and DD genotypic state respectively, whereas two bands of 190 and 490 bp confirmed ... control subjects (n = 70) were healthy with no clinical signs of vascular or renal disease and no family history of renal disease as assessed by medical history and clinical examination, as well as...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:20

... cardiovascular and renal risks in MHD patients compared with patients undergoing CT Several reports linked this polymorphism to the development and progression of chronic renal diseases of different ... size 190 bp and 490 bp for I and D allele respectively Hence, single bands of 190 and 490 bp confirmed homozygous II and DD genotypic state respectively, whereas two bands of 190 and 490 bp confirmed ... control subjects (n = 70) were healthy with no clinical signs of vascular or renal disease and no family history of renal disease as assessed by medical history and clinical examination, as well as...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 06:23

... Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA) and the (modified) Amsterdam Inventory Auditory Disability and Handicap Score [6,8] Measurements of all aspects of HR-QOL in patients with CSOM with validated ... evaluations of disease- specific QOL Patients with revision surgery evaluated the items of the scale “Hearing Function” at all time points of measurement worse compared with patients with primary ... 0.31 [TM1] and r = 0.29 [TM2]) SF-36 Results In this study 121 patients (58 males and 63 females) with a median age of 48 years (range 18-75 years) were included Ninety patients (44 males and 46...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 01:22

... in children with levels >20U/mL and 100U/mL were associated with histological abnormalities caused by celiac disease, and ... costs more and is operator-dependent, which can lead to errors(14,17,19,20) Chart – Physical and laboratorial characteristics and signs and symptoms of anti-tTG-positive patients with short stature ... (SUS, Sistema Único de Saúde) Notwithstanding, there is already consensus that children and adolescents with short stature should be serologically screened for celiac disease This recommendation is...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... Fast food taco 20 grams/6-oz taco Protein Needs for Children with Kidney Disease Fish sandwich with tartar sauce 20 grams/6.5-oz sandwich and cheese Baked beans 17 grams/cup Chicken nuggets 16 ... for and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse Chronic Kidney Disease Series The NIDDK Nutrition for Chronic Kidney Disease Series includes three fact sheets: I Nutrition for Early Chronic ... I Nutrition for Early Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults I Nutrition for Later Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults I Nutrition in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease For free single printed copies...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... Debridement has become the standardof-care in patients with diabetes and a foot ulcer, pressure ulcers and venous ulcers, to remove necrotic and infected tissue and stimulate healing In this ... fibroblast cell lines derived from patients with chronic wounds were developed and future use along with clinical data may provide information on specific aspects of disease mechanisms involving particular ... from wounds in patients with diabetes have been evaluated for mitogenic response with a variety of growth factors [23,26] and show a lower rate of proliferation when compared with normal skin...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... 5T4-specific T cell responses in patients with (A) progressive disease and (B) stable disease 5T4-specific T cell responses in patients with (A) progressive disease and (B) stable disease lowing vaccination ... per-protocol patients treated with MVA-5T4 and IL-2 (B) Overall survival of stable (solid line) and progressive (dashed line) disease patients Numbers of patients at risk at 8, 20 and 28 months ... In patients with progressive disease, the mean Treg frequency was 7.03% (± 3.21) before treatment and increased to 8.00% (± 6.93) after treatment (Fig 2D) In contrast, patients with stable disease...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... IL-9 and IFN-g plasma levels with the patients echocardiographic parameters, such as LVEF and LVIDd, and with disease duration Interestingly, in ICM patients, IL-9 levels inversely correlated with ... IL-9 and decrease of IL-5, IL-7, and IFN-g plasma levels, in both ICM and NIDCM CHF patients vs controls and the inverse correlation of IL-5 and IL-9 plasma levels with duration of disease and ... levels in both ICM and NIDCM groups vs controls Interestingly, IL-5 plasma levels inversely correlated with disease duration in NYHA III/IV ICM patients In fact, patients with longer disease duration...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... symptoms, physical function, and subjective health status Patients with less breathlessness and depression reported better physical health, and those with less anxiety and depression reported better ... as age and sex, predicted FEV1%, oxygen saturation, breathlessness, anxiety and depression, exercise capacity, and physical and mental health Based on previous studies in COPD patients and the ... heart disease Patients were given verbal and written information about the study, an informed consent form giving their permission to take part in the study, and a questionnaire with a hand-signed...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... balance and posture has shown to be effective for posture control in adolescents with scoliosis [17] and has decreased fall rate in elderly patients with peripheral neuropathy [18] In patients with ... to perform sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transfers Patients were instructed to stand up and sit down five times as fast as possible Page of starting in the sitting position and stopping after ... posture and balance with increasing difficulty and complexity These included: (1) static posture control-achieving better upright position while sitting and in standing (improving upper limb and...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... the BBS and the timed clinical performance tests have previously been tested for validity and reliability in the elderly and in patients with PD [30,31,33-36] Detailed descriptions and standardizations ... conducted both with eyes open and with eyes closed The starting order was randomized so that the patients were allocated equally The patients were allowed to step down from the force platform and relax ... Two patients were unable to perform the Chair-stand Test with DBS OFF, but managed with DBS ON (21 s, and 17 s) (n = 9) One patient was unable to perform TUG unaided with DBS OFF, but managed with...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... kilogram and children diagnosed with cerebral palsy Gait Posture 2007, 26:97-105 Bohannon RW, Andrews AW: Correlation of knee extensor muscle torque and spasticity with gait speed in patients with ... Line supine and leg swinging freely with performed with subLine drawing illustrating pendulum test performed with subject supine and leg swinging freely with motion sensors attached and weight ... and unaffected sides of the patients with stroke Unlike Fowler et al [12], we found a difference in angle of first reversal and velocity between sides Whether measurements obtained from the patients...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... IL-9 and IFN-g plasma levels with the patients echocardiographic parameters, such as LVEF and LVIDd, and with disease duration Interestingly, in ICM patients, IL-9 levels inversely correlated with ... IL-9 and decrease of IL-5, IL-7, and IFN-g plasma levels, in both ICM and NIDCM CHF patients vs controls and the inverse correlation of IL-5 and IL-9 plasma levels with duration of disease and ... levels in both ICM and NIDCM groups vs controls Interestingly, IL-5 plasma levels inversely correlated with disease duration in NYHA III/IV ICM patients In fact, patients with longer disease duration...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 03:20

... version of HADS to patients for self-completion Demographic data and medical history were also obtained from patients and medical charts Participants One hundred and sixty patients with CHD were initially ... Depression in patients with cardiac disease: a practical review J Psychosom Res 2000, 48:379-391 Martin CR, Thompson DR: Depression in coronary heart disease patients: Etiological and screening ... Chen HJ: Depression and anxiety in patients with coronary heart disease Chinese Journal of Infrequent Disease 2004, 11:55-57 Frasure-Smith N, Lesperance F, Talajic M: Depression and 18month prognosis...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20