neurologic complications of pregnancy and neuraxial anesthesia

... P Morucci, H Grandjean, and R Favretto, “External recording and processing of fast electrical activity of the uterus in human parturition,” Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, vol ... between pregnancy and labor bursts is clear and as shown in Figure 2: in labor (Figures 2(a) and 2(b) right) there are more highfrequency components than during pregnancy (Figures 2(a) and 2(b) ... Comparison between mean (± standard deviation) of WPS at different frequency bands for 25 pregnancy bursts and 25 labor bursts < f(Hz) ≤ 0.25 0.25 < f(Hz) ≤ 0.5 f(Hz) > 0.5 Pregnancy 0.59 ± 0.05 0.53...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 16:20

... Pregnant Softening of Hormones cervix of pregnancy (Ͼ4–5 weeks) Softening of Hormones lower uterine of pregnancy segment (Ͼ5–6 weeks), Landin, Hegar’s sign Irregular Hormones fundal of pregnancy softening, ... of pregnancy * Softening of the tip of the cervix (Fig 5-1) occasionally is noted by the 4th–5th week of pregnancy However, infection or scarring may prevent softening until late pregnancy Softening ... more exact DURATION OF PREGNANCY AND EXPECTED DATE OF CONFINEMENT ESTIMATED DATE OF CONFINEMENT After a positive diagnosis, the duration of pregnancy and the estimated date of confinement (EDC)...

Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 16:20

... of 54 post-transplant patients with cystinosis found distal myopathy in 13 of these patients [7] Clinical signs consisted of weakness and atrophy of the small muscles of the hand, dysphagia and ... testing demonstrated symmetrical distal paresis of the arms and legs which was most pronounced in the hands and feet Small muscles of the feet and hands were atrophic The mini mental state examination ... signs of a recurrent depressive episode She reported depressed mood, anhedonia, loss of interest and enjoyment, and reduced energy, combined with low self-esteem and a sense of worthlessness and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 21:22

... accurate title is updated and refined The figures and tables are illustrative and serve as superb teaching points Overall, it is an informative and excellent supplemental text, and is worthwhile reading ... the neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest N Engl J Med 2002, 346:549-556 Bernard SA, Gray TW, Buist MD, Jones BM, Silvester W, Gutteridge G, Smith K: Treatment of comatose survivors of out-ofhospital ... different book entitled Clinical Practice of Critical Care Neurology [4] and its successor [5] For those who read Dr Wijdicks’ earlier book Neurology of Critical Illness [6] published in 1995,...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 19:22

... Neuropathy Neuropathy Neurological and Foot Neurological and Foot examination examination Sexual Heath assessment Sexual Heath assessment Care of the Hospitalized Care of the Hospitalized Patient ... Neuropathy Neuropathy Neurological and Foot Neurological and Foot examination examination Sexual Heath assessment Sexual Heath assessment Care of the Hospitalized Care of the Hospitalized Patient ... Neuropathy Neuropathy Neurological and Foot Neurological and Foot examination examination Sexual Heath assessment Sexual Heath assessment Care of the Hospitalized Care of the Hospitalized Patient...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:58

... age, height and weight of the neonate, and personal identifiers for both mother and child [24] Use of loratadine, other antihistamines, IVF drugs, antidiabetics and epileptics As a part of the tax-funded ... hypospadias codes, and 25 children with both ICD-8 and ICD-10 codes Using these codes, a total of 319 cases of hypospadias were identified (anytime postpartum) in the cohort of 65,383 male births ... between use of loratadine and hypospadias was studied in a nested case-control design within the cohort of women who had a livebirth or a stillbirth after the 28th week of gestation Use of loratadine...

Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2012, 10:09

... effect of pregnancy Table Analyses of fatty acid ratio and relative contents of n-3 PUFAs EPA, DPA, and DHA in mammary glands Whole inguinal mammary fat pads were isolated and contents of fatty ... accumulation of n-3 DPA to mammary glands during pregnancy Fig Expression of MRG on mammary glands and induction of mammary differentiation (A) Expression of mouse MRG in pregnant mammary glands from ... favor of n-3 PUFA and particularly an n-3 DPA and EPA An increase in n-3 DPA and EPA, and perhaps other n-3 PUFAs, stimulates Jak2 and Stat5 activation, and induces b-casein expression and gland...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 10:20

... lack of insulin and hyperglycemia (1).Traditionally the complications of diabetes were classified as acute complications like diabetic keto acidosis (DKA) and chronic complications Chronic complications ... release of noncovalent stored energy from gel state and as a results of gel contracture a large volume of cytoplasm contents is pressed out and lead to neuronal compaction and electron density of ... through screening of diabetic patients allows early intervention and better control of progression of nephropathy and cardiovascular events and mortality 1.1 Socio-economic burden of diabetes in...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 21:20

... Evaluation, and Management of the Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy This guideline has been reviewed and approved by the Hypertension Guideline Committee and approved by the Executive and Council of ... evaluation, and management of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy The resulting guidelines, published in the CMAJ in 19974–6 and endorsed by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, ... Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of the Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Appendix Key words used with pregnancy to search MEDLINE (limited to French or English) Pregnancy AND AND {hypertension,...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 14:20

... management of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2002, 24:817-831 Deuchar N: The psychological and social aspects of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy In Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy: ... analysis and interpretation of data, and drafting of the article AB made substantial contribution to conception and design of the study, analysis and interpretation of data, and drafting of the ... 'Medications, Pregnancy and Lactation' at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Montreal and CHU Ste-Justine Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... conceptions of their disease are also important Indeed, some of the major observations in the studies of SOC and diabetes have dealt with acceptance of the disease and the subjective assessment of health ... control and therefore also reduce the risk of diabetic complications Page of Appendix The physicians and nurses participating in the enrolment of patients: Anjalankoski Health Center: S Koivula and ... University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland 3Division of Nutrition, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland Authors’ contributions PHG, MS and CF designed the diabetes...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... way of data collecting, their form and degree of confidence, model structure and possibilities of model experimentations, the level of problem abstraction and its aggregation, the selection of ... sensitivity and stability analysis demanded the introduction of expected range of variables’ changes and simulation testing When economical burden of disease treatment and/ or treatment efficacy is of ... accumulation of the oxidatively damaged nucleic acids and proteins likely exceeds the limit of cellular repair and detoxification mechanisms and leads to the onset or progression of diabetic and neurological...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 18:20

... Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan (15–10 and 21S-7), Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (17659336 and 20591318), and a Management ... serine 33 and 37 of β-catenin, and leads to β-catenin ubiquitination and degradation GSK3 and CK1 also phosphorylate Axin and Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), resulting in the enhancement of β-catenin ... Management and Complications of Malignancy Fig Regulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway In the absence of Wnt signals, the cellular concentration of free β-catenin is low, because a complex of the...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 05:20

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 18:20

... PERNOLL’S HANDBOOK OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY FIGURE 15-1 Technique of mouth-to-mouth insufflation CHAPTER 15 MEDICAL AND SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY 425 for confirmation of suspected ... massage, Fig 15-2) and pulmonary ventilation as in step 6a Place the heel of one hand on the sternum just above the level of the xiphoid With the heel of the other hand on top of it, apply firm ... HANDBOOK OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY FIGURE 15-2 Technique of external cardiac massage Heavy circle in heart drawing shows area of application of force Circles on supine figure show points of...

Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 16:20

... Annals of General Psychiatry 2005, 4:16 Because of the importance of managing depression during pregnancy, numerous studies have examined the effects of antidepressant medications on fetal and infant ... the start of VNS therapy and Improvement in functioning is demonstrated by increases in GAF scores, beginning shortly after the start of VNS therapy and continuing through her pregnancy and delivery ... collected the data for this pilot study and encouraged the authors to submit this case report to help increase the understanding of VNS therapy and pregnancy References Andersson L, Sundstrom-Poromaa...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20

... differences in mechanical complications, malposition and malfunctioning of CVC with the right (94.7% of cases) and left side (5.3% of cases) approaches No major bleeding and no nerve puncture were ... [1,2] Mechanical complications of CVC insertion without ultrasound (US) guidance, such as arterial puncture and pneumothorax, are seen in up to 21% of attempts, and up to 35% of insertion attempts ... Materials and methods Adult patients with hematologic and solid tumors admitted to the oncology-hematology department of the hospital of Piacenza, North Italy, and requiring an indwelling CVC were offered...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:22

... women of childbearing age Use of efavirenz during pregnancy Pregnancy recognition often occurs after the critical period of organogenesis (3–8 weeks post-conception) Development and closure of the ... are at higher or lower risk of birth defects Moreover, ascertainment of birth defects is not standardised, with varying use of diagnostic tests and level of expertise of reporting clinicians Nevertheless, ... drugs in the second and third trimester of pregnancy could affect neurodevelopment of infants However, in the absence of evidence from neurobehavioral development studies, effects of exposure to any...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:20

... identification of the offending gallstone on a second CT scan, the patient was offered surgery to remove the offending gallstones but declined this mode of treatment At the time of writing she ... significant source of postoperative morbidity (0.1 to 6%) [4] The presentation of complications will vary from patient to patient, and depend largely on the site and type of complication suffered ... presence of infected bile, spillage of pigmented gallstones, multiple stones (>15), stone size (>1.5 cm) and old age [5] Prevention and management of spilled stones The best way to avoid complications...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 14:20

... information G.J and B.M are attending physicians in the department of hematology and oncology of the University of Ulm P.S is attending physician in the department of Diagnostic and Interventional ... Authors' contributions GJ and BM were responsible for the patients care, PS interpreted the chest-CT and the MRI and added the figures, BM wrote the paper and all authors read and approved the final ... diagnostic work-up for these patients and longitudinal observational Figure MRI of the brain MRI of the brain: Typically bilateral and asymmetric encephalitis of the limbic system Diffusion weighted...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 04:21