... patient with chronic lung disease and the authors recommend careful observation ofpatientswith chronic lung disease treated Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Annals of General ... Patientswith psychiatric illness may not have routine general medical careand diagnosis of general medical conditions may be delayed As the physician with the most (and often the only) contact with ... by 50% in patientswith CHF [41] Women with obesity and polycystic ovaries or hyperandrogenism treated with valproate have also been shown to have elevations in serum triglycerides and low HDL...
... accept and to cope withand it often leads to ineffective professional behaviour [22,23] On the one hand, while balancing between autonomy and safety of the patient, nurses easily feel forced and ... on the one hand, and being overly supportive and protective on the other hand is considered to be difficult with regard to these patients [13,27] Studies reveal that patientsandcare providers ... their informal carers, andcare providers have shared goals and mutual understanding of roles, expectations and responsibilities As a consequence of more effective self management, patients report...
... levels of only one ligand: 22 with APRIL, 16 with BLyS, and five with heterotrimers Two samples from patientswith RA and one sample from a patient with SLE had detectable levels of all three ligands, ... nonsignificant) of the samples from patientswith RA (Table 1) Analyses of BLyS and APRIL homotrimer levels were performed in a subset of the samples from healthy donors andpatientswith SLE, and for all of ... heterotrimers, and endogenous levels of heterotrimers in the sera of healthy donors andpatientswith SLE or RA were measured and compared with BLyS and APRIL homotrimer levels in a subset of the same...
... for both healthcare professionals andpatients is to critically assess the vast amounts of available information, and healthcare professionals should use the results of evidence-based studies, ... proportion of Asian patients also use CAMs concurrently with their cancer therapies, ranging from 45% of Japanese,144 61% of Taiwanese,145 and 76% and 67% of Singaporean adult and paediatric patients ... pharmaceutical careofpatientswith cancer, through the reduction of DRPs, such as DDIs and ADRs Keywords: Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, drug interaction database, pharmaceutical care, pharmacoinformatics,...
... group was 1.5 ng/ml, and Figure Levels of 8-oxodG in the SF ofpatientswith rheumatoid arthritis (RA) andof control subjects The SF samples from patientswith RA (n = 49) and non-arthritic controls ... manifestations of RA; LPC, leukocyte particle count Relationship between laboratory features of the patientswith RA and occurrence of mtDNA and oxidized DNA The laboratory findings for the patientswith ... presence of free mtDNA and 8-oxodG in the SF ofpatientswith RA and the appearance of other laboratory parameters, such as RF, erosivity, and extra-articular manifestations The presence of both...
... the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), of the IgG–albumin ratio andof the IgG index, and the presence of oligoclonal bands have all been described with varying frequencies in patientswith NPSLE [11–13] ... APP and TGF-β) in the CSF of SLE patientswithand without CNS involvement, and to assess these data prospectively with respect to immunosuppressive treatment Our results indicate that the SLE patients ... three distinct groups: group I, patientswith CNS lupus (n = 36); group II, patientswith SLE but without any signs of CNS engagement (n = 71); and group III, patientswith SLE complicated by antiphospholipid...
... transfected with a human RANK cDNA (Figure 2d) The amounts of OPG and RANK-L in SFs of the same patientswith RA were also quantitated by EIA SFs ofpatientswith RA contained 6,990 ± 1,912 pg/ml OPG and ... from patientswith RA versus patientswith OA was significant (p = 0.019) Moreover, SF from patientswith RA, but not patientswith OA, activated healthy blood neutrophils to express OPG and RANK ... of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) OPG, and RANK by normal (OA) patients withthe expression of RANK-L,or patientswith osteoarthritis human blood neutrophils incubated in the presence of synovial fluid...
... induced with highly upregulated mRNAs for CCL3, CCL18, CXCL8 and CXCL10 and downregulation of CCL21 mRNA Materials and methods Patients SF samples were taken from knees of nine patientswith active ... with densities of 1.075 g/ml and 1.09 g/ ml and centrifuged at 750 g for 25 minutes at 6°C PBMC or PMN were collected at the relevant interphase and washed twice with PBS With the exception of ... or blood and SF PMN from patientswith RA were seeded in 24well plates (Greiner Bio-One GmbH, Frickenhausen, Germany) at a density of × 106 cells in 500 μl of culture medium withand without 20...
... the primary care team There are National Institute for Health and Clinical Effectiveness (NICE) guidelines defining standards of care, but studies of the quality ofcare for patientswith diabetes ... optimum care in a number of areas [2] Quality and outcomes framework (QOF) data for 2004 and 2005 suggest high rates of measurement of clinical and biochemical parameters but lower rates of acting ... a slow and haphazard process [6] Studies in the USA and the Netherlands suggest that 30 to 40% ofpatients not receive care according to current scientific evidence, and 20 to 25% ofcare provided...
... the primary care team There are National Institute for Health and Clinical Effectiveness (NICE) guidelines defining standards of care, but studies of the quality ofcare for patientswith diabetes ... optimum care in a number of areas [2] Quality and outcomes framework (QOF) data for 2004 and 2005 suggest high rates of measurement of clinical and biochemical parameters but lower rates of acting ... a slow and haphazard process [6] Studies in the USA and the Netherlands suggest that 30 to 40% ofpatients not receive care according to current scientific evidence, and 20 to 25% ofcare provided...
... assess the offset of the pharmacodynamic effects and the safety profile of a remifentanil based regimen for the provision of analgesia and sedation in mechanically ventilated ICU patientswith varying ... hours of administration of remifentanil was only 16.5 There was also no correlation between the time to offset of effects and the concentration of remifentanil acid (Fig 2) Remifentanil and propofol ... the offset of the effects of remifentanil The offset of the pharmacodynamic effects of remifentanil was measured at 8, 24, 48 and 72 hours after the start of the infusion At each of these scheduled...
... two-sided F-tests with 80% power and a 0.05 level of significance Results A total of 161 patients were treated in this study (84 with remifentanil, 37 with fentanyl and 40 with morphine); patient ... impaired kidney and liver function, results in a rapid and predictable offset of action of remifentanil and eliminates R277 'hangover' sedation often experienced with conventional sedative and analgesic ... (11%) (5%) Number (%) ofpatientswith a serious adverse event (5%) (5%) (5%) Number (%) ofpatientswith a drug-related serious adverse event (1%) 0 Number (%) ofpatientswith any adverse event...
... consisted of a convenient sample of 45 sedated and mechanically ventilated patients For all patients, chest radiographs and, if available, computed tomography scans were retrospectively evaluated and ... history and data to divide the patients into three groups: patients without acute respiratory failure (group N), those with respiratory failure due to primary lung disorders (group P), and those with ... period patients were ventilated with an Engström Carestation ventilator (GE Healthcare, Madison, USA) EELV measurements were carried out with the COVX module (GE Healthcare, Helsinki, Finland)...
... Denmark and 50 in Norway The range ofpatients observed for each clinician was 2-119 with a median of 30 in Denmark and 20 in Norway Number of maintenance carepatients The range of MC patients ... the remaining patients were MC patientsand 542 non-MC patients The range of clinicians per student was 1-4 and the range ofpatients per student was 15-119 The median number ofpatients observed ... proportion ofpatients on MC care in general chiropractic practice? Are there specific patterns of intervals between treatments for patients and, if so, how they differ between MC patientsand non-MC patients? ...
... Critical Care Vol 13 No Bikker et al Figure Pao2/Fio2 ratio in different types of lung conditions at three PEEP levels Patients in group N had normal lungs, those ... Correlation between change in EELV and change in dynamic compliance Data are presented as the difference between the lowest PEEP level (5 cmH2O) and 10 or 15 cmH2O PEEP Patients in group N had normal ... lungs, those in group P had a primary lung disorder, and those in group S had a secondary lung disorder Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation EELV, end-expiratory lung volume; FiO2,...
... difference with a P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant Results B19 DNA in liver tissues was detected in 10 of 28 (35.7%) patientswith fulminant hepatitis andof 19 (36.8%) patientswith ... identity of 98% at the nt level among each isolate with 4561 bp recovered in this study and to prototypes of B19 HV (F162273) and B19 Int J Med Sci 2007, 107 Au (M13178), and an identity of 87% ... prevalence of B19 infection in livers from patientswith fulminant hepatitis and biliary atresia Interestingly, all fulminant hepatitis patients infected with B19 had the replicative form of B19...
... reagents used in the experiments were of analytical grade andof the highest purity Patients The sample consisted ofpatientswith different cholesterol levels and ages ranging from 40 to 70 years, ... and the mobility of platelets, we can understand their active role in this process and the importance of such hydrolysis In line with this, literature data indicate that adenine nucleotides and ... the rate of platelet nucleotide hydrolysis Platelets comprise one of the components of the thrombus microenvironment andof the process of thromboregulation It is known that the rate of platelet...
... their families and liaised with services with the aim of improving aspects of participation and quality of life for patientswith stroke and/ or their carers The backgrounds of the stroke liaison workers ... treatment of sialorrhea Careful assessment of nutritional status andof swallowing impairment, careful fluid management, and routine use of intravenous fluids are consistent features of early ... Management ofpatientswith stroke: identification and management of dysphagia6 and SIGN 108 Management ofpatientswith stroke or TIA: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary...
... abuse and exploitation of children and adults with intellectual disability and other handicaps Child Abuse Negl 1990; 14:301–12 112 Westcott H The abuse of disabled children: a review of the ... ethical, and religious views of parents as these youth seek to understand concepts and perform tasks ‘‘their way’’ consistent with their abilities Much of this is normal adolescent behavior and parents ... Doubling of lean and nonlean body mass (gaining by 50% of the ideal body weight) Doubling of the weight of the major organs Central nervous system maturation (without increase in size) Maturation of...
... between TST positivity of contacts and gender, age, closeness to the index case, BCG scar presence and radiological degree of the disease of index case The rate of TST positivity of household contacts ... tuberculosis patients in contacts of index cases whose sputum smear and culture were positive [7] Chee et al detected a rate of 0.9% TB patients in investigation of 5699 close contacts of 1374 index ... Development of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in Household Contacts ofPatientswith Pulmonary Tuberculosis In this study, the frequency of TCT positivity in household contacts under 15 years old with...