... 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...
... patient with chronic lung diseaseand the authors recommend careful observation ofpatientswith chronic lung disease treated Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Annals of General ...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...
... 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 ... of diseases, elimination or reduction of symptoms, and slowing or arresting disease processes.2 Healthcare professionals, particularly clinical pharmacists, apply their knowledge and understanding ... improve the pharmaceutical careofpatientswith cancer Thus, a key issue exists – can the pharmaceutical careofpatientswith cancer be enhanced by leveraging on the role of pharmacoinformatics...
... between TST positivity of contacts and gender, age, closeness to the index case, BCG scar presence and radiological degree of the diseaseof index case The rate of TST positivity of household contacts ... Development of Tuberculosis Infection andDisease in Household Contacts ofPatientswith Pulmonary Tuberculosis In this study, the frequency of TCT positivity in household contacts under 15 years old with ... Risk Factors Affecting the Development of Tuberculosis Infection andDisease in Household Contacts ofPatientswith Pulmonary Tuberculosis (such as uncle, grandfather, cousin) The definitions used...
... involves patient treatment with CMVALT with or without CMV-DCs pulsed with pp65 mRNA Patients will also receive standard ofcare radiotherapy and TMZ Interestingly, patients whose tumor recurs ... antigen The vaccine is administered in conjunction with standard ofcare TMZ after completion of radio-chemo-therapy In one arm of the trial patients also receive the anti-IL-2Ra (daclizumab), ... toxicity and the maximum tolerated dose of tumor cell lysate pulsed DC in patientswith newly diagnosed and recurrent gliomas Patient response was seen previously when patients received DC pulsed with...
... 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...
... demographics of new STI patients offered HIV testing, whether they accepted the test, and the HIV test result The CT register recorded the type of patients, including antenatal and TB patients, and was ... Page of 11 Table Comparison of outcomes for the intervention and controls per clinic (’offered HIV testing’, HIV tested’, ‘not tested for HIVand ‘declined HIV testing’) STI Total Offered HIV ... proportion ofpatients offered testing is made up of a combination of the blue ( HIV tested’) and red (’not tested’) sections of the graph The ‘not tested’ variable represents the patients in...
... 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...
... demographics of new STI patients offered HIV testing, whether they accepted the test, and the HIV test result The CT register recorded the type of patients, including antenatal and TB patients, and was ... Page of 11 Table Comparison of outcomes for the intervention and controls per clinic (’offered HIV testing’, HIV tested’, ‘not tested for HIVand ‘declined HIV testing’) STI Total Offered HIV ... proportion ofpatients offered testing is made up of a combination of the blue ( HIV tested’) and red (’not tested’) sections of the graph The ‘not tested’ variable represents the patients in...
... 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 ... conducted to assess the offset times of the pharmacodynamic effects of prolonged remifentanil infusions in ICU patientswith varying degrees of renal impairment, including patientswith severe renal ... 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 ... rapid and predictable offset of action of remifentanil and eliminates R277 'hangover' sedation often experienced with conventional sedative and analgesic agents Analgesia-based sedation with remifentanil ... (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...
... non-progressive HIVdisease may not only facilitate the understanding of genetic basis ofHIV interaction with variety of blood leukocytes but also lead to the development of new biomarkers in predicting disease ... expression profiles of all 25,000 human genes for both primary CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from three HIV+ disease groups along with healthy HIV seronegative controls The various HIV+ disease groups ... level of FDR < 0.05 and FDR < 0.1, respectively (Table 7) Out of these 34 gene sets, 15 were closely associated with the MAPK pathway and 10 with cell signaling such as TCR and chemokine and cytokine...
... Neumann and coworkers [16] presented the measured mean EELV data for postoperative patients, andpatientswith ALI and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at different PEEP levels (0, 5, and 10 ... 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% ... obtain direct evidence of a viral sequence in the liver from patients who underwent liver transplantation In this retrospective study of 47 patientswith liver diseases of unknown etiology, 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 ... groups ofpatientsand carers.16 10 1++ ORGANISATION OF SERVICES Typically the stroke liaison workers provided emotional and social support and information to stroke patientsand their families and ... 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 ... 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 ... (14%); and emotional abuse (5%).1 Sexual abuse has been identified in 13% of girls and 7% of boys in the eighth and tenth grades, whereas a history of sexual abuse is reported in 27% of adult...