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... Although the study of PV was initiated in 1974 after Bryan suggested the technique as a means of alleviating intrusion ofthe abdominal contents upon the thoracic volume [32], the role ofthe abdomen ... pressure (IAP) The direction ofthe movement associated with the sole action ofthe rib cage inspiratory muscles, abdominal expiratory muscles and the diaphragm are shown The direction ofthe latter ... homogeneity of lung inflation, in recruitment ofthe dorsal lung relative to ventral derecruitment, in increases of end-expiratory lung volumes, in redirection ofthe compressive forces ofthe heart...
... data register The study nurse was blinded to which randomization group the patient belonged to Sample size The sample size was calculated on the basis ofthe primary outcome ofthe study, diagnostic ... the groups were reported in an earlier paper [10] Since the length of stay at the ED was about the same in both groups (about 4.5 hours) the waiting time at the ED would probably not affect the ... perform other examinations There are also benefits for the patient who does not have to come back for further examinations to the same extent after leaving the ED between the groups and therefore...
... referral) may depend on the nature ofthe condition, whether the referral is for reasons of diagnosis and/or treatment, the preference ofthe provider, and the relationship between the providers Medical ... came together to collapse their lists of themes into one set of themes as reached via consensus This process involved examining themes for commonality, classifying them for uniformity, and then reaching ... evidence of efficacy/effectiveness for a given condition such as musculoskeletal chest pain, that the path of referral for chest pain will depend on the nature ofthe condition and the urgency of the...
... (29) One ofthe potential advantages of RNAi technologies is the ability to design precisely targeted therapeutics for almost any gene, regardless ofthe function ofthe gene product, whether that ... L.H., Schluesener H.J The innate immunity ofthe central nervous system in chronic pain: the role of Toll-like receptors Cell Mol Life Sci 2007; 64: 1128-36 Zeilhofer H.U Loss of glycinergic and ... with the MM group, the production of TNF-α and IL-1β in spinal cord tissues was significantly lower in the CCI group during the course of 255 TLR4-siRNA treatment, indicating that intrathecal...
... estimates ofthe number of cases in the category (‘n’) and the average cost for that category The product is the total cost (eg the wage rate for lost earnings multiplied by the average number of days ... (effects) of two or more courses of action Deadweight loss: is the loss of consumer and producer surplus, as a result ofthe imposition of a distortion to the equilibrium (society preferred) level of ... the first study that established the prevalence of chronic pain in a general sample ofthe Australian adult population, and one ofthe largest reported in the literature (Blyth et al, 2001) The...
... and wishes ofthe individual as long as they not adversely affect the rights of others In health care, the issue of informed consent lies at the heart of any discussion of autonomy The patient ... are ill rely on the knowledge, judgement, skills, experiences and decisions of a wide range of health professionals; this puts them at the mercy ofthe actions of their carers There are four bioethical ... in the case of separation of conjoined twins or termination of pregnancy, that judgement of others may be substituted In the Pain is dehumanizing The severer the pain, the more it overshadows the...
... produced These created a demand for 2topographical draughtsmen to assist the engravers In the catalogues ofthe Exhibitions ofthe Society of Artists, the first of which was held in 1760, the drawings ... country for decoration ofthe walls of their houses The English monks visited the Continent and learnt the art of miniature painting for illuminating their manuscripts by the same process Owing ... invented, and the drawings by these artists were the only means by which the majority of inhabitants of this island were able to obtain some idea of places beyond the sea Hearne went to the Leeward...
... accompanied by one ofthe four Fathers ofthe Church The[ 38] Christian Fathers were the men whose writings and teachings shaped the doctrines ofthe faith in the early centuries of our era They interpreted ... side ofthe face in shadow The modulations of light on the chin and neck, and the gradation in the shadow cast by the book on the hand, show Correggio's mastery of chiaroscuro [13] III THE MARRIAGE ... two groups of small figures One represents the martyrdom of St Sebastian, and the other, the execution of St Catherine We may suppose that such gruesome subjects were not the choice ofthe painter...
... employed and the presentation ofthe material in this publication not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part ofthe World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any ... manifestations of pain Young children usually use the simple words that they learn from their parents to express pain (such as “ouch”) and may point to the part of their body in which they feel the pain The ... display none ofthe expected cues They may deny their pain for fear of more painful treatment, for example, they may be fearful of injections Absence of these signs does not mean absence of pain and...
... The cosine ofthe angle between the sun and the vertical ofthe plane has to be considered in the calculation ofthe intensity ofthe direct beam (cosine law) The contribution ofthe diffuse ... wavelength The bottom ofthe cloud, as seen from the earth’s surface, looks darker when the optical density ofthe cloud becomes higher, which depends on the density ofthe water droplets in the cloud ... intensity of radiation falling on the horizontal surface at an angle to the vertical ofthe surface (zenith on the sky) is reduced according to the cosine ofthe zenith angle (‘cosine law’) due to the...
... the loss of contact inhibition and the piling up of cells into discrete foci Such alterations are a heritable property ofthe transformed cells Morphologic and Structural Effects Formation of ... Virology Capsid: The symmetric protein shell that encloses the nucleic acid genome Often, empty capsids are by-products ofthe viral replicative cycle Nucleocapsid: The capsid together with the enclosed ... Structural units: The basic protein building blocks ofthe capsid Capsomeres: Morphologic units seen in the electron microscope on the surface of virus particles Capsomeres represent clusters of polypeptides,...
... eukaryotic cells Viruses and bacteriophages invade cells and use the host cell' s machinery to synthesize more of their own macromolecules Once inside the host the bacteriophage or virus will either ... Viruses The Boundary of Life At the boundary of life, between the macromolecules (which are not alive) and the prokaryotic cells (which are), lie the viruses and bacteriophages (phages) These twilight ... protein on the surface ofthe virus has a shape that matches a molecule in the plasma membrane of its host, allowing the virus to lock onto the host cell HIV doesn’t target just any cell, it goes...
... days then was estimated as the product ofthe attributed LOS for the group and the number of adhesiolysis-related hospitalizations within the group This study utilized the methodology from Ray ... adhesions of ovary and fallopian tube Laparoscopic lysis of adhesions of ovary and fallopian tube 65.89 Other lysis of adhesions of ovary and fallopian tube 70.13 Lysis of intraluminal adhesions of ... since the database contains US data only, the results may not be generalizable to other populations outside ofthe US Lastly, because the focus of this study was on direct cost measures, the results...
... certain amount of movement ofthe posterior wall ofthe vestibule or atrium ofthe book lung This may be associated with an irregular rhythm of tidal flushing ofthe book lung The heartbeat is ... hemolymph from the book lungs via a pulmonary vein on each side ofthe spider Contraction ofthe heart drives hemolymph into the body ofthe spider and also back into the book lungs by way ofthe medial ... The scales ofthe optic quadrangle are bright red and white The narrow front ofthe prosoma (corresponding to the extreme posterior position ofthe ALE), the relatively long legs, and the extreme...
... as a GRADE profile (section 2.3) Each GRADE profile includes the characteristics ofthe evidence, the detailed results for the primary outcomes and a description ofthe quality ofthe evidence ... – all the recommendations, details of how they were developed, and reviews ofthe evidence they were based on A quick reference guide – a summary ofthe recommendations for healthcare professionals ... (section 2.5) captures all ofthe discussion by the Guideline Development Group (GDG) about the quality ofthe evidence, and outlines how the GDG reached decisions, based on the evidence or on consensus,...
... catheter to administer a continuous infusion of anesthetic in the early postoperative period does not appear to decrease donor site pain and may increase the risk of wound infection at the catheter ... utilized the smaller sample of 139 with longitudinal data to assess the stability ofthe measure Selection bias analyses A comparison ofthe baseline and follow-up samples revealed they were ... indwelling local anesthetic infusion catheters and no patients had bone graft harvest of both tables There were no hernias related to the bone graft harvest site There was no measurement of bone graft...
... department setting The subjective nature ofthe reports ofthe patients about the exact onset of their ischemic symptoms may potentially overestimate or underestimate the duration of their ischemic ... improved the sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV ofthe test, especially during the first h after the onset of chest pain The diagnostic accuracy ofthe repeat test was also superior to the Cardio ... 24 h (group 4) *The closer the ROC curve comes to the 45-degree diagonal line ofthe ROC space, the less accurate the test An AUC of represents a perfect test; elsewhere an area of 0.5 represents...