ultrasound guided blocks for pelvic pain

... (absence of pain) and 100 mm (unbearable pain) have been demonstrated for different pain indications [33] and values for the MCID have been established for different types of pain; for example, ... indication [28,44] Our empirical results for an MCID for EAPP measured on a VAS are comparable to the results for pain measured by VAS in other settings, e.g., pain self-assessment by patients with ... to derive an empirically validated MCID for EAPP and compare it to the MCID reported for other pain indications We observed an MCID of approximately 10 mm for the change in EAPP measured by VAS,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... performed with ultrasound guidance has been shown to produce longer lasting pain relief than injection guided by palpation [24] The findings of existing clinical trials provide some support for ... indicating that further research is required Therefore, the aim of this trial is to investigate the effectiveness of ultrasound- guided corticosteroid injection for treatment of plantar fasciitis over a ... a clinical history of pain beneath the heel for at least eight weeks prior to enrolment, and to report a minimum heel pain magnitude of 20 mm on a 100 mm visual analogue pain scale On clinical...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:24

... pseudoaneurysm: recommendations for prevention J Vasc Surg 2000, 32(1):190-191 doi:10.1186/1752-1947-5-518 Cite this article as: Tokue et al.: Ultrasound- guided thrombin injection for the treatment of an ... considered as an alternative to TAE or surgical intervention for an iatrogenic HAP Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying ... acceptable range We performed thrombin injection instead of arterial embolization to avoid hepatic infarction The rationale for this choice may be insufficient However, US -guided percutaneous thrombin...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:20

... context of NN for book Then we maintain the top two hypotheses for span book interesting as shown below The second most favorable label for interesting is still JJ, but in the context of VB for book ... denote the top state for p as p.S = argmax V (s.T ) s: Mp (s)=∅ Therefore, for each span p, we have a top hypothesis p.S.T , whose score is the highest among all the hypotheses for span p Hypotheses ... context for labeling tokens outside the span p For example, if a tri-gram model is adopted, we use the two labels on the left boundary and the two labels on the right boundary of the hypothesis for...

Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 12:20

... possible likelihood to the POS blocks observed in the corpus, and no probability to unseen POS blocks Instead, we employ statistical estimation that accounts for unseen POS blocks, namely Laplace and ... parameters, namely, for the TF IDF and BM25 weighting , schemes (Robertson et al., 1995), , and for both test collections; while for the PL2 and BB2 term weighting schemes (Amati, 2003), for the WT2G ... (ii) 30/5 with PL2; and (iii) 10/5 with BB2 For the WT10G collection, the said ratio is (i) 10/5 for TF IDF; (ii) 20/5 for BM25 and DLH; and (iii) 5/5 for PL2 and BB2 We repeat our POS and POSC...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 02:21

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Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 04:21

... as building blocks for bio-applications is presented by Y Zhang and F Wang In this chapter, the authors review the current and envisioned uses of nanoparticles as building blocks for for bio-applications ... Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic ... and S Ramakrishna 301 14 Use of Nanoparticles as Building Blocks for Bioapplications Yong Zhang and Feng Wang 353 15 Polymer Nanofibers for Biosensor Applications S Ramakrishna, Neeta L Lala,...

Ngày tải lên: 04/06/2014, 14:36

... and/or dyspareunia and/or chronic pelvic pain (n = 26) The degree of pain was established using a visual analogue scale, VAS scale [14] All patients provided informed consent after the nature of ... with pelvic pain in women suffering this disease [8] On the other hand, angiogenic factors have been found increased in ovarian endometriomas [6] Angiogenesis is related to vascularization Therefore, ... Previously, we demonstrated for the first time that IL-8 and VEGF serum levels is not increased in patients diagnosed of ovarian endometriomas who presenting pelvic pain as compared with those...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20

... patienss with chronic nonmalignant pain J Pain Symptom Manage 1992, 7:69-77 Portenoy RK: Opioid therapy for chronic nonmalignant pain: A review of the critical issues J Pain Symptom Manage 1996, 11:203-217 ... neuropathic and idiopathic forms of pain Pain 1988, 33:11-23 Foley KM: The treatment of cancer pain N Engl J Med 1985, 313:84-95 Cherny NI, Portenoy RK: The management of cancer pain CA Cancer J Clin ... antiwithdrawal) every 2-4 hours “if needed” for breakthrough pain during titration and thereafter Breakthrough pain regimens need to be convenient for the patient and of limited frequency whenever...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... GW: Predictors of success in nurseperformed ultrasound- guided cannulation J Emerg Med 2007, 33(4):401-405 Mahler SA, Wang H, Lester C, Conrad SA: Ultrasound- guided peripheral intravenous access ... studies have shown that vein size is an important predictor of successful ultrasound- guided vascular access [1,3-6] Therefore, maneuvers that can be practically implemented in the ED to increase ... this study were volunteers and did not have USGPIV performed Therefore, further study is required to determine if specific maneuvers used for venous distention increase USGPIV success relative...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 00:20

... work at home 108 EFT for Back Pain: A Specialized Use of Emotional Freedom Techniques Chapter Eight: EFT in Action for Back Pain 112 Three methods for working with pain 112 Pain from severe lower ... “Back pain. ” EB = Eyebrow – “Back pain SE = Side of Eye – “Back pain UE = Under Eye – “Back pain UN = Under Nose – “Back pain CH = Chin (under lip) – “Back pain CB = Collarbone – “Back pain ... good for everything While this book focuses on EFT’s use for back pain, I must emphasize that back pain represents but a tiny fraction of EFT’s long list of successes For example, EFT is good for...

Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 09:20

... and cyclic pelvic pain; or within years of breast development if menarche has not occurred Secondary Amenorrhea or Oligoamenorrhea Anovulation and irregular cycles are relatively common for 2–4 ... However, other factors such as growth, secondary sexual characteristics, the presence of cyclic pelvic pain, and the secular trend to an earlier age of menarche, particularly in African-American ... tract, or musculoskeletal origin Depending on its cause, pelvic pain may require urgent surgical attention Menstrual Disorders Definition and Prevalence Amenorrhea...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... adhesions that prevent normal growth and shedding of the endometrium Curettage performed for pregnancy complications accounts for >90% of cases; genital tuberculosis is an important cause in endemic regions ... and androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS), which is an X-linked recessive disorder that accounts for ~10% of all cases of primary amenorrhea (Chap 340) Patients with AIS have a 46, XY karyotype, ... vagina, the differential diagnosis includes obstruction by a transverse vaginal septum or imperforate hymen; müllerian agenesis (Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome), which has been associated...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... also have a polycystic ovarian morphology on ultrasound, although there is controversy as to whether this morphology hyperandrogenism is sufficient for the diagnosis of PCOS in combination with ... further evaluation is indicated because of other health problems that may be associated with POF For example, POF is seen in association with a variety of chromosomal abnormalities including Turner...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... and pain originating in the abdominal wall Pelvic pain may reflect pelvic disease per se but may also reflect extrapelvic disorders that refer pain to the pelvis In up to 60% of cases, pelvic pain ... Causes of Pelvic Pain Acute Chronic Cyclic pelvic Premenstrual pain symptoms Mittelschmerz Dysmenorrhea Endometriosis Noncyclic pelvic pain Pelvic inflammatory disease Ruptured or hemorrhagic Pelvic ... the addition of metformin Exogenous gonadotropins can be used by experienced practitioners Pelvic Pain The mechanisms causing pelvic pain are similar to those causing abdominal pain (Chap 14) and...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... predisposing women to chronic pelvic pain: Systematic review BMJ 332(7544):749, 2006 [PMID: 16484239] Pittock ST et al: Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser anomaly and its associated malformations Am J Med ... ovulation Many women experience premenstrual symptoms such as breast discomfort, food cravings, and abdominal bloating or discomfort These moliminal symptoms are a good predictor of ovulation, although ... blood flow, and increased peripheral nerve hypersensitivity, resulting in pain Secondary dysmenorrhea is caused by underlying pelvic pathology Endometriosis results from the presence of endometrial...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... Mittelschmerz is pelvic pain associated with ovulation Pelvic Pain HIGH-YIELD FACTS Laparoscopy is the final, conclusive step in diagnosing pelvic pain, but it should only be done ... McGraw-Hill, 1998: 508 175 Pelvic Pain Salpingitis/PID Rising white blood cell count UA HIGH-YIELD FACTS TABLE 17-1 Differential Diagnosis of Acute GYN Pelvic Pain Pelvic Pain HIGH-YIELD FACTS NOTES ... inconclusive) Rule out psychosomatic pain Diagnostic laparoscopy Ⅲ Ⅲ Ⅲ Ⅲ A C U T E P E LV I C PA I N Differential of Acute Pelvic Pain Differential of acute pelvic pain: “A ROPE” Ⅲ Appendicitis Ⅲ...

Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 16:20

... CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN 2.1 Background 2.1.1 Introduction to urogenital pain syndromes 2.2 Definitions of chronic pelvic pain and terminology (Table 4) 2.3 Classification of chronic pelvic pain syndromes ... www.britishpainsociety.org/members _pain_ scales.htm for pain scales in English and other languages The Brief Pain Inventory (1) consists of four to 10 numerical scales for pain (current, average, worst, and least) and seven scales for interference ... treatment of pelvic pain References 73 73 73 74 GENERAL TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN 8.1 Simple analgesics 8.1.1 Paracetamol 8.1.2 Acidic antipyretic analgesics 8.1.3 Guidelines for use of...

Ngày tải lên: 06/08/2014, 17:21

... Table for all patients undergoing an ultrasound- guided diagnostic breast biopsy procedure Of the 1443 ultrasound- guided diagnostic breast biopsy procedures performed, 724 (50.2%) were performed ... breast parenchymal track for placement of a microclip into the area of the ultrasound- guided diagnostic biopsy Placement of a microclip was done selectively for ultrasound- guided Povoski et al World ... category 3, 4, or All BI-RADS category and ultrasound breast lesions were strongly recommended for ultrasoundguided diagnostic breast biopsy For those ultrasound breast lesions classified as BI-RADS...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 02:20

... department, not only for CVC placement but also for staging, disease control, follow-up and ultrasound guided- procedures [21-27] Conclusion Our large study show that ultrasound- guided CVC insertion ... jugular vein were found in 8% of patients studied with ultrasound- guided CVC [33]; the ease and the shorter time required to perform ultrasound- guided catheterization, together with the higher rate ... housestaff used ultrasound guidance for most CVC placements [20] Since in our department oncologists and hematologists have performed ultrasound imaging procedures as well as interventional ultrasound...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:22