... requiring critical care increased inpatientswith no HIV infection in our unit from 1993 to 2006 Although non-invasive ventilation was required in a similar proportion ofpatientswithandwithout ... manifestation of HIV infection and revealed the HIV infection in 27 of the 46 HIV -positive cases In cases receiving pentamidine, PCP occurred during ongoing prophylaxis No HIV -positive patient was receiving ... admissions inHIV tive) and withinfected (HIV-negative) within the intensive care (HIV-posiof cases not Pneumocystis pneumonia patients infected unit (ICU) of cases with Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients...
... effective means of increasing the prescribing of proven therapies for CAD patients are needed The potential role of point -of- care reminders and opinion leaders in closing care gaps In looking for a ... representing improvement in statin-related secondary prevention consisting of: 1) provision of a statin sample, or 2) provision of a statin prescription, or 3) increasing the dosage of a statin within ... physicians of MI survivors in England led to higher rates of cholesterol measurement and recording of cardiac risk factors in these patients, there was no appreciable difference in statin prescribing...
... (3.2%) of the patients used three or more antipsychotics The combination of SGA + SGA was used in 61 patients, SGA+ FGA in 37 patients, FGA+ FGA in only patientsand FGA + SGA were not used by ... sample ofpatients consisting of both inpatients and outpatients at the time of the examination, might be more representative for the population ofpatientswith schizophrenia at various stages of ... of cooperating patients who agreed to join the study, including all assessments and interviews Many patients were outpatients, indicating a higher degree of treatment compliance compared to inpatients...
... varying body weights to examine the correlation between the two instruments and their performance in measuring differences in QOL among patientswithandwithout obesity Page of (page number not for ... the SF-36 in explaining variations in QOL across BMI Since the MCS36 has been shown in this and other studies to be relatively insensitive to differences in BMI, using the MCS-12 instead of MCS-36 ... SF-12 and SF-36 can be used interchangeably for studies in obesity is unclear In this context, we compared the SF-12 and the SF-36 in a cross-sectional sample of primary care patientsof varying...
... association of high IgM ACL with preterm delivery Treatment of women with SLE during pregnancy with aspirin and/ or heparin is not, however, standard clinical practice in Trinidad These findings suggest ... stillbirth rates in women with SLE have been reported in a number of other studies, with particular high risk inpatientswith lupus nephritis and/ or altered immunological profiles including antiphospholipid ... a listing of the age, sex and ethnicity of all household members was obtained and arranged in Available online http://arthritis-research.com/content/9/6/R124 descending order of age The interviewer...
... RE, and MH for subjects withoutchronic pain, andin BP, VT, SF, RE, and MH for subjects withchronic pain For subjects withoutchronic musculoskeletal pain at baseline, and regarding smoking ... better outcome in PF, RP, and BP for subjects withoutchronic pain, andin GH and RE for subjects withchronic pain For subjects withoutchronic musculoskeletal pain at baseline, feeling rested after ... or being a former smoker significantly predicted a better outcome in GH, SF, and RE for subjects withoutchronic pain, andin RE and MH for subjects withchronic pain For subjects without chronic...
... RE, and MH for subjects withoutchronic pain, andin BP, VT, SF, RE, and MH for subjects withchronic pain For subjects withoutchronic musculoskeletal pain at baseline, and regarding smoking ... better outcome in PF, RP, and BP for subjects withoutchronic pain, andin GH and RE for subjects withchronic pain For subjects withoutchronic musculoskeletal pain at baseline, feeling rested after ... or being a former smoker significantly predicted a better outcome in GH, SF, and RE for subjects withoutchronic pain, andin RE and MH for subjects withchronic pain For subjects without chronic...
... glucocorticoid induced insulin-like growth factor 1(IGF1) resistence without influencing myoglobin and IGF1 binding proteins and Ann Rhuem Dis 2006, 65:301-305 Fraser R, Ingram MC, Anderson NH, ... demonstrating that GC usein RA paradoxically restores glucose handling to normal whilst also inducing hyperinsulinism [68] In the present RA population, it is possible that GC use restored glucose handling ... participated in the conception and design of the project andin the analysis and interpretation of data and contributed substantially to the drafting of the manuscript VFP participated in the acquisition,...
... glucocorticoid induced insulin-like growth factor 1(IGF1) resistence without influencing myoglobin and IGF1 binding proteins and Ann Rhuem Dis 2006, 65:301-305 Fraser R, Ingram MC, Anderson NH, ... demonstrating that GC usein RA paradoxically restores glucose handling to normal whilst also inducing hyperinsulinism [68] In the present RA population, it is possible that GC use restored glucose handling ... participated in the conception and design of the project andin the analysis and interpretation of data and contributed substantially to the drafting of the manuscript VFP participated in the acquisition,...
... http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/11/93 the Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo TR is a psychiatrist, professor at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Head of the Department of Research and Development ... findings of poorer treatment outcomes for patientswith co-occurring disorders [41] and is in line with the other findings of this paper, that is, that these patients have greater morbidity and receive ... amongst patientswith schizophrenia [34] The third finding is that the SUD patients have lower prevalences of anxiety and depression compared to patientswithout SUD This finding is in contrast...
... lack of increase in LV dyssynchrony during dobutamine stress inpatientswith wide QRS duration (20) In contrast, Kurita et al reported on an increased mechanical dyssynchrony during pacing–induced ... blocker, and 19 a diuretic Inpatientswith conduction disturbance, 13 of 17 patients were receiving a beta-blocking agent, 15 an angiotensinconverting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor ... decrease during exercise and the degree of left ventricular enlargement was similar in IDCM patientswithandwithout LBBB Hence, these mechanisms may equally be operative in both subgroups and may...
... should be altered in both forms This has been confirmed with the cloning of the VHL gene and the identification of germline and somatic mutations of this gene in VHL patientsand sporadic RCC ... aliquots were used in a 10 µL final reaction volume comprising 1X Q solution and buffer with 15 mM of MgCl2, 0.8 mM of dNTP mix, 0.3 µM of each forward and reverse primers and 0.5 U of HotStarTaq® ... compare exposed and non exposed cases of clear cell RCC in terms of prevalence of mutations in both groups Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology...
... General feelings about injections domain (items and 2) was expanded to include item from the hypothetical Feelings about giving self-injections domain and was renamed Feelings about injections in the ... sensitivity in discriminating between patientswith lower and higher scores in the PRE module Selfconfidence and Feelings about injections domains or in any of the POST module causal domains at SIV-1 ... self-injection because of feeling “too tired”, and the last patient did not perform the third self-injection because the injection was “too painful on thumb” Initial evaluation and refinement of...
... prevalence of mood disorder inpatientswithchronic disease is 8.9% to 12.9%, with a 6-month prevalence of 5.8% to 9.4% [3,4] According to findings from worldwide research, 20% ofpatientswith somatic ... suffocating disease status may explain the high percentage of depression inpatientswith COPD and BA in the study, which was higher than the percentage reported in studies performed with in- patients ... Baldwin RC, Connolly MJ: Depression and anxiety in elderly patientswithchronic obstructive pulmonary disease Age Ageing 2006, 35:457-459 Vanderpool M: Resilience: a missing link in our understanding...
... placebo and activeβ drug arms of a trial of interferon-β-1a inpatientswith rheumatoid arthritisa Response, according to ACR criteria, of subjects in a trial of β interferon-β-1a inpatientswith ... immunomodulation of RA and potentially lead to a reduction in symptoms and increase in function inpatientswith RA The present study was designed to assess the effects of the useof IFN-β-1a for ... recruitment, including the commercial availability of other biologic response modifiers, patients concerns regarding self-administration of an intramuscular injection, and perception on the part of patients...
... carrying groceries; climbing several flights of stairs; climbing one flight of stairs; bending, kneeling or stooping; walking more than a mile; walking several blocks; walking one block; and bathing ... turning faucets, and getting inand out of a car), on a scale ranging from to (without difficulty, with some difficulty, with much difficulty, and unable) The physical function scale of the SF-36 ... impairments such as the amount of pain and the number of tender, swollen, and deformed joints; and measures of physical disability, including the MHAQ, SF36PF, and Steinbrocker functional class,...
... Cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix: an incidental imaging finding in a patient with adenocarcinomas of the ascending and the sigmoid colon BMC Gastroenterol 2003, 3:30 Lyda MH, Noffsinger A, Belli ... difficulty in diagnosis of appendiceal tumors and the certain risk of synchronous and metachronous neoplasm of the appendix [5,7] Little is known about the incidence of appendiceal neoplasm in CRC patients ... hospital, and to determine the clinical significance of these findings Methods Pathological reports and medical records were retrospectively reviewed ofpatientswith colorectal adenocarcinoma who...
... treatment Of the 42 patients, 10 had to be retreated within 12 weeks after discontinuation of infliximab infusions, 37 within 24 weeks, and 38 within 36 weeks By week 48, of the 42 patients had not ... retreatment and 41 were again receiving infliximab inpatientswith AS Several important observations were made First, we found that discontinuation of long-term therapy with infliximab inpatientswith ... decision to use a cut- Therapy with infliximab has definite long-term clinical efficacy and safety inpatientswith AS Patients who discontinue therapy are likely to have a clinical relapse within several...