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A 51-year - old male was transferred to asan medical center with sustained fever for 2 months . Being suspected of having an upper respiratory infection, he had been treated with antipyretic medication in a primary clinic, but the fever persisted . Consequently, the patient was referred to a regional tertiary hospital ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is estimated to affect approximately 24 million us adults.1 it comprises the majority of chronic lower respiratory disease, a condition that has risen to the third leading cause of death in the us.2 chronic bronchitis (cb), characterized by presence of a chronic cough with s...
Cor triatriatum is one of the most sparse congenital cardiac anomalies, accounting for approximately 0.1% of all congenital heart diseases.1, 2 a classic form of cor triatriatum may be defined as the left atrium subdivided into dorsal and ventral chambers by a fibromuscular diaphragm; the dorsal chamber received the pu...
Penicillin belongs to an important group of antibiotics called beta ()-lactam antibiotics which are generally effective at eradicating common bacterial infections and are relatively inexpensive and therefore widely used to treat skin, ear, sinus and upper respiratory tract infections . This class of antibiotics include...
Hilar cholangiocarcinoma, or klatskin tumor, is the most common malignant tumor affecting the extrahepatic bile duct . Only a very few patients with unresectable, indolent, and slow - growing hilar cholangiocarcinoma can have long - term survival . The prognosis of most patients with unresectable tumor is poor because ...
Most of the indian parturients still suffer from agony of labor pains due to lack of awareness . Enhanced patient safety and satisfaction reduction in total dose of local anesthetic and thus motor blockade is crucial to improve the obstetric outcome . Studies that compare the modes of epidural drug delivery during labo...
Participatory appraisal: a participatory appraisal was conducted in may 2012 for two hours, by one facilitator and three veterinarians who were dispatched to miyazaki to control the fmd epidemic, to design a questionnaire . Prior to the appraisal, all three veterinarians were interviewed individually and were confirmed...
Major depressive disorder (mdd) affects ~15% of the population and is a source of substantial financial burden on society and individuals.1 the mechanisms associated with the pathogenesis of mdd have yet to be completely understood, and the current treatments remain ineffective in a large subset of patients.2,3 to date...
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp) is an invasive procedure carrying potential complications such as pancreatitis, hemorrhage, perforation, cholangitis, cholecystitis and cardiopulmonary abnormalities.1 because of these complications, ercp is used primarily for treatment rather than diagnostic purpos...
Cerebral palsy (cp) comprises a group of movement and posture disorders resulting from nonprogressive, permanent damage to the immature brain1 . Motor impairment is the main manifestation of cp, with consequent effects on the biomechanics of the body2 . Children with cp exhibit impaired muscle coordination, difficultie...
The use of titanium in dental implant materials is based on the low thermal conductivity of this metal, besides the fact that it does nt release toxic ions and has an appropriate elasticity module, which helps bone to heal when in close contact with the titanium implant surface.1 titanium is highly ductile and resistan...
Lumbar interbody fusion (lif) surgery, widely used as a major surgical treatment for degenerative spinal diseases with instability18), has been applied to diseases such as foraminal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, and spinal deformities1821). According to approach, the technique is classified into anterior (alif), posteri...
Diagnostic radiology imaging techniques including conventional radiography, fluoroscopy, and computed tomography (ct) procedures will continue to provide tremendous benefits to modern healthcare and the benefit derived by the patient will far outweigh the small risk associated with any properly conducted imaging modali...
Extra - pulmonary tb (ep - tb) is seen only in 10 15% cases and lymph nodes are the most common site for ep - tb in india . Genital tb is uncommon, and testicular tb is further rare, comprising only 3% of genital tb . Commonly, it occurs during disseminated tb, but isolated testicular tb is extremely rare . In most cas...
To celebrate the 20 anniversary of the cochrane collaboration, it would be remiss not to start by honoring the collaboration's namesake: professor archie cochrane . In 1979 it is surely a great criticism of our profession that we have not organized a critical summary, by specialty or subspecialty, adapted periodically,...
Persistent left superior vena cava (plsvc) is one of the most common venous anormaly of the thorax . However, the incidence is in less than 0.5% in the general population but occurs in approximately 4% of patients with congenital heart disease.1) sinus venosus atrial septal defect (svd) accounts for 4 - 11% of all atri...
Diabetic renal disease develops in about 20 - 40% of patients suffering from diabetes mellitus (dm). Unlike type 1 dm patients where> 95% of renal disease is the result of diabetic nephropathy (dn) (diabetic glomerulosclerosis (dgs)), the renal disease in type 2 dm patients is more complex and heterogeneous . In additi...
Stereotactic radiosurgery is an established treatment option for arteriovenous malformation (avm), benign and malignant brain tumors, and neuralgia because of its efficacy and minimal invasiveness . Conventional radiation - induced late side effects such as tumor formation and vasculopathy - related lesions are well de...
High cost for dental services is a common reason for adults avoidance of dental visits.1,2 cost - sharing schemes as third - party payment, e.g., health insurance systems, have attempted to reduce or remove cost barriers and to ease access to and use of dental services.3,4 in several studies, dental insurance has been ...
In 1986, susumu ohno published a work based on the following tenet: all music has held on the repetition of small replicating units, obsessively used by great musicians forced to plagiarize themselves, thus being easily recognizable . Similar units are found in our genetic code (ohno and ohno, 1986). Ohno s observation...
Irom sveta, koronarna bolest srca (kbs) predstavlja vodei uzrok smrti i invaliditeta . Enos i inos kod pacijenata sa izolovanom kbs i kbs povezanom sa hipertenzijom (ht) kod razliitih starosnih grupa . Studija je obuhvatila 50 pacijenata sa izolovanom kbs i 42 pacijenta sa kbs povezanom sa ht . Kod pacijenata sa izolov...
Prostate cancer is the second most frequent cancer diagnosis in men, and the estimated incident cases of the disease worldwide exceeded 900,000 in 2008 . Global incidence varies tremendously, reflecting local and regional genetics, diet and other environmental exposures, sociodemographic characteristics, life expectanc...
Since the osseointegration of titanium has been introduced for the first time by brnemark,1 the implant has become one of the reliable dental surgical methods that can replace the traditional fixed dental prosthesis as a method of recovering a missing tooth, and subsequently has been used successfully for fully or part...
Friederich is credited with describing the first case of a ciliated hepatic foregut cyst (chfc) in 1857 and positing their congenital origin . Wheeler and edmonson were the first to use the term chfc to describe the lesion . They also identified specific characteristics, which differentiate it from other hepatic cysts,...
Carbohydrates are ubiquitous in biology, playing diverse roles on their own as well as in conjunction with other biomolecules such as proteins and lipids . Carbohydrates themselves function as metabolic intermediates, fuels and in energy storage while their role in glycoproteins and glycolipids include molecular recogn...
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (fsgs) is one of the most common causes of proteinuric kidney disease that eventually progresses to the end - stage renal failure . Molecular studies revealed a central role of glomerular podocyte damage in the development of fsgs.1,2 a growing number of proteins, expressed by podocyt...
Blume and rojas2) first published in the 1980s a modified unilateral approach of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (plif), named transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (tlif). Harms and jeszensky12) confirmed its treatment outcome and contributed to the popularization of tlif during the 1990s . Humphreys et al.18) and ...
The 44 wnv isolates included in this study were obtained in the houston, texas, metropolitan area during the course of 5 years (20022006). All of the 25 earlier isolates and 19 newly sequenced isolates came from dead birds or mosquitoes and were isolated as previously described (7). The complete premembrane (prm) and e...
It is considered that the fundamental cause of diet - related diseases is improperly balanced diet and wrong eating habits . Many experts think that young people cope well with excessive or deficient intake of nutrients . The aim of our study was to determine whether nutritional mistakes made in group of young educated...
Mucormycosis caused by order mucorales, an ubiquitous saprophytic mold found in soil and organic matter worldwide, is a rare but invasive opportunistic fungal infection . The disease in humans is mainly limited to people with risk factors such as neutropenia [36], immune deficiencies [24,7,8], malignant disease [28], m...
Contrast - induced nephropathy (cin) is a common cause of acute renal failure . As the usage of contrast agent increase at the diagnostic and interventional area, like coronary angiography (cag), the frequency of cin and the concern increase . Although many risk factors have been identified, sometimes neither of them p...
Sepsis induces lethal effects primarily through excessive activation of a series of proinflammatory, anti - inflammatory, and apoptotic cascades, ultimately resulting in a disruption of physiologic homeostasis, leading to organ dysfunction, shock, and death (1). Beyond diagnosing sepsis, clinicians are also faced with ...
Work - related musculoskeletal disorders known as overuse injuries, account for a significant proportion of work injuries . There are several known risk factors for upper - extremity muscle injuries, including repetitive and continuous - flow assembly work1,2,3 . Work - related musculoskeletal disorders are a group of ...
The last century has witnessed a considerable rise in the survival of young preterm infants with feeding difficulties thanks to the advances in their care . Sucking is regarded as the best way to feed newborns; however, the sucking skills of preterm infants become mature between weeks 32 and 34 (1). Oral feeding diffic...
Renal transplantation remains the therapeutic modality of choice for patients with end stage renal disease, with improved quality of life compared to dialysis . Blood pressure levels in patients with end stage renal disease are often elevated and difficult to control . The pathophysiology of hypertension in this popula...
Steroid cell tumors of the ovary are rare hormone secreting tumors characterized by a steroid cell proliferation, of which there are three subgroups: steroid cell tumor not otherwise specified (nos), stromal luteoma and leydig cell tumor . Steroid cell tumors account for less than 0.1% of all tumors of the ovary, and o...
Since 1797 when the rosenmuller valve was first described, there were only a few publications describing the cls - mfs and their functional roles [24]. Zoumalan et al . Reported that 74 (59.7%) in 124 lacrimal systems had some variation of mucosal folds, and the remaining 50 (40.3%) had no visible mucosal fold . Showed...
Enteritis cystica profunda (ecp) is a lesion in which a mucin - filled cystic space is surrounded partially with non - neoplastic epithelial cells in the submucosal tissue of the small bowel.1 the cause of ecp is not certain but congenital factors as well as acquired factors such as intestinal inflammation are suggeste...
Lung volume measurements are useful for characterizing the severity of respiratory diseases, evaluating the results of interventions, and determining prognosis . (,) patients with restrictive lung disease (rld) can present with reduced tlc, whereas those with chronic obstructive lung disease (old) can present with incr...
The aim of designing biras is to make full use of the retrieval function of entrez and timely retrieve the latest information of literatures and gene sequences . Usually, when we retrieve a keyword or term by entrez web server in ncbi, we will first get a summary list of literatures and gene sequences . If we find the ...
Vaccine strain: the attenuated mhp 168 strain (titer 1 10 color changing units (ccu)/ml) was purchased from nanjing tianbang bio - industry co. (nanjing, pr china). The safety of the attenuated mhp 168 strain was certified by an animal regression test . Animals and experimental design: twenty - four newborn cross - bre...
Nonspecific low back pain (nslbp) is a widespread problem with major social and economical consequences2, 3 . Nslbp comprises 85 to 90% of low back pain diagnoses and is defined as low back pain not attributable to a recognizable, known specific pathology, e.g., infection, tumor, osteoporosis, or fracture1, 4, 5 . The ...
Janeswille, usa . Labrafac, labrasol, tanscutol p and labraphil were obtained from gattefosse india pvt . Ltd . Tween-80, tween-60, isopropyl myristate, oleic acid and soyabean oil were obtained from s.d . Pseudo - ternary phase diagrams were constructed to obtain the appropriate components and their concentration rang...
The amount of physical activity of the elderly in elderly care facilities is very low . The incidence of geriatric conditions such as insomnia and depression among the elderly in care facilities is high compared to the elderly living at home . Also, health problems such as stress, depression and sleep disorders among t...
It is a retrospective analysis of first 50 patients enrolled in our clinic for osteoporosis . Postmenopausal women with t score of less than -2.5 or history suggestive fragility fracture with supportive bone mineral density (bmd) were included . Patients having hypercalcemia, abnormal renal function, myeloma and on lon...
To form the rapidly degrading porogen phase, high mw, high guluronic acid (ga)-content alginates (mvg; fmc biopolymer) were modified by oxidation of between 37.5% of ga residues with sodium periodate (sigma; ref . 21). Following dialysis, sterile filtration and lyophilization, binary mixtures of oxidized mvg combined w...
The majority of cases is benign, and arises from the sacro - coccygeal region, ovary, mediastinum, or retroperitoneum . A small percentage of cases exhibit malignant components, present at unusual site, or present during adult middle age (1). Primary germ cell tumors of the mediastinum represent approximately 10% of al...
Obesity in the united states remains high at 36.5% of reproductive - age women of all ethnicities in 2012; 17% are class ii or iii obese, defined as bmi 3539.9 kg / m and bmi of at least 40 kg / m, respectively . Given the variety of other risks obese women face during pregnancy (e.g., hypertensive disorders, gestation...
Malignant pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (pcc / pgl) comprise approximately 1020% of all pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (1). According to the world health organization classification, the only accepted criterion for diagnosis of malignant pcc / pgl is the presence of metastases in the non - chromaffin areas (...
Nanostructured materials exhibit interesting properties in a wide range of spectra including catalytic activity, optical properties and magnetic properties . Nanoporous materials with ordered structures have attracted increasing attention in recent years due to their possible utilization as templates for the organizati...
Gastrointestinal disorders are frequently observed, and there may be hepatic dysfunction, glycemic alterations, hyperventilation and dyspnea, tachycardia, blood pressure alterations, gestational diabetes, hemodilution and anemia8,23 . In the oral cavity, due to increased levels of estrogen and progesterone, there is hy...
Blastocystis is the species name of common intestinal protists identified in the stools of humans and many animals worldwide . Although discovered more than 100 years ago, many biological properties of blastocystis are still unresolved . They are probably the most common intestinal protozoa in parasitological surveys t...
A 53-year - old man with end - stage renal disease was referred for urological evaluation of massive scrotal edema of 1 month duration . The patient had no trauma, hematuria, or pain and no signs of overhydration . Patency between the peritoneal cavity and the right inguinal canal was revealed and there was a large hyd...
Various treatment options and appliances are used for the viable treatment of class ii malocclusions, such as removable and fixed functional appliances, extraoral appliances, extraction therapy, and orthognathic surgery . Among these treatment alternatives the success of the functional therapy is mainly related to the ...
At least two semen samples obtained should be examined according to world health organization guidelines from 2010 . Azoospermia is divided into two groups: as obstructive and non - obstructive (inadequate hormonal stimulation and impaired spermatogenesis) (1). The etiologies that lead to azoospermia are categorized in...
The current study is a cross - sectional analysis of baseline data from the reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke (regards) study . The regards study is a prospective, population - based cohort study designed to investigate racial and geographic differences in stroke incidence and stroke mortality . D...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) is one of the most common malignancies and has increasing incidence, which causes millions of cancer - related death globally . Due to the low positive rates of diagnosis of hcc, a large proportion of hcc patients lose their opportunity to receive curative - intent therapies, such as rese...
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) has become an important public health issue because of its high prevalence . It has been reported that prevalence of nafld in general population is estimated to be 20% to 30% in western countries and 5% to 18% in asia, and it is increasing over time . Nafld, which is now recogni...
Assessment of airway inflammation is normally recognized as an important aspect in the diagnosis and clinical control of asthma, but is not considered for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd). Both of them are considered as chronic airway inflammatory diseases, typically associated with th2-mediated immune resp...
Uterine papillary serous cancer (upsc) was described as a distinct entity by lauchlan in 1981 . Hendricks noticed that although upsc represented 4% of all uterine cancers; it accounted for 50% of the uterine cancer recurrences [210]. In fact, early stage upsc accounted for 25% of deaths from uterine cancer [24, 1123]. ...
Drug - related rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (dress) or drug - induced hypersensitivity syndrome (dihs) is a life - threatening multiorgan systemic reaction characterized by rash, fever, lymphadenopathy, hepatitis, and leukocytosis with eosinophilia . These conditions are caused by a limited number of dr...
In 2011, an estimated 347 million people worldwide were affected by diabetes, and the number is expected to double by 2030 . Diabetic macular edema (dme) is a leading cause of visual impairment in such patients and if left untreated> 50% of patients lose more than two lines of visual acuity (va) within 2 years . Dme mo...
Some elderly become frail and experience a decline in muscle mass and strength, as well as functional disability . Preserving physical performance (pp) could secure independent living, which for older adults permits the satisfaction of being self - sustained and drastically reduces economic / health care costs . Studie...
Quadratuslumborum (ql) block has been described by blanco and used as an analgesic for abdominoplasties (unpublished). The radiological study on posterior approach of transversus abdominis plane block (now called ql block) in volunteers has shown the spread of the dye and local anaesthetics from t4-l1 . Its efficacy is...
The ring - type polymerases (also called replicases) are found in all organisms and consist of three major components: the dna polymerase, a protein ring or sliding clamp, and a clamp - loading complex . The prokaryotic sliding clamp is a protein referred to as and the eukaryotic sliding clamp is called proliferating c...
The field of cosmetic facial rejuvenation has been revolutionised by the availability of facial fillers in differing densities . Fillers are now a prime sought after rejuvenation procedure as they offer a youthful 3 dimensional look with minimal invasiveness . Aging of human face is a complex dynamic interplay of vario...
Significant effort is being made in multiple laboratories to elaborate new intervention procedures aimed at inducing juvenile - like neural plasticity in the adult brain . In addition to the theoretical relevance of these studies in a basis research perspective, they may have a great impact also on clinical practice: p...
Taxine - derived alkaloids, taxane - derived substances, and glycosides seem to be responsible for the toxicity of taxus spp . By blocking microtubule, sodium and calcium channels causing conduction abnormalities . We report the case of a 43-year - old man who ingested, for suicidal purposes, common (or european) yew l...
Bilateral arm coordination is a key component of normal arm motor function and it determines the quality of the performance of activities of daily living (adls). The majority of adls such as putting on a shirt, zipping up a jacket, or pouring a drink are tasks that generally require the use both arms . Performance of t...
Vitiligo can progress in some patients with or without medical treatment to involve a major part of the body surface area . Depigmentation is the only treatment option possible in such patients who develop vitiligo on more than 90% body surface area, for which the term the residual pigmentation, seen in these patients,...
Active pharmaceutical ingredients (apis) may be released into the soil environment when contaminated sewage sludge, sewage effluent, or animal manure is applied to land . Consequently, a range of apis has been detected in agricultural soils, with reported concentrations ranging from 0.02 to 15 g / kg dry soil . A numbe...
Monoclonal antibodies have become attractive clinical anti - cancer drugs in the last 3 decades due to their targeting specificity and suitable pharmacokinetic properties . They are now a major focus for drug development for cancer therapy since rituximab (rituxan) and trastuzumab (herceptin) received market approval i...
Worldwide approximately 14.2 million cases of cancer were diagnosed in 2012, and there were 8.2 million deaths from cancer in that year . Lung cancer accounts for 1.82 million of these cases, but 1.6 million deaths (19.5%). In europe, more than 410,000 new cases of lung cancer were estimated to have been diagnosed in 2...
All participants in this study were selected from the geneid database (24), which enrolls study subjects with the same han ethnic origin from several hospitals in central china (individuals enrolled in hospitals in wuhan city were from hubei province, hunan province, anhui province, and henan province) and northern chi...
Doctors cushing and bovie first introduced the use of radiofrequency (rf) current in medicine about 85 years ago . Today, rf energy is widely used for a number of applications, including production and supplementary treatment option for peripheral and central nervous system lesions, a variety of diseases and malignant ...
We made patent and stenotic vascular models with using three types of balloon expandable stents (table 1). All the three stents used in the current study were the metallic frames of drug - eluting stents and they have comparatively thick struts . These stents were selected since the diagnosis of in - stent restenosis o...
Parasites are an important component of natural communities, in which host species are habitat to a wide range of microparasites (e.g., bacteria and protozoa) and macroparasites (e.g., helminths and arthropods) (nunn et al ., 2003). Parasite species richness and abundance varies both among and within host taxa, suggest...
In april 2015, 20 adults who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were enrolled in this study . Inclusion criteria were individuals aged 18 years seeking dental treatment at the department of odontology, university of copenhagen, copenhagen, denmark . Exclusion criteria were as follows: presence of periodontitis or dental ...
Improvements in the techniques and speed with which patients receive reperfusion therapy have significantly decreased mortality and morbidity of patients suffering myocardial infarction (mi). However, regeneration of flow at the time of reperfusion also leads to a specific myocardial injury in addition to the injury ca...
Mast cells are key effector cells in ige - associated immune responses, including allergic disorders such as anaphylaxis, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, and allergic asthma . Mast cell activation through fcri and preformed and newly synthesized mediator release results in allergic inflammatory conditions: erythe...
This interest partly reflects an increasing focus on personality in a lifespan perspective and on personality and aging . Although personality, aging, and well - being have been investigated in several studies, there is very little research on the associations between personality and age - related changes in cognition ...
A 33-year - old female patient presented to the oral surgery clinic, complaining of a painless mandibular swelling with approximately 5 years of evolution . On extraoral examination, a nodule with a lobulated surface, of bony consistency, fixed, extending 2.5 cm, and located on the mandibular angle was observed . Intra...
Pulmonary diseases rate has been increasing and it is related to causes of death for decades . Among the pulmonary diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (copd), asthma, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ards) are the most common and are linked to high mortality and/or high morbidity rates [13]. These ...
The study was conducted in flint, michigan, an economically distressed, mid - sized city, as part of a larger study of medication cost problems among low - income patients with diabetes . Patients were identified through general medicine clinics of a large safety - net health system (17% of participants), its affiliate...
They normally measure 2 to 3 mm and evolve quickly to crusted purpuric necrotic lesions . Plc presents papules with characteristic signs of fine scaling, and resolution with postinflammatory hypopigmentation without scarring may occur . In general, pl is more common in the first ten years of life, and it is believed th...
Getting into a medical college demands a great deal of focus, effort and sacrifice . One would be inclined to think that almost all medical school graduates would be intelligent, committed and hardworking people . One would wonder how much of a difference there could be in the caliber and abilities of the doctors who w...
Homologous recombination (hr) promotes the establishment of specialized chromosomal interactions that facilitate dna repair and genome stability during mitotic proliferation and enable genome haploidization during meiosis . Therefore, the controlled engagement and disengagement of all such chromosomal connections is es...
Varicella or chickenpox is highly contagious, childhood infectious disease caused by primary infection with varicella usually it has a mild clinical course, rarely with described complication, mostly affecting respiratory tract and rarely the central nervous system . The case present 8 year old boy hospitalized eighth ...
One of the major problems of the aged women or older than 35 is getting pregnant in the late fertility life . Fertility rates begin to decline gradually at the age of 30, more so at 35, and markedly at 40 . Even with fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization, women have more difficulty in getting pregnant or ...
Recently, the average age of the patients with chronic hepatitis c has been increasing in japan . Incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) in the elderly patients with chronic hepatitis c (65 years or older) has demonstrated to be higher than younger ones when adjusted by the stage of hepatic fibrosis . In japan, re...
Hypotension is strongly associated with poor patient outcome, and reversing this condition clearly should be a primary therapeutic goal when treating patients in the early stages of shock . The therapeutic goal is to maintain the mean arterial pressure at levels above 60 mmhg, a value thought to be the minimal pressure...
Are rare in dogs and cats; however, it has been more frequently reported in humans and livestock . Conidiobolomycosis is characterized as a chronic, granulomatous fungal disease of the nasopharynx . On rare occasion disease can spread to other areas of the head and neck as well as disseminate throughout the body [57]. ...
This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board, and informed consent was waived . One hundred twenty - seven patients with 135 cerebral aneurysms underwent endovascular treatment between september 2010 and february 2012 at our institution . Our database was searched for all cases of wide - neck...
The genefarm project was launched in 2001 soon after the announcement of the near - completion of the arabidopsis thaliana genome (1). The initial annotation released at the same time as the assembled sequence of the five chromosomes was largely a compilation of independent annotations from different members of the ara...
Its clinical presentation in most populations has shifted from florid symptomatic disease to mostly that of an asymptomatic one . The most recent guidelines define the renal criteria as, reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (egfr) <60 ml / min, imaging evidence of renal stones / nephrocalcinosis, or marked hype...
Health professionals and their medical equipments have long been known to act as vectors of infectious diseases . Many microorganisms responsible for hospital - acquired infections are able to stay viable on the surfaces of medical equipment . The risk of infection caused by pens in hospitals has not yet been determine...
The mucopolysaccharidoses (mps) are a group of lysosomal storage disorders, each caused by deficiency in one or more specific lysosomal enzymes involved in degrading glycosaminoglycans (neufeld and muenzer 2001). The resulting intralysosomal storage of glycosaminoglycans causes progressive disease that involves multipl...
Various mechanisms associated with vitreoretinal reattachment surgery can lead to a significant decrease or even blockage of aqueous outflow, resulting in different types of secondary glaucoma . Determining the underlying cause of intraocular pressure (iop) elevation is crucial for successful management . Gonioscopy is...