Tacrolimus vs. Azathioprine in myasthenia gravis treatment. A multicenter, prospective, randomized, double
... On the other hand, tacrolimus effect is evident after only 1 month of treatment (15,16) and even some studies show that FK506 (Tacrolimus) is significantly effective only 2 weeks after the administration (17). Ponseti et al. (16) concluded in their article that 9/13 patients evaluated achieved pharm ...
... On the other hand, tacrolimus effect is evident after only 1 month of treatment (15,16) and even some studies show that FK506 (Tacrolimus) is significantly effective only 2 weeks after the administration (17). Ponseti et al. (16) concluded in their article that 9/13 patients evaluated achieved pharm ...
Tuberculosis care and control in refugee and displaced populations
... progress has been made in the implementation of effective TB programmes in a growing number of countries worldwide. Refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) are at increased risk of developing TB and of poor access to TB care and control services. Conflict is the most common cause of large p ...
... progress has been made in the implementation of effective TB programmes in a growing number of countries worldwide. Refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) are at increased risk of developing TB and of poor access to TB care and control services. Conflict is the most common cause of large p ...
Dilantin, Capsule
... Cases of acute hepatotoxicity, including infrequent cases of acute hepatic failure, have been reported with phenytoin. These incidents usually occur within the first 2 months of treatment and may be associated with HSS/DRESS (see Precautions, Hypersensitivity Syndrome/Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia ...
... Cases of acute hepatotoxicity, including infrequent cases of acute hepatic failure, have been reported with phenytoin. These incidents usually occur within the first 2 months of treatment and may be associated with HSS/DRESS (see Precautions, Hypersensitivity Syndrome/Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia ...
journal
... occurred in a region with a population of over two billion — over a two-and-a-half year period. Horizontal transmission is also low: only a couple of infections have occurred in persons (family or nursing staff) caring for a clinically sick patient. I work with birds / have birds at home. How can I ...
... occurred in a region with a population of over two billion — over a two-and-a-half year period. Horizontal transmission is also low: only a couple of infections have occurred in persons (family or nursing staff) caring for a clinically sick patient. I work with birds / have birds at home. How can I ...
Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders
... Barrett’s esophagus is the result of acid irritation of the tissue lining the esophagus. This irritation causes the tissue cells to be replaced by a type of cell not normally found there. These abnormal cells are similar to those found in the lining of the intestines. The exact cause is unknown, but ...
... Barrett’s esophagus is the result of acid irritation of the tissue lining the esophagus. This irritation causes the tissue cells to be replaced by a type of cell not normally found there. These abnormal cells are similar to those found in the lining of the intestines. The exact cause is unknown, but ...
Chronic Bronchitis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
... In COPD, the most important changes occur in small airways with diameters below 2 mm (bronchioles). These are essential for oxygen intake. Small airways become obstructed if their walls thicken as a result of inflammation, or they collapse during expiration because of loss of pulmonary tissue surrou ...
... In COPD, the most important changes occur in small airways with diameters below 2 mm (bronchioles). These are essential for oxygen intake. Small airways become obstructed if their walls thicken as a result of inflammation, or they collapse during expiration because of loss of pulmonary tissue surrou ...
Patients with oral erosive and cutaneous lichen planus may have
... Methods: We studied the pre-immune and immune serum of a rabbit immunized with a peptide corresponding to the N-terminus of the 70-kDa antigen chronic ulcerative stomatitis protein; sera from two patients, one with oral erosive lichen planus and one with cutaneous lichen planus who presented stratif ...
... Methods: We studied the pre-immune and immune serum of a rabbit immunized with a peptide corresponding to the N-terminus of the 70-kDa antigen chronic ulcerative stomatitis protein; sera from two patients, one with oral erosive lichen planus and one with cutaneous lichen planus who presented stratif ...
Comparison of Methimazole and Propylthiouracil in Patients with
... Noboru Hamada, and Working Group of the Japan Thyroid Association for the Guideline of the Treatment of Graves’ Disease* Department of Internal Medicine II (H.N.), Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Handayama 1-20-1, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 4313129, Japan; Ito Hospital (J.Y.N., K.I.), Jingumae 4-3 ...
... Noboru Hamada, and Working Group of the Japan Thyroid Association for the Guideline of the Treatment of Graves’ Disease* Department of Internal Medicine II (H.N.), Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Handayama 1-20-1, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 4313129, Japan; Ito Hospital (J.Y.N., K.I.), Jingumae 4-3 ...
Thunderclap Headache
... 21-year-old woman presents to ED (for 3rd time) with 1 month of severe right side-locked head pain. She has had 1 day of left hemiparesis. Daily and continuous headache characterized as severe pressure (as if “head will explode”) with episodes of sudden severe worsening No fever, no meningismus 2 we ...
... 21-year-old woman presents to ED (for 3rd time) with 1 month of severe right side-locked head pain. She has had 1 day of left hemiparesis. Daily and continuous headache characterized as severe pressure (as if “head will explode”) with episodes of sudden severe worsening No fever, no meningismus 2 we ...
Responsibility for Addiction
... nonaddicted brain, as manifested by changes in brain metabolic activity, receptor availability, gene expression, and responsiveness to environmental cues. Some of these long-lasting brain changes are idiosyncratic to specific drugs, whereas others are common to many different drugs [Ref. 12, p 46]. ...
... nonaddicted brain, as manifested by changes in brain metabolic activity, receptor availability, gene expression, and responsiveness to environmental cues. Some of these long-lasting brain changes are idiosyncratic to specific drugs, whereas others are common to many different drugs [Ref. 12, p 46]. ...
A Reversible Cause of Skin Hyperpigmentation and Postural
... Vitamin B12 deficiency interferes with production of choline and choline-containing phospholipids, oligodendrocyte function, and myelin basic protein methylation. The neurological damage usually begins with demyelination, followed by axonal degeneration and eventually irreversible axonal death. The ...
... Vitamin B12 deficiency interferes with production of choline and choline-containing phospholipids, oligodendrocyte function, and myelin basic protein methylation. The neurological damage usually begins with demyelination, followed by axonal degeneration and eventually irreversible axonal death. The ...
Focused Review: Postmastectomy Lymphedema
... therapies, are utilized in Australia and Europe and are becoming more available in this country. Drug therapies have also been suggested. However, the most promising class of agents, the benzo-pyrones, are not as yet available in the United States. Other interventions have been recommended, includin ...
... therapies, are utilized in Australia and Europe and are becoming more available in this country. Drug therapies have also been suggested. However, the most promising class of agents, the benzo-pyrones, are not as yet available in the United States. Other interventions have been recommended, includin ...
The Pros and Cons of Medication VS
... established from. The people who make up the United States are a large percentage of immigrants (with the exception of the Native American population). With a country made up of people whose ancestors are naturally drawn to exploration of new worlds and travel, then the next step in the logic is tha ...
... established from. The people who make up the United States are a large percentage of immigrants (with the exception of the Native American population). With a country made up of people whose ancestors are naturally drawn to exploration of new worlds and travel, then the next step in the logic is tha ...
Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Integrative
... interaction with other drugs. It is recommended that cancer patients and cancer survivors, especially older patients who are at risk for nutritional inadequacies, be referred to trained professionals for guidance on nutritional supplementation to promote optimum nutritional status, manage tumor- and ...
... interaction with other drugs. It is recommended that cancer patients and cancer survivors, especially older patients who are at risk for nutritional inadequacies, be referred to trained professionals for guidance on nutritional supplementation to promote optimum nutritional status, manage tumor- and ...
doctor degree
... T cells, endothelial cells of skin vessels and regional lymph nodes (14). This complex is called the skin immune system (SIS). After burning, reaction that occurs is characterized by hipermetabolism and catabolism, which compromise the immune system and lead to MODS. Acute phase mediators are proinf ...
... T cells, endothelial cells of skin vessels and regional lymph nodes (14). This complex is called the skin immune system (SIS). After burning, reaction that occurs is characterized by hipermetabolism and catabolism, which compromise the immune system and lead to MODS. Acute phase mediators are proinf ...
Carvanja film-coated tablet ENG
... is increased to the highest level tolerated by the patient. The recommended maximum dose is 25 mg given twice daily in patients weighing less than 85 kg and 50 mg twice daily in patients weighing more than 85 kg, provided that the heart failure is not severe. A dose increase to 50 mg twice daily sho ...
... is increased to the highest level tolerated by the patient. The recommended maximum dose is 25 mg given twice daily in patients weighing less than 85 kg and 50 mg twice daily in patients weighing more than 85 kg, provided that the heart failure is not severe. A dose increase to 50 mg twice daily sho ...
Carvsanna film-coated tablet ENG
... is increased to the highest level tolerated by the patient. The recommended maximum dose is 25 mg given twice daily in patients weighing less than 85 kg and 50 mg twice daily in patients weighing more than 85 kg, provided that the heart failure is not severe. A dose increase to 50 mg twice daily sho ...
... is increased to the highest level tolerated by the patient. The recommended maximum dose is 25 mg given twice daily in patients weighing less than 85 kg and 50 mg twice daily in patients weighing more than 85 kg, provided that the heart failure is not severe. A dose increase to 50 mg twice daily sho ...
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis - International Society of Drug Bulletins
... prior to the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). CMV retinitis then occurred in roughly one-third of patients with AIDS, and accounted for over 90% of cases of HIV-related blindness [1]. Extraocular CMV disease was a major cause of AIDS-related morbidity and mortality [2]. ...
... prior to the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). CMV retinitis then occurred in roughly one-third of patients with AIDS, and accounted for over 90% of cases of HIV-related blindness [1]. Extraocular CMV disease was a major cause of AIDS-related morbidity and mortality [2]. ...
Chapter 11 INTERLEUKIN-2 IN THE TREATMENT OF` RENAL CELL
... response, including 12 (6.6%) with a complete response and 15 (8.2%) with a partial response. Again, the complete responses were durable with 10 of the 12 patients having ongoing complete responses of 83-161 months. The partial responses lasted between 2 and 35 months. In 2000, Fisher and colleagues ...
... response, including 12 (6.6%) with a complete response and 15 (8.2%) with a partial response. Again, the complete responses were durable with 10 of the 12 patients having ongoing complete responses of 83-161 months. The partial responses lasted between 2 and 35 months. In 2000, Fisher and colleagues ...
The Development or Exacerbation of Eating Disorder
... topiramate use in children, but the side effects merit concern. It is well established that weight loss, even in individuals with no history of an eating disorder (ED), can lead to the development of behavioral, cognitive, and physical symptoms characteristic of EDs.15 As such, it is possible that t ...
... topiramate use in children, but the side effects merit concern. It is well established that weight loss, even in individuals with no history of an eating disorder (ED), can lead to the development of behavioral, cognitive, and physical symptoms characteristic of EDs.15 As such, it is possible that t ...
NETs
... (17.3%) and stromal tumours (8.4%). However, another analysis of the SEER dataset from the USA suggests that the rate of increase in the incidence of NETs has been from 1.09 to 5.25 per 100 000 persons per year over the same time period.14 The incidence of tumours in the appendix, caecum and pancrea ...
... (17.3%) and stromal tumours (8.4%). However, another analysis of the SEER dataset from the USA suggests that the rate of increase in the incidence of NETs has been from 1.09 to 5.25 per 100 000 persons per year over the same time period.14 The incidence of tumours in the appendix, caecum and pancrea ...
The Impact of Prehospital Endotracheal Intubation on
... They also stratified patients by ISS and GCS score but were unable to identify a subgroup with improved outcomes after prehospital ETI. Eckstein et al. compared 93 patients undergoing prehospital ETI with 403 patients undergoing BVM in the field followed by intubation on arrival at the trauma center ...
... They also stratified patients by ISS and GCS score but were unable to identify a subgroup with improved outcomes after prehospital ETI. Eckstein et al. compared 93 patients undergoing prehospital ETI with 403 patients undergoing BVM in the field followed by intubation on arrival at the trauma center ...
The 9th International Workshop on Scleroderma Research In This Issue: Joseph H. Korn,
... All differences were not significant: RCS (t (38) = -0.36, P = .71), RP Frequency (t (38) = -0.08, P = .93) and RP Duration (t (38) = -1.15, P = .25). There were too few digital ulcers to permit analysis. Several validated questionnaires of quality of female sexual function showed no effects (data n ...
... All differences were not significant: RCS (t (38) = -0.36, P = .71), RP Frequency (t (38) = -0.08, P = .93) and RP Duration (t (38) = -1.15, P = .25). There were too few digital ulcers to permit analysis. Several validated questionnaires of quality of female sexual function showed no effects (data n ...
Prevention of Infections During Primary
... Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) efficacy was demonstrated in a randomized controlled crossover trial [14]. Data on the long-term efficacy of G-CSF are scarce. Prolonged use increases the risk of myelodysplasia and/or acute leukemia, especially during prolonged exposure and at high doses. ...
... Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) efficacy was demonstrated in a randomized controlled crossover trial [14]. Data on the long-term efficacy of G-CSF are scarce. Prolonged use increases the risk of myelodysplasia and/or acute leukemia, especially during prolonged exposure and at high doses. ...
Management of multiple sclerosis
Several therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS) exist, although there is no known cure. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS).The most common initial course of the disease is the relapsing-remitting subtype, which is characterized by unpredictable attacks (relapses) followed by periods of relative remission with no new signs of disease activity. After some years, many of the people who have this subtype begin to experience neurologic decline without acute relapses. When this happens it is called secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. Other, less common, courses of the disease are the primary progressive (decline from the beginning without attacks) and the progressive-relapsing (steady neurologic decline and superimposed attacks). Different therapies are used for patients experiencing acute attacks, for patients who have the relapsing-remitting subtype, for patients who have the progressive subtypes, for patients without a diagnosis of MS who have a demyelinating event, and for managing the various consequences of MS.The primary aims of therapy are returning function after an attack, preventing new attacks, and preventing disability. As with any medical treatment, medications used in the management of MS may have several adverse effects, and many possible therapies are still under investigation. At the same time different alternative treatments are pursued by many patients, despite the paucity of supporting, comparable, replicated scientific study.This article focuses on therapies for standard MS; borderline forms of MS have particular treatments that are excluded.