Sepsis severity predicts outcome in community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia
... ABSTRACT: Easily performed prognostic rules are helpful for guiding the intensity of monitoring and treatment of patients. The aim of the present study was to compare the predictive value of the sepsis score and the Confusion, Respiratory rate (o30 breaths?min-1), Blood pressure (systolic value ,90 ...
... ABSTRACT: Easily performed prognostic rules are helpful for guiding the intensity of monitoring and treatment of patients. The aim of the present study was to compare the predictive value of the sepsis score and the Confusion, Respiratory rate (o30 breaths?min-1), Blood pressure (systolic value ,90 ...
Zhang Study
... responsible in part for the efficacy of these antibody treatments. Curiously, the response of tumors to mAbs varies amongst patients. One hypothesis for this stratification amongst patients is that polymorphisms within immune cell receptor genes can influence the affinity of the immune cells to the ...
... responsible in part for the efficacy of these antibody treatments. Curiously, the response of tumors to mAbs varies amongst patients. One hypothesis for this stratification amongst patients is that polymorphisms within immune cell receptor genes can influence the affinity of the immune cells to the ...
Mortality and Morbidity in Patients with Addison`s Disease
... patients with AD receiving long-term GC replacement therapy. In a large nation-wide register-based study patients with AD had a more than two-fold higher mortality rate than the general population which was mainly explained by excess mortality from cardiovascular diseases, cancer and infectious dise ...
... patients with AD receiving long-term GC replacement therapy. In a large nation-wide register-based study patients with AD had a more than two-fold higher mortality rate than the general population which was mainly explained by excess mortality from cardiovascular diseases, cancer and infectious dise ...
Macrophages in Kidney Injury and Repair
... growth factor β (TGFβ), IL-10, IL-13 and chemokines including chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 17 (CCL17) and CCL22. This alternative pattern of activation is known as M2 activation and has been associated in vivo with wound healing. In the presence of a cell surface ED3 antigen (CD163) in rats or the c ...
... growth factor β (TGFβ), IL-10, IL-13 and chemokines including chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 17 (CCL17) and CCL22. This alternative pattern of activation is known as M2 activation and has been associated in vivo with wound healing. In the presence of a cell surface ED3 antigen (CD163) in rats or the c ...
10 How to Avoid Delay in SLE Diagnosis and Management
... focused mainly on range of motion testing to assess function was done, this patient's active arthritis would have been picked up on admission. This would have initiated early search for a rheumatological disease and start treatment without a delay. Despite this impact of MSK disorders on health care ...
... focused mainly on range of motion testing to assess function was done, this patient's active arthritis would have been picked up on admission. This would have initiated early search for a rheumatological disease and start treatment without a delay. Despite this impact of MSK disorders on health care ...
Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is a Risk Factor for Severe
... inhibitors (PIs), the incidence of severe hepatic cytolysis (alanine aminotransferase concentration five times or more above the upper limit of the normal level ≥ 5N) was 5% patient-years after a mean follow-up of 5 months. Only positivity for hepatitis C virus antibodies (hazard ratio [HR], 7.95; P ...
... inhibitors (PIs), the incidence of severe hepatic cytolysis (alanine aminotransferase concentration five times or more above the upper limit of the normal level ≥ 5N) was 5% patient-years after a mean follow-up of 5 months. Only positivity for hepatitis C virus antibodies (hazard ratio [HR], 7.95; P ...
JOURNEY - aHUS Source
... Seizure is caused by changes in the activity of nerve cells within the brain. Seizures can vary in intensity from barely recognizable events to loss of consciousness and convulsions. Stroke is a medical emergency caused by lack of blood flow to the brain, causing death of brain cells. Thrombosis is ...
... Seizure is caused by changes in the activity of nerve cells within the brain. Seizures can vary in intensity from barely recognizable events to loss of consciousness and convulsions. Stroke is a medical emergency caused by lack of blood flow to the brain, causing death of brain cells. Thrombosis is ...
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... Salivary flow rates provide essential information for diagnostic and research purposes. Salivary gland function should be determined by objective measurement techniques. Salivary flow rates can be calculated from the individual major salivary glands or from a mixed sample of the oral fluids, termed ...
... Salivary flow rates provide essential information for diagnostic and research purposes. Salivary gland function should be determined by objective measurement techniques. Salivary flow rates can be calculated from the individual major salivary glands or from a mixed sample of the oral fluids, termed ...
Salivary Gland Diseases
... Salivary flow rates provide essential information for diagnostic and research purposes. Salivary gland function should be determined by objective measurement techniques. Salivary flow rates can be calculated from the individual major salivary glands or from a mixed sample of the oral fluids, termed ...
... Salivary flow rates provide essential information for diagnostic and research purposes. Salivary gland function should be determined by objective measurement techniques. Salivary flow rates can be calculated from the individual major salivary glands or from a mixed sample of the oral fluids, termed ...
Novel approaches to the development of targeted therapeutic
... immunological pathways are dysregulated. Current therapies for SLE are based mainly on the use of nonspecific immunosuppressive drugs that cause serious side effects. There is, therefore, an unmet need for novel therapeutic means with improved efficacy and lower toxicity. Based on recent better unders ...
... immunological pathways are dysregulated. Current therapies for SLE are based mainly on the use of nonspecific immunosuppressive drugs that cause serious side effects. There is, therefore, an unmet need for novel therapeutic means with improved efficacy and lower toxicity. Based on recent better unders ...
Capacity of Epstein–Barr virus to infect monocytes and inhibit their
... the critical function of DCs in anti-virus immunity, many viruses are known to infect different subsets of DCs and affect their differentiation, survival, migration and/or T cellstimulatory capacity (reviewed by Becker, 2003; Kobelt et al., 2003; Schneider-Schaulies et al., 2003; Sevilla et al., 200 ...
... the critical function of DCs in anti-virus immunity, many viruses are known to infect different subsets of DCs and affect their differentiation, survival, migration and/or T cellstimulatory capacity (reviewed by Becker, 2003; Kobelt et al., 2003; Schneider-Schaulies et al., 2003; Sevilla et al., 200 ...
Analyzing the antibody against H-Y antigen in hematopoietic cell
... different. It is involved in presenting extracellular peptide fragments to CD4+ “helper” T-cells and is composed of α1 and α2 domains, and β1 and β2 domains. These domains are encoded by three pairs of α and β chains: HLA-DP (HLA-DPA1, and HLA-DPB1), HLA-DQ (HLA-DQA1, and HLA-DQB1), and HLA-DR (HLA ...
... different. It is involved in presenting extracellular peptide fragments to CD4+ “helper” T-cells and is composed of α1 and α2 domains, and β1 and β2 domains. These domains are encoded by three pairs of α and β chains: HLA-DP (HLA-DPA1, and HLA-DPB1), HLA-DQ (HLA-DQA1, and HLA-DQB1), and HLA-DR (HLA ...
Carious lesions in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment
... indicated a rise in the frequency of caries in 6 month and 12 month group of patients in orthodontic treatment. Frequency and progression of caries in patients of both groups were measured in this study. When compared to the result of Chang S.H1 who checked the carious lesion at the start and end of ...
... indicated a rise in the frequency of caries in 6 month and 12 month group of patients in orthodontic treatment. Frequency and progression of caries in patients of both groups were measured in this study. When compared to the result of Chang S.H1 who checked the carious lesion at the start and end of ...
Oral management of Marfan syndrome
... Marfan syndrome is an autosomal-dominant genetic disorder of connective tissue that can affect different parts of the body, including the heart, blood vessels, lungs, eyes, bones, and ligaments.11 Cardiovascular disease is the cause of 90% of deaths among patients with this condition.12 Dilatation o ...
... Marfan syndrome is an autosomal-dominant genetic disorder of connective tissue that can affect different parts of the body, including the heart, blood vessels, lungs, eyes, bones, and ligaments.11 Cardiovascular disease is the cause of 90% of deaths among patients with this condition.12 Dilatation o ...
Eagle Syndrome Presenting with Neurological Symptoms
... styloid process or calcified stylohyoid ligament. Clinical findings related to lower cranial nerve compression have also been reported. In some cases, it is reported that carotid artery compression or dissection can be seen due to elongated styloid process and this is called carotid artery syndrome. ...
... styloid process or calcified stylohyoid ligament. Clinical findings related to lower cranial nerve compression have also been reported. In some cases, it is reported that carotid artery compression or dissection can be seen due to elongated styloid process and this is called carotid artery syndrome. ...
Rhinitis - ENT Lectures
... The examination should easily detect signs of rhinitis and conjunctivitis and may reveal wheezing suggestive of associated asthma. Spirometry is useful in detecting sub clinical asthma, and computed tomography most reliably reveals sinusitis in patients with symptoms of refractory rhinitis. Ad ...
... The examination should easily detect signs of rhinitis and conjunctivitis and may reveal wheezing suggestive of associated asthma. Spirometry is useful in detecting sub clinical asthma, and computed tomography most reliably reveals sinusitis in patients with symptoms of refractory rhinitis. Ad ...
Professional motivation. Unstable angina and non
... Age exerts an influence on the occurrence of SVT. The mean age at the time of PSVT onset in the MESA cohort was 57 years (ranging from infancy to more than 90 years old). Among emergency room patients older than 16 years treated with intravenous (IV) adenosine for supraventricular arrhythmias diagno ...
... Age exerts an influence on the occurrence of SVT. The mean age at the time of PSVT onset in the MESA cohort was 57 years (ranging from infancy to more than 90 years old). Among emergency room patients older than 16 years treated with intravenous (IV) adenosine for supraventricular arrhythmias diagno ...
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... At harvest time, slight discoloration with silky microsclerotia. Discoloration becomes more pronounced during storage but does not spread like silver scurf. ...
... At harvest time, slight discoloration with silky microsclerotia. Discoloration becomes more pronounced during storage but does not spread like silver scurf. ...
Allergy and immunity to fungal infections and colonization
... prevention, diagnosis and treatment of these infections remain quite difficult. A variety of pathological conditions, including impaired immune function, are believed to cause host susceptibility to fungal infections as well as to determine the severity and characteristics of the associated patholog ...
... prevention, diagnosis and treatment of these infections remain quite difficult. A variety of pathological conditions, including impaired immune function, are believed to cause host susceptibility to fungal infections as well as to determine the severity and characteristics of the associated patholog ...
The red skin syndromes: corticosteroid addiction and
... • When patients cease using corticosteroids, unique withdrawal patterns are seen – distant rash, edema, vesicles and severe erythema • Treatment with almost all topicals, including Vaseline, ‘burns’ when applied to the skin during the early withdrawal phase • Tacrolimus and pimecrolimus are of littl ...
... • When patients cease using corticosteroids, unique withdrawal patterns are seen – distant rash, edema, vesicles and severe erythema • Treatment with almost all topicals, including Vaseline, ‘burns’ when applied to the skin during the early withdrawal phase • Tacrolimus and pimecrolimus are of littl ...
Inflammation: Mechanisms, Costs, and Natural Variation
... function in a vacuum without assessing how these measures relate to disease resistance. Lastly, the importance of inflammation in regulating the outcome of host-pathogen interactions has received minimal attention by ecologists (Sears et al. 2011, Sorci & Faivre 2009). This review provides an overvie ...
... function in a vacuum without assessing how these measures relate to disease resistance. Lastly, the importance of inflammation in regulating the outcome of host-pathogen interactions has received minimal attention by ecologists (Sears et al. 2011, Sorci & Faivre 2009). This review provides an overvie ...
The rating table of individual work with a case
... the system of T-lymphocytes (depression of T-supressors activity, reduction of interleukin-2 production), as well as the B-system (polyclonal activation). Autoantibodies render direct (on erythrocytes, thrombocytes etc.) and mediated (through formation of cell-bound immune complexes) damaging activi ...
... the system of T-lymphocytes (depression of T-supressors activity, reduction of interleukin-2 production), as well as the B-system (polyclonal activation). Autoantibodies render direct (on erythrocytes, thrombocytes etc.) and mediated (through formation of cell-bound immune complexes) damaging activi ...
URTICARIA
... •A few patients find that they can bring on a severe attack by suitable exertion, and in this way can achieve freedom for up to 24h •Sometimes, an attack can be aborted by rapid cooling •Some patients get partial relief from antihistamines used either regularly or before they forecast attacks, but m ...
... •A few patients find that they can bring on a severe attack by suitable exertion, and in this way can achieve freedom for up to 24h •Sometimes, an attack can be aborted by rapid cooling •Some patients get partial relief from antihistamines used either regularly or before they forecast attacks, but m ...
The thymus in 2013: from a `vestigial` organ to immunological self
... receptors interferes with the early stages of T cell differentiation, while one mAb to proinsulin did not exert any significant effect (42). 3. The autoimmune regulator gene/protein (AIRE) controls the degree of intrathymic transcription of the genes encoding neuroendocrine self-peptides (43). 4. In ...
... receptors interferes with the early stages of T cell differentiation, while one mAb to proinsulin did not exert any significant effect (42). 3. The autoimmune regulator gene/protein (AIRE) controls the degree of intrathymic transcription of the genes encoding neuroendocrine self-peptides (43). 4. In ...