Final Programme European Congress of Clinical
... It is our great pleasure and privilege to be your hosts at the 24th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Barcelona, Spain. Over the past several years, ECCMID has rapidly grown to become the world´s largest congress in the field of clinical microbiology and infectiou ...
... It is our great pleasure and privilege to be your hosts at the 24th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Barcelona, Spain. Over the past several years, ECCMID has rapidly grown to become the world´s largest congress in the field of clinical microbiology and infectiou ...
Prevalence of night-time dyspnoea in COPD and its implications for prognosis
... Until recently, there has not been much focus on night-time symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This is in contrast to asthma, where night-time respiratory symptoms have been recognised for many years and are included in the clinical assessment of disease control [1]. Yet, in c ...
... Until recently, there has not been much focus on night-time symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This is in contrast to asthma, where night-time respiratory symptoms have been recognised for many years and are included in the clinical assessment of disease control [1]. Yet, in c ...
the witness of science
... included both animal experiments and human pathology. In the autumn of that year, while taking a course in major urology at the Boston City Hospital where Dr. Leary is pathologist, I became acquainted with him and he spent some time showing me the results of this research the year before it was publ ...
... included both animal experiments and human pathology. In the autumn of that year, while taking a course in major urology at the Boston City Hospital where Dr. Leary is pathologist, I became acquainted with him and he spent some time showing me the results of this research the year before it was publ ...
Asthma Basics – Kids - The Asthma Society of Canada
... So, you don't know what triggers your asthma?!? Sounds like you have another case to solve. Lots of things can trigger, or start, asthma symptoms. Everyone reacts to different things and it is possible that some of these things do not trigger your asthma. ...
... So, you don't know what triggers your asthma?!? Sounds like you have another case to solve. Lots of things can trigger, or start, asthma symptoms. Everyone reacts to different things and it is possible that some of these things do not trigger your asthma. ...
Homeopathy: The Ultimate Fake
... potency is secondary to the choice of remedy: i.e. that a well-chosen remedy will act in a variety of potencies, but an approximately matched remedy might act only in certain potencies. ===Miasms=== By 1816, Hahnemann was concerned at the failure of his homeopathic remedies to produce lasting cures ...
... potency is secondary to the choice of remedy: i.e. that a well-chosen remedy will act in a variety of potencies, but an approximately matched remedy might act only in certain potencies. ===Miasms=== By 1816, Hahnemann was concerned at the failure of his homeopathic remedies to produce lasting cures ...
Final Program - Endocarditis.org
... Thankyou for joining us in Cairns, in tropical Queensland, Australia for the 11th International Symposium on Modern Concepts in Endocarditis and Cardiovascular Infections (2011 ISCVID Symposium) to be held from Sunday 24 – Tuesday 26 July 2011. This meeting promises a combination of great science, a ...
... Thankyou for joining us in Cairns, in tropical Queensland, Australia for the 11th International Symposium on Modern Concepts in Endocarditis and Cardiovascular Infections (2011 ISCVID Symposium) to be held from Sunday 24 – Tuesday 26 July 2011. This meeting promises a combination of great science, a ...
guidelines for the screening, care and treatment of persons with
... continues to increase. Approximately 700 000 persons die each year from HCVrelated complications, which include cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver failure. HCV infection can be cured by antiviral treatment; however, due to the asymptomatic nature of the disease, many infected person ...
... continues to increase. Approximately 700 000 persons die each year from HCVrelated complications, which include cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver failure. HCV infection can be cured by antiviral treatment; however, due to the asymptomatic nature of the disease, many infected person ...
Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract
... as well in inpatients and outpatients, the most frequent combinations being those of bacteria with an atypical organism (29%) and two bacteria (29%); patients with mixed pneumonia are likely to have more co-morbidities and a more altered outcome. Angeles Marcos et al. [23] found that the most freque ...
... as well in inpatients and outpatients, the most frequent combinations being those of bacteria with an atypical organism (29%) and two bacteria (29%); patients with mixed pneumonia are likely to have more co-morbidities and a more altered outcome. Angeles Marcos et al. [23] found that the most freque ...
Updated Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension
... for the development of PAH. Additional changes in drugand toxin-induced PAH will be discussed later. With the exception of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia associated with PAH, the first 3 subcategories of Group 1, idiopathic, heritable, and drug- and toxin-induced PAH, are all associated with ...
... for the development of PAH. Additional changes in drugand toxin-induced PAH will be discussed later. With the exception of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia associated with PAH, the first 3 subcategories of Group 1, idiopathic, heritable, and drug- and toxin-induced PAH, are all associated with ...
sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections
... The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) of Tanzania has recently revised its guidelines for the management of STIs/ RTIs in line with current WHO guidelines. These new guidelines which replace those developed before (in 2003), put more emphasis on the differentiation of STIs which are pred ...
... The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) of Tanzania has recently revised its guidelines for the management of STIs/ RTIs in line with current WHO guidelines. These new guidelines which replace those developed before (in 2003), put more emphasis on the differentiation of STIs which are pred ...
2005 51 no. 1 - spring - Irish Dental Association
... decay in the Republic; in the past 40 years dental decay has been reduced by 70 per cent. The emphasis presently put on preventing dental disease has similar potential. This potential however needs developing. The preliminary results of the North/South Survey of Children's Oral Health 2002 are encou ...
... decay in the Republic; in the past 40 years dental decay has been reduced by 70 per cent. The emphasis presently put on preventing dental disease has similar potential. This potential however needs developing. The preliminary results of the North/South Survey of Children's Oral Health 2002 are encou ...
Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma–Summary Report 2007
... The interaction of these features determines the clinical manifestations and severity of asthma (Fig 2) and the response to treatment. The working definition of asthma is as follows: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in which many cells and cellular elements play a role: in pa ...
... The interaction of these features determines the clinical manifestations and severity of asthma (Fig 2) and the response to treatment. The working definition of asthma is as follows: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in which many cells and cellular elements play a role: in pa ...
Book in PDF format
... “Macedonian Study” by some Scandinavian authors. In 1984 was conferred the degree sub-specialist of allergology and clinical immunology and 1993 he added allergology and pulmology to the list of his specialties. Since 1993 he is a regular Full-time Professor at the Chair of Hygiene and Occupational ...
... “Macedonian Study” by some Scandinavian authors. In 1984 was conferred the degree sub-specialist of allergology and clinical immunology and 1993 he added allergology and pulmology to the list of his specialties. Since 1993 he is a regular Full-time Professor at the Chair of Hygiene and Occupational ...
What is diabetes? - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
... These guidelines have been developed to support the delivery of high quality care for people with diabetes in Nottinghamshire. They are evidence-based wherever possible and have been developed in consensus across Nottinghamshire, incorporating national and international recommendations on standards ...
... These guidelines have been developed to support the delivery of high quality care for people with diabetes in Nottinghamshire. They are evidence-based wherever possible and have been developed in consensus across Nottinghamshire, incorporating national and international recommendations on standards ...
Interpretation of Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels (FENO)
... (26, 27). Large population studies were needed to determine effect of confounding factors and provide the normal range or useful cutoff points of FENO levels (22, 25). Most of these issues have either already been addressed or are currently under investigation, allowing FENO measurement to make the ...
... (26, 27). Large population studies were needed to determine effect of confounding factors and provide the normal range or useful cutoff points of FENO levels (22, 25). Most of these issues have either already been addressed or are currently under investigation, allowing FENO measurement to make the ...
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Pediatrics (PDF Available)
... abnormality in an individual who develops type 2 diabetes mellitus is insulin resistance, which initially is compensated for with an increase in insulin secretion. Type 2 diabetes mellitus then develops due to a defect in insulin secretion that prevents such secretion from matching the increased req ...
... abnormality in an individual who develops type 2 diabetes mellitus is insulin resistance, which initially is compensated for with an increase in insulin secretion. Type 2 diabetes mellitus then develops due to a defect in insulin secretion that prevents such secretion from matching the increased req ...
Interpretation of Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels (FeNO)
... (26, 27). Large population studies were needed to determine effect of confounding factors and provide the normal range or useful cutoff points of FENO levels (22, 25). Most of these issues have either already been addressed or are currently under investigation, allowing FENO measurement to make the ...
... (26, 27). Large population studies were needed to determine effect of confounding factors and provide the normal range or useful cutoff points of FENO levels (22, 25). Most of these issues have either already been addressed or are currently under investigation, allowing FENO measurement to make the ...
3. Blood Glucose Test Strips
... resistant to insulin, or both (World Health Organization 2012). Without insulin or if insulin production or action are ineffective, the body cannot turn glucose into energy and results in glucose remaining in the blood, causing blood glucose levels to become high. This can result in a number of comp ...
... resistant to insulin, or both (World Health Organization 2012). Without insulin or if insulin production or action are ineffective, the body cannot turn glucose into energy and results in glucose remaining in the blood, causing blood glucose levels to become high. This can result in a number of comp ...
Community Hospital Infection Control Guidelines
... Crawling and flying insects are obvious examples of vectors and need to be controlled. Insect bites may transmit infections such as malaria or may become infected by bacterial pathogens. ...
... Crawling and flying insects are obvious examples of vectors and need to be controlled. Insect bites may transmit infections such as malaria or may become infected by bacterial pathogens. ...
Using Orem`s self-care model for asthmatic adolescents
... model and used for interventional purposes in the study. The demographic data form included 16 questions regarding the sociodemographic characteristics and illness status of the adolescents with asthma and their families (age, sex, age at diagnosis, applied treatment, and triggers). The self-care da ...
... model and used for interventional purposes in the study. The demographic data form included 16 questions regarding the sociodemographic characteristics and illness status of the adolescents with asthma and their families (age, sex, age at diagnosis, applied treatment, and triggers). The self-care da ...
Standardisation in a Multi-Ethnic World: a Paradox?
... that ethnic differences probably could be important in some of these conditions. The guidelines of the Dutch College of General Practitioners have an important position in Dutch general practices. The development process is shaped according to the principles of evidence based medicine and is well st ...
... that ethnic differences probably could be important in some of these conditions. The guidelines of the Dutch College of General Practitioners have an important position in Dutch general practices. The development process is shaped according to the principles of evidence based medicine and is well st ...
Outbreak of Hepatitis C at Outpatient Surgical Centers
... surveillance guidelines, the DIIS inquires about disease signs and symptoms, laboratory findings, and patient-reported risk factors.9,10,11 As part of the evaluation of risk factors, patients are asked about medical procedures they may have undergone during the incubation period for acute hepatitis ...
... surveillance guidelines, the DIIS inquires about disease signs and symptoms, laboratory findings, and patient-reported risk factors.9,10,11 As part of the evaluation of risk factors, patients are asked about medical procedures they may have undergone during the incubation period for acute hepatitis ...
BEST CURRENT EVIDENCE ON CHEST PHYSIOTHERAPY IN NON-VENTILATED
... done independently by two researchers, and agreement reached through negotiation. The evidence was synthesised and graded according to the Sackett hierarchy of evidence. ...
... done independently by two researchers, and agreement reached through negotiation. The evidence was synthesised and graded according to the Sackett hierarchy of evidence. ...
Disease surveillance for malaria elimination
... systems, including case definitions, procedures for case detection and investigation; (ii) data recording, reporting and analysis; and (iii) factors to be considered in establishing malaria surveillance systems. Recent developments in diagnostic testing present new opportunities for malaria surveill ...
... systems, including case definitions, procedures for case detection and investigation; (ii) data recording, reporting and analysis; and (iii) factors to be considered in establishing malaria surveillance systems. Recent developments in diagnostic testing present new opportunities for malaria surveill ...
Diagnosis, Evaluation and Management of Adults and Children
... ▼ Inhaler technique (demonstrate to the patient and have the patient return the demonstration); ▼ Use of devices, as prescribed (e.g., valved holding chamber (VHC) or spacer, nebulizer). z Identifying and avoiding environmental exposures that worsen the patient’s asthma; e.g., allergens, irritants, ...
... ▼ Inhaler technique (demonstrate to the patient and have the patient return the demonstration); ▼ Use of devices, as prescribed (e.g., valved holding chamber (VHC) or spacer, nebulizer). z Identifying and avoiding environmental exposures that worsen the patient’s asthma; e.g., allergens, irritants, ...