SERIES ‘‘HOT TOPICS IN PAEDIATRIC ASTHMA’’ Number 5 in this Series
... peanut, but also to airborne allergen exposure such as animal dander, moulds [35] and high pollen levels in combination with physical exercise [36]. Hence, a thorough evaluation of possible allergies and their relevance to clinical disease and severity is mandatory in a child presenting with problem ...
... peanut, but also to airborne allergen exposure such as animal dander, moulds [35] and high pollen levels in combination with physical exercise [36]. Hence, a thorough evaluation of possible allergies and their relevance to clinical disease and severity is mandatory in a child presenting with problem ...
Asthma Guidelines and Improving Patient Care
... • Variability of asthma is evidenced by different phenotypes and changes over time within the individual • Atopy (IgE-mediated disease) increasingly recognized as major predisposing factor for asthma ...
... • Variability of asthma is evidenced by different phenotypes and changes over time within the individual • Atopy (IgE-mediated disease) increasingly recognized as major predisposing factor for asthma ...
Evaluation and Management of Adult Chronic
... Rhinosinusitis is defined as a symptomatic inflammatory condition of mucosa of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, the fluids within these sinuses, and/or the underlying bone [11]. The term “sinusitis” has been supplanted by “rhinosinusitis” due to evidence that the nasal mucosa is almost univer ...
... Rhinosinusitis is defined as a symptomatic inflammatory condition of mucosa of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, the fluids within these sinuses, and/or the underlying bone [11]. The term “sinusitis” has been supplanted by “rhinosinusitis” due to evidence that the nasal mucosa is almost univer ...
Antiviral applications of Toll-like receptor agonists
... in systemic levels of cytokines or biomarkers. Subsequent publications and patent applications have detailed further examples of imidazoquinoline series variants in the peripheral functionality around this core and covering a range of indications including viral infection.39 – 41 Modest structural m ...
... in systemic levels of cytokines or biomarkers. Subsequent publications and patent applications have detailed further examples of imidazoquinoline series variants in the peripheral functionality around this core and covering a range of indications including viral infection.39 – 41 Modest structural m ...
Tumor Necrosis Factor and Alzheimer`s Disease
... of TNF may have distinct biological activities. TNF converting enzyme (TACE, also known as ADAM-17) mediates release of TNF from the cell surface (45), but is involved in processing several cellmembrane-associated proteins, including TNF receptors, which are released by its action to produce soluble ...
... of TNF may have distinct biological activities. TNF converting enzyme (TACE, also known as ADAM-17) mediates release of TNF from the cell surface (45), but is involved in processing several cellmembrane-associated proteins, including TNF receptors, which are released by its action to produce soluble ...
Goblet Cells and Mucins: Role in Innate Defense
... the front line of this system [5,8]. T and B cells are the major combatants of the adaptive immune system which builds the final defense line both as master regulators and as an inducible system to remove pathogens that have circumvented innate defense lines. An association with an alteration of gob ...
... the front line of this system [5,8]. T and B cells are the major combatants of the adaptive immune system which builds the final defense line both as master regulators and as an inducible system to remove pathogens that have circumvented innate defense lines. An association with an alteration of gob ...
fecal_incontinence
... • The anal sphincter is the ring of muscle that opens and closes the opening of the anus • Central nervous system disease—degenerative myelopathy, a disease of the spinal cord; birth defects (such as spinal dysraphism, spina bifida); trauma; intervertebral disk disease; cancer; inflammation of the s ...
... • The anal sphincter is the ring of muscle that opens and closes the opening of the anus • Central nervous system disease—degenerative myelopathy, a disease of the spinal cord; birth defects (such as spinal dysraphism, spina bifida); trauma; intervertebral disk disease; cancer; inflammation of the s ...
common gastrointestinal problems in pediatric patients
... involves the innermost layer of the bowel (the lining of the bowel) known as the mucosa. It does not involve deeper layers of the bowel. Crohn’s disease on the other hand can involve any area of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the rectum (the last portion of the colon) and the anus. Cro ...
... involves the innermost layer of the bowel (the lining of the bowel) known as the mucosa. It does not involve deeper layers of the bowel. Crohn’s disease on the other hand can involve any area of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the rectum (the last portion of the colon) and the anus. Cro ...
395-2864-2-SP - International Journal of Education Policy
... exposure site, wash wounds and skin sites with soap & water and flush mucous membrane with water. Remove foreign materials. Use of antiseptics is contraindicated but has not been proven effective. However, some experts advise the immersion of the exposed finger in an antiseptic such as 1/10 bleaches ...
... exposure site, wash wounds and skin sites with soap & water and flush mucous membrane with water. Remove foreign materials. Use of antiseptics is contraindicated but has not been proven effective. However, some experts advise the immersion of the exposed finger in an antiseptic such as 1/10 bleaches ...
ASTHMA INTRODUCTION Asthma is one of the most common
... and people who do not have atopy have a very, very low risk for developing asthma. Genetics: It is clear that the tendency to develop asthma is inherited and the level of severity of the disease may be partially inherited, as well. The genetic predisposition toward asthma may explain why some peo ...
... and people who do not have atopy have a very, very low risk for developing asthma. Genetics: It is clear that the tendency to develop asthma is inherited and the level of severity of the disease may be partially inherited, as well. The genetic predisposition toward asthma may explain why some peo ...
Fecal Incontinence - Joondalup Central Veterinary Hospital
... • The anal sphincter is the ring of muscle that opens and closes the opening of the anus • Central nervous system disease—degenerative myelopathy, a disease of the spinal cord; birth defects (such as spinal dysraphism, spina bifida); trauma; intervertebral disk disease; cancer; inflammation of the s ...
... • The anal sphincter is the ring of muscle that opens and closes the opening of the anus • Central nervous system disease—degenerative myelopathy, a disease of the spinal cord; birth defects (such as spinal dysraphism, spina bifida); trauma; intervertebral disk disease; cancer; inflammation of the s ...
How to Integrate Multiple Comorbidities in Guideline Development
... on Integrating and Coordinating Efforts in COPD Guideline Development Background: Professional societies, like many other organizations around the world, have recognized the need to use more rigorous processes to ensure that health care recommendations are informed by the best available research evi ...
... on Integrating and Coordinating Efforts in COPD Guideline Development Background: Professional societies, like many other organizations around the world, have recognized the need to use more rigorous processes to ensure that health care recommendations are informed by the best available research evi ...
The Diagnostic Approach to Fever of Unknown Origin in Cats*
... radiographs should be obtained if the mini- 10 of 12 cats definitively diagnosed with rheumum database does not reveal the cause of matoid arthritis were strongly seropositive for the FUO. Cats with lower respiratory disease RF.2,8,29,30 Therefore, although RF is not specific are frequently asymptom ...
... radiographs should be obtained if the mini- 10 of 12 cats definitively diagnosed with rheumum database does not reveal the cause of matoid arthritis were strongly seropositive for the FUO. Cats with lower respiratory disease RF.2,8,29,30 Therefore, although RF is not specific are frequently asymptom ...
platelet disorders
... Useful in patients with life-threatening bleeds, prior to surgery, steroid failure and in pregnancy 4. Immunosuppressives: Azathioprine, vincristine, cyclophosphamide can all be used Used in patients who have failed steroids or splenectomy 5. Others: Danazol Anti-D immunoglobulin: RhD posi ...
... Useful in patients with life-threatening bleeds, prior to surgery, steroid failure and in pregnancy 4. Immunosuppressives: Azathioprine, vincristine, cyclophosphamide can all be used Used in patients who have failed steroids or splenectomy 5. Others: Danazol Anti-D immunoglobulin: RhD posi ...
Malignant melanoma of the skin – not a sunshine
... patients suddenly increased in 1955. Our detailed study of cancer mortality in different countries shows that melanoma mortality started to increase drastically during the last part of the 20th century in many countries. Examples from France and Spain are given in Figure 6. Note that in the turbulen ...
... patients suddenly increased in 1955. Our detailed study of cancer mortality in different countries shows that melanoma mortality started to increase drastically during the last part of the 20th century in many countries. Examples from France and Spain are given in Figure 6. Note that in the turbulen ...
Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Hospitalized Patients with
... HSV-2 increased the rate of infection with HIV. After adjusting for age and sexual behavior the relative risk for prevalence of HSV-2 and incidence of HIV was 1.5 for sex workers and 1.6 for MSM (6). The study of Johnson and Lewis showed that the presence of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in the genit ...
... HSV-2 increased the rate of infection with HIV. After adjusting for age and sexual behavior the relative risk for prevalence of HSV-2 and incidence of HIV was 1.5 for sex workers and 1.6 for MSM (6). The study of Johnson and Lewis showed that the presence of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in the genit ...
RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES KARNATAKA
... skin especially in hospital settings.These organisms are highly resistant to environment and chemical agents, and can persist on fomites(11,12).Most infection occur in hospitals.In India several studies are suggested an increase in nosocomial infection rates for Enterococci in recent years, national ...
... skin especially in hospital settings.These organisms are highly resistant to environment and chemical agents, and can persist on fomites(11,12).Most infection occur in hospitals.In India several studies are suggested an increase in nosocomial infection rates for Enterococci in recent years, national ...
immunochemical mechanisms involved in penicillin hypersensitivity
... and its highly purified degradation products, as well as from the chemical reactivities of PG and its degradation products. The observation that groups of guinea pigs sensitized with PG or with BPE both give identical allergic reactions to patch tests with PG and with BPE (i.e., the two groups of gu ...
... and its highly purified degradation products, as well as from the chemical reactivities of PG and its degradation products. The observation that groups of guinea pigs sensitized with PG or with BPE both give identical allergic reactions to patch tests with PG and with BPE (i.e., the two groups of gu ...
the benefits of lactic acid bacteria in yogurt
... tract, others are harmful and cause disease to the host. Selection of strain of Bifidobacteria (B. infantis, B.bifidum, B. adolescentis, and B.longum) as a probiotic, to be included in fermented milks, has been based on the survival in the final product and through the intestinal tract (Holzapfel et ...
... tract, others are harmful and cause disease to the host. Selection of strain of Bifidobacteria (B. infantis, B.bifidum, B. adolescentis, and B.longum) as a probiotic, to be included in fermented milks, has been based on the survival in the final product and through the intestinal tract (Holzapfel et ...
Should patients with persistent severe asthma be monitored for
... Patients with severe asthma may be at greater risk for nonadherence than those with less severe asthma for 4 reasons. First, they require more asthma medication (many by the inhaled route) to control severe symptoms.23–25 Second, coexisting conditions that may aggravate or complicate asthma (such as ...
... Patients with severe asthma may be at greater risk for nonadherence than those with less severe asthma for 4 reasons. First, they require more asthma medication (many by the inhaled route) to control severe symptoms.23–25 Second, coexisting conditions that may aggravate or complicate asthma (such as ...
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
... Medical societies recommend that the physician confirm that a patient is at high risk for myocardial infarction before conducting imaging tests to make a diagnosis. Patients who have a normal ECG and who are able to exercise, for example, do not merit routine imaging. Imaging tests such as stress ra ...
... Medical societies recommend that the physician confirm that a patient is at high risk for myocardial infarction before conducting imaging tests to make a diagnosis. Patients who have a normal ECG and who are able to exercise, for example, do not merit routine imaging. Imaging tests such as stress ra ...
Recommendations for Infection Control for the Practice
... contamination from 32.8% to 7.5%, with the only positive cultures occurring secondary to a lack of compliance with hand hygiene or gross contamination of the stopcocks unrelated to hand hygiene.8 The OR has unique infection control issues compared with other clinical care areas. OR personnel care fo ...
... contamination from 32.8% to 7.5%, with the only positive cultures occurring secondary to a lack of compliance with hand hygiene or gross contamination of the stopcocks unrelated to hand hygiene.8 The OR has unique infection control issues compared with other clinical care areas. OR personnel care fo ...
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
... • Data collected from records by two professional clinical data abstraction centers • Abstraction tool for hospitals is available….Is JCAHO compatible ...
... • Data collected from records by two professional clinical data abstraction centers • Abstraction tool for hospitals is available….Is JCAHO compatible ...