CLINICAL STUDY PROTOCOL - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
... Severity of morning stiffness (visual analogue scale [VAS]) Recurrence of stiffness during day Requirements for additional analgesics Pain (VAS, morning and evening) Fatigue (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy [FACIT]) Quality of life (Short Form [SF]-36) Inflammatory cytokines (interl ...
... Severity of morning stiffness (visual analogue scale [VAS]) Recurrence of stiffness during day Requirements for additional analgesics Pain (VAS, morning and evening) Fatigue (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy [FACIT]) Quality of life (Short Form [SF]-36) Inflammatory cytokines (interl ...
Nonfasting Sample for the Determination of Routine Lipid Profile: Is
... For many years the determination of a routine lipid profile (total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol and triglycerides) has been done routinely in the clinical laboratory using a blood specimen that is collected in the fasting state. The rationale for such a requirement includes 1) the postprandial changes ...
... For many years the determination of a routine lipid profile (total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol and triglycerides) has been done routinely in the clinical laboratory using a blood specimen that is collected in the fasting state. The rationale for such a requirement includes 1) the postprandial changes ...
Lanius/Vermetten Book Chapter
... to come in for comprehensive medical evaluation. We asked 26,000 consecutive adults coming through the Department if they would help us understand how childhood events might affect adult health status. The majority agreed and, after certain exclusions for incomplete data and duplicate participation, ...
... to come in for comprehensive medical evaluation. We asked 26,000 consecutive adults coming through the Department if they would help us understand how childhood events might affect adult health status. The majority agreed and, after certain exclusions for incomplete data and duplicate participation, ...
stroke risk and outcomes: the community context
... A contaminated water pump in Broad Street proved to be the source for the spread of cholera (Drawn by Dr John Snow about 1854) ...
... A contaminated water pump in Broad Street proved to be the source for the spread of cholera (Drawn by Dr John Snow about 1854) ...
Computer-Assisted Coronary CT Angiography Analysis
... Secondly, this algorithm was implemented in open source software in which multiple visualization techniques were integrated into an intuitive user interface to facilitate user interaction and provide good overviews of the processing results. An automatic seeding method was introduced into the intera ...
... Secondly, this algorithm was implemented in open source software in which multiple visualization techniques were integrated into an intuitive user interface to facilitate user interaction and provide good overviews of the processing results. An automatic seeding method was introduced into the intera ...
Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium
... 4. Severe problems with maintaining follow-up (e.g. patients who are homeless at the time of injury or those how are intellectually challenged without adequate family support). 5. Patients with allergies, drug administration reactions, or other sensitivities to Vancomycin (such as a history of Redm ...
... 4. Severe problems with maintaining follow-up (e.g. patients who are homeless at the time of injury or those how are intellectually challenged without adequate family support). 5. Patients with allergies, drug administration reactions, or other sensitivities to Vancomycin (such as a history of Redm ...
Heart Failure - Irish Heart Foundation
... that are independent of those symptoms listed previously. The best example of this is angina, which is described as tightness in the chest or throat, discomfort, uneasiness or pain that happens most often when you are doing any activity. This symptom is caused by reduced blood flow to the heart as a ...
... that are independent of those symptoms listed previously. The best example of this is angina, which is described as tightness in the chest or throat, discomfort, uneasiness or pain that happens most often when you are doing any activity. This symptom is caused by reduced blood flow to the heart as a ...
Rev. 1
... The purpose of this RMP module is to provide information on the number of patients exposed post authorisation; how the medicinal product has been used in practice and labelled and off-label use. It should also include brief information on the number of patients included in any completed or on-going ...
... The purpose of this RMP module is to provide information on the number of patients exposed post authorisation; how the medicinal product has been used in practice and labelled and off-label use. It should also include brief information on the number of patients included in any completed or on-going ...
Critical Review: The effects of left lateral body positioning on GERD
... used methods of randomizing infants in a crossover fashion and employed appropriate parametric and non-parametric statistical tests, which increased the validity of their results. In addition, the same nurse was used to feed all infants in order to keep the infusion velocity constant during feeding, ...
... used methods of randomizing infants in a crossover fashion and employed appropriate parametric and non-parametric statistical tests, which increased the validity of their results. In addition, the same nurse was used to feed all infants in order to keep the infusion velocity constant during feeding, ...
Reoperation for Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery
... and to estimate weights for an additive risk score. A total of 12 652 CABG patients (2.4%) required reoperation for bleeding. These rates remained fairly stable over time (2.2%, 2.3%, 2.5%, and 2.4% from 2004 to 2007, respectively). Although overall operative mortality was 4.5-fold higher in patient ...
... and to estimate weights for an additive risk score. A total of 12 652 CABG patients (2.4%) required reoperation for bleeding. These rates remained fairly stable over time (2.2%, 2.3%, 2.5%, and 2.4% from 2004 to 2007, respectively). Although overall operative mortality was 4.5-fold higher in patient ...
Glycemic Control In Elderly Adults
... p.104). The strength of this study was inclusion of a large number of participants. The weaknesses and limitations of the study were: a. majority of the participant were likely women, and b. the episodes of hypoglycemia were only followed for a period of three years. In the “developed country”, the ...
... p.104). The strength of this study was inclusion of a large number of participants. The weaknesses and limitations of the study were: a. majority of the participant were likely women, and b. the episodes of hypoglycemia were only followed for a period of three years. In the “developed country”, the ...
POPULATON-BASED REGISTER OF STROKE: MANUAL OF
... 1.1 Burden of disease The most frequent forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are those of an atherosclerotic origin, mainly Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD), stroke and Heart Failure (HF). More than 1.9 million people die every year from CVD in the European Union (EU)1. Nearly half (42%) of all deaths ...
... 1.1 Burden of disease The most frequent forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are those of an atherosclerotic origin, mainly Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD), stroke and Heart Failure (HF). More than 1.9 million people die every year from CVD in the European Union (EU)1. Nearly half (42%) of all deaths ...
Chapter 46 Nutrition and modern food technology 198
... being given dietary protein supplements. It is known that the metabolic and general recuperation which follows protein supplementation will increase the improving child's previously depressed vitamin A requirement; it may have little or no vitamin A liver stores, or it may mobilize its last liver re ...
... being given dietary protein supplements. It is known that the metabolic and general recuperation which follows protein supplementation will increase the improving child's previously depressed vitamin A requirement; it may have little or no vitamin A liver stores, or it may mobilize its last liver re ...
PHILIPPINE HEART CENTER JOURNAL
... responsible for the acute coronary syndromes.7 In prospective studies from the U.S., France and Japan, total leukocyte count was seen to be positively correlated with future occurrence of AMI, reinfarction, and/or in-hospital death.813 ...
... responsible for the acute coronary syndromes.7 In prospective studies from the U.S., France and Japan, total leukocyte count was seen to be positively correlated with future occurrence of AMI, reinfarction, and/or in-hospital death.813 ...
... diabetes.i This study was done in young healthy men in the military. It was startling, because it found the lowest risk for diabetes is a blood sugar level of lower than 81 mg/dl. I believe we will see that any blood sugar level between 80 mg/dl and 100 mg/dl signals a problem and an increased risk ...
Awareness Of Increased Risk For Heart Disease And
... assessed using the American Heart Association (AHA) National Survey on women’s awareness of heart disease. Logistic regression was used to categorize participants into subgroups according to perceived risk and identify important factors that influenced their PAPM stage categorization. Women with SLE ...
... assessed using the American Heart Association (AHA) National Survey on women’s awareness of heart disease. Logistic regression was used to categorize participants into subgroups according to perceived risk and identify important factors that influenced their PAPM stage categorization. Women with SLE ...
2013 Congestive Heart Failure Program Description
... According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Heart Failure Fact Sheet for 2010, 5.8 million Americans have heart failure with approximately 670,000 newly diagnosed every year. One in 5 diagnosed with heart failure will die within one year of diagnosis. In 2010, heart failure cost ...
... According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Heart Failure Fact Sheet for 2010, 5.8 million Americans have heart failure with approximately 670,000 newly diagnosed every year. One in 5 diagnosed with heart failure will die within one year of diagnosis. In 2010, heart failure cost ...
Nils P. Johnson. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv
... From: Current Concepts of Integrated Coronary Physiology in the Catheterization Laboratory ...
... From: Current Concepts of Integrated Coronary Physiology in the Catheterization Laboratory ...
Functional Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients
... FFR values might change after valve replacement. Methods and Results—The functional relevance of 133 coronary lesions was assessed by FFR in 54 patients with severe aortic valve stenosis before and after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) during the same procedure. A linear mixed model w ...
... FFR values might change after valve replacement. Methods and Results—The functional relevance of 133 coronary lesions was assessed by FFR in 54 patients with severe aortic valve stenosis before and after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) during the same procedure. A linear mixed model w ...
The Relationship of Adverse Childhood
... comprehensive medical evaluation. We asked 26,000 consecutive adults coming through the Department if they would help us understand how childhood events might affect adult health status. The majority agreed and, after certain exclusions for incomplete data and duplicate participation, the ACE Study ...
... comprehensive medical evaluation. We asked 26,000 consecutive adults coming through the Department if they would help us understand how childhood events might affect adult health status. The majority agreed and, after certain exclusions for incomplete data and duplicate participation, the ACE Study ...
The Practical Guide Identification, Evaluation,
... largely based on the evidence report prepared by the Expert Panel and describes how health care practitioners can provide their patients with the direction and support needed to effectively lose weight and keep it off. It provides the basic tools needed to appropriately assess and manage overweight ...
... largely based on the evidence report prepared by the Expert Panel and describes how health care practitioners can provide their patients with the direction and support needed to effectively lose weight and keep it off. It provides the basic tools needed to appropriately assess and manage overweight ...
Cholesterol Homeostasis Imbalance and Brain
... eliminated in the faeces. This exclusive mechanism of excretion is further regulated by the enteroepathic cycle of bile acids (i.e., excretion in the gut lumen, subsequent absorption in the ileum and ingression into the liver), and is partially directed to save complex and energy-costly compounds, s ...
... eliminated in the faeces. This exclusive mechanism of excretion is further regulated by the enteroepathic cycle of bile acids (i.e., excretion in the gut lumen, subsequent absorption in the ileum and ingression into the liver), and is partially directed to save complex and energy-costly compounds, s ...
PDF - Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
... Supplement). The rationale was to conservatively only consider hospitalizations that would likely be directly and proximately related to arrhythmia triggering the shock or to the shock itself, rather than any number of cardiac or noncardiac causes that might or might not have been potentially relate ...
... Supplement). The rationale was to conservatively only consider hospitalizations that would likely be directly and proximately related to arrhythmia triggering the shock or to the shock itself, rather than any number of cardiac or noncardiac causes that might or might not have been potentially relate ...
How to Work With Your Doctor To Get What You
... While extensive testing isn’t always necessary, basic testing can be very helpful in homing in on specific imbalances in your biochemistry that are creating problems for you. A number of laboratory tests may be useful in helping you identify your degree of insulin resistance, the severity of your d ...
... While extensive testing isn’t always necessary, basic testing can be very helpful in homing in on specific imbalances in your biochemistry that are creating problems for you. A number of laboratory tests may be useful in helping you identify your degree of insulin resistance, the severity of your d ...
Blood Pressure Screening, Answers and Discussion
... 3. An initial work-up for the hypertensive adolescent includes urinalysis and urine culture, serum electrolytes, BUN, creatinine, uric acid (elevated uric acid is associated with primary hypertension) and lipids. It would also be appropriate to obtain fasting glucose and insulin levels, as this pati ...
... 3. An initial work-up for the hypertensive adolescent includes urinalysis and urine culture, serum electrolytes, BUN, creatinine, uric acid (elevated uric acid is associated with primary hypertension) and lipids. It would also be appropriate to obtain fasting glucose and insulin levels, as this pati ...