sunken fontanelle (soft spot of the skull). Increased heart rate, weak pulses, and rapid shallow breathing. Cool, mottled skin. No urine output (dry diapers). Too weak to suckle or drink fluids. Loss of muscle tone with the child appearing "floppy." ...
Influenza A and influenza B are responsible for epidemics of respiratory illness that occur almost every winter and are often associated with increased rates of hospitalization and death. Influenza type C differs from types A and B in some important ways. Type C infection usually causes either a ...
In medically treated symptomatic patients, the risk of an ipsilateral large-artery stroke increased as expected with severity of stenosis (Figure 3, top). The risk of lacunar and cardioembolic strokes did not rise with increasing stenosis. In the territory of an asymptomatic artery, there was a ...
Thereafter, the dose was increased every week by 50mg until reaching the dose of 400mg/day and continued for 12 weeks. Results: Within 12 weeks, 9 THL patients (50%) developed bradycardia defined as a heart rate below 60 beats per minute (bpm) and ranged from 46 to 59 bpm. Mean ...
In the multivariate Cox proportional hazards model the presence of diffuse scleroderma, renal involvement, coexistence of a malignant disease, and increased ESR were poor independent prognostic signs. Elderly age at the onset of disease also caused an unfavourable outcome. A total of 86 SSc-related ...
People at increased risk for hypothermia include: The elderly, infants, and children without adequate heating, clothing, or food People withmental illness People who are outdoors for long periods People in cold weather whose judgment is impaired by alcohol or drugs ...
"Parkinson's is a fairly important category. It's one of those that's gone up -- the numbers have increased over time," Anderson said. It wasn't on the list in the year 2000, for example. A study out earlier this year also suggestedmedical errors can be blamed for a significant num...
Individuals with ulcerative colitis are at increased risk for colon cancer. The risk of colon cancer increases while the duration of disease and the extent of the disease in the colon increase. To prevent colon cancer, screening colonoscopy with biopsies are recommended on a regular basis (usually...
Many, but not all, studies have found that women have a higher risk for Alzheimer's disease than men. It is certainly true that women live longer than men, but age alone does not seem to explain the increased frequency in women. The apparent increased frequency of Alzheimer's disease in ...
increased risk of using cholesterol-lowering drugs, in addition to beta-blockers and aspirin in all age tertiles (Supplementary Fig.3). A higher PRS was associated with lower body mass index and various body fat measures, lower diastolic blood pressure and higher spherical power in the oldest ...