The Standardbred tattoo system can be used to determine the year of birth. However, it is an idiosyncratic system and is difficult to apply in the field without a tattoo list. • In the United States, a system is used that records the full registration number, a letter to denote the ...
Neunlist, MichelInserm, TENS, The Enteric Nervous System in Gut and Brain Diseases, IMAD, Inserm U1235 Nantes, Université de Nantes, Nantes, FrancePaillusson, SébastienInserm, TENS, The Enteric Nervous System in Gut and Brain Diseases, IMAD, Inserm U1235 Nantes, Université de Nantes, Nantes...
an over-production in Th2-cytokines is one of the underlying aetiologies of asthma and other allergic diseases (Umetsu and Dekruyff, 2006), whereas an over-production in Th1-cytokines can contribute to autoimmune disorders, such as type 1 diabetes (Yoon and Jun, 2005). Based on the ...
Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases are highly prevalent in western countries. They use substantial health care resources, have a heavy societal economic burden1,2, and impact the quality of life of those affected. GI disorders include peptic ulcer disease (PUD), gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GORD)...
Liver transplantation can also decompress the portal system but is a practical option only for patients already on a transplant list. Long-term medical therapy of portal hypertension (with beta-blockers and nitrates) is discussed elsewhere. Treatment of portosystemic encephalopathy may be needed. Splen...
BMC Infectious Diseases (2020) 20:479 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05211-3 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Gastrointestinal symptoms in invasive pneumococcal disease: a cohort study Hans Kristian Floeystad1*, Jacob Dag Berild2, Bjoern Jardar Brandsaeter3, Didrik Frimann Vestrheim2, Dag Be...
This is particularly true for long term conditions such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases which disproportionately affect South Asian individuals [3,4,5,6,7]. The evidence for ethnicity-related inequalities in acute care is less well researched, but studies of emergency hospital ...
ENS Enteric nervous system FGID functional gastrointestinal disorder GI gastrointestinal IBS irritable bowel syndrome IFN interferon IL Interleukin MAO monoamine oxidase PACS post-acute COVID-19 syndrome PI postinfection SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SERT serotonin transporter SSRI...
of the gastrointestinal tract is the anus, and stool leaves the body after passing theanal sphincter. The lining of the anus consists of a stratified squamous epithelium, similar to that found in the esophagus and the skin; all these organs share some diseases because of their common c...
Evaluation of other diseases in which the presence of upper gastro-intestinal (GI) pathological conditions might modify other planned management (e.g., persons who have a history of ulcer or GI bleeding who are scheduled for organ transplantation, long-term anti-coagulation, or long-term non-ste...