However, complete resection is very difficult to obtain, due to the wide spread diffusion of the disease both within the abdominal cavity on peritoneal surfaces, and to the liver/spleen, or far to the lung, brain and lymphnodes. Predicting successful surgical outcome depends on many variables ...
This figure illustrates the application of Critical Care Ultrasound during the weaning phase to assess readiness for weaning and diagnose the causes of weaning failure. The approach addresses the ‘where’ (location of ultrasound assessment), ‘why’ (indications for ultrasound during weaning), ‘when...
Adipose tissue, but not skeletal muscle, sirtuin 1 expression is decreased in obesity and related to insulin sensitivity Purpose: Sirtuin 1 may regulate glucose and lipid metabolism. We aimed to assess adipose tissue and skeletal muscle sirtuin 1 expression in relation to ins... M Stefanowicz,...
Repeat gallbladder exams over time are also useful to assess for disease progression. Sometimes we see an abnormal collection of mucus and bile salts, which can lead to biliary mucosal. These are really serious and can become a surgical emergency because they can lead to obstruction and necr...
How Do Health Care Professionals Assess and Diagnose the Cause of a Fever? A health care professional will ask many questions in an effort to find the source of the fever: When the fever started What other symptoms occurred The person's immunizationstatus ...
To assess the ability of 1993 WHO-ISH recommendations to identify patients who need drug treatment. 268 hypertensive patients with suspected mild hypertension were preselected for this study at their first visit at the referral center. 1... G Chatellier,E Abergel,C Battaglia,... - 《Archives ...
Specific findings on US can also assess the reducibility and potential complications related to reduction. Fluid trapped within the intussuscipiens and a lack of internal vascular flow on Doppler within the intussusceptum may indicate ischemia or necrosis and a potentially increased risk of enema re...
Taking into account the added toxicity and costs, the addition of rituximab to corticosteroids is not routinely recommended for newly diagnosed ITP patients according to the current guidelines, and more robust data are needed to assess this combination regimen. In contrast to the conventional ...
Any sort of chemotherapy must be used with caution and regular blood tests need to be run to assess white and red blood cell counts. 11. Gastrointestinal Medication Some anemias can be caused by gastric ulcers that chronically bleed. The volume of blood loss can cause anemia in varying ...
Here, we detail the most up-to-date advances in imaging techniques for each disease and how they have crossed over to improve detection and monitoring of the other. We explore techniques in positron emission tomography (PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), second generation harmonic Imaging (...