Artem has a doctor of veterinary medicine degree.Cite this lesson Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that is usually characterized by a painless sore in the genitals, rectum, or mouth. Learn how this disease killed Al Capone, discover the ways syphilis can be transmitted and the symptoms...
Artem has a doctor of veterinary medicine degree.Cite this lesson Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a condition that causes people to form skin lesions and experience nerve damage and infections. Learn about the different types of leprosy, the bacteria that make up the disease, and...
Bacteremic patients in the Emergency Department – how do they present and what is the diagnostic validity of temperature, CRP and SIRS?doi:10.1186/1757-7241-21-S2-A19Katrine Prier LindvigDepartment of Emergency MedicineStig Lønberg Nielsen...
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling has become a hotspot in bone biology laboratories due to its importance in skeletal development, bone mass maintenance, and therapeutic potential in regenerative medicine [28]. The Wnt/β-catenin signaling is involved in cartilage, osteogenesis, muscle and adipogenesis. ...
The endothelial glycocalyx (EG) is the thin sugar-based lining on the apical surface of endothelial cells. It has been linked to the physiological functioning of the microcirculation and has been found to be damaged in critical illness and after acute ca
I believe that the subject of septic shock was the concern of all medical specialities except the anaesthesiology but with advances in the practice of intensive care medicine and ICUs which is mostly rolled and covered by anaesthesiologists, the subject begin to be of great concern of anaesthesi...
Rhubarb (also named Rhei or Dahuang), one of the most ancient and important herbs in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), belongs to the Rheum L. genus from the Polygonaceae family, and its application can be traced back to 270 BC in “Shen Nong Ben Cao J
[34]. The most recent recommendations from the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the Canadian Practice Guidelines recommendagainstroutine enteral or parenteral glutamine supplementation in critically ill patients [35••]. Clinical trials enrolling exclusively trauma patients are plagued with...
Even though some interventions (transfusion of plasma, human serum albumin, hydrocortisone, sevoflurane) are described as potentially EG protective there is still no specific treatment for EG protection and recovery in clinical medicine. The most important principle to be adopted in routine clinical ...
In medicine, inflammation is a fuzzy, overused word first coined by the Romans, the intended meaning and precise definition of which varies according to the person and the clinical context. It tends to carry a negative connotation as a response gone awry, like a raging, out-of-control wildfir...