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Pulmonary sarcoidosis

submitted by pomilo 9 hours ago

This latter is associated with a higher mortality rate due to various forms of sarcoid-related pulmonary vasculopathy. Treatment options include epoprostenol, sildenafil or bosentan. Lung transplan...

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Pneumonia

submitted by horclo 9 hours ago

This article addresses many of these management issues with reference to changes in management for particular patient groups. The importance of stratifying risk and immediate emergency department m...

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Pneumoconiosis

submitted by alorad 9 hours ago

(CWP) is directly due to the effects of both coal and stone dust, and may be simple or complicated. Often regarded as a historic disease, new cases continue to occur. Most cases do not progress bey...

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Diffuse parenchymal lung disease

submitted by krsch 9 hours ago

(DPLDs) are a group of over 200 diverse conditions all of which affect either the alveolar space or the pulmonary interstitium. All DPLDs typically present with dyspnoea and diffuse infiltrates on ...

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Respiratory failure

submitted by rozon44 9 hours ago

Is defined as a partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) less than 8.0 kPa, and type 2 respiratory failure (hypercapnic respiratory failure) as PaO2 less than 8 kPa and a partial pressure of arte...

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Obstructive sleep apnoea

submitted by amakora 9 hours ago

Occurs during sleep, when there is repeated pharyngeal collapse obstructing the airway, and causing repeated awakenings from sleep. Sufferers complain of unrefreshing sleep and daytime somnolence, ...

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The sleepy patient

submitted by bshodi 9 hours ago

May be experiencing interrupted sleep caused by sleep-disordered breathing (i.e. obstructive sleep apnoea), periodic limb movements of sleep, or disease (e.g. arthritis or obstructive lung disease)...

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High-Throughput Sequencing Detects Minimal Residual Disease in Acute T Lymphoblastic Leukemia

submitted by TerrOsca 1 day ago

High-throughput sequencing (HTS) of lymphoid receptor genes is an emerging technology that can comprehensively assess the diversity of the immune system. Here, we applied HTS to the diagnosis of T-...

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Gene Therapy for Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency

submitted by sarish 1 day ago

Aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) is required for the synthesis of the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin. Children with defects in the AADC gene show compromised development, partic...

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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Blast-Exposed Military Veterans and a Blast Neurotrauma Mouse Model

submitted by MarMathias 1 day ago

Blast exposure is associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI), neuropsychiatric symptoms, and long-term cognitive disability. We examined a case series of postmortem brains from U.S. military vete...

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Drug-Based Optical Agents: Infiltrating Clinics at Lower Risk

submitted by DandFra 1 day ago

Fluorescent agents with specificity to cellular and subcellular moieties present promise for enhancing diagnostics and theranostics, yet challenges associated with regulatory approvals of experimen...

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Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of Acute ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction in the Presence of Left Bundle Branch Block

submitted by CarIan 1 day ago

This lecture can be viewed in its entirety online by visiting http://vimeo.com/34634434.ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2012; 19:593

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Mortality of HIV-infected and uninfected children in a longitudinal cohort in rural south-west Uganda during 8 years of follow-up

submitted by ohoih 1 day ago

To determine the impact of HIV on child mortality and explore potential risk factors for mortality among HIV-infected and HIV-exposed uninfected children in a longitudinal cohort in rural Uganda.Me...

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Lisinopril pharmacokinetics and erythropoietin requirement in hemodialysis patients

submitted by paddeng 1 day ago

There is ongoing controversy whether angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) contribute to anemia by causing hyporesponsiveness to erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESA). However, it is u...

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Novel Dual Inhibitors of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and VEGFR2 Receptor

submitted by prencib5mi 1 day ago

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) helps control tumor growth via causing new capillaries growth in tumors. Four cardiac hormones (i.e. vessel dilator, long-acting natriuretic peptide (LANP)...

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