Myxedema coma and thyroid storm are among the most common endocrine emergencies presenting to general hospitals. Myxedema coma represents the most extreme, life‑threatening expression of severe hypothyroidism, with patients showing deteriorating mental status, hypothermia, and multiple organ system abnormalities.
Ylli, Dorina +2 more
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Emergency ambulance service involvement with residential care homes in the support of older people with dementia : an observational study [PDF]
© 2014 Amador et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and ...
A Gruneir +25 more
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Emerging Powers, Emerging Markets, Emerging Societies: Global Responses [PDF]
In Chapter 1, we presented our understanding of the “great transformations” taking place in international relations and in the international political economy. These transformations are also creating responses at national level in terms of economic/market orientation, political alliance, development strategy, and so on. One of the book’s key objectives
Christensen, Steen Fryba, Li, Xing
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Emergency preparedness and response in New Zealand schools : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Emergency Management at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand [PDF]
International disaster risk reduction efforts prioritise school safety. Providing a safe learning environment for students and ensuring their continued access to education after an emergency has a positive influence on student, family, and community ...
Tipler, Karlene Susan
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Isthmocele: emerging emergency
An isthmocele, a caesarean scar defect or uterine niche, is any indentation representing myometrial discontinuity or a triangular anechoic defect in the anterior uterine wall, with the base communicating to the uterine cavity, at the site of a previous cesarean section scar.
Ashok Kumar Todani, Kiranlata Todani
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
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A Continuous Review Inventory System with Lost Sales and Emergency Orders [PDF]
We analyze a continuous review lost sales inventory system with two types of orders—regular and emergency. The regular order has a stochastic lead time and is placed with the cheapest acceptable supplier. The emergency order has a deterministic lead time
Haughton, Michael, Isotupa, K.P. Sapna
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Stochastic surgery selection and sequencing under dynamic emergency break-ins [PDF]
Anticipating the impact of urgent emergency arrivals on operating room schedules remains methodologically and computationally challenging. This paper investigates a model for surgery scheduling, in which both surgery durations and emergency patient ...
Vandenberghe, Mathieu +3 more
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ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate selumetinib exposure using therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas (PN), assess interpatient pharmacokinetic variability, and explore the relationship between drug exposure, clinical response, and adverse effects.
Janka Kovács +8 more
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Multi-agent simulations for emergency situations in an airport scenario [PDF]
This paper presents a multi-agent framework using Net- Logo to simulate humanand collective behaviors during emergency evacuations. Emergency situationappears when an unexpected event occurs.
Bicharra García, Ana Cristina +3 more
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