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Impact of Secondary Prevention on Mortality in the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program: Effectiveness of Occupational High‐Risk Management

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Since 1997 the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed) has offered medical exams to construction workers employed in US nuclear weapons facilities. The process consists of two steps: (1) a detailed work history interview; and (2) a medical exam.
Knut Ringen, John M. Dement, Marianne Cloeren, Sammy Almashat, William Grier, Stella Hines, Laura S. Welch, Kim Cranford, Scott Haas, Patricia Quinn, Anna Chen, Miles Fisher   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

A study of subcutaneous emphysema, factors contributing to its development, resolution and management with different modalities

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2023
Subcutaneous emphysema is defined as an escape of air in subcutaneous tissue. It is one of the most common complications after inter-costal chest tube drainage.
Mukesh Goyal, Jose K. Jimmy, Ramakant Dixit, Deepak Kumar Garg   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology, genetics, and subtyping of preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) in COPDGene. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundPreserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm), defined as a reduced FEV1 in the setting of a preserved FEV1/FVC ratio, is highly prevalent and is associated with increased respiratory symptoms, systemic inflammation, and mortality.
Beaty, Terri H, Castaldi, Peter J, Cho, Michael H, COPDGene Investigators, Crapo, James D, Curran-Everett, Douglas, Curtis, Jeffrey L, DeMeo, Dawn L, Han, MeiLan K, Hokanson, John E, Lynch, David A, Make, Barry J, Regan, Elizabeth A, Silverman, Edwin K, Wan, Emily S   +14 more
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Marfan Syndrome Associated With Intellectual Disability and Behavioral Anomalies: Further Evidence for the Effect of Compound Heterozygous Variants in FBN1 on Phenotypic Severity

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by involvement of the cardiovascular, ocular, and musculoskeletal systems. Pathogenic variants in FBN1 cause most of the MFS cases; however, intellectual disability (ID) is rarely observed. A non‐consanguineous Pakistani family with four affected individuals was recruited.
Azmatullah Khan, Naseebullah Kakar, Ainullah Kakar, Malte Spielmann, Sajid Malik   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barnes Hospital Bulletin [PDF]

, 1968
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/bjc_barnes_bulletin/1041/thumbnail ...

core   +1 more source

New approaches to treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with Colla corii asini

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Colla corii asini improves chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment through anti‐inflammatory, antioxidant, immune‐modulatory, and lung‐nourishing effects, addressing current therapeutic challenges via multitarget mechanisms. Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of death and disability ...
Wenchao Zhang, Siman Sun, Xiaoyu Fan, Jiuming He, Qing Li, Hongtao Jin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sirt1 expression is associated with CD31 expression in blood cells from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Cigarette smoke induced oxidative stress has been shown to reduce silent information regulator 1 (Sirt1) levels in lung tissue from smokers and patients with COPD patients.
Akai, Masaya, Iguchi, Masaharu, Ishizaki, Takeshi, Kadowaki, Maiko, Kato, Ryo, Mizuno, Shiro, Nakagawa, Ken, Oikawa, Taku, Osanai, Kazuhiro, Shiozaki, Kohei, Toga, Hirohisa, Voelkel, Norbert F   +11 more
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Dr. Hans Kohn and the political takeover of the Berlin Medical Society by the National Socialist regime in 1933

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
wiley   +1 more source

Delayed Duodenal Ulcer Perforation Following Esophageal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Complicated by Perforation: A Case Report. [PDF]

DEN Open
Abstract Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is an established treatment of superficial esophageal neoplasms. Common complications include bleeding, perforation, and stricture. However, delayed gastrointestinal perforation distant from the ESD site is exceptionally rare.
Nakatani S, Mizuno S, Fuji T, Onishi Y, Inoki K, Tojo M, Wakamura K, Katagiri A, Aoki T, Yoshida H.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Airway and emphysema assessment by quantitative CT among emphysema phenotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been a major public health problem. Although pulmonary function test remains the primary diagnostic method, quantitative computed tomography (QCT) analysis has become more significant in the ...
Taghreed Abdelaziz Nasr, Hosny Abdelghany, Nasr M. Osman, Azza Farag Said, Mohamed Ahmed Abdelsamie   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source