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The assessment of pituitary function [PDF]
Clinical Biochemistry, 1990 The assessment of pituitary function can now be carried out quickly and accurately by means of outpatient testing procedures and hormone immunoassays. Improvements in assay methodology have resulted in greater specificity and sensitivity although some technical problems remain.
F A, Neelon, C F, Sydnor
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Assessing Diaphragmatic Function [PDF]
Respiratory Care, 2020 The diaphragm is vulnerable to injury during mechanical ventilation, and diaphragm dysfunction is both a marker of severity of illness and a predictor of poor patient outcome in the ICU. A combination of factors can result in diaphragm weakness. Both insufficient and excessive diaphragmatic contractile effort can cause atrophy or injury, and recent ...
Schepens, Tom +2 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 BackgroundChronic gastritis is accompanied by varying degrees of gastrointestinal symptoms, which affect people’s quality of life. The association between dietary behaviors and gastrointestinal symptoms of patients with chronic gastritis has been proved ...
Litong Zhao +27 more
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The causal role of auditory cortex in auditory working memory
eLife, 2021 Working memory (WM), the ability to actively hold information in memory over a delay period of seconds, is a fundamental constituent of cognition. Delay-period activity in sensory cortices has been observed in WM tasks, but whether and when the activity ...
Liping Yu +6 more
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FMS Assessment and Core Stability in a Group of Climbers [PDF]
Rehabilitacja Medyczna, 2021 Background: The objective of the study was to assess the functional status of people who regularly climb for recreational purposes, using the FMS (Functional Movement Screen) and core stability tests (McGill's torso muscular endurance test battery).
Joanna Golec +4 more
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Choice-dependent cross-modal interaction in the medial prefrontal cortex of rats
Molecular Brain, 2021 Cross-modal interaction (CMI) could significantly influence the perceptional or decision-making process in many circumstances. However, it remains poorly understood what integrative strategies are employed by the brain to deal with different task ...
Mengyao Zheng +5 more
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Technological Solutions for Human Movement Analysis in Obese Subjects: A Systematic Review
Sensors, 2023 Obesity has a critical impact on musculoskeletal systems, and excessive weight directly affects the ability of subjects to realize movements. It is important to monitor the activities of obese subjects, their functional limitations, and the overall risks
Riccardo Monfrini +5 more
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Hand grip strength in patients with advanced cancer: A prospective study
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2023 Background Hand grip strength (HGS) is a widely used functional test for the assessment of strength and functional status in patients with cancer, in particular with cancer cachexia.
Sara Hadzibegovic +22 more
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Assessment of splenic function [PDF]
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2010 Hyposplenic patients are at risk of overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI), which carries mortality of up to 70%. Therefore, preventive measures are warranted. However, patients with diminished splenic function are difficult to identify. In this review we discuss immunological, haematological and scintigraphic parameters that can be used to ...
de Porto, A.P.N.A. +5 more
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China Geology, 2019 : The South Yellow Sea Basin is a large sedimentary basin superimposed by the Mesozoic-Paleozoic marine sedimentary basin and the Mesozoic-Cenozoic terrestrial sedimentary basin, where no oil and gas fields have been discovered after exploration for 58 ...
Jian-wen Chen +11 more
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