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Gastrointestinal disease

, 2006
Abstract This chapter concerns itself with diseases of the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and anus managed by gastroenterologists and gastrointestinal surgeons. Diseases of the accessory organs of the gastrointestinal tract such as salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas come under the remit of other ...
James Carton, Richard Daly, Pramila Ramani   +2 more
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Financial Distress and Its Determinants in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To quantify the degree of financial distress and identify its determinants in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) given the frequent prolonged use of expensive disease‐modifying therapies. Methods We identified adults enrolled in the FORWARD databank with either RA or noninflammatory musculoskeletal disease (NIMSKD) completing the ...
Amber Brown Keebler, Yunju Im, Sofia Pedro, Ted R. Mikuls, Edward S. Peters, Kaleb Michaud   +5 more
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Construction of a Risk Factor Model for Wound Infection After Ileostomy for Rectal Cancer and Its Relationship with Nucleotide-Binding Oligomerization Domain-Like Receptor Protein 3 (NLRP3) Gene Polymorphism

Infection and Drug Resistance
Yang Li,1,* Yan Zhou,2,* Fanke Wang,2 Piaopiao Shi,2 Jianling Yang,3 Bing Zhang,3 Ruizhe Shi,2 Ming Wei,2 Huan Ren4 1Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei ...
Li Y, Zhou Y, Wang F, Shi P, Yang J, Zhang B, Shi R, Wei M, Ren H   +8 more
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Testing A Personalized Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Older Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older Veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABC) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine Veterans age 65‐89 with CLBP from 3 VA medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC or UC and 12 months follow ...
Debra K. Weiner, Angela Gentili, Meika A. Fang, Edward Garay, Laura Lawson, Lenore Joseph, Cathy C. Lee, Michelle I. Rossi, Beverly Thorn, Subashan Perera   +9 more
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Extracellular vesicle-mediated bidirectional communication between the liver and other organs: mechanistic exploration and prospects for clinical applications

Journal of Nanobiotechnology
The liver, functioning as an endocrine organ, secretes a variety of substances that influence the activities of other body organs. Conversely, molecules generated by organs such as bone, the gut, and adipose tissue can also impact liver function ...
Wenhui Mo, Yunke Peng, Yanyi Zheng, Shenglan Zhao, Liling Deng, Xiaoli Fan   +5 more
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Clinical Conditions Associated With a High Antinuclear Antibody Titer in Individuals Without Autoimmune Disease

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) are present at high titers in 2% of the general population, but their clinical significance in individuals without an autoimmune (AI) disease is not known. We tested the hypothesis that the presence of a high ANA titer in non‐AI conditions is associated with disease.
Matthew Chung, John P. Shelley, Gul Karakoc, John Still, Xiaodi Ruan, Jonathan Mosley, C. Michael Stein, Vivian K. Kawai   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio for the non-invasive diagnosis of esophageal varices in Iranian patients with cirrhosis

Journal of Current Oncology and Medical Sciences
Introduction: Esophageal varices (EVs) carry a significant risk of rupture and subsequent life-threatening bleeding. While previous research has investigated the effectiveness of the platelet count to spleen diameter ratio (PC/SD) as a non-invasive ...
Seyed-Kazem Hosseini-Ghaziani, Afshin Shafaghi , Farahnaz Joukar , Negin Letafatkar , Arman Habibi , Saman Maroufizadeh , Saba Fakhrieh Asl   +6 more
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A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg, Izzy Hartel, Lisa R. Sammaritano, Anca Askanase, Bonnie L. Bermas, Maria Dall'Era, Alí Duarte‐García, Victoria P. Werth, Brad Rovin, Reem A. Mustafa, Amy S. Turner, Bené Williams, Brian L. Ung, Hiya Bhavsar, Monique C. Gore‐Massy, Nahirannette Pulido, Natacha Guerrero, Natalie M. Smith, Wambui Machua, Linda T. Hiraki, Mary Beth Son   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linking gene expression to clinical outcomes in pediatric Crohn’s disease using machine learning

Scientific Reports
Pediatric Crohn’s disease (CD) is characterized by a severe disease course with frequent complications. We sought to apply machine learning-based models to predict risk of developing future complications in pediatric CD using ileal and colonic gene ...
Kevin A. Chen, Nina C. Nishiyama, Meaghan M. Kennedy Ng, Alexandria Shumway, Chinmaya U. Joisa, Matthew R. Schaner, Grace Lian, Caroline Beasley, Lee-Ching Zhu, Surekha Bantumilli, Muneera R. Kapadia, Shawn M. Gomez, Terrence S. Furey, Shehzad Z. Sheikh   +13 more
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Controversies and dilemmas in laryngopharyngeal reflux disease: a new paradigm of airway manifestations of a gastrointestinal disease [PDF]

, 2009
P. Murthy
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