Clonal karyotype evolution involving ring chromosome 1 with myelodysplastic syndrome subtype RAEB-t progressing into acute leukemia [PDF]
s Karyotypic evolution is a well-known phenomenon in patients with malignant hernatological disorders during disease progression. We describe a 50-year-old male patient who had originally presented with pancytopenia in October 1992.
Wunderlich, Bettina +18 more
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Postoperative Hypocalcemia Following Total Thyroidectomy Versus Completion Thyroidectomy
Completion thyroidectomy performed with at least a three‐month interval demonstrates superior parathyroid preservation compared to primary total thyroidectomy, as evidenced by significantly higher postoperative parathyroid hormone levels (51.90 ± 30.26 pg/mL vs. 30.90 ± 17.10 pg/mL, p = 0.006).
Mehmet Turan Cicek +3 more
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Loss of the BMP antagonist, SMOC-1, causes Ophthalmo-Acromelic (Waardenburg Anophthalmia) syndrome in humans and mice [PDF]
Ophthalmo-acromelic syndrome (OAS), also known as Waardenburg Anophthalmia syndrome, is defined by the combination of eye malformations, most commonly bilateral anophthalmia, with post-axial oligosyndactyly.
Jackson, Ian J. +167 more
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Abstract Children with neurological impairment (CNI) are at increased risk of malnutrition because of functional, medical, and socioeconomic challenges. However, difficulties in obtaining reliable anthropometric measurements and differences in body composition limit the usefulness of conventional nutritional indicators.
Sarah Vermilyea +19 more
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a young18-year-old female patient with general bone pain and history of multiple fractures brought her to our medical attention. Laboratory work showed hypercalcemia and high parathyroid hormone levels in the blood.
Hari Hendarto +4 more
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Calcium supplementation after parathyroidectomy in dialysis and renal transplant patients
Marius C Florescu,1 KM Monirul Islam,2 Troy J Plumb,1 Sara Smith-Shull,3 Jennifer Nieman,3 Prasanti Mandalapu11Nephrology Department, 2Institute of Public Health, 3Department of Pharmacy, The Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USABackground: Data on the
Florescu MC +5 more
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Hypophosphataemia in adults: approach to diagnosis and management
Abstract Hypophosphataemia is a common electrolyte disorder which can have clinically significant consequences for bone, muscle, neurological and haematological function. Its causes range from transient transcellular shifts in hospitalised patients to chronic renal phosphate‐wasting disorders mediated by fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23).
Kajanan Parameshwaran +2 more
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Adjusting bone mass for differences in projected bone area and other confounding variables: an allometric perspective. [PDF]
The traditional method of assessing bone mineral density (BMD; given by bone mineral content [BMC] divided by projected bone area [Ap], BMD = BMC/Ap) has come under strong criticism by various authors. Their criticism being that the projected bone "area"
Roger L. Holder +20 more
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Penile calcific uremic arteriolopathy occurring postparathyroidectomy in a hemodialysis patient
Calcific uremic arteriolopathy (CUA), also known as calciphylaxis, is a rare condition most frequently seen in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. The clinical picture is characterized by painful skin lesions and ulcerations.
Salah Omar Bashir +3 more
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Looking for trouble: A common threat‐detection mechanism underlying pain, fear, and anxiety
I put forward a novel cognitive architecture for pain, fear, and anxiety, according to which these three capacities are underpinned by a common threat‐detection mechanism. This mechanism takes information about potential threats as input, assesses whether the threat is actual and, if it deems it is, outputs a threat representation.
Luca Barlassina
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