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Oncologic Emergencies: Immune-Based Cancer Therapies and Complications [PDF]

, 2020
Cancer therapies have undergone several recent advancements. Current cancer treatments include immune-based therapies comprised of checkpoint inhibitors, and adoptive immunotherapy; each treatment has the potential for complications that differ from ...
Brém, Elizabeth, Koyfman, Alex, Long, Brit Jeffrey   +2 more
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An Evaluation of Oral Subchronic Toxicity of Maizinol (UP165), a Zea mays Leaf Extract

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Maize (Zea mays) has been consumed by humans for millennia and represents the third most abundant crop grown globally. Maize and maize‐derived products have a long history of safe consumption from bread and other cereal products in human diets worldwide. Aside from key dietary components like carbohydrates and proteins, the corn plant contains
J. Kyle Weston, Barry S. Lynch, James A. Akingbasote   +2 more
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Mid‐Regional Proadrenomedullin in Cerebrospinal Fluid Is a Reliable Diagnostic and Prognostic Marker for Acute Meningoencephalitis and Neurological Disorders

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
MR‐ProADM levels reflect Adrenomedullin response to BBB damage. CSF levels are quite variable across different neurological syndromes, but they are particularly high in acute CNS infections, which makes MR‐ProADM a promising additional diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in this setting.
Francesco Janes, Paola Dalla Siega, Marco Comar, Matteo Furlani, Agnese Zanus Fortes, Daniela Visentini, Andrea Ripoli, Francesco Sbrana, Novella Carannante, Silvia Leonardi, Francesco Curcio, Mariarosaria Valente, Martina Fabris, Carlo Tascini   +13 more
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Impact of sex and body mass index on cecal intubation time. Is it a myth that colonoscopy is easier to perform in obese than lean people?

Journal of Medical Science, 2016
Introduction. Colonoscopy is the gold standard for prevention and early diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Procedure quality is an important issue. Current quality indicators, such as cecal intubation rate, adenoma detection rate, and withdrawal time, are ...
Elżbieta Poniewierka, Robert Dudkowiak, Witold Marczyński   +2 more
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A Case of Novel Coronavirus Disease 19 in a Chronic Hemodialysis Patient Presenting with Gastroenteritis and Developing Severe Pulmonary Disease. [PDF]

, 2020
Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious, rapidly spreading viral disease with an alarming case fatality rate up to 5%.
Amin, Alpesh N, Chang, Yongen, Cheng, Timmy T, Choi, Grace, Ferrey, Antoney J, Gohil, Shruti, Hanna, Ramy M, Hsieh, Lanny, Huang, Susan S, Ivaturi, Kaushik, Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar, Lau, Wei Ling, Lee, Richard A, Nguyen, Lawrence, Park, Elisa, Reddy, Uttam, Rhee, Connie M, Tantisattamo, Ekamol, Tonthat, Sam, Wang, Brian   +19 more
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Association between nutrition risk and oral mucosal membrane pressure injury in critically ill adults requiring endotracheal tube placement: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Oral mucosal membrane pressure injuries are common yet underrecognized complications in critically ill patients with endotracheal tubes. This study investigated the association between nutrition risk and oral mucosal membrane pressure injuries.
Xiaohua Ai, Yuchun Deng, Bolan Wang, Hua Deng, Dongmei Tang, Linying Zeng, Yuping Jin, Yurong Liu, Lingli Jia   +8 more
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Anastomose bílio-digestiva sem descompressão gástrica

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a ausência da descompressão gástrica como método seguro em pacientes submetidos a papilotomia transduodenal, anastomose colédoco-duodenal ou a hepático-jejunostomia em Y de Roux.
Aderivaldo Coelho de Andrade, Marina Bucar Barjud, Juliana Magalhães Cavalcante, Leonardo Afonso Nogueira Matos   +3 more
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Factors affecting bowel preparation adequacy and procedural time

JGH Open, 2020
Background and Aim Poor bowel preparation results in difficult colonoscopies, missed lesions, and repeat procedures. Identifying patient risk factors for poor bowel preparation, such as prolonged runway time and prolonged cecal intubation, will aid in ...
Mohammadali Zad, Cuong N Do, Aaron Heffernan, Lucy Johnston, Mohammed Al‐Ansari   +4 more
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Lack of analgesic efficacy in female rats of\ud the commonly recommended oral dose of\ud buprenorphine [PDF]

, 2006
Previous work in our laboratory showed that the recommended oral dose of buprenorphine (0.5 mg/kg) was not as effective\ud as the standard therapeutic subcutaneous dose for postoperative analgesia in male Long-Evans (hooded) and Sprague-Dawley (albino ...
DiPirro, Dr. Jean M., Kristal, Dr. Mark B., Martin, Dr. Lisa B.E., Sylvester, Mr. Ahmad R., Thompson, Dr. Alexis C.   +4 more
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Clinical review: Can we predict which patients are at risk of complications following surgery? [PDF]

, 2013
There are a vast number of operations carried out every year, with a small proportion of patients being at highest risk of mortality and morbidity. There has been considerable work to try and identify these high-risk patients.
Hamilton, M, Shah, N
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