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Association between muscle thickness, fat-free mass and malnutrition in patients with copd: an exploratory study [PDF]
, 2020 Rationale: Malnutrition is a common problem in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Whereas estimation of fat-free muscle mass index (FFMi) with bio-electrical impedance is often used, less is known about muscle thickness measured ...
van der Vaart, Hester +5 more
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Prevalence of malnutrition or risk in residents in long term care: comparison of four tools [PDF]
, 2019 The ideal tool for determination of malnutrition risk or malnutrition in long term care (LTC) is elusive. This study compares prevalence, association with resident risk factors and sensitivity (SE) and specificity (SP) of malnutrition or risk ...
Carrier, Natalie +10 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Preoperative malnutrition and systemic inflammation are established determinants of adverse outcomes in colorectal cancer (CRC). Transthyretin (TTR), a rapid‐turnover hepatic protein, reflects both nutritional and inflammatory status; however, its clinical utility may be influenced by age‐ and sex‐related variability.
Ayane Kawata +7 more
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Malnutrition in children in Nigeria
, 2020 A literature review was carried out on malnutrition in Nigerian children. Malnutrition is a major public health problem and is one of the major causes of child morbidity and mortality in many developing countries.
Adio-Yinusa, Adefolakunmi
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim Long‐term stoma‐free outcomes after diverting stoma closure in patients who underwent sphincter‐preserving rectal cancer surgery with double‐stapling technique (DST) reconstruction following radiation‐based neoadjuvant treatment remain unclear.
Hidetaka Ichikawa +7 more
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Advances in Digestive Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Pharyngeal high‐resolution manometry with impedance (P‐HRM‐I) is an established assessment method used to evaluate pharyngeal swallowing. It provides precise quantification of swallowing biomechanics that enable the detection of alterations in swallowing physiology.
Mistyka Schar +5 more
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MALNUTRITION WITH MICROCARDIA [PDF]
American Journal of Roentgenology, 1967 Roentgenographic microcardia or a shrinking cardiac silhouette observed on serial chest roentgenograms was associated with pathologic cardiac atrophy in 18 of 21 patients. Microscopic and gross pathologic study classified 17 hearts as brown atrophy, 4 as simple atrophy, with 3 specimens unclassified. The relationship of malnutrition and chronic illness
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Automating AI Discovery for Biomedicine Through Knowledge Graphs and Large Language Models Agents
Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.This work proposes a novel framework that automates biomedical discovery by integrating knowledge graphs with multiagent large language models. A biologically aligned graph exploration strategy identifies hidden pathways between biomedical entities, and specialized agents use this pathway to iteratively design AI predictors and wet‐lab validation ...
Naafey Aamer +3 more
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Expanded Phenotype Associated With an Intronic PPP1R12A Variant: A Case Report and Literature Review
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Autosomal dominant PPP1R12A‐related genitourinary and/or brain malformation syndrome is a recently described multisystem disorder caused by loss‐of‐function variants in the protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 12a (PPP1R12A) gene. To date, 22 affected individuals have been reported with variable brain malformations and genitourinary ...
Emily M. Bland +4 more
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