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Urological Emergencies and Diseases in Wilderness Expeditions

Wilderness & environmental medicine (Print), 2021
When considering medical emergencies that might affect an expedition, urologic emergencies are typically not included. However, the reality is that manageable and prevalent urologic disease processes can pose significant challenges for the wilderness ...
Kyle A. Cook, G. Bledsoe, Stephen Canon
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Eye Problems on Expeditions – Recommendation of the Medical Commission of the Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA)

Health Promotion & Physical Activity, 2020
Visual loss in the wilderness setting is potentially fatal. Firstly it may be a warning sign of a serious systemic problem and secondly the patient may lose their functional independence and ability to respond to objective danger. The issues discussed in
D.S. Morris, J. Potts, S. Mella, D. Depla   +3 more
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Thin Air, Thick Vessels: Historical and Current Perspectives on Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension

Frontiers in Medicine, 2019
The association between pulmonary hypertension (PH) and hypoxia is well-established, with two key mechanistic processes, hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and hypoxia-induced vascular remodeling, driving changes in pulmonary arterial pressure.
Jason M. Young, Jason M. Young, David R. Williams, A. A. Roger Thompson, A. A. Roger Thompson   +4 more
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Fiocruz Biological Collections: strengthening Brazil's biodiversity knowledge and scientific applications opportunities [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2020
Biological collections are central in understanding and preserving life on Earth. In Brazil, the most representative collections are kept by natural history museums, whose primary focus is in invertebrates, vertebrates and vascular plants.
Manuela da Silva, Marcia Chame, Ricardo Moratelli   +2 more
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Implementation and results of a gastrointestinal cancer screening program in an Amazon rainforest village: A descriptive study

Endoscopy International Open, 2021
Background and study aims Gastrointestinal cancer is an important cause of death worldwide. Remote populations are especially vulnerable to these conditions due to reduced access to screening and adequate treatment.
Pedro Averbach, Angelo Paulo Ferrari, Cristiana M Toscano, José Luiz Borges, Marcelo Averbach   +4 more
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As receitas médicas de Hannah Woolley: prática cotidiana e autoridade feminina na Inglaterra do século XVII [PDF]

História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos, 2023
Resumo O artigo retrata os interesses de uma escritora inglesa do século XVII sobre cuidados médicos, e as razões que a levaram a publicar textos sobre essa matéria.
Marina Juliana de Oliveira Soares
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Event I. The development of oriental medicine in Russia in the XVIII-XIX centuries. The role of scientists of the Imperial Medico-Surgical (Military Medical) Academy

Russian Military Medical Academy Reports, 2023
The article presents the history of nascence traditional oriental medicine in Russia during XVIII–XIX centuries. The first information about oriental medicine was brought to Russia in the XVIII century by doctors, who visited Mongolia and China as ...
Galina O. Andreeva, M. M. Odinak, V. N. Tsygan, I. Litvinenko, S. Mamaeva   +4 more
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Expedition Medical Care — Army China Expedition 1981 [PDF]

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 1983
The planning and execution of medical care is described for a nine-man mountaineering expedition to China.
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The Evaluation and Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources Collected in Lithuania

Agronomy, 2021
The present work compiles the results of three-year expeditions organized between 2011 and 2013 aimed at plant crop collection in the area of Lithuania, an Eastern European country.
Denise F. Dostatny, Aleksandra Korzeniewska, Grzegorz Bartoszewski, Ryszard Rawski, Karolina Kaźmińska, Bronislovas Gelvonauskis   +5 more
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Scientific shallow saturation dive expedition using diving rebreathers and a specific dry habitat: medical management of the "Capsule" programme.

International Maritime Health, 2023
BACKGROUND Scientific underwater exploration could benefit from professional diving facilities. This could allow marine research for durations far exceeding anything currently possible. The closed-circuit rebreather expansion provides new perspectives by
Emmanuel Gouin, J. Blatteau, Emmanuel Dugrenot, F. Guerrero, B. Gardette, On Behalf Of Under The Pole Consortium   +5 more
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