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Wet Cupping and Phlebotomy in Management of Oligo/Amenorrhea: View of Persian Medicine

Traditional and Integrative Medicine, 2020
Oligo/amenorrhea is one of the most common women's complaints. The most frequent pathologic causes of this condition is polycystic ovaries that leads to unovulatory cycles.
Azam Meyari, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Mojgan Tansaz, Roshanak Mokaberinejad, Mahdi Biglarkhani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Treatment of Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Using Phle-botomy: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial [PDF]

Acta Medica Iranica, 2009
This randomized clinical trial aimed to assess the efficacy of phlebotomy on improvement of hearing loss. 71 patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss were enrolled in this randomized clinical trial study. They were divided into two groups: group A
Fatholah Behnoud, Mohammad Taghi Goodarzi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Successful use of phlebotomy to treat severe secondary polycythemia due to chronic lung disease

Hematology Reports, 2021
Secondary polycythemia (SP) occurs as a result of increase erythropoietin levels most commonly as a result of tissue hypoxia. Symptoms such as erythromelalgia, pruritis, and bleeding, which are frequently seen in polycythemia vera (PV), do not commonly ...
Jacob Fuqua, Josephine Reece, Sarah Sofka   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Phlebotomy on Liver Enzymes and Histology of Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2017
Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), defined as excessive liver fat deposition and one of end-stage liver disease causes. Increased ferritin levels are associated with insulin resistance and a higher hepatic iron and fat content ...
Mahsa Khodadoostan, Maryam Zamanidoost, Ahmad Shavakhi, Hosein Sanei, Masood Shahbazi, Mehdi Ahmadian   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The results of a close follow-up of trainees to gain a good blood collection practice [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2020
Background: Phlebotomy is one of the most important steps in the preanalytical phase of a clinical laboratory process. In order to decrease phlebotomy errors, this specific procedure should be taught in detail by laboratory organizations.
Aykal Güzin, Esen Hatice, Yeğin Ayşenur, Öz Cemile   +3 more
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Epstein–Barr Virus, Lower Vitamin D, Low Sun Exposure, and HLA‐DRB1*1501 Risk Variant Share Common Epigenetic Pathways Leading to Multiple Sclerosis Onset

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objectives Multiple sclerosis (MS) onset risk factors include Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) indices (including host response), lower serum 25‐vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels, low sun exposure, and HLA‐DRB1*1501. The underlying molecular mechanisms are unclear. Here, we examined mediation through differential DNA methylation (DNAm) to better understand possible ...
Steve Simpson‐Yap, Ellen Morwitch, Samuel A. Tanner, Sarah M. Thomson, Alex Eisner, Rod A. Lea, Trevor J. Kilpatrick, Jeannette Lechner‐Scott, Rodney J. Scott, Alexandre Xavier, Vicki E. Maltby, Robyn M. Lucas, Bruce V. Taylor, Brett A. Lidbury, Simon A. Broadley, Ingrid van der Mei, Mehari Woldemariam Merid, Boris Novakovic, Richard Saffery, Anna Karin Hedström, Pernilla Stridh, Tomas Olsson, Maja Jagodic, Lars Alfredsson, Anne‐Louise Ponsonby, for the Ausimmune Investigator Group, Caron Chapman, Alan Coulthard, Keith Dear, Terry Dwyer, Trevor Kilpatrick, Robyn Lucas, Tony McMichael, Anne‐Louise Ponsonby, Bruce Taylor, Patricia Valery, Ingrid van der Mei, David Williams   +37 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phlebotomy and quality in the African laboratory

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2014
Phlebotomy, the act of drawing blood through venepuncture, is one of the most common medical procedures in healthcare, as well as being a basis for diagnosis and treatment.
Henry A. Mbah
doaj   +1 more source

Derivation and validation of the Pediatric Community‐Acquired Pneumonia Severity (PedCAPS) score: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a frequent and costly cause of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations. Previous prognostic tools for CAP are limited by small samples, single‐center or retrospective designs, lack of generalizability to ED settings, lack of biomarkers, or limited objective data.
Todd A. Florin, Ron Reeder, Lilliam Ambroggio, Richard M. Ruddy, Samir S. Shah, Allison Cator, Matthew J. Lipshaw, Geoffrey A. Capraro, Laura F. Sartori, Amy Y. Cheng, Leah Tzimenatos, Patrick S. Walsh, Claudia R. Morris, Chris A. Rees, Son H. McLaren, Tamar R. Lubell, Chari D. Larsen, Justin Moher, Eileen J. Klein, Shubhada Hooli, Nathan Kuppermann, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) PedCAPS Investigators   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Therapeutic Phlebotomy on the Haematological Parameters in Polycythaemia Cases: A Cross-sectional Study from a Tertiary Blood Centre in Southern India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Therapeutic phlebotomy involves the controlled removal of blood from a patient to reduce complications in polycythemia, in which 300 to 400 mL of blood is removed.
Padmini Chitradurga Vijayasarathy, Haroon Adoni, Brilsee Simeon   +2 more
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The Spectrum of Abnormal Tongue Movements: Review of Phenomenology, Etiology, and Differential Diagnosis

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Classifying abnormal tongue movements is challenging due to their varied presentations and limited visibility compared to other body parts. Accurate identification of the phenomenology guides physical examination and can point to specific diagnoses.
Nathaniel Bendahan, Seyed‐Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Christos Ganos, Emily Swinkin, Anthony E. Lang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source