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Positioning Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis

Current Gastroenterology Reports, 2015
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the colon, characterized by diffuse mucosal inflammation, bloody diarrhea, and urgency. The mainstay of treatment has been mesalamine agents, steroids, thiopurines, and anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) antibodies.
Ari, Grinspan, Asher, Kornbluth
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Marburg modular prone positioning system (MBS) for positioning therapy

Der Unfallchirurg, 1999
Despite the many benefits of prone positioning in critically ill patients with respiratory failure and ARDS in the ICU, its technical problems have not yet been adequately resolved. Different approaches with special beds for prone positioning do exist, but these devices are difficult to handle, often not available and involve high costs.
R, Stiletto, G, Bittner
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Lattice position optimization for LATTICE therapy

Medical Physics, 2023
AbstractBackgroundLATTICE radiation therapy delivers 3D heterogenous dose of high peak‐to‐valley dose ratio (PVDR) to the tumor target, with peak dose at lattice vertices inside the target and valley dose for the rest of the target. Although the lattice vertex positions can impact PVDR inside the target and sparing of organs‐at‐risk (OAR), they are ...
Weijie, Zhang, Yuting, Lin, Fen, Wang, Rajeev, Badkul, Ronald C, Chen, Hao, Gao   +5 more
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Positive Psychology, Positive Prevention, and Positive Therapy

2001
Abstract Psychology after World War II became a science largely devoted to healing. It concentrated on repairing damage using a disease model of human functioning. This almost exclusive attention to pathology neglected the idea of a fulfilled individual and a thriving community, and it neglected the possibility that building strength is ...
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Positioning and integrating medication therapy management

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 2012
To summarize findings from medication therapy management (MTM) "environmental scans" conducted from 2007 through 2010, interpret findings from the environmental scans using insights gained from the Future of MTM Roundtable convened in October 2010, and propose ideas for future positioning and integrating of MTM programs in the U.S.
Jon C, Schommer, William R, Doucette, Kathleen A, Johnson, Lourdes G, Planas   +3 more
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Position paper—PUVA therapy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1983
PUVA, the combination of psoralen (P) and long-wave ultraviolet radiation (UVA), is being used increasingly in the management of psoriasis and several other dermatologic disorders. While the acute toxicity of this modality, which includes erythema and blistering of the skin, can be avoided with careful monitoring of the dosimetry of the administered ...
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Adherence to positive airway pressure therapy

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2006
The purpose of this review is to discuss the nature of adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), identify measurement modalities, consider factors that have been identified in the literature associated with nonadherence and present interventions that may promote use.Patient characteristics associated with CPAP adherence include self ...
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Position Paper Guidelines for Periodontal Therapy

Journal of Periodontology, 2001
The American Academy of Periodontology offers the following Guidelines for Periodontal Therapy. These guidelines are intended to fulfill the Academy's obligation to the public and to the dental profession. This paper sets forth the clinical objectives and scope of periodontal therapy. These guidelines are designed to give guidance to state legislatures
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Radiation therapy‐associated toxicity: Etiology, management, and prevention

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2021
Kyle Wang
exaly  

Clinical insights into small cell lung cancer: Tumor heterogeneity, diagnosis, therapy, and future directions

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2023
Balazs Dome
exaly