Assessment the Severity of Asthma on Patients in Specialist Respiratory Center in Baghdad City
Objectives: The study aims to assess the patients' asthma control and find out the association between the gender, age, marital status, educational level, employment, duration of disease.
Sabah A. Ahmed, Ali kh. Aliwie
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Evaluation of disease severity with quantitative chest CT in COVID-19 patients
PURPOSEWe aimed to assess the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia on computed tomography (CT) using quantitative (QCT) and semiquantitative (SCT) assessments and compare with the clinical findings.METHODSTwo observers independently
Furkan Ufuk +5 more
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Doubled lifespan and patient‐like pathologies in progeria mice fed high‐fat diet [PDF]
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is a devastating premature aging disease. Mouse models have been instrumental for understanding HGPS mechanisms and for testing therapies, which to date have had only marginal benefits in mice and patients ...
Albert, Carolyn J +10 more
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Evaluation of Nail Psoriasis: Delving into Some Useful Scores
Introduction: Several scoring systems have been established for nail psoriasis severity assessment. However, there is a lack of consensus on these tools.
Sudha Agrawal, Shikha Khare
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Despite the ongoing spread of MERS, there is limited knowledge of the factors affecting its severity and outcomes. We analyzed clinical data and specimens from fourteen MERS patients treated in a hospital who collectively represent a wide spectrum of ...
C. Min +13 more
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Depression and Incident Alzheimer Disease: The Impact of Disease Severity [PDF]
To test the hypothesis that clinically significant depression (particularly severe depression) increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD).A longitudinal, three-wave epidemiologic study was implemented in a sample of individuals aged 55 years and older (n = 4,803) followed up at 2.5 years and 4.5 years.
Gracia-García, P. +10 more
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Profile of Interleukin-6 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Background:In 2019’s December, the new COVID-19 coronavirus induced severe lower respiratory tract syndrome in Wuhan, China. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ultimately became responsible for the life-threatening pandemic. The
Khlood Noori Saeed +2 more
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Influenza A infections: predictors of disease severity
Influenza affects approximately 10% of the world's population annually. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates due to its propensity to progress to severe acute respiratory infection, leading to 10-40% of hospitalized patients needing intensive care.
L. A. Pereira +8 more
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An Evaluation of a Battery of Functional and Structural Tests as Predictors of Likely Risk of Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. [PDF]
Purpose: To evaluate the ability of visual function and structural tests to identify the likely risk of progression from early/intermediate to advanced AMD, using the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) simplified scale as a surrogate for risk of ...
Bailey, C. +3 more
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Red cell distribution width as a biomarker of disease severity in hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Background Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an increasingly recognized form of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases that may lead to respiratory failure and increased risk for mortality. Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a parameter that is routinely
Ahmed Al Halfawy +3 more
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