Weight Loss and Illness Severity in Adolescents With Atypical Anorexia Nervosa [PDF]
Weight history, along with current weight, is useful for pediatricians tasked with assessing illness severity in today’s diverse population of patients with restrictive EDs.
A. Garber +13 more
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Predictors of fatigue severity in early systemic sclerosis: a prospective longitudinal study of the GENISOS cohort. [PDF]
ObjectivesLongitudinal studies examining the baseline predictors of fatigue in SSc have not been reported. Our objectives were to examine the course of fatigue severity over time and to identify baseline clinical, demographic, and psychosocial predictors
Assassi, Shervin +10 more
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Background Understanding the memory T-cell response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is crucial for assessing the longevity of protective immunity after SARS-CoV-2 infection or coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19 ...
C. K. Kang +13 more
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Background: In idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) is an independent factor for mortality. Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) is a rare disease with physical features such as emaciation, but the ...
Naofumi Sato +8 more
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Severity of illness scores at presentation predict ICU admission and mortality in COVID-19
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed hospital systems in multiple countries and necessitated caring for patients in atypical healthcare settings. The goal of this study was to ascertain if the conventional critical care severity scores qSOFA,
E. Wilfong +7 more
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Factors associated with disease severity and length of stay in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Tabriz, Iran: A retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Introduction: The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread globally. Early and dynamic detection of prognostic factors is essential to improve the ability to treat COVID-19.
Elnaz Asghari +3 more
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Disease Prevalence, Parent’s Educational Needs, and Disease Management according to Severity of Respiratory Infections in Early Childhood [PDF]
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate disease prevalence, parent’s educational needs, and disease management according to severity of respiratory infections in early childhood.
Hye-Yul Han +3 more
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The laboratory tests and host immunity of COVID-19 patients with different severity of illness.
BACKGROUND The Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19), infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused a severe outbreak in China. The host immunity of COVID-19 patients is unknown. METHODS The routine laboratory tests
Feng Wang +12 more
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Background The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is now becoming an enormous threat to public health. The clinical spectrum of COVID-19 is extensive, of which critical cases are with rapid disease progression and high mortality.
Shanyan Zhang +14 more
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Development of artificial neural network models for paediatric critical illness in South Africa
ObjectivesFailures in identification, resuscitation and appropriate referral have been identified as significant contributors to avoidable severity of illness and mortality in South African children.
Michael A. Pienaar +4 more
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