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PTH-Related Protein Assays in Advanced Kidney Disease: Implications for Evaluation of Hypercalcemia

Case Reports in Nephrology, 2023
Hypercalcemia is a common and potentially serious electrolyte abnormality that is often observed in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). When malignancy is considered, parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) levels are often measured. PTHrP is
Jobira A. Woldemichael, Andres D. Pirela, Barry I. Freedman   +2 more
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A critical literature review exploring the challenges of delivering effective palliative care to older people with dementia in the acute hospital setting [PDF]

, 2008
Aim. This paper considers the challenges of delivering effective palliative care to older people with dementia and the possible strategies to overcome barriers to endof-life care in these patients. Background.
Birch, Deborah, Draper, Janet
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Understanding the Presentation of Terminal Ileitis

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2022
Our patient is a 47-year-old African American female with a past medical history of recurrent episodes of small bowel obstruction. She presented to the emergency department with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
Ashali Jain, Xiaolan Tang, Tyler Jones, Sripal Aditya Padam   +3 more
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Prediction of survival probabilities with Bayesian Decision Trees [PDF]

, 2013
Practitioners use Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) models for predicting the survival probability of an injured patient. The accuracy of TRISS predictions is acceptable for patients with up to three typical injuries, but unacceptable for patients
Bailey, Becalick, Bishop, Bouamra, Boyd, Breiman, Chawda, Chipman, Chipman, Clermont, Denison, Dietterich, DiRusso, Domingos, Duda, Green, Hadfield, Hall, Hilden, Hunter, Jaimes, Jakaite, Kilgo, Kilgo, Koshy, Kreke, Krzanowski, Kuncheva, Li, Livia Jakaite, Lunn, Millham, Oakland, Osler, Osler, Patil, Quinlan, Robert, Rogers, Rogers, Schetinin, Schetinin, Schetinin, Schetinin, Silva, Steyerberg, Stojadinovic, Sujin, Vapnik, Vitaly Schetinin, Wojtek J. Krzanowski   +50 more
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Perception of physicians of Intensive Care Units of the Clinicas Hospital Complex about orthothanasia

Revista Dor
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Modern medicine lives a moment of searching for a sensible balance in the physician-patient relationship. As opposed to what was observed few years ago, when patients were, in the strict conception of the word, patients, that ...
Matheus Fachini Vane, Irimar de Paula Posso   +1 more
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The Case for an Autonomy-Centred View of Physician-Assisted Death [PDF]

, 2020
Most people who defend physician-assisted death (PAD) endorse the Joint View, which holds that two conditions—autonomy and welfare—must be satisfied for PAD to be justified. In this paper, we defend an Autonomy Only view.
Davis, Jeremy, Mathison, Eric
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What Healthcare Workers Should Know about Environmental Bacterial Contamination in the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

, 2017
Intensive care unit- (ICU-) acquired infections are a major health problem worldwide. Inanimate surfaces and equipment contamination may play a role in cross-transmission of pathogens and subsequent patient colonization or infection. Bacteria contaminate
Cortegiani, A., Fasciana, T., Giammanco, A., Giarratano, A., Gregoretti, C., Iozzo, P., Raineri, S., Russotto, V.   +7 more
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The Costs of Treating Terminal Patients [PDF]

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2010
In addition to the effectiveness of terminal care, policy makers and health care payers are concerned about the costs of treating terminal patients in a context of spiraling health care costs and limited resources.This article aims to review the international literature on the costs of treating terminal patients.Studies were identified by searching ...
Simoens, Steven, Kutten, Betty, Keirse, Emmanuel, Vanden Berghe, Paul, Beguin, Claire, Desmedt, Marianne, Deveugele, Myriam, Léonard, Christian, Paulus, Dominique, Menten, Johan   +9 more
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A qualitative study of the health experience of gypsy travellers in the UK with a focus on terminal illness [PDF]

, 2008
Aim To understand the experience of terminal care and health care access for Gypsy Travellers, to inform palliative and primary care service provision. Background Little contemporary research of UK English Romany Gypsy Travellers is available.
Edwards, Edwards, Elouise Jesper, Eysenbach, Feder, Frances Griffiths, Hawes, Hawes, Helman, Len Smith, Linthwaite, Niner, none, Okely, Pahl   +14 more
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18q22.1-qter deletion and 4p16.3 microduplication in a boy with speech delay and mental retardation: case report and review of the literature

Molecular Cytogenetics, 2018
Background Deletions involving the long arm of chromosome 18 have been associated with a highly variable phenotypic spectrum that is related to the extent of the deleted region. Duplications in chromosomal region 4p16.3 have also been shown to cause 4p16.
Chunjing Wang, Huanhuan Ren, Huaifu Dong, Meng Liang, Qi Wu, Yaping Liao   +5 more
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