Severe Respiratory and Hemodynamic Failures following Successful Spontaneous Pneumothorax Drainage. [PDF]
Case Rep Emerg Med, 2021 Spontaneous pneumothorax is a frequent situation in respiratory medicine, and its treatment is based on conservative treatment or pleural drainage. Reexpansion pulmonary edema (REPE) is often a mild complication following pneumothorax drainage. We report here a severe case of unilateral REPE following spontaneous pneumothorax drainage associated with ...
Mayeur N, Groyer S, Vimeux S, Roustan J.
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Examining the Association Between Perceived Quality of Care and Experienced Coercion Among Patients in Acute Mental Health Units in Spain: A National Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
J Clin NursABSTRACT Aim To examine the association between perceived quality of care and the level of coercion experienced by individuals hospitalised in acute mental health units. Design National cross‐sectional study. Methods Data were collected from 255 patients admitted to 12 acute mental health units across Spain.
El-Abidi K +20 more
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Ventricular tachycardia revealing drug abuse induced myocarditis: two case reports. [PDF]
Clin Case Rep, 2018 Illicit drugs are an uncommon etiology of acute myocarditis but should be evocated in young population. This association may result in further complications, mainly ventricular arrhythmia and therefore increases sudden cardiac deaths among young abusers. Withholding drug intoxication to prevent recurrent events is a major key of management.
Ouali S +8 more
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A qualitative study of georgian youth who are on the street or institutionalized. [PDF]
Int J Pediatr, 2012 Street children, or children who live and/or spend time on the streets, are a vulnerable group of considerable concern to the global public health community. This paper describes the results of two linked qualitative studies conducted with children living or spending time on the street and in orphanages in and around urban areas in the Republic of ...
Murray LK +5 more
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Thr92Ala polymorphism of human type 2 deiodinase gene (hD2) affects the development of Graves' disease, treatment efficiency, and rate of remission. [PDF]
Clin Dev Immunol, 2012 Clinical symptoms vary in thyrotoxicosis, and severity of these depends on many factors. Over the last years, impact of genetic factors upon the development and clinical significance of thyrotoxic symptoms became evident. It is known that a production of T3 in various tissues is limited by deiodinase 2 (D2).
Alina B +5 more
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Toxicomania, alcoolismul, narcomania – determinante ale criminalitatii [PDF]
Supremația Dreptului, 2022 Încercarea de a defini alcoolismul a fost marcată aproape în permanenţă de incertitudini, conflicte şi ambiguităţi, definiţiile folosite reflectând ideile culturale, religioase sau ştiinţifice ale momentului.
Constantin Bujor
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Polymorphisms of β 1-adrenoreceptor gene and cardiovascular complications in patients with thyrotoxicosis. [PDF]
Biomed Res Int, 2014 Human cardiac β1‐AR perform a crucial role in mediating the cardiostimulating effects of norepinephrine. Gly389Arg and Ser49Gly polymorphisms of β1‐adrenoreceptors (β1‐AR) can influence the cardiovascular prognosis. However, the possible effect of Gly389Arg and Ser49Gly polymorphisms on heart function in thyrotoxicosis has not been studied.
Babenko AY +5 more
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Current Concepts on Drug Abuse and Dependence [PDF]
, 2015 Drug addiction is a complex disease characterized by compulsive and uncontrollable desire to seek and consume the drug. In time, drug-related terminology has undergone many changes, arising from the deepening of the mechanisms of action, but also about ...
Baconi, Daniela Luiza +5 more
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Clínica da toxicomania: uma expressão melancólica?
Revista Latinoamericana de Psicopatologia Fundamental, 2011 O presente artigo tem como objetivo compreender por meio da teoria psicanalítica um caso clínico, que se apresenta inicialmente como um caso de toxicomania.
Shana Nakoneczny Pimenta +2 more
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Tóxico e adicção comparados a paixão e toxicomania: etimologia e psicanálise
Psicologia USP, 2006 Pela ótica psicanalítica, a etimologia de "tóxico" e "adicção" foi comparada à "paixão" e "toxicomania", obtendo-se as seguintes conclusões: "tóxico" e "toxicomania" remetem à "substância química" que ataca o organismo; os sentidos etimológicos ...
Victor Eduardo Silva Bento
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