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Nutrition and chronic kidney disease
The incidence of malnutrition disorders in chronic kidney disease (CKD) appears unchanged over time, whereas patient-care and dialysis techniques continue to progress. Despite some evidence for cost-effective treatments, there are numerous caveats to applying these research findings on a daily care basis. There is a sustained generation of data confirming metabolic improvement when patients con…
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Gastric cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment an…
Almost one million (951 600) new cases of gastric cancer were diagnosed globally in 2012, resulting in ∼723 100 deaths [1]. Of these ∼140 000 cases and ∼107 000 deaths occurred in Europe [2]. Gastric cancer displays significant global variation in incidence; the highest rates are seen in Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe and South America, with lower rates in North America and Western Europe…
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Levobupivacaine for labor analgesia
Combined spinal‑epidural analgesia has become the preferred technique for labor analgesia as it combines the benefits of both spinal analgesia and flexibility of epidural catheter. Study was carried out with the primary aim to compare levobupivacaine and ropivacaine with fentanyl in terms of onset and duration of sensory block and to know maternal and fetal outcome
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Dose-Response Curves for Intrathecal Bupivacaine, Levobupivacaine, and Ropiva…
Bupivacaine, levobupivacaine, and ropivacaine are often given intrathecally for labor analgesia, but limited data are available for their dose-response properties in this context. The objective of this study was to describe the dose-response curves of these local anesthetics when given intrathecally for labor analgesia, to determine values for D50 (dose producing a 50% response) and to compare …
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Nontraumatic rhabdomyolysis: an unusual complication of diabetic hyperosmolar…
Rhabdomyolysis is an uncommon but underestimated complication of HONK.1 We present the case of a patient presenting with HONK complicated by rhabdomyolysis.
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Honk if You Love Rad Onc! OMG—What About Your QMP?
Recent figures as of December 2013 indicate that the ACR’s membership is 36,605, or 74% of all US radiologists, including 1,159 radiation oncologists (3%) and 634 medical physicists (1%). The number of radiation oncologists and physicsts is small, but these members make large contributions to the College and the profession.
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“Honk Against Homophobia”: Rethinking Relations Between Media and Sexual …
The theory of “symbolic annihilation” or “symbolic violence” has been used in academic literature to describe the way in which sexual minorities have been ignored, trivialized, or condemned by the media. This article aims to de-center research from issues of media representation to consider the capacity for minority groups to proactively use new media and its various avenues for interac…
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Osteoporosis: A Review
Osteoporosis is a progressive systemic skeletal disease characterizedby reduced bone mass/density and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue. It is a “silent disease” as there are no symptoms prior to a fracture.The prevalence of osteoporosis increases markedly with age.DEXA is regarded as the gold standard technique for diagnosis of osteoporosis
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Thunderstorm asthma: revealing a hidden at-risk population
Epidemic thunderstorm asthma (ETSA) refers to large-scale acute bronchospasm events associated with thunderstorm. The most serious episode ever recorded occurred in Melbourne, Australia, in November 2016, where more than 3500 patients were treated in hospitals and 10 died. Previous work has been focused primarily on patient presentations to emergency departments. The prevalence of individuals …
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Epidemiology and Etiology of Acute Pancreatitis in Urban and Suburban Areas i…
To investigate the epidemiology, etiology, and severity of acute pancreatitis (AP) in urban and suburban areas of Shanghai in 2011 and 2016. Methods. A retrospective study of patients admitted to Shanghai General Hospital (urban and suburban campuses) with AP in 2011 and 2016 was undertaken. Patients were divided into acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP), hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis (HTGP)…
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