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Introduction: pain in cancer patients is based on the concept of the World Health Organization (WHO) analgesic ladder and was recently updated with the EAPC (European Association for Palliative Care) recommendations. (1) Cancer pain management using opioids administered alone or in combination with

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a constellation of symptoms including headache, sleep disturbance, fatigue, dizziness, and nausea, vomiting, or anorexia that commonly occurs in travelers ascending to altitudes above 2,500m. AMS incidence varies based on altitude and ascent profile with rates

Dengue fever has various levels of severity, from mild disease to severe hemorrhagic complications and shock. Dengue is endemic world-wide and has been found in the United States. The mortality from dengue fever can be as high as 15-20%, with nearly 22,000 deaths annually, most of them children

Before 2006, the recommended initial refeeding rate was around 20-25kcal/kg/day for severely malnourished patients. But due to the risk of RFS, the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in 2006 published new guidelines, recommending a very cautious refeeding level of only 5-10

Breast reconstruction (BR) is commonly requested following mastectomy, and recent measures have been taken to ensure patient access is universal. Transferring autologous tissue from the abdomen using microvascular surgical techniques provides a reliable reconstruction method with high levels of

BACKGROUND: Increasing concerns have been raised over the past several years regarding the degree of radiation exposure in patients being evaluated for abdominal complaints. A deepening body of literature supports the use of ultrasound for the evaluation of appendicitis. In particular, ultrasound is

Aims of the study The aim of this study is to examine the effects of a nursing intervention consisting of sanitary-therapeutic education during the follow-up period after the implantation of a defibrillator (ICD) in patients with congestive heart failure. The effectiveness of the educational

Inclusion criteria: 1. Males and females ≥ 20 years of age 2. ECOG performance status of 0-1 3. Histologically or cytologically verified non-squamous NSCLC 4. Stage IV disease, as defined by American Joint Committee on Cancer 7th edition staging, prior to first-line or second-line chemotherapy with

1.0 Background While atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia requiring therapy, it is also associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, dementia, and death. The number of Americans affected with AF is expected to surge to nearly 16

The interesting material properties, such as good mechanical strength, electrical conductivity, low density, porosity adaptable, are closely associated to the intrinsic characteristics of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), of which BP is made . The high surface development of CNT, in addition to promoting

The Buckypaper (BP) is an innovative material that has attracted the attention of many research groups engaged in the study of its possible applications in various technological fields preliminary to human experimentation. In fact the experimentation, preliminary conducted on animal model, will be

1. Introduction. Pentavalent antimonials are first line drugs for the treatment of leishmaniasis. WHO and Brazilian Ministry of Health recommend treating patients with mucosal (ML) or mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) with doses of 20mg/kg/day, intramuscularly or intravenously, for a period of three

Study Design. A prospective, randomized, intervention trial. Study site. The study will be conducted in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The children will be recruited on discharge from the Dhaka Hospital of ICDDR,B after treatment of their acute illnesses, and the follow up visits will be conducted at HNFU or

Thiamin is a water-soluble B-complex vitamin which is supplied primarily from cereals and enriched grains in the ordinary diet. The majority of absorbed thiamin combines with ATP in the body to form thiamin pyrophosphate (TPP). TPP is a coenzyme which is involved in a number of energy production

Parkinson disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by motor symptoms. Patients are initially treated successfully with drugs (e.g. levodopa), unfortunately use is limited due to severe side effects. In the advanced stages of PD neurosurgical treatment is the next