non-alcoholic fatty liver disease/edema

Background On February 21th 2020, SARS-CoV-2 outbreak erupted in Italy and, in the immediately subsequent period, all the Italian regional Health Systems had to face with an overwhelming increase of COVID-19 admissions requiring isolation, oxygen, ventilation and ICU beds. The COVID-19 related

Scleredema adultorum of Buschke is a scleroderma-like skin disorder characterized by thickened skin with edema in patients' neck, shoulders and back. Graff described three types of scleredema. The first type occurs usually in children after an infection, the second type often associated with

With the increasing prevalence of obesity, diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome in the general population, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common cause of chronic liver disease. NAFLD refers to a wide spectrum of liver damage, ranging from simple steatosis to

A descripative cohort study which included 60 pregnant women recuirted from Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Menoufia University Hospital and diagnosed as placenta previa accreta. • Ethical considerations: Ethics: The study was approved by Ethical Committee of Menoufia Faculty of

Decision to perform this observational study was made due to the lack of information on the local incidence and risk factors for the development of immediate postoperative delirium (IPD). A literature review was done to study the already implicated perioperative causative factors as well as other

Products or Devices to be Studied: Branched Chain Amino Acid anhydrous blend (1250mg valine, 2500mg leucine, 1250mg isoleucine) Pre-assigned IND number: 140871 Holder of the IND (Richard Marshall, MD) Purpose of the Study: Aim: To evaluate the effect of branched-chain amino acid (BCAA)

Ascites is the most common complication of cirrhosis, and 60% of patients with compensated cirrhosis develop ascites within 10 years during the course of their disease . Ascites occurs only when portal hypertension has developed and is related to inability to excrete an adequate amount of sodium

Globally, the mortality after any infection in cirrhosis patients is very high. The cumulative mortality in patients with infections was 43.5% (11,987 patients) where as the mortality rate without infection was 13.6% (2317 patients). Over the years, variceal bleeding causing death in cirrhosis has

The intensity of pain, the degree of edema and trismus are generally subjective and difficult to show a variation between patients. To detect this difference, we chose a split-mouth study design - one side will be assigned irrigation with ozonated water (Study Group) and the contralateral side will

Objectives / Research Aims The overall objectives of this study are to demonstrate whether a protocol for the early use of inhaled N-acetylcysteine improves mortality, ventilator days, ICU days, hospital stay, as well as the need for other "rescue" modalities, such as use of advanced ventilator

BACKGROUND Interest in vitamin D has seen an unprecedented revival sparked by the finding that vitamin D has pleiotropic effects. The nuclear vitamin D receptor (VDR) is widely present in different cell types and organs and regulates more than 200 genes. The link between vitamin D and critical

- Place of study: General Hospital of the State of Sonora "Dr. Ernesto Ramos Bours" in the city of Hermosillo, Sonora. - Sociodemographic and symptomatological information questionnaire: Questionnaires will be applied to each participant, which will allow to obtain information of their occupation,

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

Lipedema According to an epidemiological study by Földi E and Földi M, lipedema affects 11% of the female population. Rarely, men with hypogonadism, growth hormone deficiency, or liver disease may develop lipedema. Drs. Allen and Hines from the Mayo clinic defined lipedema in 1940 and shortly

Study design and participants The study was conducted in three counties (Yucheng, Xintai and Dongchangfu) of Shandong province, China, which had the highest reported HCV case numbers in the province. Potential patients with chronic HCV infection were recruited by checking the medical records of the