alkaline phosphatase/vomiting

A 53-year-old woman presented with persistent edema and pain of the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints and the wrist, knee and ankle joints, with more recent intermittent nausea and vomiting. Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis was ineffective. No clinical

The patient is a 42-year-old male with a past medical history of HIV/AIDS (his most recent CD4 count, four months before admission, was 19) and hepatitis C who presented to the Emergency Department complaining of one week of persistent nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. His admit labs were as follows:

Schistosoma mansoni is a parasitic trematode of the portal-mesenteric veins with a closed-end intestine. Adult worms regurgitate their intestinal content after digestion, together with constituents of the lining gut. Some of these molecules circulate in the blood and are antigenic. We obtain a

The authors report a case of jaundice occurring secondary to severe vomiting in pregnancy in the first trimester. This is a rare clinical entity (occurring in 0.2-3 cases per thousand) although some people say it does not exist. The physiopathology is still badly understood but it occurs most often

Serum levels of total alkaline phosphatase increase during pregnancy but the presently available methods are not very precise. We used the CHEM 1 Bayer Diagnostic test in all the consecutive patients admitted to our unit between June 1 and October 16, 1990. Exclusion criteria were twin pregnancies,

BACKGROUND Nausea and vomiting after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are common in clinical practice, but few studies have reported the incidence and risk factors of such events. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to analyze the incidence and

BACKGROUND Fascioliasis is a zoonotic disease caused by Fasciola species. Patient may be asymptomatic or presents with jaundice and biliary colic or right hypochondriac pain due to bile duct obstruction with gastrointestinal symptoms. METHODS We report a case of human fascioliasis in a 45 years old

Radio- and chemotherapy for the treatment of malignancies are often associated with significant toxicity. One approach to reduce the toxicity is the concomitant treatment with chemoprotective agents. This article reviews two sulfhydryl compounds, namely the agent WR-2721 (amifostine), a compound

Gall bladder distension with acute viral acalculous cholecystitis is a rare event in pediatric cases with a high incidence of perforation, gallbladder necrosis and mortality. We report a two and a half year old female child presenting with fever, vomiting, pain abdomen, mild hepatosplenomegaly and

BACKGROUND Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous herpes virus that persists lifelong in normal humans by colonizing memory B cells. Infection during childhood is usually asymptomatic. Isolated gallbladder wall thickening or hydrops have been reported in patients with EBV infectious mononucleosis.

In this study, the pathophysiologic and immunologic parameters from a 24-hr of canine endotoxemia model by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) infusion were evaluated. For that, twelve healthy beagles received a continuous 24-hr IV infusion of low dose LPS (10 µg/kg/h, from Escherichia coli serotype O111:B4)

The present study was planned to investigate the molecular prevalence of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) in dogs in and around Hisar and to evaluate the haemato-biochemical profile for its better management. A total of 60 dogs presented to Medicine Section, TVCC, LUVAS, Hisar with the history of

Acquired osteosclerosis is a rare disorder of bone formation but an important consideration in adults with sclerotic bones or elevated bone density results. In such patients, malignancy, hepatitis C, and fluorosis should all be considered when making a diagnosis. We describe 4 patients evaluated at

Cefsulodin, a narrow-spectrum cephalosporin with excellent antipseudomonal activity was used to treat 48 patients with 51 Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. These included osteomyelitis, infected prostheses, post-operative and post-traumatic superficial wounds, decubitus and stasis ulcers, lower

Antithyroid drugs (ATDs) have been widely and effectively used for the treatment of pediatric and adult thyrotoxicosis for more than a half century. Since the very beginning of ATD use, reports of hepatic dysfunction related to propylthiouracil (PTU) therapy have been published. We describe a case