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The process of manipulation of the airway during laryngoscopy, endotracheal intubation, and extubation is usually associated with exaggerated hemodynamic response including tachycardia, hypertension as well as increase intraocular and intracranial pressure[1,2]. The exact mechanism to these

The gravity of the disease caused by the new coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is predominantly harbored in severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), often requiring ventilatory support. However, in some cases it has been observed that the involvement of this entity is not restrict to the respiratory

Introduction Hypertension is the commonest medical complication of pregnancy. It is associated with high maternal and perinatal mortality, especially when severe. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy constitute one of the five major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality in obstetric practice,

Once each patient legal guardians has signed the informed consent document and it has been verified that the inclusion criteria are met, participants will be assigned the same identification number (ID) that is related to its Clinical History (CH) by simple coding; custody of the file with the

Background Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and devastating malignant brain tumor in adults. Patients with glioblastoma face a poor prognosis. Despite maximal treatment, most patients suffer tumor progression after 6-7 months and die within 1-2 years. Standard treatment for newly diagnosed

1. BACKGROUND In 2002, the Philippines changed its antimalarial drug policy to the combination treatment, CQ+ Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as 1st-line treatment and artemether-lumefantrine as 2nd-line treatment. The Department of Health (DOH) prescribed the use of artemether-lumefantrine (AL)

An optimal coverage of the required calorie requirement is a basic prerequisite for a speedy recovery. One study reports that almost every fourth patient is malnourished in German hospitals. Malnutrition is in turn associated with more complications, higher mortality and longer length of stay. The

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

Gastritis is a very common disease in children. The main presentation of children with gastritis is recurrent abdominal pain and dyspepsia or vomiting. Young children may have hematemesis or melena as presentation. Drug induced or food related gastritis presents usually with acute symptoms but

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is one of the leading causes of death during childbirth and accounts for an estimated 140,000 deaths per year worldwide. Furthermore, recent evidence has shown that the rate of PPH secondary to uterine atony is increasing. Multiple pregnancy is a well-recognized risk

Background: Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), a major global health problem, is defined as wasting (i.e. weight-for-height between <-2 and -3 Z-scores of the WHO Child Growth Standards) and/or mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) greater or equal to 115 mm and less than 125 mm. According to the

Background: Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), a major global health problem, is defined as wasting (i.e. weight-for-height between < -2 and -3 Z-scores of the WHO Child Growth Standards) and/or mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) greater or equal to 115 mm and less than 125 mm. According to the

Clinical, randomized, experimental, single blind study. The sample for the present study will consist of 40 patients who attend consecutively to maxillofacial surgery, to perform third molar surgical extraction. The sample size defined for the present study is 40 patients, each with two extractions

CASE PRESENTATION Case 1 An 8 year-old male started 48 hrs prior to admission with abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant associated with vomiting and fever. The physical examination revealed discrete bilateral conjunctival hiperemia, right cervical adenomegaly, and severe abdominal pain in the