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The epidemiology and etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, clinical presentation, complications, and treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are reviewed. Major risk factors for AMI include age, sex (men greater than women), family history, race, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, cigarette
Herbal intake is escalating worldwide. To the best of our knowledge, myocardial infarction (MI) has not been reported following ingestion of laxative herbs in the absence of the well known risk factors for MI. We report on a 45- yr-old female patient who sustained acute inferior MI 8 h following
Rhapontigenin (RPG) is a stilben derivative and is known to bear several effects such as antiallergic, anticoagulative, hypoglycemic, antiangiogenic, and purgative. The investigation was conducted to evaluate the cardioprotective efficacy of RPG in rats having acute myocardial In recent years the number of patients with partial or total rectal prolapse has increased. Numerous techniques and surgical approaches have been described for its treatment. In this study we examine the main ones and stress the advantages of the transanal-perineal resection technique according to
Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a rare and potentially life-threatening clinical syndrome resulting from pituitary gland hemorrhage and/or infarction. Anticoagulation is a risk factor for triggering PA. Isolated oculomotor nerve palsy is an atypical presentation of The term acute coronary syndromes includes a phantom of symptomatic clinical pictures that represent the acute occlusion of the coronary arteries by diverse degrees of plate of cholesterol, clot and spasm. They are divided in acute coronary ischemic syndromes without elevation of the ST (instable
OBJECTIVE
To present the case of a 20-year-old collegiate wrestler who suffered from atypical chest pains and syncope after rigorous exercise, dehydration, and ingestion of a metabolic stimulant.
BACKGROUND
As a result of pressure to obtain a lower body weight for competition, wrestlers often pursue
By using the method of factor analysis (principal component method) the determinants of disease in elderly and senile patients were searched with an estimate of their influence degree in the population of the North-West Russia. The data from medical records of 712 patients of both sexes aged 59 to
OBJECTIVE
To describe the changes in de first six weeks after admission and to consider the factors which influence drug intake.
METHODS
Psychogeriatric nursing home facility Joachim en Anna in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
METHODS
Retrospective analysis of medical charts.
METHODS
Of 356 patients drug
This study was undertaken to ascertain the role of colonoscopy and surgery in patients with pseudo-obstruction of the cecum. Twenty-eight patients developed cecal pseudo-obstruction (cecal diameter ave., 13.6 cm +/- 2.0; range, 10-18 cm) and 25 of these 28 (89%) were hospitalized for nonabdominal
While much has appeared in the recent literature about various psychotherapeutic techniques used to treat eating disorders, little attention has been paid to the medical complications. Prominent among these are heart damage, failure of the endocrine system, infarction and perforation of the stomach
We present an unusual case of Chilaiditi syndrome that manifests under the guise of multiple systemic signs and symptoms. An 81-year-old female patient with a history of coronary artery disease and hypothyroidism presented to emergency department (ED) with chest heaviness associated with nausea,
BACKGROUND
Magnesium is a trace mineral in several hundred chemical reactions in the body. It has therapeutic potential in many medical conditions. In this review, we attempted to clarify the current information on the role of magnesium as a therapeutic agent.
METHODS
A MEDLINE search from 1966
This study analyze the characteristics and clinical medicine in 17 hospitals all over China, based on hospital information system diagnostic information database, including 4 497 cases of hospitalized patients with Parkinson's syndrome. Results indicate, the most common comorbidities are infarction,