NURSING CARE OF PATIENTS WITH LIVER GALLBLADDER AND PANCREATIC DISORDERS

To evaluate the plasma testosterone level in male patients with chronic kidney disease stage III - V, pre-dialysis. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study with a study group of 118 chronic kidney disease patients, pre-dialysis.

Patients with metastatic renal cell cancer (mRCC) are commonly treated with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib, which blocks signalling from vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) - and platelet-derived growth factor-receptors, inhibiting development of new blood vessels.

To evaluate the efficiency of endobronchial ultrasound for diagnosis of patients with suspected lung cancer. Subjects and methods: 82 patients with suspected primary lung cancer, treated at 103 Military Hospital and K3 Hospital located at Tan Trieu, Thanh Tri, Hanoi from January, 2013 to October, 20[r]

Cancer development is mediated by oxidative stress and inflammation, which may correlate with metabolic disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate antioxidant vitamins status and metabolic parameters in patients with oral cancer according to tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stages.

Objectives: To examine the characteristics of concomitant cardiovascular diseases in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 162 patients who had a confirmed diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease fro[r]

Identification of patient-related factors associated with Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and Quality of Life (QoL) at the start of treatment may identify patients who are prone to a decrease in HRQoL and/or QoL resulting from chemotherapy.

: Patients diagnosed with metastatic castration-refractory prostate cancer (mCRPC) rely on a limited number of therapeutic agents resulting in a median survival of 2–3 years. A subgroup of those patients with mCRPC presents with oligoprogressive disease.

To investigate the alterations in plasma concentration of dopamine in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Subjects and methods: Changes in plasma concentration of dopamine were analyzed to find its correlations and clinical features in 45 patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD group) and 40 healthy pe[r]

utilized as treatment for recurrent acute and/or chronic pancreatitis.This is now considered only a rare indication in an unusual instancewhere the pancreatitis appears to emanate from a proximal pancreatic ductstructure. Some surgeons feel that sphincteroplasty should be added topapil[r]

CPAP and BiPAP
Theory and Uses
By Rudy Koch BSRT,RRT
Adult Clinical Coordinator
Respiratory Care Department
Strong Memorial Hospital
What is CPAP?
• CPAP delivers a continuous positive air
pressure
• This is delivered throughout the respiratory
cycle
• designed to deliver a positive pressure of[r]

care. Knowledge transformation is not a method to reduce length of stay, reduce the cost of care, orincrease the number of patients with health insurance.PTS: 1DIF: AnalyzeREF: Definition of Knowledge Transformation5. An advance practice nurse[r]

Stereotactic irradiation (STI) is a primary treatment for patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases. Some of these patients experience local progression, which is difficult to differentiate from radiation necrosis, and difficult to treat. So far, just a few studies have clarified the prognosis[r]

Concerns have been raised about the TFM. Since this form of face mask has muchlarger volume, it has a significantly greater amount of dead space compared with othercommercially available forms of nasal and NO masks, but streaming of airflow directlyfrom the[r]

The complexity of health ailments parasites inflict on human’s remains a major issue worldwide. Accurate diagnosis of a parasite is the first step to fight against these parasitism and infectious diseases. To detect, identify and determine the prevalence of parasites among patients with abdominal sy[r]

Response evaluation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in patients with osteosarcoma is significant for the termination of ineffective treatment, the development of postoperative chemotherapy regimens, and the prediction of prognosis.

Two New Drugs for Skin and Skin Structure Infections
The FDA has approved two new drugs for treatment of adults with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections caused by susceptible gram-positive bacteria. Dalbavancin...
Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide (Velphoro) for Hyperphosphatemia
Most patie[r]

... Vol 24 , no 5, pp 723 -730, 15 Apr 20 09 [20 ] A Tay, SC Yen, JZ Li et al., “Real-time Gait Monitoring for Parkinson Disease,” Int Conf on Control and Automation., pp 1796-1801, June 12- 14, 20 13 [21 ]... between Kinesia system assessments and clinical tremor scores in patients with essential t[r]

To investigate histopathological and ultrastructural damages of liver in dioxinexposed people with chronic liver diseases in Vietnam.

Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease with a dismal prognosis. Despite profound medical advances in systemic therapies for other types of aggressive tumours during recent years, a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is still often synonymous with a fatal outcome.

Reinhold Haux Alfred Winter
Elske Ammenwerth Birgit Brigl
Strategic Information
Management in Hospitals
An Introduction to Hospital
Information Systems
With 106 Illustrations
Status: May 2002 (Version 0.22)
Contents
1INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 SIGNIFICANCE OF INFORMATION PROCESSING IN HOSPITALS 1
1.2 PROG[r]