TREATMENT OF ACUTE COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES

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Case presentation
The patient was a 55-year-old married female, mother of two healthy grown-up children, with a history of type-1 DM since the age of 11. For her diabetes, she was initially treated with insulin (Novolente) once and then twice daily for 35 years. Subsequently,[r]

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To describe the quality of cord blood stem cell stored in Stem Cell Bank of National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, to assess the initial results of cord blood transplantation for acute leukemia treatment.

Acute pancreatitis is a rare but recognised complication of clozapine leading to termination of treatment. This case demonstrates that patients who develop pancreatitis during clozapine treatment may be cautiously rechallenged with specialist gastroenterology support.

E.coli type II L-asparaginase is widely used for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. However, serious side effects such as allergic or hypersensitivity reactions are common for L-asparaginase treatment.

Modulation of Iron Metabolism and Hepcidin Release by HFE Mutations
in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients: Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Implications 159
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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive malignancy only cured by intensive therapy. However, many elderly and unfit patients cannot receive such treatment due to an unacceptable risk of treatment-related morbidity and mortality.

Abstract
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Modulation of Iron Metabolism and Hepcidin Release by HFE Mutations
in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients: Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Implications 159
inflammation sites released by macrophages, but also by smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells. MCP-1 plays a crucial role in b[r]

Medical treatment usually lasts for around 10-14 days. The alpha-adrenoceptor blocker dose is periodically increased, and a beta-adrenoceptor blocker is added after the first few days of alpha-adrenergic blockade; this treatment is particularly useful in patients with tachyar- r[r]

treatment of superficial transitional bladder carcinomas and, with radiation therapy, for curative treatment of anal carcinoma.
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Racecadotril is a guideline-recommended option for the treatment of acute diarrhea in children but existing guidelines and previous reviews of the field are based on a small fraction of published evidence.

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PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CARDIOGENIC SHOCK COMPLICATING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION Authors: Judith S Hochman, MD, Alex Reyentovich, MD Section Editors: Bernard J Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil[r]