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Multidisciplinary Team Approach in Cancer Care: A Review of The …
网页2021年11月18日 · Disclosure: Scott has declared no conflicts of interest. Support: The publication of this article was funded by a medical educational grant from AstraZeneca with the purpose of enhancing the fundamental understanding of oncology specialists of the value of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach …
Ectopic Beats: How Many Count? - European Medical Journal
网页2017年10月12日 · Recruits underwent 24-hour ambulatory ECG monitoring and, if AF was not detected on initial monitoring, they were then assigned to 30-day external loop recording. The overall 90-day AF detection rate was 16%, and the probability of detecting AF increased with higher atrial ectopic activity. Patients with <100 PAC/24 hours had a probability of ...
Managing Extubation and Post Extubation in ICU - EMJ
网页2017年10月26日 · This transition from IMV to spontaneous breathing in the critical care population is often complex with multiple confounding factors to consider 9 and differs significantly from the process of waking and extubation following general anaesthesia for surgical procedures. Patients starting the weaning process early and extubating rapidly have lower rates of mortality and morbidity. 5 Despite ...
Emetogenicity of Chemotherapy : MASCC/ESMO Guidelines - EMJ
网页2022年6月16日 · CINV is experienced by about 70–80% of adult patients with cancer who are receiving chemotherapy, decreasing both quality of life and treatment compliance. 1-3 CINV remains one of the most feared side effects of chemotherapy, despite the availability of new and effective antiemetic medications. 4,5. With appropriate prophylaxis, vomiting can ...
An Update on Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in …
网页2023年5月31日 · Key Points. 1. Patients with osteoporosis should be recognised as being at considerably reduced risk of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) relative to oncology patients, and risk stratified accordingly to …
Diabetic Amyotrophy: From the Basics to the Bedside - EMJ
网页2020年3月31日 · Abstract. Diabetic amyotrophy is a rare complication of diabetes compared to distal symmetric polyneuropathy, but can occasionally be encountered in clinical practice, particularly as the incidence of diabetes increases. The distinctive history of unilateral neuropathic symptoms followed rapidly by atrophy and weakness is typical of the disorder.
Considerations for Choosing Treatment Options for Benign …
网页2021年8月23日 · CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE SELECTION OF SUITABLE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS. Factors influencing the choice of a BPH management solution for an individual patient would include patient evaluation; predicted treatment outcomes achievable by available treatment options; patient preferences; expectations from the chosen treatment option in terms of speed of onset, efficacy, side effects, and QoL; …
Review of Rifaximin: A Summary of the Current Evidence and …
网页2021年9月21日 · Concurrently, rifaximin favours the growth of beneficial bacterial species. 22 Indications for Rifaximin Use. In view of its enterically localised bioavailability, rifaximin has primarily complemented the management of gastrointestinal pathology: travellers’ diarrhoea, infectious diarrhoea, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), irritable bowel syndrome, diverticular disease ...
Eleven Myths on Nail Melanoma - European Medical Journal
网页2021年11月11日 · NAIL MELANOMA MYTH 9: A DARK MELANONYCHIA STRIATA IS INDICATIVE OF AN UNGUAL MELANOMA. The colour of ungual melanomas may range from jet-black to brown to virtually non-pigmented. 10 In fact, most melanomas deriving from the matrix are melanotic whereas those originating in the nailbed are amelanotic.