Overall survival Mean overall survival (OS) was 13.8 years (median was not reached) with 96% at 3 years, 93% at 5 years, 83% at 10 years and 64% at 15 years after RT. For low-grade meningioma survival rate was 97% at 3 years, 94% at 5 years, 85% at 10 years and 65% at 15 years, for atypical meningioma 91% at 3 years, 86% at 5 years, 62% at 10 years and 50% at 15 years. As expected OS is significantly better for low-grade meningioma (p=.034, Figure 1). Stratified by histology, we compared groups…
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), or Bechterew’s disease, is an inflammatory disease that can cause the vertebrae in the spine to fuse together. The fusing that takes place will make the spine less flexible and can lead to a curvature of the spine culminating in a stood posture. This disease predominantly affects males in their teens 20s, and is less common in women. Early signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis may include pain and stiffness in the neck, lower back, and hips. These signs and…
Drug Rash Skin reactions can be caused by several different drugs. Allergy to the medicine can cause itching, hives, and other rashes. Sun exposure causes a red rash with some medicines. Mononucleosis virus can cause a similar red rash when you are taking antibiotics. Sometimes, the rash may be accompanied by pain. The drug rash may happen with new drugs or with medicines that you have been taking for a while. The rash cannot be spread from person to person. In most cases, the symptoms of a…
the injured person take the time to rest for a few minutes while applying an ice pack to the area. The limb that is affected should be elevated using pillows. This will improve blood flow and help reduce any shock of the injury. A good way to tell if the injury has been iced for long enough…
3: Diagnostic components in orthodontics 3.1. The orthodontic treatment index: dental health components Grade Characteristics 1: None Extremely minor malocclusions including displacements <1 mm 2: Little a. Increased overjet 3.5 mm but ≤6 mm with competent lips b. Reverse overjet 0 mm but ≤1 mm c. Anterior or posterior crossbite with ≤1 mm discrepancy between retruded contact position and intercuspal position d. Displacement of teeth 1 mm but ≤2 mm e. Anterior or posterior open bite 1 mm…
last PM. No prior history of UTI. Vomited x1 yesterday. Her weight is 46 pounds (46lbs= 20, 9 kg= 21 kg). Exam. Unremarkable. Some regionalized abdominal pain. No suprapubic tenderness. Urine dip in office reveals 2+ bacteria, +nitrites, neg blood, glucose, ketones. Perineal area slightly excoriated. What would your treatment plan be for this patient? What would you prescribe? Allie presents with symptoms of urinary tract infection. Her urinalysis was positive for leukocytes and…
interesting one, and one that I rarely hear about. Everyone has a heart, a muscular organ that pumps blood throughout our bodies through veins, arteries and capillaries. These blood vessels supply our other major organs and tissue with oxygen and carries away the carbon dioxide and waste. Image from university of Nottingham, http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nursing/practice/resources/cardiology/function/anatomy.php Angina is a pain or discomfort and tightness in the chest and is usually caused…
L-carnitine is an amino acid (a building unit of proteins) that is naturally produced in the body. It helps the body produce energy. It is important for heart and brain function, muscle movement, and many other body processes. About 98% of the body’s L-carnitine stores are found in your muscles, along with trace amounts in the liver and blood. Which cases do we need L-carnitine? • Obesity: it acts as a transporter to transfer long chain fatty acids into the cell to be oxidized to produce energy,…
virus (12). Nipah Virus can replicate very easily in human lung fibroblasts. It can infect the surrounding cells by either cell-to-cell spread or through release of infectious particles. When monocytes get infected, they can transmigrate through the blood brain barrier to infect the brain. This could be plausible if the monocytes were inefficient in early clearance of the virus. Nipah virus can also infect neuronal cells but cannot spread viral infection (13). Pathogenicity: In humans, Nipah…
hours and got stable with heart rate of 65 beats / minute. Biochemical tests and atrial blood gas (ABG) evaluation were in normal range. Echocardiography did not reveal any Cardiac structural abnormalities such as congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA), Ebstein anomaly, left isomerism with the heart defect and left ventricular non-compact (LVNC). Left ventricular size and systolic function were normal. The neonate did not have heart…