pediatric and young adult population

... [9] and has been proven to have a satisfactory discriminant and criterion validity No significant differences were detected between the selfassessed QoL in adolescent and adult PKU patients and ... did the data analysis and drafted the manuscript MS and UW conceived of the study and designed the questionnaires Both conducted the realisation and the analysis of the study and helped to draft ... Leslie N: Adult psychosocial outcome in early-treated phenylketonuria J Inherit Metab Dis 1997, 20:499-508 Sullivan J: Emotional outcome of adolescents and young adults with early and continuously...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... in adolescent and young adult cancer survivorship Cancer Control 2008, 15(1):55-62 Pollock BH, Birch JM: Registration and classification of adolescent and young adult cancer cases Pediatric Blood ... teenagers and young adults in England, 19792003 British Journal of Cancer 2008, 99(5):830-835 Bleyer A, O’Leary M, Barr R, Ries L, eds: Cancer Epidemiology in Older Adolescents and Young Adults ... children and young adults with cancer diagnosed 1995-2002 European Journal of Cancer 2009, 45(6):992-1005 10 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Young Australians: Their Health and Well-being...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 01:21

... in a general adult population Methods Study population The KORA F4 study is a follow-up of the KORA S4 study, a population- based health survey conducted in the city of Augsburg and two surrounding ... position and with wearing noseclips The best results for FVC and FEV1 were taken and percent predicted values were calculated according Quanjer et al [18] Blood pressure, medication and other ... anthropometric measurements, computer-assisted standardized interviews and selfadministered questionnaires on lifestyle and health related factors, medical history and respiratory symptoms were performed...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:45

... presence and persistence of IgG and IgE anti-influenza antibodies in the serum from those with normal and ele- 243 vated levels of IgE are understandable Our findings appear to be of importance and ... of these antibodies MATERIALS AND METHODS Patient specimen description Peripheral blood (3 ml total) was obtained from both pediatric (N=3) (m/f, 14-16 yrs old) and adult (N=3) (m/f, 41-49 yrs ... Characteristics of Study Subjects Serum IgE levels and IgE and IgG anti-Influenza virus antibodies were studied in children (N=3) (m/f 14-16 y/o) and adults (N=3) (m/f, 41-49 y/o) approaching two...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:10

... adolescents, and young adults The pediatric nurse practitioner is a specialist in the care of children from birth through young adult with an in-depth knowledge and experience in pediatric primary ... commonly-occurring acute and chronic physical and mental health problems in adolescents and adults to promote health, function, and quality of life and reduce disability and complications Plans ... problems in adolescents and adults Treats common complications of chronic and/ or multi-system health problems in adults and adolescents 10 Promotes self-care by adolescents and adults within the constellation...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 13:20

... reporting utilities derived from direct (i.e TTO and SG) and indirect (i.e EQ-5D and HUI) measurements across conditions common in paediatric and adult populations Methods Studies presenting utility ... children and adults [10,11], and known to have a decremental impact on health-related quality of life These included skin diseases and asthma, two highly prevalent conditions in children and adults, ... common in paediatric and adult populations Although the majority of these studies evaluated utilities in adult populations, 23% of the studies evaluated utilities in children and a similar proportion...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... inflammation and fibrosis independently of insulin resistance and HS and it should be a central target for future interventions in NAFLD and indeed in all the metabolic diseases [20] On the other hand, ... characteristic of young obese patients [15] Protocol was consistent with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and participants gave their informed consent Population Forty two young obese ... diseases including hepatitis B and C, neoplastic and/ or haematological diseases, autoimmune and storage diseases, unstable medical conditions, drugs inducing hepatic steatosis and prior use of medications...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 08:22

... Catheterization in Congenital Heart Disease: Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Catheterization in Congenital Heart Disease: Pediatric and Adult Charles E Mullins, MD Professor of Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine ... X-ray tube and intensifier and to the left of the patient’s head This places the echo console with its monitor and the operator cephalad to (and behind) the lateral image intensifier and out of ... catheterization laboratory Free-standing floor lights, mounted on a mobile stand and with a long neck that extends over the catheterization table, were the standard for years and are still used in some...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 12:20

... specifications of the sheaths and dilators and their specific uses are discussed here As with the needles and wires, the sheaths and dilators are available in many sizes and varieties and from many different ... technique the tissues are speared repeatedly and rapidly with a standard, sharp and open-tipped needle The needle is introduced rapidly and deeply, knowingly and purposefully trying to transect the ... advanced further This requires withdrawal and readjustment of the catheter and sheath and the use of unnecessary fluoroscopy over the area (and the operator’s hands!) with each catheter introduction...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 12:20

... curve Both the catheter and the deflector wire (and handle!) within the catheter must be torqued and moved to and fro together The active deflector wires are not teflon coated, and tend to bind within ... are stainless steel and can be cleaned and reused, however with the expense, difficulty and potential dangers of blood contamination in the handling, cleaning, repackaging and sterilizing of the ... sets, and even those labeled as transseptal sheath/ dilator sets for use with the needles are occasionally too long for the needle The pediatric and adult transseptal sheath/dilator sets and the...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 12:20

... ventricular pressures are between 15 and 30 mmHg peak systolic and and mmHg end diastolic The normal left ventricular pressures are between 90 and 110 mmHg peak systolic and and 10 mmHg end diastolic As ... saturations and oxygen consumption as previously described When the flow is indexed to body surface area, the resistance is, in turn, indexed, and is more meaningful in the pediatric and congenital populations ... reusable, sterilized cable and the computer is calibrated for the specific catheter and patient with the patient’s weight and body surface area, and the pulmonary artery and pulmonary arterial capillary...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 12:20

... location of the balloon and its size-relationship to the LA by both biplane fluoroscopy and echocardiogram; (2) pre-treatment with atropine; and (3) a more rapid and dextrous inflation and pull-through ... balloon expand the two ends of the stent on each side of the septum as the balloon expands completely Once the balloon and stent are fully expanded at both ends, the balloon is deflated and the security ... manipulation of often large and stiff catheters and multiple exchanges of wires, sheaths, catheters and the retrieval devices themselves All of these manipulations and exchanges carry the same,...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 12:20

... provides some, and possibly, very good information about the coarctation and the overall anatomy Infants who not respond to prostaglandins and who have no associated lesions, and those who have ... ventricle and the catheter in the descending aorta before, during and after the dilation procedure This allows simultaneous aortic and left ventricular pressure monitoring and recording during and ... stopped and the balloon is deflated rapidly and withdrawn out of the valve The patient is allowed to stabilize and the procedure repeated when the balloon/wire position and inflation appears correct and...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 12:20

... stents in the pediatric and congenital populations, are almost all related to the implant procedures, and not to the stents themselves Once successfully and accurately implanted, and unlike the ... balloon is expanded at low pressure and just enough to approximate the inside of the partially expanded stent With the larger balloon expanded at low pressure within the stent and before expanding the ... the stent and a balloon large enough to expand and fix the stent in the caudal inferior vena cava is advanced over the wire and into the loose, partially expanded stent The balloon is expanded at...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 12:20

... these peripheral occlusions1– In the pediatric and congenital heart population there are numerous abnormal congenital and acquired vascular communications and intravascular “leaks” which require ... devices and have had the longest continued use in pediatric and congenital heart lesions They are particularly useful for small or tortuous vessels and have gained enormous popularity and use ... significantly when the prostaglandin infusion is stopped, the prostaglandin infusion is restarted and the stent is delivered to the ductus before re-stopping the prostaglandin as described previously...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 12:20

... frame of the device to bow away from the mandrel and begin to coil The inner control catheter and mandrel (and device) again are advanced 1–2 cm and the mandril withdrawn the same distance, uncoiling ... from the mandrel on the right side of the septum Again, by slowly and meticulously advancing the inner control catheter and mandrel together and then alternately, withdrawing the mandrel the ... sheaths and on the wires and devices In addition, all sheaths and catheters are cleared meticulously of air and clot during each exchange of sheath/ CHAPTER 28 dilator, wire, catheter and device and...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 12:20

... of the catheter/wire somewhat and requires the availability of very long exchange wires, and long diagnostic and balloon dilation catheters In larger adolescent and adult patients, the approach ... at that time When the ductus patency and flow are prostaglandin dependent, the 30 minutes usually are sufficient time for the prostaglandin effect to wear off and for the ductus to close functionally ... the head, neck and arm veins and swelling of the head and face when the superior vena Purposeful vascular perforations cava becomes obstructed, or lower extremity venous congestion and edema when...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 12:20

... latest developments and techniques in neonatal, pediatric, and adult congenital cardiac surgery • Review pediatric and adult congenital heart failure and treatment options • Learn the different ... devices and how they are used • Understand pediatric pulmonary hypertension and its management • Learn the advances in electrophysiology and pacemakers • Understand the indications and best ... perfusionists, and other clinicians who are involved in the care of pediatric and adult congenital cardiac patients Learning Objectives • Gain an understanding of the latest developments and techniques...

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2015, 20:33

... Qin, 2011) Edelman and Mandle (2010) established the link between falls and problems with vision, hearing, blood pressure, mobility and gait Additionally, altered mobility and musculoskeletal ... Winblad, Enami, & Sandmark, 2008; Weber & Kelley, 2010), demographic factors of age (Edelman & Mandle, 2010), and chronic conditions like diabetes, coronary heart disease and dementia (Fonad ... 2008) and include environmental issues such as obstructed walkways, inadequate lighting, slippery floors and surfaces, tripping and the lack of or improper use of assistive devices (Edelman & Mandle,...

Ngày tải lên: 25/08/2016, 22:59

... according to age with seventy-four young; 21.5(2.8) years, 1.72(0.1) m, and 73.8(17.1) kg, and seventeen elderly; 69.5(6.2) years, 1.72(0.1) m, and 82.0(17.9) kg, healthy adults Participants reported ... the Lyapunov exponent, and determined COP data to be chaotic while five participants both a) stood still, and b) swung their arms while standing still Earlier, Collins and De Luca [9] had determined ... the control of upright posture in young children, but in older children and adults the reliance on visual information diminishes This was first addressed in Lee and Aronson’s [18] swinging room...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 10:09