Analysis of the clinical symptoms of patients complicated with acute intestinal obstruction after the surgery of colon cancer
Conclusions The raising of the content of serum PCT after the surgery can be used as the laboratory index to predict the incidence of acute intestinal obstruction after the surgery of colon cancer. (Source: Journal of Acute Disease)
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - August 11, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Research progress of Tunisian medicinal plants used for acute diabetes
Publication date: Available online 11 August 2016 Source:Journal of Acute Disease Author(s): Wissem Aidi Wannes, Brahim Marzouk The use of the medicinal plants in treating diabetes is frequent in Africa, especially in Tunisia, and it is ritually transmitted from generation to generation within cultures. Many of Tunisian medicinal plants have been experimentally validated. A comprehensive review was conducted to pile up information from scientific journal articles, including indigenous knowledge researches, about Tunisian medicinal plants used for the treatment of diabetes. The aim of this review article is to provide t...
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - August 11, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Thioacetamide-induced acute liver toxicity in rats treated with Balanites roxburghii extracts
Conclusions It was observed that the B. roxburghii plant extracts are non-toxic and have capacity to restore the physiological changes caused by the hepatotoxic compounds. (Source: Journal of Acute Disease)
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - August 11, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Inhibitory effect on key enzymes relevant to acute type-2 diabetes and antioxidative activity of ethanolic extract of Artocarpus heterophyllus stem bark
Conclusions Therefore, it can be inferred from this study that ethanolic extract of A. heterophyllus stem bark may be useful in the management of diabetes mellitus probably due to bioactive compounds observed in the extract. (Source: Journal of Acute Disease)
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - August 11, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Evolving brain lesions in the follow-up CT scans 12 h after traumatic brain injury
Conclusions In case where the initial CT scan performed within 4 h of significant head injury was not correlated with the patient's neurology, it should be repeated within 12 h. (Source: Journal of Acute Disease)
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - July 20, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Clinical epidemiology and treatment findings of acute tuberculosis patients in Babol City (2009 –2013)
Conclusions Education and giving information to general population about the most important clinical symptoms of tuberculosis such as fever and cough might be effective in early detection and prevention of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Then treatment might be effective in decreasing the burden of the disease. (Source: Journal of Acute Disease)
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - July 20, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
The correlation between serum contents of TGF- β1 and IL-6 and acute radiation pneumonitis in patients with lung cancer
Conclusions In the process of radiotherapy, the increase of the serum contents of TGF-β1 and IL-6 in patients with lung cancer is closely related to the occurrence of acute RP. (Source: Journal of Acute Disease)
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - July 20, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
New advances in research on reconciliation vessel for emergency treatments
Publication date: Available online 2 July 2016 Source:Journal of Acute Disease Author(s): Adrián Ángel Inchauspe Analyzing the properties of the reconciliation vessel, new questions arised about the origin of this wondrous circuit, as well as its configuration through the philosophical and cosmological basis of traditional chinese medicine. Scrutinizing its location within Fu Hsi’s octogram and according to the Yellow Emperor’s coincidences in Ling Shu and Su Wen quotations, a plausible explanation raised up from a detailed methodological work embodied in this paper. Author’s experience in cardiopulmonary rev...
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - July 2, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
A case of acute hangman's fracture
We present a case of an atypical hangman's fracture in a 73-year-old Caucasian female after being involved in a low-speed motor vehicle collision. (Source: Journal of Acute Disease)
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - June 20, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Potential of microemulsified entacapone drug delivery systems in the management of acute Parkinson's disease
Conclusions Entacapone S-SMEDDS is an effective drug delivery system that offers more predictable and extensive drug release with enhanced shelf-life in the treatment of acute Parkinsonism. (Source: Journal of Acute Disease)
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - June 17, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Investigation on children with acute non-communicable diseases and their caregivers in developing countries
Conclusions Serious attention needs to be given to the development and implementation of policies to better the lot of children with NCDs. Conscious efforts need to be made to encourage and assist the caregivers with necessary resources to cater for their children’s educational and health needs in particular. (Source: Journal of Acute Disease)
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - June 13, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
The correlation between serum contents of TGF-β1 and IL-6 and acute radiation pneumonitis in patients with lung cancer
Conclusions In the process of radiotherapy, the increase of the serum contents of TGF-β1 and IL-6 in patients with lung cancer is closely related to the occurrence of acute RP. (Source: Journal of Acute Disease)
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - June 12, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Compared study of routine magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor tractography on the predictive value of diagnosis and prognosis in acute cervical spinal cord injury
Conclusions The noninvasion of DTT showed spinal nerve fibers has a higher predictive value on the diagnosis and prognosis of ACSCI than routine MRI. (Source: Journal of Acute Disease)
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - June 12, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
A case of acute appendicitis in a patient with crossed renal ectopia
Publication date: Available online 13 June 2016 Source:Journal of Acute Disease Author(s): Ulvi Meral, Murat Zor, Orhan Ureyen, Nisa Cem Oren, Hilmi Gungor Crossed renal ectopia is a rare anomaly in urological clinical practice. Patients with this anomaly are usually asymptomatic. Herein, we reported a case of acute appendicitis in a patient with crossed renal ectopia. A 22-year-old man with abdominal pain admitted to the emergency department. His physical examination revealed muscular defense and painful mass at the lower quadrant. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed crossed renal ectopia with no sign of ston...
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - June 12, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Acute Bochdalek hernia in an adult: A case report of a 3D image
Publication date: Available online 13 June 2016 Source:Journal of Acute Disease Author(s): Imen Rejeb, Olfa Chakroun-Walha, Hichem Ksibi, Abdennour Nasri, Kamilia Chtara, Adel Chaari, Noureddine Rekik A 61-year-old male was found to have a bilateral Bochdalek hernia on routine CT during admission for acute respiratory failure. The chest X-ray showed a left paracardiac mass having a diameter of 6 cm. This mass was initially considered as a mediastinal tumor. However, CT scan showed a bilateral large defect of the posteromedial portion of the diaphragm and mesenteric fat. 3D imaging was also useful for the ...
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - June 12, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
