... the majority of pediatric burn patients
was male, had suffered a flame burn injury and had 23% TBSA
burn. Inhalation injury was present in 20% of all admitted
burns.
Respiratory failure
Respiratory ... syndrome (ARDS), as defined clini-
cally, diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) based solely on findings
at autopsy, aspiration or asphyxia, or asthma attack. ARDS
was clinically def...
... below).
Catalytically dead kinases
In most kinomes, about 10% of kinases lack critical cata-
lytic residues (K72, D166, D184) and are likely to be cat-
alytically inactive, yet may retain signaling ... (Orf_14367) of adenylate and guany-
late cyclases. No clear AKAP (A kinase anchoring pro-
tein) was found. In many organisms, including Giardia,
PKA localizes to the basal bodies/centr...
... The CaSR is
important in m aintaining and regulating mineral ion
homeostasis. Increasing evidence has indicated that CaSR
was functionally expressed in the cardiovascular system.
Wang et al showed ... China.
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Department of Pathophysiology, Harbin Medical University,
Harbin 150086, PR China.
3
Department of Pharmacology, Har bin Medical
University, Harbin 150086, PR China.
4
Bio-pharm...
... Tanahashi M, Yukiue H, Moiriyama S, Kobayashi Y,
Nakashima Y, Kaji M, Kiriyama M, Fukai I, Yamakawa Y, Fujii Y:
Decreased perioxisome proliferator-activated receptor
gamma gene expression was ... purposes)
nophil and lymphocyte influx may not be mediated by
the antagonism of the NF-κB pathway [31].
Interleukin-5 (IL-5) is the principal regulatory cytokine
mediating eosinophil airway i...
... (lanes B and D), day 2 after infection (lane E), day 3 after infection
(lane F), day 4 after infection (lanes H and J), day 5 after infection (lanes L, N, and P), day 6 after infection (lane ... smears.
Cytokine and chemokine ELISAs
Cytokine/chemokine levels in monkey sera/plasma were
assayed using commercially available ELISA kits according to
manufacturer's directions. Cyt...
... on all abnormalities [12]. At present, in many ICUs
CXRs are still routinely obtained on a daily basis, at least in The
Netherlands [13].
There may be advantages to eliminating daily routine ... 22:1335-1338.
9. Chahine-Malus N, Stewart T, Lapinsky SE, Marras T, Dancey D,
Leung R, Mehta S: Utility of routine chest radiographs in a med-
ical-surgical intensive care unit: a qualit...
... amplified by two primer pairs (CCR5-F1:
5'ATGGAGGGCAACTAAATACATT3'; CCR5-R1:
5'AGATGACTATCTTTAATGTCTG3'; CCR5-F2:
5'CTCTCATTTTCCATACAGTCAGTATCA3'; CCR5-R2:
5'AAGCCATGTGCACAACTCTGACTG3') ... including the mutation was
obtained by using primers CD45-F: 5'-GATTGACTACAG-
CAAAGATGCCC-3' and CD45-R: 5'-CCTCTGTGGTAT-
TAAAAGCACTAGCA-3'; subs...
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Daisuke Yoshioka, Toshiki Takahashi
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, Toru Ishizaka and Takuya Higuchi
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Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumour, but infected cardiac myxoma is relatively rare.
Infected ... toshiki@onh.go.jp
Department of Cardiovascular surgery, Osaka National Hospital, 2-14
Hoenzaka, Chuo-ku, Osaka city, Osaka, 540-0006, Japan
Yoshioka et al. Journal of Cardiothoracic S...
... requiring
substantial investments of additional resources. Academic centers
are increasingly recognizing engagement in quality improvement as
a distinct career pathway. Involving such physicians in ... the
standardized MET form on each patient and a weekly 1-hour
Commentary
The evolving story of medical emergency teams in quality
improvement
André Carlos Kajdacsy-Balla Amaral
1...
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reconstruction with cartilage grafts covered by axial,
random and free flaps of temporoparietal fascia, ana-
tomical researches of temporal area gained populari-
ty.
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Gray’s Anatomy The anatomical basis of clinical practice, 39th
ed. Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2005: 497-519.
10. Mathes SJ, Nahai F. Regional Flaps...