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Báo cáo khoa học: "A Functional Approach to Generation with TAG " pptx

Báo cáo khoa học: "A Functional Approach to Generation with TAG " pptx

Ngày tải lên : 31/03/2014, 06:20
... an initial tree and other auxiliary or initial trees are adjoined or substituted into that initial structure. 3 As a result, in generating an embedded sentence, the generator must start with ... Mumble-86. 3 Generator Architecture There are many different ways of imple- menting a TAG-based generator. We consider the principles that we take to be common to any TAG generator and indicate ... sider the question of what needs to be done to generate with TAGs and explain a generation sys- tem that provides the necessary features. This approach is compared with other TAG-based gen- eration...
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Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 1) ppt

Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 1) ppt

Ngày tải lên : 06/07/2014, 20:20
... (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 52. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH A SKIN DISORDER: INTRODUCTION The challenge of examining ... interpretation would be that the patient has a pruritic eczematous dermatitis with erosions caused by scratching. Figure 52-1 Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 1) ... Fig. 52-3) and to formulate a differential diagnosis (Table 52-4). For instance, the finding of scaling papules (present in patients with psoriasis or atopic dermatitis) places the patient in...
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Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 2) potx

Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 2) potx

Ngày tải lên : 06/07/2014, 20:20
... the desire to scratch. Pruritus is often the predominant symptom of inflammatory skin diseases (e.g., atopic dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis); it is also commonly associated with xerosis ... representation of several common primary skin lesions (see Table 52-1). Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 2) Table 52-2 Description of Secondary Skin Lesions ... depression with intact epidermis (i.e., loss of dermal or subcutaneous tissue) or as sites of shiny, delicate, wrinkled lesions (i.e., epidermal atrophy). Scar: A change in the skin secondary to trauma...
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Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 4) doc

Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 4) doc

Ngày tải lên : 06/07/2014, 20:20
... correlates highly with diagnosis (Fig. 52-6). For example, a hospitalized patient with a generalized erythematous exanthem is more likely to have a drug eruption than is a patient with a similar ... Swerlick, MD; with permission.)[newpage] APPROACH TO THE PATIENT: SKIN DISORDER In examining the skin it is usually advisable to assess the patient before taking an extensive history. This ... it possible to assess the distribution of the eruption accurately. The Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 4) Figure 52-5 ...
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Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 5) pptx

Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 5) pptx

Ngày tải lên : 06/07/2014, 20:20
... characterized by small and large erythematous papules and plaques with overlying adherent silvery scale. Figure 52-8 Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 5) Figure...
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Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 6) pdf

Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 6) pdf

Ngày tải lên : 06/07/2014, 20:20
... lesions with a generalized arrangement are common and suggest a systemic etiology. Figure 52-9 Erythema multiforme. This eruption is characterized by multiple erythematous plaques with ... represents a hypersensitivity reaction to drugs (e.g., sulfonylamides) or infections (e.g., HSV). (Courtesy of the Yale Resident's Slide Collection; with permission.) Figure 52-10 ...
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Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 7) ppt

Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 7) ppt

Ngày tải lên : 06/07/2014, 20:20
... Family history (particularly relevant for patients with melanoma, atopy, psoriasis, or acne) 10. Social, sexual, or travel history as relevant to the patient DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES Many ... chronic eruptions 2. Symptoms associated with the eruption a. Itching, burning, pain, numbness b. What, if anything, has relieved symptoms c. Time of day when symptoms are most severe 3. ... of the skin and rotated with downward pressure until it penetrates to the subcutaneous tissue. The circular biopsy is then lifted with forceps, and the bottom is cut with iris scissors. Biopsy...
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Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 8) pptx

Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 8) pptx

Ngày tải lên : 06/07/2014, 20:20
... Granulomas often have an opaque to transparent, brown-pink "apple jelly" appearance on diascopy. Figure 52-11 Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 8) ... and in recognition of ash leaf spots in patients with tuberous sclerosis. Figure 52-12 Diascopy is designed to assess whether a skin lesion will blanch with pressure as, for example, in determining ... Dermatology Lexicon Project: www.futurehealth.rochester.edu/dlp2/ James WD et al: Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology, 10th ed. Philadelphia,...
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Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 1) potx

Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 1) potx

Ngày tải lên : 07/07/2014, 01:20
... Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 77. Approach to the Patient with Cancer Approach to the Patient with Cancer: Introduction ... two of three patients diagnosed with cancer. Nevertheless, patients experience the diagnosis of cancer as one of the most traumatic and revolutionary events that has ever happened to them. Independent ... the prognosis of the person with aortic stenosis who develops the first symptoms of congestive heart failure (median survival, ~8 months). However, the patient with heart disease may remain...
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Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 3) pptx

Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 3) pptx

Ngày tải lên : 07/07/2014, 01:20
... Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 3) Cancer Around the World In 2002, 11 million new cancer cases ... evidence links the expression of certain genes with the prognosis and response to therapy (Chaps. 79, 80). Occasionally a patient will present with a metastatic disease process that is defined ... history and physical examination. The duration of symptoms may reveal the chronicity of disease. The past medical history may alert the physician to the presence of underlying diseases that may...
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Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 4) pps

Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 4) pps

Ngày tải lên : 07/07/2014, 01:20
... likely to fare worse, stage for stage, than fully active patients. Physiologic reserve is a determinant of how a patient is likely to cope 60 Requires occasional assistance but is able to care ... the Patient 100 Normal; no complaints; no evidence of disease 90 Able to carry on normal activity; minor signs or symptoms of disease 80 Normal activity with effort; some signs or symptoms ... tumor histologic grade G) are then broken into stages, usually designated by the roman numerals I through IV. Tumor burden increases and curability decreases with increasing stage. Other anatomic...
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Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 5) doc

Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 5) doc

Ngày tải lên : 07/07/2014, 01:20
... physician spends with a patient who is receiving only palliative care. Resist these forces. In addition to the medicines administered to alleviate symptoms (see below), it is important to remember ... follow other treatment approaches. It is best for the treatment plan either to follow a standard protocol precisely or else to be part of an ongoing clinical research protocol evaluating new ... now possible to gain access electronically to standard treatment protocols and to every approved clinical research study in North America through a personal computer interface with the Internet. 2...
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Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 6) pdf

Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 6) pdf

Ngày tải lên : 07/07/2014, 01:20
... Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 6) Tumor markers may be useful in patient management in certain tumors. Response to therapy may be difficult to gauge with certainty. ... enough to permit a diagnosis of malignancy to be made, but once a malignancy has been diagnosed and shown to be associated with elevated levels of a tumor marker, the marker can be used to assess ... gonadal germ cell tumor Pregnancy Calcitonin Medullary cancer of the thyroid Catecholamines Pheochromocytoma Oncofetal Antigens Alphafetoprotein Hepatocellular carcinoma, gonadal germ...
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