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OBJECTIVE
This case-control study aims to evaluate the oral health status and orofacial problems in a group of outpatients with eating disorders (ED)-either anorexia nervosa (AN) or bulimia nervosa (BN)-further focusing on the influence of vomit.
METHODS
Fifty-five women outpatients with AN or BN
Non-specific abdominal complaints are a very frequent cause of discomfort. Even if only comparatively few are brought to the attention of the physician, they account for a considerable portion of the reasons for seeking medical care, both in acute and chronic conditions. On the other hand, few drugs
In patients with cancer, it is difficult to continue medical treatment owing to nausea and vomiting (NV). Therefore, it is important to avoid these problems for improving the patient's QOL. Rikkunshito extract (RK) possesses antiemetic effects and is used in combination in cancer therapy. However,
Nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite (anorexia) are common symptoms in many pathological conditions affecting the normal function of the upper gastrointestinal tract.1 Nausea and vomiting are particularly common side effects of chemotherapy (chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting –
The objective of this study was to evaluate whether aprepitant in addition to 5-HT3 receptor antagonist is useful for preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) and anorexia in patients receiving CHOP therapy, and to evaluate the relationship between in vivo kinetics of plasma
Anorexia, nausea and vomiting are inevitable side effects of cancer and its treatment. They not only adversely affect the patients sense of wellbeing, his general state and wish to recover but also his comorbidity and perhaps the tumor progression. Any treatment has to be preceded by a careful
OBJECTIVE
Gastric motor dysfunction may be responsible, in some patients, for the nausea and emesis that occur following high-dose chemotherapy (HDT) and autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT). We sought to define the prevalence of gastric emptying abnormalities and their relationship to the
Fifty-five patients of an eating disorders service with a history of anorexia nervosa (AN), defined by a history of refusal to maintain body weight above a level of 15% below that expected, completed a modified version of the revised Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire (PDQ-R) based on DSM-III-R
A young female anorexia nervosa patient reported who was undigested with food, weight dropped to half of the normal standard. She manifested not only episodic bulimia, impulsive self-injury, suicidal attempt, and obvious depressive emotion; but also self-provoked-vomiting, wandering, stealing and
The authors studied patients with weight loss and vomiting, distinguishing by means of objective criteria those who had what they feel is a conversion disorder from those with anorexia nervosa. The group of patients with conversion disorder were quite different from those with anorexia nervosa and
Four adolescent girls were referred for psychiatric assessment because of suspected anorexia nervosa. Although all of them had lost at least 15% of their body weight, investigation showed that they did not meet the criteria for anorexia nervosa. In all cases, refusal to eat resulted from fear of
OBJECTIVE
The efficacies of the selective 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) antagonists--ramosetron (0.3 mg) and granisetron (3 mg) in treating acute chemotherapy-induced digestive system dysunction were compared.
METHODS
A total of 111 patients were enrolled in a single-blind, randomised crossover
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare condition of unclear etiology that is commonly observed in the lung but rarely in the pancreas. WHO classified IMT as a potentially malignant or aggressive tumor. In the present report, the case of a 69-year-old male patient with an IMT in the head
A case of asymptomatic pneumomediastinum in a 14-year-old girl with anorexia nervosa and self-induced emesis is reported to emphasize the atypical aspects of this case and the importance of differentiating benign from potentially life-threatening sources of mediastinal air. Individuals who engage in
We investigated the usefulness of concurrent therapy of granisetron with methylprednisolone sodium for on nausea, vomiting and anorexia induced by chemotherapy, including cisplatin, in patients with oral cancer. Group A: 10 patients who were on concurrent therapy of granisetron (3.0 mg/body) with