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Measurements of seven self-reported emotional states (happiness, activity, fear, anger, depression, fatigue, and anxiety) and three physiological variables (heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure) were made among 16 subjects under four conditions: all subjects breathing
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an important health risk factor for military personnel deployed in modern warfare. In World War I this condition (then known as shell shock or 'neurasthenia') was such a problem that 'forward psychiatry' was begun by French doctors in 1915. Some British
Two cases of miliary tuberculosis with syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) were reported. Case 1. A 70-year-old woman suffering from general fatigue and appetite loss developed neck stiffness and stupor three days after admission. The chest X-ray film showed a miliary
The intent of this paper is to review the recent literature on exercise-induced hyperammonemia (EIH) and to compare the current interpretations of ammonia accumulation during exercise with the recognized clinical symptoms of progressive ammonia toxicity. In doing so, we will speculate on possible
Mechanical ventilation in 75 out of 560 status asthmaticus episodes during a five-year period (1984-1988) at Chulalongkorn Hospital were analyzed. There were 58 patients with an average age of onset of first asthmatic attack of 18.5 years and an average age when requiring mechanical ventilation of
BACKGROUND
Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome was introduced into clinical practice in 1996 in order to describe unique syndrome, clinically expressed during hypertensive and uremic encephalopathy, eclampsia and during immunosuppressive therapy [1]. First clinical investigations
Pz woman of 62 years comes to P.S.G. for fatigue, low-grade fever, diuresis present. A history of hypertension refers to therapy for about five years, diabetes mellitus for about two years in therapy with Metformin 1gr x 3 gg / day. Blood tests: BUN 195 mg / dL, creatinine 8.0 mg / dl, Ph 6877, HCO3
BACKGROUND
Levetiracetam is a frequently used drug in the therapy of partial onset, myoclonic and generalized tonic-clonic seizures. The main route of elimination is via the kidneys, which eliminate 66% of the unchanged drug as well as 24% as inactive metabolite that stems from enzymatic hydrolysis.
A 79-year-old woman with familial hyperlipidemia was treated with low-density lipoprotein apheresis. She was hospitalized due to fatigue and edema, and massive proteinuria was discovered. Renal biopsy revealed no distinct abnormalities, thus suggesting a diagnosis of minimal change nephrotic