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Stroke in general is one of the leading causes for death and disability in the industrialized world. Cardiac thrombo-embolisms are the major contributor to ischemic infarction with atrial fibrillation [afib] being the most frequent underlying pathology. As the prevalence of afib is constantly
Pancreatic cancer remains the most lethal of solid tumours with little progress being made to improve patient outcomes over the past 30 years of research. The incidence in the UK is approximately 9,000 new cases per year and, with a 5 year survival remaining at just 3%, mortality approximates
Diagnosis: The diagnosis of Alcoholic hepatitis is made by the following criteria (12)
I. Chronic active alcohol abuse - >80 grams in males and > 60 grams in females for > 5 years for developing Alcoholic Cirrhosis (13) Alcohol use will be evaluated with the AUDIT score (EASL guidelines (14) II.
Severe alcoholic hepatitis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
Diagnosis: The diagnosis of (AH) is made by the following criteria11
I.Chronic active alcohol abuse - > 80 grams in males and > 20 grams in females. II. Duration of jaundice < 3 months III. Serum Bilirubin >5 mg/dl
Due to optimization of dosing and intensity of conventional anticancer drugs combined with early risk group classification and clinical trials the cure rates of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is now beyond 80%.
Methotrexate (MTX) is one of the most important drugs in the treatment of
Platinum-based chemotherapeutic agents are used to treat a number of malignant tumors, both in children and adults. Examples of such tumors include: osteosarcoma, Wilms' tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, neuroblastoma, Ewing's sarcoma, primary brain tumors, carcinoma, and various other solid tumors.
The augmented hyper-CVAD chemotherapy is a combination of chemotherapy drugs including cyclophosphamide, vincristine, adriamycin, dexamethasone, and pegaspargase given together for one "course" of treatment. It is called "augmented" because additional drugs are being added to the hyper-CVAD
The modified hyper-CVAD regimen is a combination of chemotherapy drugs including cyclophosphamide, vincristine, Adriamycin, dexamethasone and pegylated asparaginase given together for one "course" of treatment. This alternates with a course or combination of the chemotherapy drugs methotrexate,
Accidental extravasation of anthracyclines including doxorubicin and its derivative epirubicin, may cause severe, progressive tissue necrosis requiring the surgical removal of any damaged tissue. Thus, the patient is subjected to major surgery causing substantial delay of the treatment of the
Accidental extravasation of anthracyclines, e.g. doxorubicin and its derivative epirubicin, may cause progressive tissue destruction including serious damage of the skin, the subcutaneous tissue, muscles, and nerves.
The patient may suffer from acute local symptoms such as pain and swelling, which