hypoalbuminemia/hypoxia

A 67-year-old man was referred to our hospital for treatment of hemophagocytic syndrome. Hypotension, hypoxemia, pleural effusion, severe anasarca, and splenomegaly were noticed at the time of admission. Laboratory findings showed anemia (7.7 g/dl), thrombocytopenia (4.5 x 10(4)/microliter), an

Usually, mortality due to mild community-acquired pneumonias (CAP) (Pneumonia severity index (PSI) classes I-III) is low (<3%), but the appearance of hypoxemia significantly increases mortality. Our aim was to determine the clinical parameters associated with risk factors of developing hypoxemia in

Bacillus anthracis lethal toxin (LT) is the major virulence factor of anthrax and reproduces most of the laboratory manifestations of the disease in animals. We studied LT toxicity in BALB/cJ and C57BL/6J mice. BALB/cJ mice became terminally ill earlier and with higher frequency than C57BL/6J mice.

BACKGROUND Hypoxemia may influence the prognosis of patients with mild pneumonia, regardless of the initial CURB-65 score (confusion, blood urea nitrogen > 20 mg/dL, respiratory rate > 30 breaths/min, blood pressure < 90/60 mm Hg, and age ≥ 65 y). OBJECTIVE To determine the risk factors associated

OBJECTIVE To evaluate clinical, clinicopathologic, and radiographic findings in dogs with aspiration pneumonia. METHODS Retrospective case series. Animals-88 dogs with aspiration pneumonia. METHODS History, physical examination findings, and clinicopathologic data were obtained from medical records

The wound healing includes non-healing and overhealing of the wounds. The results of wound healing are well known by people such as non-healing of the diabetic ulcer or hypertrophic scar after deep burn. In this issue, three papers involve in wound healing, one about autologous adipose-derived

To evaluate the clinical application value of internal iliac artery balloon occlusion in pernicious placenta previa. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of the patients of pernicious placenta previa in a single center from Jan, 2010 to Jan, 2015. The patients were divided into two

Bolus intravenous cyclophosphamide therapy (IVCY) has recently been the subject of considerable attention because it is occasionally very effective in the treatment of severe lupus nephritis. However only a few reports on this form of therapy have been noted in Japan. Described here is a patient

Eleven cases of non-immune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) are presented. Incidence was 1.8 out of 10,000 births. NIHF became more common than immune hydrops fetalis (1.4/10,000 births). Mortality was of 81% and complications were frequent. NIHF is associated with prematurity, neonatal anoxia,

The methionyl-tRNA synthetase (MARS) mutation is a very rare cause of congenital pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.We report a 6-month-old boy born with symmetrical intrauterine growth retardation presented with unexplained persistent tachypnea and hypoxemia associated with severe failure to thrive,

OBJECTIVE Among geriatric patients undergoing abdominal surgery who are at high risk for in-hospital delirium, clinical factors associated with delirium correlate with adverse outcomes. METHODS Retrospective case series study. METHODS University-affiliated referral hospital. METHODS Among 228

The objective of this study was to describe demographic and clinical characteristics of hospitalised US veterans with nosocomial pressure ulcer (NPU) referred to a certified Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nurse (WOCN). We conducted a retrospective review of electronic records at a Veterans Affairs

Among the 5,043 consecutive patients registered in the postmarketing surveillance for leflunomide, 61 were reported to have lung injury and 24 died from it. The adjusted multivariate logistic regression analysis of the risk factors showed that preexisting interstitial lung disease posed the greatest

BACKGROUND Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a clinical problem arising mainly due to fractures particularly of long bones and pelvis. Not much literature is available about FES from the Indian subcontinent. METHODS Thirty-five patients referred/admitted prospectively over a 3-year period for suspected

BACKGROUND Delirium, also known as acute confusional state, is a clinical syndrome that is typified by a disturbance of consciousness, attention, cognition and perception. It is estimated that the incidence of delirium varies between 28.3% to 80% in intensive care patients. Delirium is most likely