A case report of patient with severe acute cholangitis with tigecycline treatment causing coagulopathy and hypofibrinogenemia.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Contracture of dacryocyst by an implanted lacrimal silicone tube is rare. This report describes a unique case of secondary dacryocystitis and the contracture of dacryocyst caused by a lacrimal silicone tube that was placed in the lacrimal system for 10 years. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 63-year-old female was diag...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li L,Lai Z,Huang W,Xu F,Wu Y

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Early diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) remains a challenge. Recently, [TIMP-2]·[IGFBP7], which is a combination of urine tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2 (TIMP-2) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding protein 7 (IGFBP7), has been identified as a potential biomarker of AKI. We performed ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu C,Lu X,Mao Z,Kang H,Liu H,Pan L,Hu J,Wang L,Zhou F

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pulmonary embolism can manifest by a myriad of clinical symptoms. High grade fever is a rare presentation of thromboembolic phenomenon. PATIENT CONCERNS:A middle aged woman presented with high grade fevers. DIAGNOSES:Patient remained febrile despite broad spectrum antibiotics. All cultures were negative. CT...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Saad M,Shaikh DH,Adrish M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insomnia has become a universal subhealth disease, affecting more and more modern people's health and quality of life. At present, western medicine is only symptomatic treatment for insomnia. Bailemian Capsule (BLMC) is a proprietary Chinese medicine for treating insomnia. It has been widely used in China, b...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tian T,Hua L,Wang J,Guan J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The duplex ureter is a common anomaly of urinary tract, but preoperative sonography, plain abdominal radiography, or nonenhanced computed tomography (CT) often overlooked it when involved with urinary tract obstruction. In this report, We present a rare case of left Y-shaped bifid ureter and both ureter of up...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xiao N,Ge B,Wang J,Zhao H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prophylactic anticoagulant therapy is recommended to reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after total hip or knee arthroplasty, and has become the standard of care. Rivaroxaban is a novel oral medication that directly inhibits factor Xa for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic conditions...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu J,Zhao J,Yan Y,Su J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coeliac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder of the small bowel associated with increased risk of additional autoimmune diseases (ADs).To investigate the prevalence of ADs in a population of adult coeliac patients.This was a retrospective case-control study. Data from coeliac patients and controls referred to a tert...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bibbò S,Pes GM,Usai-Satta P,Salis R,Soro S,Quarta Colosso BM,Dore MP

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulphonylureas (SUs) subclasses have different risks of all-cause mortality, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and stroke. Therefore, we assessed these risks in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus administered gliclazide, glimepiride, or metformin monotherapy with retrospective cohort study design. Total 195,235 s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cho EH,Han K,Kim B,Lee DH

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is one of the most frequent malignancies of salivary glands. The objective of this study was to identify key genes and potential mechanisms during ACC samples.The gene expression profiles of GSE88804 data set were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus. The GSE88804 data set contained 2...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu HB,Huang GJ,Luo MS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the most effective intravesical immunotherapy for superficial bladder cancer. Although generally well tolerated, BCG-related infectious complications may occur following instillation. Much of the current knowledge about this complication comes from single case reports, with heterogene...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Pérez-Jacoiste Asín MA,Fernández-Ruiz M,López-Medrano F,Lumbreras C,Tejido Á,San Juan R,Arrebola-Pajares A,Lizasoain M,Prieto S,Aguado JM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with simple obesity suffer from poor quality of life, as well as high risk of hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular accidents. Lots of Clinical trials suggested that acupuncture is beneficial for simple obesity, and it aims to gather solid evidence in order to provide reliable ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhou R,Wang Z,Chen W,Huang C,Liu C,Zhuang L,Xie X,Hong H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Celiac disease is an autoimmune enteropathy characterized by an aberrant immune response to ingested gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. Studies have pointed to a rising prevalence of celiac disease in recent decades. Changes in diet and use of medication that may impact the gut microbiome have be...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jang S,Lebwohl B,Abrams JA,Green PHR,Freedberg DE,Alaedini A

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with classical heat stroke are different in many ways from those with exertional injury; contrasts included difference in demographic factors, prior general health, in-hospital complications and laboratory abnormalities (lactate, liver enzymes, pH, electrolytes). Severe hyperkalemia, acute renal failure, rhab...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hart GR,Anderson RJ,Crumpler CP,Shulkin A,Reed G,Knochel JP

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contributions of micro RNAs (miRNAs) to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are beginning to be uncovered during the last decade. Many studies in efforts to use miRNAs as biomarkers in disease diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment are ongoing.We conducted a systematic literature review to reveal the role of miRNAs in the path...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen XM,Huang QC,Yang SL,Chu YL,Yan YH,Han L,Huang Y,Huang RY

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:X-linked dominant hypophosphatemia rickets (XLH, OMIM 307800) is the most common hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets and characterized by growth retardation, skeletal malformations, dental dysplasia, spontaneous fractures and osteomalacia. PHEX gene was identified for XLH and novel mutations were consistent w...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao Y,Wang ZM,Li XL

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A minimum of 12 harvested lymph nodes (hLNs) are recommended in colorectal cancer. However, a paucity of hLNs is frequently presented after preoperative chemoradiation (pCRT) in rectal cancer and the significance of this is still uncertain. The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of hLNs on long-term oncologic ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim WR,Han YD,Cho MS,Hur H,Min BS,Lee KY,Kim NK

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum albumin (SA) is associated with inflammation and thrombosis, which are involved in acute aortic dissection (AAD). Our aim was to investigate the effect of SA level on survival in patients with AAD.We analyzed 777 patients with AAD. The patients were divided into hypoalbuminemia and non-hypoalbuminemia groups acc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao Y,Li D,Cao Y,Zhu X,Zeng Z,Tang L

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has been reported to predict outcomes in patients with various types of cancer. However, its prognostic value in patients with breast cancer is not well established still now. In this meta-analysis, we evaluated the prognostic role of cfDNA in breast cancer patients. METHODS:W...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang J,Cheng L,Zhang J,Chen L,Wang D,Guo X,Ma X

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases and an increasingly public-health challenge worldwide. Previous meta-analyses evaluated the effects of azilsartan medoxomil compared to placebo or other antihypertensive drugs in patients with hypertension. However, it is still unclear which dose of azi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Yu H,Shao K,Luo X,Wang J,Chen G

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common problem in the elderly age group, and some studies have reported an association between OH and increased mortality. We evaluated possible associations between OH and mortality in a retrospective study of frail elderly patients who came for a comprehensive geriatric assessment. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Freud T,Punchik B,Press Y

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) refers to the involuntary leakage of urine when abdominal pressure increases. Midurethral slings (MUS) have become the main surgical method for treating SUI, but no quantitative standard for the degree of sling tightness during operation exists. We achieved this quantitative ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Meng LF,Wang M,Zhang W,Liu XD,Zhang YG

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant glycosylated IgA1 molecules, mainly galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1), are important causal factors in IgA nephropathy; however, the underlying mechanism for the production of aberrantly glycosylated IgA1 is unknown. A recent genome-wide association study identified a novel IgAN susceptibility gene, TNFSF13,...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhai YL,Zhu L,Shi SF,Liu LJ,Lv JC,Zhang H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of hysteroscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of uterine and endometrial abnormalities is often associated with postoperative pain. This randomized controlled trial aimed to assess the efficacy of preoperative intravenous (IV) lidocaine in reducing pain after hysteroscopy. METHODS:In total, 138 pa...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee J,Lee S,Lee H,Kim HC,Park C,Kim JY

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the radiation dose and image quality for iterative reconstruction combined with the CARE kV technique in chest computed tomography (CT) scanning for physical examination. METHODS:A total of 130 patients who underwent chest CT scanning were randomly chosen and the quality reference value was s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang B,Li ZL,Gao Y,Yang YY,Zhao W

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to explore the influence of sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) polymorphisms (rs12778366 and rs3758391) on diabetic foot (DF) susceptibility and severity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).This case-control study recruited 142 patients with DF, 148 patients with T2DM, and 148 healthy controls. SIR...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Peng Y,Zhang G,Tang H,Dong L,Gao C,Yang X,Peng Y,Xu Y

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A rigid video-stylet intubation device provides safe and accurate access to the trachea by enabling visualization of the airway structures during tracheal intubation. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the effects of glycopyrrolate premedication on tracheal intubation with a rigid video-stylet....

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cho EA,Hwang SH,Lee SH,Ryu KH,Kim YH

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess the sensitivity and accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging-guided targeted biopsy (MRI-TB) in patients undergoing active surveillance (AS) procedure. METHODS:We searched databases to identify relevant studies which compared MRI-TB with systemic biopsy for diagnosing prost...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xue W,Huang Y,Li T,Tan P,Liu L,Yang L,Wei Q

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors associated with the physician workload are scarcely reported. The study aims to investigate the associated factors of on-call physician workload based on a published conceptual framework.The study was conducted in a general internal medicine unit of National Taiwan University Hospital. On-call physician worklo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hsu NC,Huang CC,Jerng JS,Hsu CH,Yang MC,Chang RE,Ko WJ,Yu CJ

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Daily sleep duration is known to be associated with obesity and dyslipidemia.This study was performed to examine the interactions between daily sleep duration and the risks of obesity and dyslipidemia according to dietary macronutrient consumption in 14,680 Korean adults using the 5th Korean National Health and Nutrit...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Doo H,Chun H,Doo M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 3 cases of systemic strongyloidiasis in HIV-infected individuals and review 11 additional cases reported in the English-language literature. Systemic strongloidiasis is a rare and potentially fatal complication of late-stage HIV disease. A combination of gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms in an HIV-in...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Celedon JC,Mathur-Wagh U,Fox J,Garcia R,Wiest PM

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00