Transdermal buprenorphine in pain management--experiences from clinical practice: Five case studies.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to review the application of antimicrobial stewardship principles to the management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Data from 14 published clinical studies, meta-analyses and practice guidelines regarding the application of antimicrobial stewardship strategies to the management of CAP ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Bosso JA,Drew RH

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Intervention studies have shown that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) may reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is currently unclear whether short-term therapy with ARBs affects metabolic parameters. METHODS:i-RESPOND, a randomised, controlled, multicentre, double-blind study evaluated the effec...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Parhofer KG,Birkeland KI,DeFronzo R,Del Prato S,Bhaumik A,Ptaszynska A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In late December 2019 and on 1st January 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) infecting humans was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Later cases have also been confirmed worldwide. Coronaviruses are RNA viruses that are phenotypically and genotypically diverse. Globally, as of 6th April 2020, lab...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Almaghaslah D,Kandasamy G,Almanasef M,Vasudevan R,Chandramohan S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common medical condition. In the UK, approximately 2.3 million men suffer from moderate-to-severe ED, many of whom do not consult a healthcare professional about the problem. Phosphodiesterase-type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors have revolutionised treatment for ED and three such drugs ar...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Dinsmore W

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study compared the effectiveness of the graduated tuning fork (128 Hz) and the neurothesiometer in assessing vibration sensation perception in patients presenting with type II diabetes mellitus. A quota sample of patients (n = 21; age range 43-73 years) were assessed using the neurothesiometer and tuning f...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： O'Neill J,McCann SM,Lagan KM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite concerns in the 1970s and 1980s about the safety of short-acting beta2-agonists, it is now generally accepted that these agents, used at appropriate doses, provide safe and effective treatment for asthma symptoms. After their introduction, beta2-agonists with a long duration of action--formoterol and salmetero...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Rabe KF

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stroke risk is heightened among patients who have had a primary stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). The primary care physician is in the best position to monitor these patients for stroke recurrence. Because stroke recurrence can occur shortly after the primary event, guidelines recommend initiating ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Kirshner HS

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated levels of blood lipids are considered a major modifiable risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases. The optimal management of dyslipidaemia remains inadequate worldwide. Accordingly, there is an increasing need to evaluate the basis that health care providers are using to control dy...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Rababa'h AM,Mustafa R,Rabab'ah M,Khasawneh M,Ababneh M,Khraisha S,Altarabsheh SE

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the commonest lethal inherited conditions among Caucasians. It affects multiple organ systems and exhibits a range of clinical problems of varying severity. Life expectancy has improved in recent years as treatment regimes have become more intensive, but current treatments are expensive,...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Lees CM,Smyth RL

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the 25,000 new cases of breast cancer annually in the UK, at least half will develop metastases at some time. Approximately one-third of these will be hormone-sensitive and thus suitable for endocrine manipulation. Such patients may live for several years. Care should be patient-centred and evidence-based, with pri...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Theobald AJ

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the results of 22 operations performed on 21 patients for the relief of de Quervain's disease over the last six years. At a mean follow-up of 34 months (range 4-78 months), 18 of 22 wrists had complete relief of their original symptoms. One patient required reoperation because of inadequate decompression, ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Mellor SJ,Ferris BD

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue inflammation has been linked to cancer in several disease models. We tested the association between chronic inflammation and prostate cancer (PCa), as well as high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN), in prostatic needle biopsy specimens. Tissues from 4526 men, who underwent systematic ultrasound-...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Karakiewicz PI,Benayoun S,Bégin LR,Duclos A,Valiquette L,McCormack M,Bénard F,Saad F,Perrotte P

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) has been associated with depression and a host of neuropsychiatric conditions including dementia. This study assessed the relationship between cerebrovascular findings reported on MRI brain scans and neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) and behavioural problems in patients with Alzheimer's ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Klugman A,Marshall J,Tabet N

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 40-year-old woman developed myelopathy manifesting as Brown Sequard syndrome after administration of Anti-venom (polyvalent enzyme-refined equine globulin supposed to neutralise 0.6 mg of standard cobra venom, 0.45 mg of standard krait venom, 0.6 mg of standard Russel's viper venom and 0.45 mg of saw scaled viper ve...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Biswas R,Irodi A,Paul A,Ghimere G,Joshi KR,Alurkar VM,Shetty KJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The regular use of simple analgesics in addition to opioids such as paracetamol (or acetaminophen) is recommended for persistent pain to enhance analgesia. Few studies have examined the frequency and doses of paracetamol among people with chronic non-cancer pain including use above the recommended maximum da...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Hoban B,Larance B,Gisev N,Nielsen S,Cohen M,Bruno R,Shand F,Lintzeris N,Hall W,Farrell M,Degenhardt L

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Our goal was to determine the effect of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) consensus algorithm for the initiation and adjustment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) therapy, published in 2006, on the incidence of early metformin monotherapy (EMM), defined as ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Huang EA,Zdon GS,Moore RJ,Jane Moran H,Quick WW

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes a patient who presented with pyrexia of unknown origin allied with hypertriglyceridaemia (16.2 mmol/l) but not hypercholesterolaemia (4.1 mmol/l). Investigations identified the cause of the pyrexia as an adult T-cell lymphoma of natural killer cell phenotype (CD3[+], CD7[+], anti-TCR alpha/b...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Suryanarayanan S,Wierzbicki AS,Carr R,Ritter JM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is being questioned if Helicobacter pylori infection, which causes a chronic inflammatory response, can increase the frequency and severity of attacks in patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) and if the impact of inflammatory response can be diminished by eradication of the infection. To evaluate if ther...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Ozel AM,Demirturk L,Aydogdu A,Gultepe M,Yazgan Y,Imirzalioglu N,Gurbuz AK,Narin Y

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most lethal of the common solid malignancies. It is predominantly a disease of the elderly with the median age at diagnosis 68 years. Unfortunately, the majority of patients present with advanced disease whereby palliation is the primary aim of treatment. The elderly have a lo...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Cheong KA,Chrystal K,Harper PG

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:General practitioners (GPs) are increasingly involved in the selective opportunistic case finding of osteoporosis and treatment of this condition. An open access bone densitometry service has existed for GPs in the Cardiff area since 1993. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of this service, part...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Sim MF,Stone M,Johansen A,Ho P,Pettit RJ,Evans WD

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking induces a significant oxidant effect related to variety of free radical-related diseases often affecting the upper respiratory tract, unless it is effectively compensated by the antioxidant barriers of the humans. In the present study, the evaluation of the antioxidant compensatory mechanisms, by est...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Charalabopoulos K,Assimakopoulos D,Karkabounas S,Danielidis V,Kiortsis D,Evangelou A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zoledronic acid inhibits bone resorption for up to 12 months. It is not known whether the duration of this antiresorptive effect extends beyond this period of time. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in bone turnover at 12 months (T12) and 18 months (T18) after a single injection of 4 mg of zoledronic a...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Borba VZ,Paz-Filho G,Kulak CA,Seibel MJ,Bilezikian JP

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cariprazine is an oral antipsychotic approved in the US for the treatment of schizophrenia, acute bipolar mania, and most recently, bipolar depression. The aim of this systematic review is to describe the efficacy, tolerability and safety of cariprazine for the treatment of depressive episodes associated with...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Citrome L

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to investigate how patients' expectations about and experiences with insulin therapy contribute to diabetes treatment satisfaction. METHODS:The Expectations about Insulin Therapy (EAITQ) and the Experience with Insulin Therapy Questionnaires (EWITQ) were administered at baseline and end-p...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Naegeli AN,Hayes RP

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study describes and evaluates the efficacy of an integrated care pathway for the management of the critically ischaemic diabetic foot patients by a multidisciplinary team. A weekly joint diabetes/vascular/podiatry ward round and outpatient clinic was established where patients were assessed within 7 d...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： El Sakka K,Fassiadis N,Gambhir RP,Halawa M,Zayed H,Doxford M,Greensitt C,Edmonds M,Rashid H

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rationale for medical therapy for otospongiosis is to slow down and eventually stop the phase of bone resorption. There is some increase in the incidence of stapedial otospongiosis in a low-fluoride area compared with a high-fluoride area. Sodium fluoride treatment has a role to play in preventing the onset and pr...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Uppal S,Bajaj Y,Coatesworth AP

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultrasonography is increasingly used by clinicians to identify abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the accuracy of non-radiologist performed ultrasound (NRPUS) for AAA disease to the 'gold standard' of radiologist performed aortic imaging (RPI), intr...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Concannon E,McHugh S,Healy DA,Kavanagh E,Burke P,Clarke Moloney M,Walsh SR

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prescriptions for short-acting beta(2)-agonists (SABAs) and oral corticosteroids recorded in a primary care database were used as markers of asthma control. Drug use in the 6 months before and after step-up in treatment from inhaled corticosteroids [ICs; total daily dosage of < or =1000 microg beclomethasone dipropion...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Angus R,Reagon R,Cheesbrough A

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of incessant genetic discoveries and remarkable technological advancements, the availability and the consequent consumer's request for genetic testing are growing exponentially, leading to the development of a 'parallel' market, i.e. the direct-to-consumer (DTC) testing, also known as 'direct access testin...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Lippi G,Favaloro EJ,Plebani M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This randomised, double-blind study compared the anti-hypertensive efficacy and tolerability of Candesartan cilexetil (CC 8-16 mg) and Amlodipine (AML 5-10 mg) on home blood pressure (HBP) measurements in mild-to-moderate hypertensive patients. After a 2-week wash-out, patients aged 18-74 years, with a sitting diastol...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Imbs JL,Nisse-Durgeat S,French Collaborative Candesartan Study Group.

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00