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General medicine and clinical practice Pub Date : 2018-09-24 DOI: 10.31579/2639-4162/007

Richard Boudreau

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Improving Nutritional Status of Malnourished Bedridden Patient Diagnosed with Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Study Approach 改善营养不良的深静脉血栓形成和肺栓塞患者营养状况的个案研究

General medicine and clinical practice Pub Date : 2018-09-03 DOI: 10.31579/2639-4162/001

Adikari Amnt

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The Underrecognized Cardiac Manifestation of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome 高嗜酸性粒细胞综合征未被充分认识的心脏表现

General medicine and clinical practice Pub Date : 2018-09-03 DOI: 10.31579/2639-4162/002

A. Malhotra

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Are Platelet Aggregation Tests the Best Way to Assess New Drugs for Arterial Disease 血小板聚集试验是评估动脉疾病新药的最佳方法吗

General medicine and clinical practice Pub Date : 2018-09-03 DOI: 10.31579/2639-4162/003

Mark I. M. Noble

{"title":"Are Platelet Aggregation Tests the Best Way to Assess New Drugs for Arterial Disease","authors":"Mark I. M. Noble","doi":"10.31579/2639-4162/003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31579/2639-4162/003","url":null,"abstract":"Over many years, laboratory testing of platelet aggregability have been carried out in attempts to develop drugs that would prevent thrombosis in arteries. The problems encountered included the question of methodology. Blood samples have to be anticoagulated in order to study the platelets. Anti-coagulation with citrate and tests on derived platelet rich plasma did not correlate at all well with thrombus growth in the stenosed coronary arteries of experimental animals and citrate removes the calcium ions which are vital for platelet function. Anticoagulation with heparin also interfered with platelet function, so that now, hirudins are the preferred anticoagulant. However it was observed that if, instead of stimulating platelet aggregation with adrenaline or ADP, serotonin was applied to the preparation, very little aggregation took place in spite of serotonin 5HT2A antagonists being the most potent inhibitors of thrombus growth in experimental animals. Another indicator that primary platelet agggregation is not a predictor of in vivo efficacy was the finding that 5HT2A antagonism inhibited aggregate growth. In a stenosed artery the platelets are activated by increased shear stress and blood turbulence with release of platelet serotonin causing positive feedback activation of more platelets. At present, there does not seem to be a bench in vitro test that accurately predicts in vivo efficacy in stenosed artery occlusive thrombosis.","PeriodicalId":93288,"journal":{"name":"General medicine and clinical practice","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70017618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Acute polyarthritis revealing celiac disease of the elderly 揭示老年人乳糜泻的急性多发性关节炎

General medicine and clinical practice Pub Date : 2018-09-03 DOI: 10.31579/2639-4162/004

Bouomrani S

{"title":"Acute polyarthritis revealing celiac disease of the elderly","authors":"Bouomrani S","doi":"10.31579/2639-4162/004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31579/2639-4162/004","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease that typically occurs in childhood and young age. Late-onset forms (after 60 years) are rare and often underestimated in current medical practice, as is joint damage during this disease. We report an original case of CD in an elderly patient revealed by acute polyarthritis. Observation: A 62-year-old patient with no significant pathological history was explored for acute polyarthritis of both large and small joints. The physical examination noted synovitis of the hands and wrists without articular deformities, and a marked mucocutaneous pallor. The biology revealed a microcytic anemia at 8 g/dl with stigmas of malabsorption (low cholesterol and hypocalcemia). No inflammatory syndrome was noted. Joint X-rays were without abnormalities. Immunological tests for chronic inflammatory rheumatisms were negative. Gastroduodenal fibroscopy was performed and histological examination of duodenal biopsies showed diffuse villous atrophy with marked inflammatory infiltrate. Anti- endomysium and anti-transglutaminase antibodies were positive confirming the diagnosis of CD. Under gluten-free diet, the evolution was favorable with totally disappearance of articular signs. Conclusion: Joint manifestations during CD are rare. The revealing forms are exceptional and can make a differential diagnosis with chronic inflammatory rheumatism, in particular that associations with CD was described. CD deserves to be evoked in front of any unexplained arthritis of the elderly, even without any specific digestive symptomatology of this disease.","PeriodicalId":93288,"journal":{"name":"General medicine and clinical practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43628601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Case Report: A rare association between SLE and Acute Lymphatic Leukemia SLE与急性淋巴细胞白血病的罕见关联病例报告

General medicine and clinical practice Pub Date : 2018-07-19 DOI: 10.31579/2639-4162/011

P. Sasidharan

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Prevention of cancer in primary care: principles and practices 初级保健中预防癌症的原则和实践

General medicine and clinical practice Pub Date : 2018-07-19 DOI: 10.31579/2639-4162/010

L. Döbrőssy

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Research Article: Impact of Cooking Fuel Choices on Maternal Lung Functions in Selected Rural and Urban Areas of Copperbelt Province, Zambia 研究论文:赞比亚铜带省部分农村和城市地区烹饪燃料选择对产妇肺功能的影响

General medicine and clinical practice Pub Date : 2018-07-11 DOI: 10.31579/2639-4162/012

David Mulenga

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Hiding Shame in Science and Scholarship 在科学和学术中隐藏羞耻

General medicine and clinical practice Pub Date : 2018-07-11 DOI: 10.23880/pprij-16000148

T. Scheff

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Short Communication: Role of Leadership in Doctor-Patient Relationship & Execution on Patient’s Case Management in Primary Care 短沟通:领导在医患关系中的作用及在初级保健患者病例管理中的执行

General medicine and clinical practice Pub Date : 2018-07-11 DOI: 10.31579/2639-4162/013

S. Naeem

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