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A Brief Report Of Immunohistochemical Markers To Identify Aggressive Hepatoblastoma., Vivekanand Singh, Michelle Manalang, Meenal Singh, Udayan Apte
A Brief Report Of Immunohistochemical Markers To Identify Aggressive Hepatoblastoma., Vivekanand Singh, Michelle Manalang, Meenal Singh, Udayan Apte
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Hepatoblastoma (HB) is the most common malignant liver tumor in children. Although survival of patients has improved significantly over the last 2 decades, a significant number of patients do not respond to standard chemotherapy. We conducted a pilot study to understand if there was immunophenotypic difference between tumors that respond well to chemotherapy versus that do not. We selected 10 cases of HB from children presenting at our hospital. All patients had initial tissue diagnosis, underwent chemotherapy followed by surgical resection. The cases were divided into 2 groups: aggressive group with 5 cases (all of which had a poor response …
Low Vaccination Rates: Africa, Karen Ruiz
Low Vaccination Rates: Africa, Karen Ruiz
Global Issues in Public Health
Vaccination is a treatment that produces immunity, protecting individuals and general populations from infectious and often deadly diseases. Low vaccination rates have for a long time been a pervasive issue in the continent of Africa. There are many extenuating circumstances that become contributory causes for low rates of populations being vaccinated. These circumstances can be in relation to the health professionals and facilities that distributes vaccinations, lack of resources in health facilities, false determiners for children’s eligibility, etc. Other contributory causes concern the general environments in which people live. These contributory causes can present barriers for accessing health services and …
Reducing Discard Blood Draw Volumes From Subcutaneously Implanted Ports (Port) In Patients With End Stage Renal Disease (Esrd), Uttam Garg, Tyson Moore, Renita Trujillo, Penny Monachino, Amy Wiebold, Angela Ferguson, Gabor Oroszi, Vimal Chadha
Reducing Discard Blood Draw Volumes From Subcutaneously Implanted Ports (Port) In Patients With End Stage Renal Disease (Esrd), Uttam Garg, Tyson Moore, Renita Trujillo, Penny Monachino, Amy Wiebold, Angela Ferguson, Gabor Oroszi, Vimal Chadha
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Background
•To monitor clinical status, dialysis and transplant patients with ESRD frequently require blood draws.
•To preserve their veins and to avoid frequent intravenous access, these patients, especially young children, require PORT placement.
•The PORT is flushed with saline and filled with heparinized saline to prevent blood clotting between blood draws.
•To avoid contamination from PORT fluids, a fixed amount of blood is withdrawn and discarded before the blood sample is drawn for laboratory analyses. Currently, the recommended discard blood volume is 5 mL (five times the reservoir volume of most PORTs and attached catheters.)
•The volume of discarded blood …
Emotion Regulation And Premedication Success Relationship In Children Who Underwent General Anesthesia, Aslihan Aykut, Berri̇n Işik
Emotion Regulation And Premedication Success Relationship In Children Who Underwent General Anesthesia, Aslihan Aykut, Berri̇n Işik
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: is study aims to investigate the relationship between emotion regulation characteristics and the e cacy of midazolam premedication. Materials and methods: Sixty-three children, aged 3 to 8 years old, with tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy and taking premedication with midazolam (Group 2) or without premedication (Group 1), were included in this study. e behavioral and emotional status of the children was evaluated with the Conners Parent Rating Scale-48 (CPRS-48) and Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC). Age, sex, body weight, response to intravenous (IV) cannulation and mask, hemodynamic data, preoperative sedation scores [Wilton Sedation Scale (WSS)], postoperative pain intensity [Objective Pain Scale (OPS)], …
An Evaluation Of Banana Allergy In Children Living In The Mediterranean Region, Di̇lara Fatma Kocacik Uygun, Serkan Fi̇li̇z, Ayşen Bi̇ngöl
An Evaluation Of Banana Allergy In Children Living In The Mediterranean Region, Di̇lara Fatma Kocacik Uygun, Serkan Fi̇li̇z, Ayşen Bi̇ngöl
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: We aimed to apply a double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC) test to patients who reported a reaction to banana and showed positivity for banana-specific IgE in Turkey. Materials and methods: Medical data of patients who had been analyzed for banana allergy were reviewed, focusing on banana-specific IgE positivity at the Department of Pediatric Allergy-Immunology at the Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine between the years 2004 and 2012. Patients were called to the clinic for a DBPCFC test. Results: A total of 47 patients participated. We determined reactions in 13% of DBPCFC patients. A cut-off value was determined as 0.66 …
Serum Vasohibin-1 And Suppression Of Tumorigenicity-2 Levels In Children Withpredialysis Chronic Kidney Disease, Nuran Çeti̇n, Nadi̇de Meli̇ke Sav
Serum Vasohibin-1 And Suppression Of Tumorigenicity-2 Levels In Children Withpredialysis Chronic Kidney Disease, Nuran Çeti̇n, Nadi̇de Meli̇ke Sav
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: Chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is one of the most important health problems worldwide, could be considered as an immune inflammatory disease. A prognostic biomarker may be helpful in determining the progression of CKD in children. We aimed to investigate the serum vasohibin-1 and soluble suppression of tumorigenicity-2 (sST2) levels as potential biomarkers in children with predialysis CKD. Materials and methods: Forty-seven children with stage 2-4 CKD and 20 healthy controls were included in this cross-sectional study. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and urinary excretion of protein were measured in 24-h urine samples. Serum vasohibin-1 levels and sST2 were measured. …
Venous Thromboembolism Risk Stratification Via Electronic Medical Record Classification, Shannon L. Carpenter, Laura Miller-Smith, Brittney Hunter, Ashley Duty, Justin Sheets, Yuri Tupa, Kate Gibbs
Venous Thromboembolism Risk Stratification Via Electronic Medical Record Classification, Shannon L. Carpenter, Laura Miller-Smith, Brittney Hunter, Ashley Duty, Justin Sheets, Yuri Tupa, Kate Gibbs
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