The Impact of Physical Therapy on Peripartum Females with Low Back/ Pelvic Pain Mary E. Bono December 13‚ 2004 Critical Literature Review and Scientific Writing‚ IDST 6400 University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey "Peripartum pelvic pain is defined as pain in the pelvic region (with or without radiation) that started during pregnancy or within three weeks after delivery and for which no clear diagnosis is available to explain the symptoms." (Mens‚ Vleeming‚ Stoeckart‚ Stam‚ &
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Bordetella pertussis also commonly known as whooping cough is a very contagious respiratory infection. This infection is caused by a gram negative coccobacillus. This organism damages ciliated epithelium in the nasopharynx and bronchioles. The toxin produced by Bordetella pertussis paralyses the cilia‚ causes tissue inflammation‚ and leads to impaired mucus clearance. In serious cases lymphocytosis occurs due to the inhibition of phagocytic functions‚ leading to a formation of a mucus exudate. The
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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that can cause swelling‚ stiffness and pain of joints‚ primarily in an individual’s small joints in their hands and feet. An autoimmune disease is the result of antibodies from a person’s immune system attacking their own healthy cells. Many autoimmune diseases act in various different manners and one of the rare similarities is the ability to clinically diagnose a disease based on the presence of autoantibodies in a serum. When these autoantibodies begin
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Clin Chem Lab Med 2012;50(11):2061–2063 © 2012 by Walter de Gruyter • Berlin • Boston. DOI 10.1515/cclm-2012-0228 Letter to the Editor Homocysteine‚ folic acid and vitamin B12 levels in females with severe acne vulgaris Megha K. Arora1‚*‚ Shashi Seth2 and Surabhi Dayal3 1 Department of Biochemistry‚ LHMC and Associated Hospitals‚ New Delhi‚ India 2 Department of Biochemistry‚ Pt B.D. Sharma‚ UHS‚ Rohtak‚ Haryana‚ India 3 Department of Dermatology‚ Venereology and Leprology‚ Pt
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Optimization and validation of analytical methods in the determination of acrylamide levels of potato chips by LC-MS/MS as a simple and sensitive method was carried out in order to do the testing and monitoring of acrylamide in potato chips on the market in Indonesia. In this research‚ the method development was done by using cation exchange solid phase extraction‚ repeated extraction with 10 mM formic acid solution and precipitation at low temperature by centrifugation. The utilise of C-18 reversed-phase
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Immunofluorescence technique combines the sensitivity and specificity of immunology with the precision of microscopy. There are two types or techniques of immunofluorescence that are direct and indirect immunofluorescence. In direct immunofluorescence‚ specific antibodies are conjugated with fluorescent
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GUIDELINE The role of endoscopy in the evaluation of suspected choledocholithiasis This is one of a series of statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common clinical situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy prepared this text. In preparing this guideline‚ a search of the medical literature was performed by using PubMed. Additional references were obtained from the bibliographies of the identified articles and from recommendations
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presence are very difficult because of its morphological features [11]and the sensitivity of
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entities * Factorial design studies: randomization of different interventions with additional study of 2 or more variables * Cluster analysis: randomization of different groups‚ not individuals * Lowering the cut-off will increase its sensitivity * Confounder: an extraneous factor which has properties linking it to the exposure and outcome of interest * Probability if test is negative‚ 1-negative predicative value * Observer bias: investigator’s decision is adversely affected
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anything above five are deemed at a greater risk for falls. The researcher’s report indicates that the HFRM is a predictor of falls in patients with a reliability of 0.98-0.99 as evidenced test-retest reliability. To test validity‚ a sensitivity of 72% and a specificity of 69% was reported. To evaluate the efficiency of hourly rounding on falls‚
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