Archive for March, 2010

Respiratory Diseases Q&A


A paramedics response to asthma?I was wondering if you called a paramedic for an asthma attack what would they do? When do they decide if you want to be intubated versus just oxygen and even if you need oxygen. What if you pass out after they arrive will within course of action change. I am [...]

Age-related differences in granulomatous gastritis: a retrospective, clinicopathological analysis

Conclusion
Differences in aetiology of GG between children and adults reflect age-specific disease states. Gender differences can be partially explained by gender differences intrinsic to the underlying aetiology. Irrespective of the underlying aetiology, the number and location of granulomas are similar in children and adults. (Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology)

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The Plural of ‘junk science’ is still junk – New York Post

The Plural of 'junk science' is still junkNew York PostOne particularly egregious study suggests a link between the dust and the inflammatory disease sarcoidosis, which the authors themselves admit is of …

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Genetics of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

Restrictive physiology, a severe form of diastolic dysfunction, is characteristically observed in the setting of constrictive pericarditis and myocardial restriction. The latter is commonly due to systemic diseases, some of which are inherited as mendelian traits (eg, hereditary amyloidosis), while others are multifactorial (eg, sarcoidosis). When restrictive physiology occurs as an early and dominant feature [...]

DRB to hear plans for new state office building – Rutland Herald

DRB to hear plans for new state office buildingRutland HeraldAt least six people who had worked in the building were diagnosed with an unusual and noncontagious disease called sarcoidosis. There is no known cure for …

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What could cause mediastinal lymph node swelling besides lymphoma or sarcoidosis?

I’ve had chest pain on left side for a few months. They thought it was just pleurisy, but it hasn’t cleared. Just had a biopsy of nodes done which is negative for cancer, and sounds like they aren’t thinking it’s sarcoidosis either. Still have the pleurisy in left lung along with node swelling.

How To Treat Eye Floaters


What is the meaning of floaters?
Floaters are seen by the patients as floating black spots on their visual field.
Why patients see floaters
The eye consists of two segments, the anterior segment which lies infront of the lens and is filled with aqueous humor while the posterior segment is filled with vitreous humor. During childhood, the vitreous [...]

Next season can’t come soon enough for Gophers hockey coach Don Lucia – Pioneer Press

Next season can't come soon enough for Gophers hockey coach Don LuciaPioneer PressI'm hoping that I'll be done with the steroid treatments (for sarcoidosis) this summer, which will be nice to get that behind me. …and more »

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Sarcoidosis symptomsand problems new product by Leon Lewis

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National Medical Association Names Kweisi Mfume as Its New Executive Leader – PR-USA.net (press release)

National Medical Association Names Kweisi Mfume as Its New Executive LeaderPR-USA.net (press release)… he chaired the Joint Economic Committee, the Congressional Black Caucus, and co-founded the Congressional Task Force on Sarcoidosis Disease Awareness. …

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