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Nephrotoxicity issues of organophosphates
(2018)
Organophosphates are a large class of chemicals, initially invented in 1850 and since then they have been applied in numerous aspects of science to serve our purposes. Their mechanism of action in living organisms involves ...
Clinical and laboratory features of children with community-acquired pneumonia are associated with distinct radiographic presentations
(2018)
Chest radiographs from children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) were categorized into three distinct presentations and each presentation was correlated to clinical and laboratory findings. Children < 59 months ...
Breast radiotherapy and early adverse cardiac effects. The role of serum biomarkers and strain echocardiography
(2019)
Breast cancer radiotherapy has a clear benefit for both long-term survival and local recurrence rate. However, there is still much concern about the early radiation-induced heart toxicity. This article aimed to clarify the ...
B12 deficiency in chronic kidney disease: Early recognition matters
(2015)
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International consensus on the diagnosis and management of pediatric patients with hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency
(2017)
Background: The consensus documents published to date on hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency (C1-INH-HAE) have focused on adult patients. Many of the previous recommendations have not been adapted to pediatric ...
Anti-PD1 Immunotherapy for Metastatic Renal Cancer Boosted Humoral Immunity in a Hemodialysis Patient
(2021)
Immune checkpoint inhibitors by blocking specific inhibitory pathways induce T-cell-mediated tumor lysis. However, many remain to be elucidated about their effect on human humoral immunity. We evaluated the effect of the ...
How fragile are Mediterranean diet interventions? A research-on-research study of randomised controlled trials
(2021)
Introduction The Mediterranean diet (MD) is a traditional regional dietary pattern and a healthy diet recommended for the primary and secondary prevention of various diseases and health conditions. Results from the higher ...
Contrast-enhanced and unenhanced diffusion-weighted imaging of the breast at 3 T
(2018)
Aim: To evaluate the effect of intravenous gadolinium contrast agent on diffusion-weighted sequences and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurements at 3 T. Materials and methods: Sixty-two biopsy-proven breast lesions ...
Best practice in the management of storage symptoms in male lower urinary tract symptoms: a review of the evidence base
(2018)
Storage lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are characterized by an altered bladder sensation, increased daytime frequency, nocturia, urgency and urgency incontinence. Some evidence underlines the role of metabolic factors, ...
Honey against radiation-induced oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients. An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the literature
(2020)
Backround: Oral mucositis (OM) consists of a major side effect of radiotherapy (RT) in head and neck (H-N) cancer patients and natural honey is gaining more and more scientific interest due to its beneficial effects in ...