Diagnostic Criteria and Guidelines for Documenting Them Asbestos as a Hazard Asbestos in Lung Tissue Clinical Evaluation and Indicators Symptoms Occupational and Environmental History Physical Examination Conventional Imaging Computed Tomography Bronchoalveolar Lavage Pulmonary Function Tests Nonmalignant Disease Outcomes Asbestosis Nonmalignant Pleural Abnormalities Associated with Asbestos Ch...

Behçet’s disease (BD) is an autoimmune vasculitis with an unclear etiology presenting with a classic triad of symptoms including oral and genital ulcers as well as iridocyclitis. A subset of BD patients exhibit neurological symptoms including psychiatric disturbances, balance problems, and voiding dysfunction, and the symptoms of BD can mimic other neurological diseases, including multiple scle...

Bacterial urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs in approximately 14% of dogs in their lifetime, with a variable age of onset. Animals with a UTI can present with stranguria, pollakiuria, dysuria and urinary incontinence, although some animals may have no clinical signs. Spayed female dogs are at increased risk for a UTI, which is likely due to anatomic differences as well as possible protective ...

______________________________________________________________________ Correspondence: Professor Luigi Bartalena, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, University of Insubria, Division of Endocrinology, Ospedale di Circolo, Viale Borri, 57, 21100 Varese, Italy. Phone & Fax: +39-0332-278561; e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] . Page 1 of 8 Accepted Preprint first posted on 30 J...

For parents of infants and toddlers receiving a diagnosis of disability, a variety of responses may result. Yet, little is known about the specific ways families cope with the initial diagnosis. This qualitative study investigated 6 mothers' memories of their children's diagnoses. Mothers described their use of both palliative strategies (denying, questioning, and wishful thinking) and problem-...

www.aafp.org/afp AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN 1329 dren. Whites are affected more often than persons of Asian ethnicity, who are affected more often than blacks. In addition, urolithiasis occurs more frequently in hot, arid areas than in temperate regions. Decreased fluid intake and consequent urine concentration are among the most important factors influencing stone formation. Certain medications...

Cigarette smoking is an important risk factor for all respiratory tract diseases. Unfortunately, the symptoms develop slowly, thus patients feel the consequences of the slowly developing inflammation too late. The inflammation first develops in the area of respiratory bronchioles. In this stage, the disease is asymptomatic. The study included a sample of 31 smokers, mean age 36.38 years, with n...

Recognition and diagnosis of acute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the primary care setting presents an opportunity for patient education and health promotion. Symptoms of acute HIV infection are nonspecific (e.g., fever, malaise, myalgias, rash), making misdiagnosis common. Because a wide range of conditions may produce similar symptoms, the diagnosis of acute HIV infection inv...

BACKGROUND Coccidioidomycosis is an invasive fungal infection caused by the inhalation of aerosolized spores of Coccidioides spp., which reside in the arid soil of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Approximately two thirds of cases are asymptomatic, and the remainder usually present with mild flu-like symptoms. Dissemination of coccidioidomycosis is rare, and can lead to extra...

personalized medicine is significantly changing the fundamentals of healthcare. genetic diagnostic tests are used in various parts of medicine – from initial screening to the diagnosis and finally treatment. investigations in fields of drug development indicate that oncology may lead other therapeutic areas in the number of targeted therapies on the marketplace as well as in the pipeline, expec...