Background: In an ectopic pregnancy (EP) the egg does not reach to the uterus, but instead implants somewhere outside it, usually in fallopian tube. In most cases the exact cause of an ectopic pregnancy is unknown but it is often a result of some sort of damage to the fallopian tube. The tube may have become blocked or narrowed by previous surgery or infection. An active immune system need to r...

This paper presents a system for design and simulation of supporting tube structure. We model each freeform tube component as a swept surface, and employ boundary control and skeletal control to manipulate its cross-sections and its embedding respectively. With the parametrization of the swept surface, a quadrilateral mesh consisting of nine-node general shell elements is automatically generate...

Ménière's diseasenot only includes the symptom complex consisting of attacks of vertigo, low-frequency hearing loss, and tinnitus but comprises symptoms related to the eustachian tube, the upper cervical spine, the temporomandibular joints, and the autonomic nervous system. Quantifiable experience shows that the insertion of a middle-ear ventilation tube can alleviate Ménière's disease symptoms...

BACKGROUND Thoracostomy tube insertion is one of the common bedside procedures in emergency medicine and many acute specialties. Dislodgement of thoracostomy tube from the connection tube of chest drainage system is an important problem with potential complications such as contamination, infection and pneumothorax. Besides, mere loosening can also lead to malfunction. It is a common practice to...

At present, the tubular structural systems are mainly used in tall buildings to withstand earthquake loads. Although it is possible to analyse the structure by finite element methods using standard three dimensional programs, the system is generally time-consuming and expensive in the primary design work. In this paper, for the analysis of Framed-Tube systems, a simple method was studied and de...

Convert to ICD-10-CM: 553.9 converts approximately to: 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K46.9 Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or broad ligament 553.8. Free, official coding info for 2016/17 ICD-10-CM N83.40 includes coding rules. Noninflammatory disorders of ovary, fallopian tube and broad ligament N83. Free, official coding info for 2016/17 ICD-10-CM Q50.6 includes coding rules & notes,. Oth...

Pneumatic tube systems of various lengths are routinely used in many hospitals to transport blood collection tubes (serum, plasma, whole blood) to the testing laboratory. The present study evaluated the changes in the levels of enzymes in two different tube system transports within the hospital system. Two tubes of blood, one SST (Serum) tube and one Lithium Heparin (Plasma) tube, were collecte...

Nasogastric (NG) tube misplacement into the airways is a rare complication. The presence of a cuffed endotracheal or tracheostomic tube often gives primary care providers a false sense of security. This report presents a case of inadvertent NG tube insertion into the right lower lobe bronchus of a 79-year-old patient with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, resulting in pneumonia an...

In this paper, an adaptable and architecturally flexible lateral stiffening system for tall timber buildings between 50 147 m is developed investigated. The based on a tube-in-tube concept. internal tube consists of braced core, the external frame structure with semi-rigid beam-column joints in façade. Based finite element framework, more than 500 000 simulations different configurations are ca...

This paper presents the design, construction and performance evaluation of an efficient stand-alone PV- integrated solar clothes drying system for applications. The was constructed to reduce reliance on unsustainable electric dryers, which are high electricity-consuming appliances resulting in emission large CO2 amounts environment. All these developments were geared towards improving reliabili...