STUDY OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of self-reported, heroin-associated asthma symptoms among inner-city patients treated for life-threatening asthma, and to compare the rates of drug use between ICU patients with asthma and ICU control patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). DESIGNS Study 1 was a sequential case series of patients requiring ICU admission for asthma (January to Ju...

OBJECTIVE To review the current definitions, terminology, epidemiology and aetiology of detrusor underactivity (DU), with specific attention to the diagnostic criteria in use. In addition, we address the relation and the overlap between DU and bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). In this mini-review, we hope to help identify DU patients and facilitate structured clinical evaluation and research. ...

Almeida, F. G., H. Bruschini, et al. (2004). "Urodynamic and clinical evaluation of 91 female patients with urinary incontinence treated with perineal magnetic stimulation: 1year followup." J Urol 171(4): 1571-1574; discussion 1574-1575. PURPOSE: We evaluate the perineal magnetic stimulation (PMS) effect on continence and quality of life in women with urinary incontinence. MATERIALS AND METHODS...

PURPOSE AND METHODS Diagnostic values and limitation of conventional urodynamic study (UDS) were assessed in 380 patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), in terms of uroflowmetry, measurement of postvoid residual urine and cystometry. RESULTS Maximum and average flow rate on uroflowmetry improved with increasing voided volume. Neither maximum nor average flow rate correlated with siz...

To evaluate the performance of Real Time Control (RTC) urban drainage systems (UDS) a comparison is made with pre-RTC situation, making RTC dependent on functioning th...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: LPP: Leak Point Pressure; DLPP: Detrusor Leak Point Pressure; ALPP: Abdominal Leak Point Pressure; SLPP: Stress Leak Point Pressure; VLPP: Valsalva Leak Point Pressure; CLPP: Cough Leak Point Pressure; SUI: Stress Urinary Incontinence; UDS: Urodynamic Study; ISD: Intrinsic Sphincter Dysfunction; IUS: Internal Urethral Sphincter, EUS: ...

*Corresponding author: Emmanuel Andrès, MD Professor Department of Internal Medicine Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Clinic B University Hospital of Strasbourg 1 Place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg France Centre for Educational Research of the Strasbourg, Faculty of Medicine University of Strasbourg (UdS) 4 Rue Blaise Pascal, 67081 Strasbourg France Tel. +33 (0)388115066 Fax: +33 (0)388116262 ...

BACKGROUND CASTLE compared the efficacy of atazanavir/ritonavir with lopinavir/ritonavir, each in combination with tenofovir-emtricitabine in ARV-naïve subjects from 5 continents. OBJECTIVES Determine the baseline rate and clinical significance of TDR mutations using ultra-deep sequencing (UDS) in ARV-naïve subjects in CASTLE. METHODS A case control study was performed on baseline samples f...