BACKGROUND Information on long-term follow up of childhood-onset anorexia nervosa is scarce. This study investigated long-term (>10 years) course, outcome and prognostic factors for hospitalized childhood-onset anorexia nervosa restricting type (ANR). METHODS Forty-one ANR girls admitted to a single regional center participated. Median age at first admission was 13.3 years (range, 8.6-15.6 ye...

Abstract Background and Objective Hospitalized persons living with dementia are at risk for functional decline, behavioral symptoms of distress, delirium, all persisting in the post-acute period. In turn, family care partners (FCPs) experience increased anxiety lack preparedness caregiving, compounding existing strain burden. Family-centered Function-focused Care (Fam-FFC) purposefully engages ...

A person with good psychological wellbeing is a who able to live positive impression and can work well in their daily life (Huppert, 2009). This study aims explore the challenges, support system coping mechanism of family caregivers are taking care members schizophrenia living Klang Valley. Nine have participated an in-depth interview session through online platform. Five themes been generated ...

a hospitalized patient can present an unsettling and challenging clinical situation for hospital physicians. This is not surprising, since most health care providers are not prepared to deal with a patient whose wishes are diametrically opposed to the primary goal of hospitalization, namely survival. Most hospital staff, with the exception of mental health professionals, have not been trained t...

Dr Douglas Schultz: A 59-year-old white man with a three-,nonth history of systemic lupus erytheinatost,s and a history of insulindependent diabetes mellitus was admitted to the hospital with a three-day history offever to 38.8#{176}C and dysuria. Evaluation revealed a urinary tract infection with F coli and benign prostatic hypertrophy. One month later, the patient underwent transi,rethral res...

PURPOSE assessing patient satisfaction after endoscopy with a standardized survey is recommended by gastrointestinal professional societies. The purpose of this study was to assess both patient satisfaction with colonoscopy performed by family physicians and physicians' technical competence in colonoscopy. METHODS modified Group Health Association of America 9 surveys were sent to all 230 pat...

BACKGROUND Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are disorders of the lung parenchyma. The pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and prognosis of ILDs vary depending on the underlying disease. The onset of most ILDs is insidious, but they may also present subacutely or require hospitalization for management. ILDs that may present subacutely include acute interstitial pneumonia, connective tissue d...

Significant hyperglycemia is commonly observed immediately after solid organ and bone marrow transplant as well as with subsequent hospitalizations. Surgery and procedures are well known to cause pain and stress leading to secretion of cytokines and other hormones known to aggravate insulin action. Immunosuppression required for transplant and preexisting risk are also major factors. Glucose co...

orthomixoviridae family viruses (influenza viruses) are major cause of death in human with respiratory diseases. although avian influenza in iranian chickens are associated with h9n2 subtype, there was not any study for h9n2 human infection as yet. this investigation conducted to serological study of h9n2 avian influenza infection in different human groups. the number of 334 blood sera includin...