Siu Ka Mak

..We examined the clinical course and outcome of the FP patients treated with this approach (study group). An outcome comparison was also made to an alternatively treated historic cohort (control group)...

..Both cyclophosphamide and mycophenolate mofetil have been used with encouraging results, but adverse events are frequently seen. There are no data on the use of enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium...

..We discuss its use and risks, in the context of chronic hepatitis C infection...

..To examine variables that might predict abnormal outcome of status epilepticus among children...

..To evaluate the effects of acute sleep deprivation on the level of perceived occupational stress and cognitive functioning in a group of medical residents...

..However, the structure of benzodiazepines contains aromatic rings and potential cross-reactivity cannot be totally ignored. Although we do not have direct proof, we believe that nitrazepam prolonged the clinical course...

..To determine whether practice parameters are applied to the management of children with febrile convulsion...

..We have evaluated a one-week proton-pump inhibitor-based triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication in a retrospective review of patients with chronic renal failure...

..We evaluated the efficacy and safety of a 1-week proton-pump inhibitor-based triple therapy for H pylori eradication in a prospective study of patients with chronic renal failure (CRF)...

..The use of corticosteroids or combination immunosuppressants may be associated with a significant incidence of side effects in the elderly. There is little data on the use of cyclophosphamide alone...

..We retrospectively reviewed the long-term outcome of 8 patients with massive hydrothorax complicating CAPD, 6 of whom received thoracoscopic pleurodesis...

..The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of nystatin prophylaxis on the occurrence of FP in programs with a relatively modest baseline FP rate...

..This case highlights the importance of strict aseptic technique during CAPD exchanges and calls for an effort in educating our dialysis patients on precautions about seafood handling...

..This case serves as an example highlighting the importance of periarticular inflammatory reaction in precipitating the development of the lesion in predisposed patients...

..However, a large-scale study is required to further examine this issue, and further investigation into the immunologic abnormalities associated with the uremic state in this group of patients is also warranted...

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..A definitive PH1 diagnosis can be established by analyzing AGT activity in liver tissue or mutation analysis of the AGXT gene...

..1+/-19.0 vs 33.4+/-6.9 ml/min/ 1.73 m(2), P=NS). CONCLUSION: It is concluded that the superimposed IgAN does not significantly alter the medium-term clinical outcome of patients with diabetic glomerulosclerosis...

..Despite achieving increased nPNA (13%), the serum albumin level was unchanged. However, the increased hospitalization rate observed in the controls was avoided in the group using 8-L exchanges...

..This study examines the risk factors associated with poorly-controlled hypertension in CAPD...

..One should thus have a high index of suspicion in patients with recurrent renal stones of this rare, but nevertheless important, entity...