3 years survival of patients with multiple myeloma. by Julio Dámaso Fernández Águila, Alexander García Blay, Luis Alberto Corona Martínez, Maritza Cabrera Zamora, Leovaldo Prieto Jiménez., Tamara Guerra Alfonso

“…<strong>Background:</strong> The survival of patients with multiple myeloma varies. Frequently we don’t identify the patients that could be cured with advanced therapies, nor even recognize those, in which we expect a long survival with the classic treatment measures. …”
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Patients and Practice Guidelines: Keeping Eyes on the Horizon by John K Marshall

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Mesalazine use tactics in the ulcerative colitis patients by A. V. Korolev, O. Z. Okhlobystina, L. N. Androsova, O. S. Shifrin

“…To specify indications for the administration of the 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-АSA) in the patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and to discuss the possibility of correlation between the body mass index, the disease activity and reasonability for the prescription of the mesalazine (Pentasa) as a monotherapy.Key points. 5-АSA is the first line drug for the UC patients. …”
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Evaluation of Physical Symptoms in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis by Ana Elizabeth Figueiredo, Cate Goodlad, Michelle Clemenger, San San Haddoub, Jacqueline McGrory, Kim Pryde, Emma Tonkins, Nora Hisole, Edwina Anne Brown

“…Little is known about physical symptoms in peritoneal dialysis (PD) Patients. This study aims to determine the prevalence of symptoms (general and abdominal) in PD patients. …”
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Comprehensive Approach to Cancer Pain in Pediatric Patients by Alexis Ramón Pineda González, Grettel Águila Calero, Anaelys Acosta Hernández, Marilyn Ramírez Méndez

“…According to the International Union Against Cancer, statistics in these patients. The evaluation is complex and requires training in the use of scales designed and validated for different ages. …”
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Clinical Causes of Inflammation in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Yeoungjee Cho, Carmel M. Hawley, David W. Johnson

“…The present review aims to comprehensively describe clinical causes of inflammation in PD patients to which potential future strategies may be targeted.…”
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Sleep Quality in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Faiha Nurul Aqilah, Iqbal Pramukti, Bambang Aditya Nugraha, Mamat Lukman, Hasniatisari Harun, Siriluk Sithichoksakulchai

“…The physical and psychological problems experienced by HIV patients can change their sleep patterns and quality. …”
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Therapeutic Challenges for Elderly Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism by Kenneth Sluis, Hyon Kim, Yuling He, Beatrice Wong, Xiangbing Wang

“…Six PHPT patients were medically managed and two PHPT patients underwent parathyroid resection. …”
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Emotional and Neurobehavioural Status in Chronic Pain Patients by He Shuchang, He Mingwei, Jia Hongxiao, Wu Si, Yang Xing, Daniel Antonius, Mark GA Opler

“…OBJECTIVE: To investigate the emotional and neurobehavioural status of patients suffering from chronic pain.…”
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The Near Point of Convergence in Patients with Vestibular Migraine by Francisco Carlos Zuma e Maia, Bernardo Faria Ramos, Roseli Saraiva Moreira Bittar, Renato Valerio Rodrigues Cal, Leonel Almeida Luís, Pedro Luiz Mangabeira Albernaz

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Estimating Kidney Function in the Critically Ill Patients by Gemma Seller-Pérez, Manuel E. Herrera-Gutiérrez, Javier Maynar-Moliner, José A. Sánchez-Izquierdo-Riera, Anibal Marinho, José Luis do Pico

“…For the critically ill patient, creatinine clearance is the method of reference for the estimation of the GFR, although this is often not measured but estimated by equations (i.e., Cockroft-Gault or MDRD) not well suited for the critically ill patient. …”
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Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Zoe Alina González Otero, Jorge Luis Egüez Mesa, Celestino Fusté Jiménez, Eugenio Alejandro Reyes Medina, José Alberto Borges López, Lázaro Hermes González Otero

“…The universe consisted of 280 patients hospitalized due to rheumatoid arthritis. …”
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Antibodies to Cardiolipin in Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by John Verrier Jones, Dianne P. Mosher, Edith Jones, C. Noel Williams, Dickran Malatjalian, Roland I. Carr, Mervat Mansour

“…Because of the high concentration of cardiolipin in mitochondrial membranes and the presence of antimitochondrial antibodies in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis, the authors investigated the prevalence of antibodies to cardiolipin in a group of 31 patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. lt was found that the prevalence and levels of anticardiolipin antibodies of lgG and lgA isotype are as high in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis as in 35 consecutive patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. …”
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Management of Coagulopathy in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis by Pooja D. Amarapurkar, Deepak N. Amarapurkar

“…Patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis have significantly impaired synthetic function. …”
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Hypernatremia in patients with neurological conditions in critical state by David Wilfredo Suàrez Prieto, Mairen Pèrez Fuentes, Elaine Teresa Gutièrrez Pèrez

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to determine the hypernatremia contribution to mortality in patients with neurological conditions in critical state. …”
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Characterization of Patients with Central Nervous System Infections by Benigno Figueiras Ramos, Ángel Julio Romero Cabrera, Raúl López Fernández, Sandra Borroto Lecuona, Raúl Nieto Cabrera

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Mechanisms of liver disease in patients infected with HIV by Matthew B Kaspar, Richard K Sterling

“…Objective To describe the various mechanisms of liver disease in patients with HIV infection, and to link these mechanisms to disease states which may utilise them.Background Non-AIDS causes of morbidity and mortality are becoming increasingly common in patients chronically infected with HIV. …”
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Evaluation of Adrenal Function in Nonhospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis by Maryam Moini, Mitra Yazdani Sarvestani, Mesbah Shams, Masood Nomovi

“…Background. Patients with cirrhosis and advancing hepatic insufficiency may show various degrees of other organ malfunction, including brain, kidney, and lung. …”
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Transplant Outcomes in Patients with Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy by Claire Kennedy, Carol Traynor, Patrick O'Kelly, Anthony Dorman, Peter J. Conlon

“…Results. The outcomes of 32 patients, in receipt of 36 grafts, are reported. There was a male preponderance (). …”
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Angiotensinogen Variants among Resistant Hypertensive Patients by Natalia Ruggeri Barbaro, Vanessa Fontana, Heitor Moreno

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