Perforated Duodenal Ulcer in a Young Nepalese Girl: An Infrequent Diagnosis for Age by Ashish Lal Shrestha, Anusha Shrestha

“…Omental patch repair and continued supportive care resulted in gradual improvement. PDU is an uncommon cause of peritonitis in children and poses significant challenges in management. …”
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Women and birth partners’ experiences of cervical ripening at home and in hospital by Cassandra Yuill, Mairi Harkness, Helen Cheyne, Boo Charkin, Monica Ferreira, Eloise Price, Amarnath Bhide, Mairead Black, Kathleen Boyd, Neelam Heera-Shergill, Neena Modi, John Norrie, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Julia Sanders, Sarah J. Stock, Rosemary Townsend, Linda J. Williams, Christine McCourt

“…Privacy, presence of birth partners and supportive care contributed to more positive experiences among women. …”
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US-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound in pancreatic cancer treatment: a consensus initiative between Chinese and European HIFU centers by Kun Zhou, Holger Strunk, Dobromir Dimitrov, Joan Vidal-Jove, Maria A. Gonzalez-Carmona, Markus Essler, Chengbin Jin, Zhechuan Mei, Hui Zhu, Milka Marinova

“…As a non-invasive, effective local therapy, complementary to chemotherapy and best supportive care, it plays a pivotal role in pain relief, reducing of tumor volume, and potentially improving survival rates.…”
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Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Hemorrhagic Fever in White-Tailed Deer by Katherine A. Sayler, Charlotte Dow, Samantha M. Wisely

“…It includes strategies for best supportive care for sick animals, diagnostics, and integrated pest management to control biting midges that spread the viruses that cause HD, because the best way to manage HD is to prevent it. …”
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Gross Hematuria and Hemolytic Anemia in Infectious Mononucleosis by Chinmayi Sharma, Navneet Venugopal, Shivaiah Balachandra

“…Despite intravascular hemolysis, the patient’s anemia was mild, and he responded well to supportive care. Discussion. Gross hematuria and hemolytic anemia are uncommon in IM, with limited reports. …”
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Atrioventricular Dissociation following Blunt Chest Trauma by Salim Surani, Karen Allen, Cynthia Ocegueda-Pacheco, Joseph Varon

“…This dysrhythmias may present as permanent conduction defects requiring permanent pacemaker or may have temporary conduction abnormalities requiring temporary pacemaker or supportive care. We present the case of a young woman who suffered from BCT after being kicked by a horse with the development of a significant substernal hematoma. …”
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Pulmonary Hemorrhage following Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair by Mirna B. Ayache, Myttle A. Mayuga, Chantal ElAmm, Guilherme Attizzani, Jordan Kazakov

“…The patients did well with supportive care and reinitiation of anticlotting agents was well tolerated after resolution of bleeding.…”
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer with Taxotere: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ali Raufi, Jennifer Dotson, Mohamad Khasawneh

“…ARDS is very rare but life threatening complication of docetaxel which requires aggressive supportive care and close monitoring. Better awareness and prompt diagnosis of this treatment related ARDS will improve the effectiveness and outcome of its management.…”
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Fat Embolism Syndrome: A Case Report and Review Literature by Nattaphol Uransilp, Sombat Muengtaweepongsa, Nuttawut Chanalithichai, Nattapol Tammachote

“…FES has no specific treatment and requires supportive care, although it can be prevented by early fixation of bone fractures. …”
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Treatment of Advanced Parkinson's Disease by Sara Varanese, Zoe Birnbaum, Roger Rossi, Alessandro Di Rocco

“…The therapeutic management should be driven by the attempt to create a balance between benefit and side effects of the pharmacological treatments available. Supportive care, including physical and rehabilitative interventions, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and nursing care, has a key role in the late stage of disease. …”
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Thrombotic Microangiopathy Secondary to Intravenous Abuse of Opana® ER by Kamia Thakur, Vaibhav Agrawal, Ashley Kass, Lauren M. Dimarino, R. Patrick Dorion, Joseph Vadakara

“…The role for plasma exchange is not clear but can be used while awaiting the results of the ADAMTS-13 activity, but ultimately supportive care with drug discontinuation is the recommended therapy of choice. …”
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Characteristics, pathogenic and therapeutic role of gut microbiota in immunoglobulin A nephropathy by Kaijin Yao, Lingqian Zheng, Wenmin Chen, Yina Xie, Chunling Liao, Tianbiao Zhou

“…Current treatments for IgAN include supportive care and immunosuppressive therapy. A growing number of studies found that the gut microbiota in IgAN was dysregulated. …”
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An unusual case of diabetic ketoacidosis following salbutamol ingestion in a nondiabetic 13-year-old child by Mai Mustafa, Salma A. Ali

“…He presented classic symptoms of DKA, including tachycardia, tachypnea, hypotension, and laboratory findings consistent with metabolic acidosis, hyperglycemia, and electrolyte imbalances. He received supportive care, including fluids, insulin, and close monitoring and showed gradual improvement. …”
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David Slays Goliath: Exceptional Efficacy of Oral Vinorelbine in Conquering Metastatic Finger Angiosarcoma by Te-Lin Hsu, San-Chi Chen

“…Vinorelbine, a vinca alkaloid, is listed as supportive care in AS for patients unsuitable for intensive chemotherapy or who are heavily treated. …”
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Seizure-Induced Hemoptysis in a Pediatric Patient by Ritika Nangia, Margaret Kahwaty, Ashutosh Sachdeva, Nidhi Kotwal

“…He achieved complete resolution with supportive care and diuretics. Our case report describes the clinical and radiological presentation and overall management of post-ictal pulmonary hemorrhage and edema in a pediatric patient. …”
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Management of Hepatic Rupture Diagnosed after an Emergency Cesarean Section by Gianluca Raffaello Damiani, Viviana Merola, Mario Barnaba, Stefano Landi, Gennaro Cormio, Antonio Pellegrino

“…Our management involved a combination of surgical interventions and aggressive supportive care. The patient was discharged after 53 days and 4 laparotomies and an unsuccessful attempt of superselective artery embolization. …”
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis spectrum for the rheumatologist by Jyoti Ranjan Parida, Saumya Ranjan Tripathy

“…Mucosa is involved in up to 90% of cases causing erosions and crusts that may precede or follow skin lesions. Supportive care is the mainstay of treatment and if not started promptly may result in high mortality and morbidity. …”
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Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) Induced Splenic Infarction in Breast Cancer Patient Treated with Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Regimen by Majed A. Alshamrani, Meteb Al-Foheidi, Ahmed H. Abdulrahim

“…It is considered an effective and relatively safe supportive care medication; however, it can cause rare and serious side effects such as spleen rupture or infarction. …”
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Orbital Cellulitis: A Rare Presentation of Metastatic Bronchial Carcinoma by Rohit Kumar, Wolfgang Issing

“…The advanced presentation of the disease limited treatment to best supportive care. Conclusion. Orbital cellulitis and sinonasal malignancies have a similar pattern of clinical presentation, posing a potential diagnostic pitfall. …”
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Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Hemorrhagic Fever in White-Tailed Deer by Katherine A. Sayler, Charlotte Dow, Samantha M. Wisely

“…It includes strategies for best supportive care for sick animals, diagnostics, and integrated pest management to control biting midges that spread the viruses that cause HD, because the best way to manage HD is to prevent it. …”
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