Pre-treatment anemia in head and neck cancer: risk factors, subtypes, and survival outcomes by Cornelius H. L. Kürten, Vinithagowry Sivakumar, Sebastian Waßenberg, Marie Carolin Schleupner, Valentin Funk, Elena Lazzarini, Sara Aksu, Maja Guberina, Thomas Gauler, Martin Stuschke, Stefan Mattheis, Stephan Lang, Timon Hussain, Timon Hussain

“…Here we aim to investigate the prevalence of pre-therapeutic anemia, associated risk factors, subtypes, and impact on survival among HNC patients, including the clinically relevant subgroups of HPV-associated HNC.Materials and methodsA retrospective chart review of HNC patients diagnosed between 2010 and 2020 identified a study cohort of 921 patients. …”
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Evaluating the Role of CBC-Derived Indices in Children with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by Andrei-Ioan Munteanu, Iulius Jugănaru, Delia-Maria Nicoară, Niculina Mang, Raluca Vasilescu, Giorgiana-Flavia Brad, Alexandra-Cristina Scutca, Raluca Asproniu, Lucian-Ioan Cristun, Otilia Mărginean

“…Of the HT patients, 50% had subclinical HT, 15% were euthyroid, and 34% had overt thyroid dysfunction. HT patients showed significantly higher neutrophil and lymphocyte counts, as well as all evaluated CBC-derived indices than controls (<i>p</i> < 0.001)). …”
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MECHANISMS OF CYTOKINE STORM DEVELOPMENT IN COVID-19 AND NEW POTENTIAL TARGETS OF PHARMACOTHERAPY by V. I. Petrov, A. A. Amosov, A. S. Gerasimenko, O. V. Shatalova, A. V. Ponomareva, A. N. Akinchits, I. S. Kulakova, V. S. Gorbatenko

“…Promising areas of pharmacotherapy for "cytokine storm" are associated with its impact on the dysfunction of the listed above systems. However, the efficacy and safety of most drugs for the treatment of COVID-19, is to be studied through carefully designed clinical trials.…”
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Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge and Competence in Managing Preeclampsia at Maternity Teaching Hospital in Sulaimani city by Amani Fadhil Abbas, Peshwaz Abdulrahman Ahmed, Nazera Salam Mena Qadir, Khanda Gharib Aziz

“…It is characterized by the onset of hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation, accompanied by proteinuria, generalized edema, or evidence of organ dysfunction. This condition poses a serious threat to both maternal and fetal health, significantly increasing the risk of morbidity and mortality. …”
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Evaluation and Management of Urological Complications Following Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: Experience from a Single Tertiary Center by Maria Sangermano, Enrico Montagnani, Serena Vigezzi, Marco Moi, Alessandro Morlacco, Nicola Bertazza Partigiani, Elisa Benetti

“…Early complications were often detected due to acute graft dysfunction, while late ones were mainly identified during routine clinical, laboratory, or ultrasound follow-up. …”
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Impairment of renal reserve filtration capacity in stage II–III chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under conditions of syntropy with stage II essential hypertension by S. Ya. Dotsenko, L. S. Akimova

“…In COPD comorbid with EH, almost 5/6 patients showed signs of renal dysfunction in the form of impaired renal reserve ability to proportionally increase GFR, indicating the progression of nephron hyperfiltration processes. …”
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Hyponatremia among Sepsis Patients in the Critical Care Unit and its Association with the SOFA Score: A Cross-sectional Study by Ronak Prakashkumar Shah, Parth Rohitkumar Shah, Trupti Jansari, Amit Chauhan

“…The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score is a tool used in sepsis management to assess the severity of organ dysfunction and predict mortality in critically-ill patients. …”
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Efficacy of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Ipsilateral Cortex) along with Physiotherapy to Contralateral Side on Tone and Function of Subacute Stroke Survivors: Prot... by Pallavi Lalchand Harjpal, Raghuveer Raghumahanti, Mohammed Irshad Qureshi

“…Introduction: Following a stroke, the resultant injury causes hyperexcitability of the contralesional hemisphere, leading to an interhemispheric imbalance and contralateral motor dysfunction. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is a non invasive brain stimulation technique that has been investigated for its ability to hasten stroke recovery by stimulating the ipsilesional motor cortex or inhibiting the contralesional hemisphere. …”
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Morphological and Functional Alterations of the Cardiovascular System during Acute Clozapine Poisoning (Experimental Study) by A. S. Babkina, I. A. Ryzhkov, V. V. Antonova, Z. I. Tsokolaeva, A. R. Asanov, S. N. Kalabushev, Yu. V. Zarzhetsky

“…To evaluate the influence of sublethal dose of Clozapine on the functional and morphological parameters of the cardiovascular system in rats 4 hrs. after the drug administration.Materials and methods. The experiments were carried out on male Wistar rats weighing 200–250g (n=14). …”
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MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION ASSESSMENT IN FORECASTING EFFECT OF CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC CHRONIC HEART FAILURE by A. B. Mironkov, V. V. Chestukhin, F. A. Blyakhman, T. F. Shklyar, E. N. Ostroumov, Е. D. Kotina, S. A. Sakhovsky, E. T. Asoev, B. L. Mironkov

“…To define influence of the left ventricle (LV) perfusion defects on the clinical status dynamics after coronary angioplasty in patients with the expressed myocardium dysfunction of ischemic etiology. Materials and methods. …”
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Cholestatic Injury Induced by Naproxen: A Rare Cause of NSAID-Induced Hepatotoxicity. Case Report. by Héctor M. Herrera-Martínez, Erika G. Salgado-Parra, Brenda N. Loza-Hernandez, Arturo Rodriguez-Guajardo, Byron I. Argoti-Mosquera

“…Only supportive measures were provided, with close clinical and biochemical monitoring to identify early signs of liver dysfunction. The patient showed favorable evolution towards remission, characterized by symptomatic improvement and a progressive decrease in cholestatic markers within the first few days (Figure 2). …”
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Characteristics of brain cell proliferation and migration in animals with experimental Alzheimer’s disease undergoing cognitive training by Yu. K. Komleva, Ya. V. Gorina, A. I. Chernykh, O. L. Lopatina, A. A. Shabalova, L. V. Trufanova, R. Ya. Olovyannikova, V. Yu. Endrzheevskaya-Shurygina, A. B. Salmina

“…The purpose of this paper is to study cognitive functions and their association with proliferation, survival and migration of newly-formed cells in normal adult rat brain and in the experimental Alzheimer’s disease.Materials and methods. Rats (Wistar, males, 7 months) were used. …”
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THE PREVALENCE OF DENTOALVEOLAR ANOMALIES AND DEFORMITIES IN PATIENTS WITH DENTAL DEFECTS. by B.M. Mirchuk, Y.V. Maksymov

“…The aim is to investigate the prevalence of dental anomalies and deformities in adult patients’ prosthetic treatment. Materials and methods. 83 patients aged 20-60 and older were involved in prosthetic treatment. …”
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Course of coronary heart disease in patients with cardiovascular renal metabolic syndrome and separately metabolic by R. G. Khabchabov, E. R. Makhmudova, A. A. Abdullaev, R. M. Gafurova, U. A. Islamova, M. A. Dzhanbulatov, A. A. Anatova

“…Introduction. Renal dysfunction is increasingly recognized as a key mediator of the association between metabolic risk factors and cardiovascular disease (CVD). …”
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VASCULAR COMPLICATIONS AFTER KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION by M. Sh. Khubutia, A. V. Pinchuk, N. V. Shmarina, I. V. Dmitriev, R. V. Storozhev, L. S. Kokov, R. Sh. Muslimov, T. V. Bognitskaya, M. V. Parkhomenko, E. A. Grishina

“…In cases of kidney dysfunction and assumption of vessel complications we used computerized tomography. …”
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Effects of virtual reality with different modalities on upper limb recovery: a systematic review and network meta-analysis on optimizing stroke rehabilitation by Jiali Zhang, Mingxiu Liu, Junlin Yue, Jinmei Yang, Yan Xiao, Jie Yang, Enli Cai

“…BackgroundAs a major cause of disability worldwide, stroke affects about 80% of survivors with upper limb (UL) motor dysfunction, significantly impairing their quality of life. …”
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Outcome of Different Surgical Interventions in Management of Emphysematous Pyelonephritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study from Dharwad, India by Revanasiddappa Kanagali, Muralidhar Achar, Pramod Makannavar, Srinivas Kalabhavi

“…Laboratory evaluation revealed significant findings, including anaemia (52.5%), renal dysfunction (56.3%), and sepsis (61.3%). Escherichia coli were the primary causative organism, identified in 34 patients (42.5%). …”
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Exploring genetic loci linked to COVID-19 severity and immune response through multi-trait GWAS analyses by Ziang Meng, Chumeng Zhang, Shuai Liu, Wen Li, Yue Wang, Qingyi Zhang, Bichen Peng, Weiyi Ye, Yue Jiang, Yingchao Song, Miao Guo, Xiao Chang, Lei Shao

“…This study aimed to explore the genetic connection between COVID-19 severity and blood cell traits, given their close relationship with immunity.Materials and methodsGWAS summary statistics for COVID-19 and blood cell counts were analyzed using Linkage Disequilibrium Score Regression (LDSC) to estimate genetic correlations and heritabilities. …”
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Sepsis Course and Outcome Depends on the Genetic Variant in the 3`-Region of Aquaporin 4 Gene <i>AQP4</i> and Comorbidities by A. G. Chumachenko, E. K. Grigoriev, R. A. Cherpakov, I. N. Tyurin, V. M. Pisarev

“…The aim of the study was to determine the effects of region 3` polymorphism in the AQP4 gene on the clinical course and outcome of sepsis.Materials and methods. The prospective study included 290 ICU patients from three clinical hospitals in Moscow aged 18–75 years with clinical signs of sepsis (SEPSIS-3, 2016).Results. …”
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Possible causes, ways of development and stages of formation of atopic dermatitis in children by O.V. Gryn, O.M. Okhotnikova

“…According to current understanding, the development of the disease is influenced by genetic predisposition, skin barrier dysfunction, imbalance of surface microflora, immune mechanisms, food allergies, and sensitization to aeroallergens. …”
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