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Circ_0122396 safeguards human being lens epithelial tissues coming from hydrogen peroxide-induced injuries through holding for you to miR-15a-5p in order to stimulate FGF1 appearance.
Nonbacterial thromboembolic endocarditis (NBTE), or marantic endocarditis, is a rare complication associated with advanced cancer. Enoxaparin or unfractionated heparin is considered the standard treatment for NBTE. In this case report, we describe a 59-year-old female with metastatic pancreatic cancer who presented with embolic stroke and was found to have new NBTE of the mitral valve while she was receiving the therapeutic dose of enoxaparin. Of note, her recent echocardiogram one week ago was negative for mitral valve vegetations. Our case emphasized that for patients with advanced cancer presenting with stroke, the diagnosis of NBTE should be entertained even for those on systemic anticoagulation.Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a significant contributor to mortality in America. A common risk factor of CAD is hyperlipidemia. Treatment guidelines of hyperlipidemia are well established. Statins are the cornerstone of treating hyperlipidemia. New medications such as proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors (PCSK9 inhibitors) have also illustrated significant results in treating hyperlipidemia. While multiple studies exemplify the disparities in statin and PCSK9 inhibitors utilization to reduce CAD mortality and risk factors, there are no systematic reviews to validate these disparities. We conducted a search on PubMed, including Medline and PubMed Central, and Google Scholar. For this analysis, we selected articles published between 2000 and 2020 and those that fit the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Based on the type of study, we performed appropriate quality assessments and deleted studies with a score of less than seven or with a high risk of biases. The search strategy resulted in 322 studies. After inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, we included 20 articles in the analysis of this review. This systematic review demonstrates that non-white races and women were less likely to receive the correct, clinically indicated, therapy for hyperlipidemia. A multi-faceted approach is required to solve this inequality in healthcare.Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) have recently emerged as potentially crucial therapeutic targets for cancer. Thus, the development of macrophage-mediated phagocytosis assays is vital for preclinical drug screening of different tumor cells. This assay can be used to evaluate the effect of anti-cancer therapy, such as immunotherapy, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, on different tumor cells. Here, we describe the in-vitro phagocytosis assay in detail. As an example of immunotherapy treatment, we used a monoclonal antibody to block an anti-phagocytic signal (CD47) to evaluate the assay using human brain tumor cells and monocyte-derived macrophages. We also demonstrated that this assay can be used to evaluate the effect of different irradiation doses on the phagocytosis of brain tumor cells. This functional assay is fast, accurate, and highly reproducible. Furthermore, the results successfully demonstrate that anti-CD47 antibodies and irradiation can enhance the macrophage-mediated phagocytosis of brain tumors.Pancreatic cancer patients experience debilitating pain, which makes pain management an integral part of the treatment plan. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided celiac plexus neurolysis (EUS-guided CPN) is an alternative palliative therapy for patients with pain due to pancreatic cancer. We report a patient who developed paralytic ileus after undergoing EUS-guided CPN. A 77-year-old male patient presented with nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain of one-day duration. He was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic adenocarcinoma three weeks prior to presentation for which he underwent EUS-guided CPN. He had a 30-pack-year smoking history and quit 31 years ago. He reported moderate alcohol use and denied illicit drug use. In the emergency department, vital signs demonstrated normal blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature. Abdominal exam was significant for minimal epigastric tenderness without guarding or rebound. Complete blood count (CBC), basic metabolic panel (BMP), and liver function tests were ucapture the occurrence of the rare side effects of EUS-guided CPN.This case report presents the case of a 28-year-old man who developed scurvy during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Selleck C75 Scurvy is a disease resulting from a nutritional deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). It is a rare condition, whose signs and symptoms can vary from patient to patient. The treatment is vitamin C supplementation, which is often followed by a swift recovery. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of scurvy during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article highlights a rare acquired bleeding disorder, which may manifest more commonly during a pandemic due to food scarcity or stay-at-home mandates in those already at risk.In this technical report, we describe a method for teaching the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) courses while also maintaining social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic a method we call 'Socially Distanced NRP.' The unique aspects of Socially Distanced NRP courses include small class sizes, keeping one group of students and their instructors together throughout the course, and creating socially distanced stations where students complete the performance skills, integrated skills, and simulation and debriefing parts of the NRP course. The four socially distanced stations include airway, chest compressions, umbilical venous catheter placement, and team leader. Feedback from 79 NRP students showed no difference in overall course rating between Socially Distanced NRP and standard NRP courses. No cases of COVID-19 transmission were identified in the Socially Distanced NRP courses. We believe that Socially Distanced NRP is a safe and effective way to provide mandatory NRP training during the COVID-19 pandemic.Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is an extraordinary medical condition characterized by positional dyspnea (platypnea) and arterial desaturation or hypoxemia (orthodeoxia) in the setting of an upright position. The difficulty breathing is alleviated upon lying down. It is the opposite of orthopnea and is manifested by a decrease in oxygen saturation when changing from supine to an orthostatic position. POS can have an intracardiac or an extracardiac etiology. Herein we report a case of an 87-year-old man presenting with acute on chronic dyspnea who showed promising improvement in oxygen saturation after patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure.Bertolotti's syndrome is a congenital condition characterized by the sacralization of the lower lumbar vertebrae or the lumbarization of the sacral vertebrae. The cause of pain in Bertolotti's syndrome is multifactorial. This lumbosacral transitional vertebra has a prevalence of 4% to 30%. Rarely, it is considered in the differential diagnosis of low back pain in young people. Therefore, every aspect of Bertolotti's syndrome needs to be meticulously addressed, and it should be included in the differential diagnosis of chronic back pain. Herein, we present a case of Bertolotti's syndrome presented with chronic lower back pain, confirmed on X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). He was managed with analgesics and steroids injection with regular follow-up.Protamine sulfate is a common reversal agent of systemic heparinization used during procedures. While the exact epidemiology of adverse events is unknown, prior allergic response to protamine-containing compounds or concomitant use of neutral protamine Hagedorn (NPH) insulin is associated with an increased risk of tachyarrhythmias and bradyarrhythmias. We present a case of a 68-year-old woman with no prior history of protamine sulfate intolerance that suffered bradycardic arrest following protamine infusion. Healthcare providers should recognize the potential for life-threatening tachyarrhythmias and bradyarrhythmias following protamine reversal, especially in diabetic patients at risk for autonomic dysfunction; medication and allergy review are encouraged prior to heparin reversal, especially in diabetic patients.Background Laparoscopic surgery is becoming the gold standard for most abdominal surgeries in recent times. Laparoscopic repair of perforated duodenal ulcer (PDU), however, is still an area of debate. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic repair of PDU versus open repair. Methods In this cross-sectional study, patients were consecutively sampled. Out of 101 patients with clinically diagnosed PDU, 36 patients underwent laparoscopic Graham patch repair and 65 underwent open Graham patch repair in a tertiary care academic hospital. Open repair was via upper midline incision, and laparoscopic repair by the three-port technique. The following stages were calculated operative time, duration of postoperative analgesia, time taken to mobilize, and patient length of stay after the operation. Results The mean operative time was somewhat longer in the laparoscopy group compared to the open repair group (74.01 vs 56.17 minutes, respectively). Mean postoperative analgesia requirement, time taken to mobilize, and hospital stay were significantly shorter after laparoscopy than after open repair (1.21 days, 9.32 hours, and 3.12 days vs 3.83 days, 16.20 hours, and 4.85 days, respectively). Three patients (8%) in the laparoscopy group and 35 (54%) in the open repair group had postoperative complications. Conclusions Laparoscopic repair of PDU is a safe approach and better than open repair in terms of operative time with the right level of expertise only, postoperative analgesia requirement, mobilization, duration of hospital stay, and incidence of postoperative respiratory and wound complications.Fungating malignant lesions pose a huge deal of agony to the patients. Their management is also deemed as difficult by most physicians. This report describes a case of a 45-year-old paraplegic female with delayed presentation of a very aggressive fungating left breast mass, which was diagnosed as invasive ductal carcinoma. The uncontrollable hemorrhage had the surgeons succumb to the option of emergency mastectomy as a palliative treatment to save the life of the patient. Hence, we infer that the emergency mastectomy in a hemorrhagic fungating breast lesion can be life-saving and can be performed with little to no risk to the patient. Such a procedure, surprisingly, has never been documented in the surgical literature before.Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome (ADDS) is reported to occur in almost 30-50% of the patients who take antidepressants for a duration of at least four to six weeks and then suddenly discontinue the drug. Since there is an increase in the use of antidepressants for various reasons by general practitioners, patient education about when and how to discontinue a drug is not acknowledged enough. It is reported to occur with the use of different classes of antidepressants - selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), monoamineoxidase inhibitor (MAOI), tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), and atypical antipsychotics like risperidone, trazodone, clozapine, and venlafaxine. Slow tapering off the drugs has also caused ADDS. Symptoms start within two to four days of quitting the drug and are usually mild lasting for two to four weeks (can persist for six to 12 months) but could be severe enough leaving the patient nonambulatory. Here, we represent a case of a 55-year-old female who presented to the outpatient clinic with complaints of headache, vomiting, and diarrhea.
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