Clinical Manifestations Of SjöGren's Syndrome: ...
The extraglandular disease manifestations of SS will be reviewed here. The exocrine manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and distinctions between primary and secondary SS are discussed separately. (See "Clinical manifestations of Sjogren's ... [... more]
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Motility Testing: When Does It Help?
The solid-state system's extended frequency response makes it suitable for recording any intraluminal pressure activity, including that of the pharynx, and its baseline is not affected by body position. The High Resolution Manometry (HRM) ... [... more]
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Evaluation Of The Child With Hoarseness
The arytenoids, which help to position and move the vocal folds, articulate on the posterior edges of the cricoid cartilage (show figure 2). The aryepiglottic folds are formed by mucosa that runs from each edge of the epiglottis to the arytenoid. ... [... more]
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Aspiration Pneumonia
Most pneumonia arises following the "aspiration" of microorganisms from the oral cavity or nasopharynx. The term aspiration pneumonia should be reserved for pneumonitis resulting from the altered clearance defenses noted above. The pathogens ... [... more]
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Approach To The Patient With Night Sweats
INTRODUCTION -- Night sweats are a common symptom in ambulatory primary care practice. While the cause may be evident after straightforward history taking, often no cause is immediately apparent. In these cases, clinicians face the challenge of ... [... more]
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Clinical Manifestations And Diagnosis Of Achalasia
INTRODUCTION -- Achalasia (a Greek term that means "does not relax") is a disease of unknown cause in which there is a loss of peristalsis in the distal esophagus (whose musculature is comprised predominantly of smooth muscle) and a failure of . ... [... more]
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Epidemiology; Clinical Manifestations And Diagnosis Of ...
INTRODUCTION -- Barrett's esophagus is the condition in which an abnormal, intestinal-type epithelium called specialized intestinal metaplasia replaces the stratified squamous epithelium that normally lines the distal esophagus. The condition ... [... more]
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Prognosis And Treatment Of Interstitial Lung Disease In ...
In the vast majority of patients with SSc-associated ILD, the lung injury is characterized by a pattern termed nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) (2) . Histopathologically, NSIP is characterized by varying degrees of inflammation and ... [... more]
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Heart-Lung Transplantation
Declining use -- The preference for single and double lung transplantation has markedly reduced the need for the combined heart-lung procedure. The magnitude of this effect was shown in the 24th report of the Registry of the International Heart ... [... more]
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Overview And Comparison Of The Proton Pump Inhibitors ...
During the unstimulated (basal) state, a large percentage of the parietal cell volume is occupied by tubulovesicles, which are elongated tubes with smooth surface membranes, and by the secretory canaliculus, a small invaginated area of the apical ... [... more]
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Gastroesophageal Reflux In Infants
DEFINITIONS -- In the following discussion, the term "uncomplicated gastroesophageal reflux" is used to describe the finding of frequent regurgitation in the absence of pathological consequences. "Gastroeophageal reflux disease" or ... [... more]
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Aga Guideline: Use Of Endoscopic Therapy For ...
Each of these endoscopic antireflux techniques is designed to alter the anatomy or physiology of the gastroesophageal junction to decrease gastroesophageal reflux. However, only limited data are available on the mechanism of action of the various ... [... more]
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