Background Despite good rates of reperfusion with thrombectomy, rates of moderate to severe post-stroke disability remain high. Even with successful reperfusion, infarct growth occurs, leading to ...

IN normal persons chronic hypoxia results in polycythemia. This phenomenon has been recognized and studied in high-altitude dwellers, and data obtained from such studies have come to be accepted as ...

Exposure to hyperoxia, a high arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2), may be associated with worse outcomes in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) support. We examined ...

Low oxygen levels and high FiO 2 need during the NICU care associate with WM abnormalities, whereas higher oxygen levels correlate with abnormal MEG-SII. The results may indicate certain brain ...

Subjective perceptions of exercising exertion are integral to maintaining homeostasis. Traditional methods have utilized scores of ‘rating of perceived exertion’ (RPE) to quantify these subjective ...

5-oxoprolinemia (pyroglutamic acid, PGA) in the absence of acetaminophen use has been rarely reported as a cause for high anion gap metabolic acidosis. We investigated the prevalence and risk factors ...

A CO2 blood test measures the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the blood serum, which is the liquid part of blood. It’s typically used to screen for kidney, respiratory, or metabolic disorders. You ...

Eleven healthy individuals (1 women, subject 1; Table), age 27±7 years, height 179±9 cm, weight 73±8 kg (mean±SD) were recruited to participate in the study, which was approved by the Central Regional ...

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Patients being cared for in general clinical areas are becoming sicker (McGloin et al, 1999) and sicker patients require more complex care and treatment (Department of Health, 2002; DoH, 2000). As a ...