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Caroline Cox - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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SULFURYL FLUORIDE The fumigant sulfuryl fluoride is widely used to kill termites and other unwanted insects in buildings, ships, railroad cars, and wood products.
1997Co-Authors: Caroline CoxAbstract:Sulfuryl fluoride is “an extremely hazardous gas.” Typical symptoms of exposure include nose, eye, and throat irritation, weakness, nausea, difficult or Painful Breathing, seizures, and kidney injury. With repeated exposure or higher concentrations, Breathing failure occurs. There is no known antidote for sulfuryl fluoride poisoning. Sulfuryl fluoride is also toxic to the nervous system. Neurological symptoms include muscle aching and fatigue, coordination problems, depression, slurred speech, dizziness, and stumbling, weaving, and staggering when walking. Sulfuryl fluoride has adversely affected reproduction in laboratory animals. When rats inhaled sulfuryl fluoride for a period spanning two generations, the weight of the offspring was reduced in both the first and the second generation. Sulfuryl fluoride was not tested for its ability to cause cancer as part of the registration process. All tests for effects on nontarget animals and plants, as well as all environmental fate tests were waived during the registration process. It is, however, clearly toxic to nontarget animals and plants.
Mariame Chakir - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Overt hyperthyroidism and venous thrombosis: what is the association?
'Medical Publishing d.o.o.', 2019Co-Authors: Mariame ChakirAbstract:Introduction: Patients that present overt hyperthyroidism, are more prone to a venous or arterial thrombosis1-3. Multiple mechanisms can explain the procoagulant changes in the hemostatic system in this population. Hereby, we report the case of a patient with Grave’s disease, presenting overt hyperthyroidism, associated with pulmonary embolism. The aim of this report is to emphasize the pathophysiological patterns responsible of the emergence of venous thrombosis (VT) in hyperthyroidism, as well as to discuss the increased probability of VT in this population. Case report: 44-year-old woman, with a past medical history of Grave’s disease, treated during the previous year before her admission by carbimazole 30 mg daily, presented to the emergency department with a fever, productive cough, hemoptysis and Painful Breathing during the last couple of days. In the previous weeks she had noticed swelling and redness of her right leg. The diagnosis of VT of the lower limb was confirmed by a venous ultrasound of the lower extremities and she was put on vitamin K antagonists 10 days before she presented to the emergency department for her exertional dyspnea. No risk factors for venous thrombosis were present. On physical examination she had a Breathing frequency of 30 per minute, an air saturation of 92%, a temperature of 38.6 °C and, pulse rate of 120 beats per minute. The ECG showed a sinus tachycardia of 120 bpm and an S1Q3 aspect. CT scan has shown proximal right pulmonary emboli in the right upper and lower lobe with infarction of the basal right lung. Laboratory data revealed a TSH of 0.005mE/l and FT4 of >70 pmol/l. The thrombophilic tests were negative. The patient received heparin, followed by oral anticoagulant therapy with a vitamin K antagonist with a favorable evolution. By presenting this case, our aim is to emphasize the fact that hyperthyroidism can be a risk factor for venous thromboembolism, as indicated previously by a small number of retrospective studies. This patient had no identifiable risk factors for VTE. Possible predisposing factors for the development of VT and PE in patients with thyrotoxicosis are also in line with Virchow’s triad. Conclusion: Patients with hyperthyroidism may often have accompanying endothelial dysfunction, decreased fibrinolytic activity, and hypercoagulable states which contribute to the development of VT
B. Lopez - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A hands-off physical therapy assistance robot for cardiac patients
9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics 2005. ICORR 2005., 1Co-Authors: Kyong Il Kang, S. Freedman, Maja J. Matarić, M.j. Cunningham, B. LopezAbstract:This paper presents a feasibility study of using socially-aware autonomous robots to assist hospitals in reducing the effects of nursing shortages. A hands-off assistive robot is described that provides motivation and support for cardiac patients who must perform regular but Painful Breathing exercises. Initial validation of the system has garnered positive responses from test subjects and shows that robots have a potential to aid nursing staff in some tasks requiring patient interaction.
Kyong Il Kang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A hands-off physical therapy assistance robot for cardiac patients
9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics 2005. ICORR 2005., 1Co-Authors: Kyong Il Kang, S. Freedman, Maja J. Matarić, M.j. Cunningham, B. LopezAbstract:This paper presents a feasibility study of using socially-aware autonomous robots to assist hospitals in reducing the effects of nursing shortages. A hands-off assistive robot is described that provides motivation and support for cardiac patients who must perform regular but Painful Breathing exercises. Initial validation of the system has garnered positive responses from test subjects and shows that robots have a potential to aid nursing staff in some tasks requiring patient interaction.
J Marinus Van Der Ploeg - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Delay in diagnosis of endometriosis: a case report of catamenial pneumothorax
The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2019Co-Authors: Marije G Hierink, Felix Poppelaars, E. R. Klinkert, Hester Van Der Vaart, J Marinus Van Der PloegAbstract:Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition where endometrium-like tissue is located outside the uterine cavity, predominantly inside the pelvis, causing symptoms such as dysmenorrhoea and dyspareunia.1 However, extrapelvic endometriosis can also occur, often leading to delay in diagnosis that results in chronic symptoms and progression of the disease with possible lifelong consequences (for example, infertility).1–3 The current case report illustrates a rare example of extrapelvic endometriosis and catamenial pneumothorax (that is, pneumothorax occurring during the perimenstrual period). The aim of this article is therefore to improve endometriosis awareness among GPs. The key message from this case report is that GPs should be aware of endometriosis when women present with symptoms that fluctuate with their menstrual cycle. A 34-year-old woman was referred by her GP because of coughing, Painful Breathing, and dyspnoea. A right-sided pneumothorax was diagnosed and successfully drained. After 5 months, a second pneumothorax occurred, for which a thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis was performed to obliterate the pleural space to prevent further recurrences. No abnormalities were seen during thoracoscopy or …
