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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Medical complications"”.
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Medical complications during a community-based mass participation endurance running event – an investigation of the epidemiology and risk factors associated with medical complications, with recommendations for risk mitigation
… epidemiology and risk factors associated with medical complications, including life-threatening complications during distance running events has not been well described. The aims of this research were to document the incidence of medical complications (study 1), determine risk factors …
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Short and long-term effects of birth weight and neonatal medical complications on children's emotional and behavioral outcomes
… the effects of birth weight and neonatal medical complications on children's emotional and behavioral outcomes at age 2 (Study 1, N = 9074, 51.1% boys) and at age 10 (Study 2, N = 771, 48% boys). Although low birth weight was a significant predictor of toddler temperament characteristics …
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Ethical Considerations in Goals of Care for Patients with Polysubstance Use and Medical Complications in the Era of Xylazine
… toxicity. This combination contributes to severe medical complications, notably injection-related infections driving hospitalizations. Ethical care for individuals with substance use disorder necessitates prioritizing patient autonomy in healthcare decision-making. Critical discussions on care …
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Medical consequences following endurance sports : acute pre-race illness : the effect of a screening and educational intervention program on race participation, inability to finish a race and medical complications during a race
… illness who chose to start the race, but develop medical complications during the race.
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Different Challenges and Different Blessings: Life Experiences of Young Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome
… of Down syndrome, supports, the child's medical complications, learning to cope and the impact of that disability on their day-to-day lives.</p> <p>Child care and career were both impacted by the fact of the child's Down syndrome. Medical complications and behavior strongly affected day …
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Different Challenges and Different Blessings: Life Experiences of Young Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome
… of Down syndrome, supports, the child's medical complications, learning to cope and the impact of that disability on their day-to-day lives.</p> <p>Child care and career were both impacted by the fact of the child's Down syndrome. Medical complications and behavior strongly affected day …
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Medical consequences in endurance sports - Two Oceans Marathon longitudinal study : an evaluation of participation guidelines in runners presenting with symptoms of acute illness before competition
… 20 years ago, was based mainly on an abbreviated medical history and findings of a clinical examination were excluded. Symptoms of illness ‘above-the-neck’ e.g.sneezing, rhinorrhoea or sinus congestion constitute a ‘passed’ “neck check”, whereas ‘below-the-neck’ symptoms e.g.cough and/or systemic …
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Maternal Social Networks and Mother-Infant Interactions in Preterm and Fullterm Infants (Support, Density)
… were of very low birthweight and experienced medical complications. Mothers were interviewed regarding their perceptions of their social networks and ratings of maternal and infant behaviors were obtained from videotaped mother-infant interactions. There were few significant group differences …
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To our health : the role of IT in healthcare
Preventable medical complications are afflicting a growing number of Americans. Meanwhile, the field of healthcare has been slow to uptake information technology. This thesis reviews existing literature in order to produce recommendations on how to use information technology to reduce the cost and …
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The Care of Hospitalized Intravenous Drug Users in 2019
… This population is at high risk for medical complications that require hospitalization. While hospitalized, this population poses unique challenges to the healthcare system, including high costs and readmission rates, as well as stress and burnout among providers and staff. These …
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Macroscale Design and Modeling of Multifluidic Cantilever Devices for Advanced Nanoscale 3D Printing Applications
… such as the creation of biocompatible medical devices, alleviation of disease/medical complications through human organ fabrication, optimization of semiconductor manufacturing processes, and many others. One of the current focuses of this research is addressing the technical challenges …
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A Prospective Investigation of Pain And Development Effects On The Health-related Quality of Life of Children With Sickle Cell Disease
… to changes in HRQL associated with SCD-related medical complications as well as clinicians who seek to monitor and understand changes in HRQL in pediatric patients.</p>
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Pseudoxanthoma elasticum in Southern Africa ; by Denis Lowe Viljoen
… clinical presentation, natural history, medical complications and therapeutic options for individuals with PXE in Southern Africa. During the investigation, in which 86 patients in 58 families were studied, it became apparent that in addition to the 4 previously delineated forms of the …
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The maintenance of Body Fluid Homestasis during exercise when drinking ad Libitum
… BM in order to avoid exercise-associated medical complications. Historically BM changes have been used as a surrogate for fluid loss during exercise. It would be helpful to accurately determine fluid shifts in the body in order to provide physiologically appropriate fluid intake advice. …
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Using Art Therapy to Reduce Anxiety and Improve the Quality of Recovery in Post-Operative Patients with Amputations
… peripheral vascular disorder, cancer, and other medical complications. The majority of amputations are dyvascular, which are commonly brought on by complications from uncontrolled diabetes. Of the occur in the United States each year, dyvascular are the most common followed by amputations that …
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Resistance training for patients with chronic heart failure
… was assessed using heart rate variability. No medical complications arose during training or testing sessions. There were increases in upper body strength (42 ± 8; P = 0.037) and increases in lower body strength (22 ± 9%, P = 0.044) and endurance (17 ± 11 % n.s). There were no significant …
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An Evaluation Plan for a Parent Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
… pregnancy. These include a higher risk for medical complications of pregnancy, a decreased likelihood to graduate from high school and a greater likelihood of teen mothers to have daughters who become adolescent mothers and sons with increased likelihood of incarceration. Among developed …
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Neuropsychological performance and dementia symptoms in a HIV positive population
… worldwide. This syndrome is associated with many medical complications. Fortunately, patients with HIV and AIDS have longer life expectancy than in past decades with HIV and AIDS; however, the risk of cognitive impairment is greater in this population. Identification of dementia due to HIV/AIDS by …
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Controlling Tissue Matrix Assembly of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells toward Engineering Native-like Bone, Cartilage, and Osteochondral Grafts
Medical complications caused by bone, cartilage, and osteochoondral defects present special challenges to tissue engineers. An ability to fabricate these tissues in vitro will eliminate clinical complications caused by current techniques used in graft reconstruction. These complications include …
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Automatic image alignment for clinical evaluation of patient setup errors in radiotherapy
… in not only recurrence of the tumour but also medical complications. The aim of the project is to develop a novel image processing system to enable fast and accurate evaluation of patient setup errors in radiotherapy by automatic detection and alignment of anatomical features in images acquired …
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