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Key session presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2023, Milan, Italy, 9-13 September
30 Jun, 23
Warfarin is a drug used to prevent harmful blood clots following is the guide on precautions & diet to be followed while a patient is on warfarin therapy
Values for urinary calcium, phosphate, magnesium, and uric acid excretion in children < 5 years were updated. New cutoff values to diagnose hypercalciuria in infants < 6 months, according to the type of lactation, are proposed.
Patients with uncontrolled asthma on GINA treatment step 4-5 had the highest proportions of blood neutrophils (>5*109/L), severe obesity (BMI >35), dyspnea and most impaired lung function, concluded a recent study. Severe obesity and elevated blood neutrophils were more common in this subgroup than those with controlled asthma. Preventive measures targeting obesity might benefit these patients, highlighted the study.
- A meta-analysis and systematic review of 23 studies from 16 countries found that increasing the total dose of primaquine from 3.5 mg/kg to 7 mg/kg can reduce P. vivax recurrences by more than 50% in most endemic regions with a small associated increase in gastrointestinal symptoms
- Compared with treatment without primaquine, rate of recurrence was lower after treatment with low-dose primaquine (aHR= 0.21; p<0.0001...
- Comorbid diabetes mellitus was more prevalent in elderly group (aged >65 years) as compared to adults (aged 18-65 years); 22% vs 10%
- Tissue eosinophilia and presence of eosinophil aggregates was higher in adults; 43% vs 29% and 25% vs 14% respectively
- Elderly cohort had more fungal elements (12% vs 3%), overall inflammation (63.6% vs 55.3%) and tissue neutrophilia (35% vs 27%)
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