Early vasopressor administration in pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury:...
No prior studies have examined the outcomes of early vasopressor use in children sustaining blunt liver or spleen injury .
View ArticleSpleen - ‘Steroids and high-dose steroids' marks new treatment mantra for...
Aggressive steroid regimens - with doses as high as 60 mg per day - have become the “new mantra” for treating patients with autoimmune hepatitis, according to a presenter at...
View ArticleSpleen - Autopsies Show Microplastics in Major Human Organs
Researchers found evidence of plastic contamination in tissue samples taken from the lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys of donated human cadavers.
View ArticleDuchenne: 'Crosstalk' between muscle and spleen
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common muscle disease in children and is passed on by X-linked recessive inheritance. Characteristic is a progressive muscular atrophy...
View ArticleSurveillance vs Intervention for Spleen Trauma: It's a Toss-Up
For hemodynamically stable patients with splenic trauma at high risk of rupture, no significant difference in 30-day rates of splenic rescue and complications emerged between...
View ArticleSpleen - Elevated pediatric age-adjusted shock-index in blunt solid organ...
Background/Purpose.Shock index-pediatric age-adjusted is a proven tool to predict outcomes in blunt pediatric trauma. We hypothesized that an elevated SIPA in either the...
View ArticleSpleen - A Malaria Mystery, Partly Solved: What Happens When the Rains End?
A study in Mali suggests that malaria parasites hide out during the dry season by altering the properties of red blood cells.
View ArticleSpleen - Transient angioedema of the small bowel due to intravenous nonionic...
A 14-year-old girl was referred to our hospital for suspected accessory spleen torsion. There was no history of allergy or medication use. Abdominal multiphase...
View ArticleSpleen - Scientists discover how COVID-19 virus causes multiple organ failure...
Researchers have created a version of COVID-19 in mice that shows how the disease damages organs other than the lungs. Using their model, the scientists discovered that the...
View ArticleSpleen - Milk Thistle Promotes Liver Function
Milk thistle is a member of the Asteraceae family and an herbaceous perennial native to Southern Europe and Asia. The plant enjoys full sun and grows to a height of nearly 5...
View ArticleSpleen - Neonicotinoids can cause severe birth defects in white-tailed deer,...
New research from South Dakota State University revealed how exposure to neonicotinoids - toxic pesticides associated with bee deaths - could be causing serious birth defects...
View ArticleSpleen - Researchers use ultrasound to reduce COVID-19-related inflammation
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have begun a pilot clinical trial to test the efficacy of using ultrasound to stimulate the spleen and...
View ArticleResearchers identify ‘hidden' life cycle of malaria parasites in human spleen
Researchers said they have identified a new “hidden” life cycle of malaria parasites in the human spleen - a finding that could have implications for malaria elimination...
View ArticleParasites may accumulate in spleens of asymptomatic individuals infected with...
Malaria, a disease caused mainly by the parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, is associated with over 400,000 deaths each year. Previously, the spleen was...
View ArticleMalaria parasites may survive, replicate within the spleen of asymptomatic...
Malaria, a disease caused mainly by the parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, is associated with over 400,000 deaths each year.
View ArticleNormal sonographic liver and spleen dimensions in a central European...
Organ size is influenced by a number of factors. Age, height, weight, and ethnicity are known influencing factors. Pediatric populations have changed over time, puberty...
View ArticleSpleen - Effect of 2-year caloric restriction on organ and tissue size in...
ABSTRACTBackgroundSustained calorie restriction promises to extend the lifespan. The effect of CR on changes in body mass across tissues and organs is unclear.ObjectivesWe used...
View ArticleSonographic evaluation of spleen size in apparently healthy children in...
Assessment of spleen size is an important part of the clinical skills of medical students and physicians. Many diseases can affect the size of the aforementioned organ, ranging...
View ArticleNovel Tool Heralds the Need for Blood Transfusion and/or Failure of...
Non-operative management is the standard of care for the majority of children with blunt liver and spleen injuries. The shock index pediatric age-adjusted was previously shown...
View ArticleSpleen - Understanding the effects of purple coneflower on the immune system
Researchers from the University of Minnesota have found that purple coneflower can boost a person's immune function. In their report, published in the Journal of Medicinal...
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