cystic fibrosis
Pulmonary Pseudomonas Colonization in Cystic Fibrosis
... of cystic fibrosis in the newborn period and risk of Pseudomonas aeruginosa acquisition in the first 10 years of life: A registry-based longitudinal ...
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Cystic Fibrosis in Malaysian Children
... the protein cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance (CFTR), which is a CAMP regulated chloride channel that affects sodium transport. It results in defective chloride secretions and increases sodium ...
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Genotype-Phenotype Correlation for Cystic Fibrosis According to Registry Center of Cystic Fibrosis
... Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study which was conducted according to Registry Center of Cystic Fibrosis, 206 patients with CF were investigated from 2001 to 2017. The data included ...
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Atypical cystic fibrosis
... Points Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects about 1 in 2500 Canadians; the incidence of atypical CF is unknown and ...of cystic fibrosis transmembrane receptor gene mutations is up to 1 in ...Atypical ...
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Clinical Practice Guidelines From the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for Preschoolers With Cystic Fibrosis
... Cystic fibrosis (CF) clinical care guidelines exist for the care of infants up to age 2 years and for individuals ≥ 6 years of age. An important gap exists for preschool children between the ages of 2 and 5 ...
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Airway inflammatory markers in individuals with cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
... Abstract: Bronchiectasis is an airway disease characterized by thickening of the bronchial wall, chronic inflammation, and destruction of affected bronchi. Underlying etiologies include severe pulmonary infection and ...
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Targeting a genetic defect: cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulators in cystic fibrosis
... ABSTRACT: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by genetic mutations that affect the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) ...
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SURVEY OF ADULT CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS AND PARENTS OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS ON NUTRITION EDUCATION
... You and your child are being asked to volunteer in a research study. The study will be a survey. 50 adults will complete the survey, and will be either adults with cystic fibrosis or parents of children ...
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Delays in diagnosing cystic fibrosis
... Dr Steinraths is a medical geneticist at the Victoria General Hospital in Victoria, BC. Dr Vallance is Head of the Biochemical Genetics Laboratory and the C.H. Wills Newborn Screening Laboratory at the BC Children’s ...
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INTUSSUSCEPTION IN PATIENTS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
... Intmmssus- ception occurs more frequently than commonly thought and may even be the presenting complaint of the undiagnosed patient with cystic fibrosis.. Pe- diatrics, 48:51, 1971, INTU[r] ...
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ALBUMIN METABOLISM IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS
... the pancreas. : Anemia associated with protein de- ficiency. : Albumin metabolism in cystic fibrosis.. Amer. : Efficient trace-labelling of[r] ...
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Unilateral Proptosis in Cystic Fibrosis
... cystic fibrosis and progressive unilateral prop- tosis were found in the literature. In two of[r] ...
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THERAPY OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS OF THE PANCREAS
... Presented as part of a Symposium on Cystic Fibrosis of the Pancreas at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, October 21, 1958.. ADDRESS: 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston 1[r] ...
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DIAGNOSIS OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS OF THE PANCREAS
... toms and are the major problem of cystic fibrosis. These children with advanced forms of cystic fibrosis are literally stmffo- cated by these secretions. Figure 1 shows.. how copioums th[r] ...
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The Cardiovascular System in Cystic Fibrosis
... Report on 34 patients, with special reference to the occur- rence of pulmonary heart disease in cystic fibrosis of the pancreas. Tomlin CE, Logue RB, Hurst JW: Chronic cor pulmonale[r] ...
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Lung Transplantation and Cystic Fibrosis
... In the ICU, a patient is placed on a ventilator until the new lungs are able to function well on their own. Once the ventilator is removed, patients experience their first breaths with new lungs. For some, who have lived ...
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Cystic Fibrosis Annual Review
... Cystic Fibrosis affects many parts of the body. Your child will have blood taken from a vein in their arm or in a baby, their foot as sometimes the veins are very small. Special cream is used first to numb ...
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Guidelines for Implementation of Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening Programs: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Workshop Report
... (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Bethesda, MD), Darci Pfiel, RN, MS, CPNP (University of Wisconsin Children’s Hospital, Madison, WI), Michele ...(Cystic Fibrosis Foun- dation, Bethesda, MD), and ...
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The burden of cystic fibrosis in the Medicaid population
... This study was funded by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorpo- rated. The authors would like to thank Jaime Rubin Cahill for providing the algorithm to determine PEx. Jamie Rubin Cahill is an employee of Vertex Pharmaceuticals ...
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Improving Screening for Cystic Fibrosis–Related Diabetes at a Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Program
... Therefore, the aim of this QI initiative was to improve our pediatric pro- gram ’ s adherence to CFF guidelines for CFRD. After the implementation of our interventions, the proportion of patients receiving OGTT increased ...
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