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Icodextrin metabolism in peritoneal dialysis : clinical and experimental studies
(2007-10-19)
Icodextrin is a glucose polymer which is used as osmotic agent to provide
sustained ultrafiltration (UF) during the long (8-16 hours) dwell in
end-stage renal disease patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). The
aims ...
Clinical studies on drug treatment of hospitalised patients : general infectious diseases and acute myocardial infarction
(2013-05-03)
Treatment of hospitalised patients is generally governed by the pre-developed algorithms and common guidelines. These approaches are helpful in most, but not all cases. Treatment of hospitalised patients is limited to the ...
Quantitative echocardiographic methods for patients with acute coronary syndrome
(2014-07-09)
Background: The aim of this thesis was to evaluate two diagnostic and two prognostic quantitative echocardiographic methods for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
Methods:
Velocity tracking (VeT) presents ...
Procedure related pain and anxiety during bone marrow aspiration
(2010-04-14)
Bone marrow aspiration/biopsy (BMA) is a common procedure used to diagnose and follow up treatment in patients with haematological disorders. Procedures in these patients are often associated with some pain, discomfort and ...
Studies on the phenotype of LXRβ-/- mice : from malabsorption to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(2008-10-06)
Liver X Receptors, LXRalpha and LXRbeta (NR1H2) are nuclear receptors
belonging to the superfamily of ligand-activated transcription factors
with a key role in the control of lipid and glucose metabolism. Studies
of the ...
Clinical and genetic stratification of childhood psoriasis
(2015-04-29)
Psoriasis is a clinically heterogeneous and common disease affecting about 2-3% of the
population in Sweden. Twin and family studies have shown a strong and complex genetic
background in psoriasis. The strongest known ...
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus and immunoreactivity in patients with Ro/SSA autoantibodies
(2006-12-26)
Lupus crythematosus (LE) is a heterogenous autoimmune disorder with many different clinical presentations. Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is subdivided into acute, subacute and chronic CLE. Population-based epidemiologic ...
Glossopharyngeal breathing
(2008-03-21)
Introduction and aims: The technique of glossopharyngeal breathing was introduced already in the 1950 s, but today, few health professionals are aware of its uses. The technique is performed by using the glossopharyngeal ...
The impact of vascular structure and function on tumor growth, retinopathy, and antiangiogenic therapy
(2011-08-22)
Tumors produce multiple angiogenic factors to stimulate neovascularization that is essential for tumor growth, invasion and metastasis. Despite the known angiogenic functions of each individual factor, the interplay between ...
Pharmacological properties of radiotracers that measure p-glycoprotein function and density
(2012-01-27)
Energy-dependent transporters of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) family regulate the movement of molecules across cellular membranes. Several of these transporters are expressed in the endothelial cells of brain microvessels ...