Comorbid illnesses
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Patients ≥80 years of age are increasingly being admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). The impact of relevant variables, such comorbidities and performance status, on short-term outcomes in the very elderly is largely unknown. Few studies address the calibration of illness severity scores (SAPS3 score) within this population.
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Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is a cornerstone for the treatment of acute respiratory failure of various etiologies. Using NIV is discussed in mild-to-moderate acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients (PaO2/FiO2 > 150). These patients often have comorbidities that increase the risk for bronchoscopy related complications.
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The concerns about the development of adverse events (AEs) in elderly RA patients as a result of age-related changes in drug metabolism and the presence of comorbid illnesses are emphasizing due to increasing prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in old age.
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Addressing the issues of childhood comorbidity remains a crucial global public health issue due to its consequences in child wellbeing. This study aims to account for nonlinear, spatial effect and to evaluate spatial variation in childhood co-morbidity at cluster level while controlling for important risk factors.
10p vimanama2711 28-07-2020 14 2 Download
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Potential drug-drug interactions among pneumonia patients: Do these matter in clinical perspectives?
Pneumonia patients are usually hospitalized due to severe nature of the disease or for the management of comorbid illnesses or associated symptoms. Such patients are prescribed with multiple medications which increase the likelihood of potential drug-drug interactions (pDDIs).
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Substance use disorders (SUDs) constitute a major health problem and are associated with an exten‑ sive psychiatric comorbidity. Personality disorders (PDs) and SUDs commonly co-occur. Comorbid PD is character‑ ized by more severe addiction problems and by an unfavorable clinical outcome.
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For example, it has been shown that depressed patients are three times more likely not to comply with medical regimens than non-depressed patients; there is also evidence that depression predicts the incidence of heart disease. In the case of infectious diseases, non-adherence can lead to drug resistance, and this has profound public health implications concerning resistant infec- tious agents. Illness-associated depression impairs quality of life and several aspects of the functioning of patients with chronic diseases; moreover, it results in higher health care utilization and costs.
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Treating comorbid depression could increase adherence to interventions for chronic medical illness Comorbid depression is the existence of a depressive disorder (i.e. major depression, dysthymia or adjustment disorder) along with a physical disease (infectious, cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, diabetes mellitus or cancer). It is neither a chance phenomenon nor a mere feeling of demoral- ization or sadness brought on by the hardships of a chronic illness.
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