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Internal Medicine
**u-**u Zhang
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Medicine & Public Health
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Diabetes and Diabetic Eye Disease
As we all know, diabetes can lead to diabetic eye diseases. At present, we have detailed understanding of many treatment measures for eye diseases caused by diabetes. The downside is that ophthalmologists lack...
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Update on Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Vitreoretinal Lymphoma
Primary vitreoretinal lymphoma (PVRL) is one manifestation of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) and typically a systemic disease. It often masquerades as chronic uveitis, especially posterior and...
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Integrative Analysis of Uveal Melanoma
The difficulty of treatment of malignant tumors reflects the complexity of life sciences. The histo- and cytopathological changes from the previous histopathological diagnosis and the macroscopic imaging chang...
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The Integrative Thinking of Uveal Melanoma
With an overview of the ophthalmic diseases, eye tumors may be one of the most suitable areas for the concept of integrative medicine. In recent years, through macro- and micro-interdisciplinary communication,...
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Psychological Abnormality and Glaucoma
As a part of the “integrated” human body, the eye will inevitably be affected by the “integrated” environment. In this “integrated” environment, in addition to the most commonly mentioned physiological conditi...
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A Review of Retinoblastoma from the Perspective of Integrative Medicine
Retinoblastoma (RB) is a common primary intraocular malignant tumor in children. The retinoblastoma gene (RB gene) is the first tumor-suppressor gene found in humans. It has been confirmed that there are abnor...
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Uveitis and Autoimmune Diseases
The uvea is the predilection site of ocular immune diseases, due to its features like peripheral immune organ, with abundant vessels and some other ocular antigenic substances such as lens and retinal antigens...
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Surgical Treatment of the Orbicularis Oculi Muscle Spasm and Supraorbital Neuropathy
The orbit and ocular muscles are innervated by the ophthalmic branches of the trigeminal nerve and are closely related to the facial nerve and the trigeminal nerve. Functional neurological diseases, such as sp...
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Development of Psychosomatic Medicine in China
There is a great need for further development of the health care in the field of psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy in China. The prevalence rate for mental disorders in China lies between 7.0% and 17.5%...
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Acute Kidney Injury
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common postoperative complication. The incidence of AKI after surgery is high, especially after specific types of surgeries. The development of postoperative AKI is associated wi...
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Postoperative Hypoxemia
Hypoxemia is a common manifestation of many postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). PPCs encompass a wide range of disorders, including atelectasis, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, and pulmonary edema. Ev...
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The Development of Psychosomatic Medicine in China, Vietnam and Laos - The ASIA- LINK Program
With the program “ASIA-Link,” the European Community supported the development and implementation of a curriculum for postgraduate psychosomatic training for medical doctors in China, Vietnam, and Laos.
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Onco-Nephrology: Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Cancer Patients
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in cancer patients. The incidence varies depending on the type and severity of malignancy, type of anticancer therapy, clinical setting, and associated acute ...
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Cells in the Skin
The epidermal permeability barrier is no longer viewed solely as a physical barrier against molecules and microorganisms passing through skin. In addition to regulating epidermal proliferation and lipid produc...
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Autoimmune Dermatoses
Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a dermatosis that has a predilection for the anogenital skin and is significantly more common in females than in males. The etiology remains unclear, and while there is an association ...
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Skin Diseases Caused by Factors from the Environment
Members of the order Diptera, the family Culicidae, mosquitoes are vectors for the transmission of many diseases worldwide. There are over 3000 different species of mosquitoes, which grouped into more than 40 ...
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Diseases with Underlining Internal Conditions
The specific dermatoses of pregnancy are defined as a group of pruritic inflammatory dermatoses associated exclusively with pregnancy and/or the immediate postpartum period [1]. Classification of this disease ...
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Role of P2Y12 Receptor in Thrombosis
P2Y12 receptor is a 342 amino acid Gi-coupled receptor predominantly expressed on platelets. P2Y12 receptor is physiologically activated by ADP and inhibits adenyl cyclase (AC) to decrease cyclic AMP (cAMP) level...
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Technology to Promote Obesity Self-Management
The objective of this chapter is to explore how bariatric care has been influenced and transformed by technological innovations. A clinical vignette will be used to highlight the potential benefits of such inn...
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Management of Germ Cell Tumors
Germ cell tumors typically present in younger age populations and are known to be extremely sensitive to chemotherapy and radiation. As a result of this, remarkable progress has been achieved for offering a hi...
