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Multidisciplinary Treatment of Pelvic Paraganglioma and Metastatic Pheochromocytoma
Patient: Female, 44 years old
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Common Diseases
Master the knowledge about the treatment of wind stroke based on syndrome differentiation via learning the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, differentiation, treatment, and prevention of wind stroke.
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Treatment Algorithm Tailored to Individuals with Non-communicable Diseases: The Innovative Utility of Suboptimal Health Concept from the Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medical Care Perspective
Predictive, preventive and personalisation of medical care (PPPM) tailored to an individual is important for alleviating the risk of disease development and the subsequent morbidity and mortality rate. As part...
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Introduction to Medical Statistics
Statistics is the science of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data. The objective of this chapter is to introduce basic statistical concepts, such as variables, types of data, probability, populations, ...
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Fertility Prediction in Patients with Endometriosis (Endometriosis Fertility Index)
Endometriosis Fertility Index (EFI) is the first externally validated scoring system for fertility prediction; it has been demonstrated to be the most effective tool for fertility management in women with surg...
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Definition of Suboptimal Health
This chapter clarifies the definition of suboptimal health status (SHS). SHS is commonly characterised by reversible loss of vitality, decline of physiological function and less capacity for self-adaptation, w...
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Cerebellopontine Angle Diseases
The cerebellopontine angle area is surrounded by the medial brainstem, the posterior cerebellomedullary angle and cerebellum, the anterior petrous part of the temporal bone, the lower IX, X, XI cranial nerves,...
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Astigmatism of the Cornea
Total corneal astigmatism is determined by both the anterior and posterior corneal surfaces. Ignoring posterior corneal astigmatism may yield an incorrect estimation of total corneal astigmatism. Correcting co...
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Approaches for Measuring Reversible Damage to the Health
Health questionnaires and scales are widely used instruments for assessing various aspects of health. A well-established health questionnaire is important for the detection of reversible health damages that co...
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Phenotypes and Endotypes of Nasal Polyps in the Asian Population
Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a complex disease consisting of different phenotypes. Heterogeneity in the pathology of nasal polyps influences its clinical phenotypes. In this context, en...
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Establishment of the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) X-Linked Inherited Retinal Disease Variant Curation Expert Panel
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a major cause of early onset blindness, profoundly affecting millions of patients. Given the clinical and genetic heterogeneity of IRD, targeted gene therapy is emerging a...
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Involuntary Medications
The decision to use psychiatric medications over a patient’s objections can present complex ethical and legal concerns. While the early part of the psychopharmacology revolution saw little external oversight o...
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Suboptimal Health Management in the Framework of PPP Medicine
Suboptimal health (SH) can be defined as the reversible phase of the health-to-disease transition. Consequently, the time-frame between the SH condition onset and related clinically manifested disorder is the ...
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Combination Treatment: Threads and Dermal Fillers
The process of facial ageing includes skin laxity, tissue sagging, and depression of facial contours caused by loss of bony support and volume of soft tissue. A natural, rejuvenated look can be achieved throug...
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Deep Plane Thread Lift of the Buccal Fat Pad
Skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, and bone all undergo changes as we age. The relationship between the facial space and surrounding tissue is not similar to a youthful face due to volumetric alterations. Bucc...
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Impairment of Nasal Epithelial Barrier Function in Nasal Polyps
Epithelial barrier dysfunction and sinonasal mucosal inflammation caused by multiple risk factors such as infection, genetic, environment, and immunity are commonly reported in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) wit...
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IOL Power Calculation in Long Eye
Inaccurate measurement of preoperative axial length is the main reason for postoperative refractive error in axial high myopia. When axial length is measured by optical biometry, the adoption of the original f...
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RSNA-ACR 3D Printing Registry
The RSNA-ACR 3D printing registry enables systematic collection of data about clinical 3D printing performed by medical centers or at the point of care. This data will facilitate efforts related to quality imp...
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Logistic Regression
Binary responses are common in clinical medicine. In this chapter, we will study a model for binary or binomial response. This model focuses on the popular logit model, which is also called logistic regression...
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Eating Disorders in Women’s Health Primary Care Practice
Eating disorders are common among women of reproductive age. Despite high morbidity and mortality, eating disorders are underdiagnosed. Primary care providers have a unique opportunity to detect and screen pat...
