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Chapter and Conference Paper
Experience with a Mumps Based System for Clinical Chemistry
A MUMPS based laboratory system is described which has been implemented during the merging of two large clinical biochemical departments within new premises. The success of the project to date is attributed to...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Development of a Low Cost Laboratory Interface Unit
This paper describes the development of a low cost microprocessor based laboratory interface module. The design strategy of reducing the complexity of the circuit to gain low cost of maintenance, low mean time...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Value of Scintigraphy in Staging Esophageal Carcinoma
The primary benefit of clinical staging of esophageal carcinoma is improved selection of therapeutic modalities. The most common methods of clinical assessment are history and physical examination, barium swal...
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Article
Bioimpedance versus thermodilution cardiac output measurement: The bomed NCCOM3 after coronary bypass surgery
Values obtained for cardiac output (CO) were compared using thermodilution (TD) with those obtained using bioimpedance (Bi) as measured using the Bomed NCCOM3 (Revision 6) in 28 consecutive patients in the fir...
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Article
Irish association of rheumatology & rehabilitation
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Article
Irish thoracic society
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Article
Irish Thoracic Society
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Chapter
Californium-252 in the Treatment of Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Soft tissue sarcomas are a heterozygous group of malignancies with various treatment related outcomes that are based on factors such as grade, histology, primary site among others [1–3]. Recent series includin...
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Article
Gastrointestinal leiomyosarcomas
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Article
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory induced small bowel obstruction
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Article
Late presentation of small bowel obstruction following blunt abdominal trauma
Motor vehicle accidents have increasingly become a major cause of serious blunt abdominal and chest injury, the pattern and mechanism of which has changed in recent years largely due to seatbelt legislation.
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Article
Botulism as a cause of respiratory failure in injecting drug users
Background Wound botulism occurs as a consequence of inoculation of Clostridium botulinum spores into a wound.
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Article
Pure red cell aplasia after a major ABO-mismatched bone marrow transplant for chronic myeloid leukaemia: response to re-introduction of cyclosporin
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Article
Wilms' tumor gene 1 (WT1) expression in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a wide range of WT1 expression levels, its impact on prognosis and minimal residual disease monitoring
Wilms' tumor gene 1 (WT1) is overexpressed in the majority (70–90%) of acute leukemias and has been identified as an independent adverse prognostic factor, a convenient minimal residual disease (MRD) marker an...
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Article
Assessment and management of transient ischaemic attack — the role of the TIA clinic
As the risk of early stroke following transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is increasingly recognised, the management of patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of TIA presents a clinical challenge.
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Article
The influence of cyclosporin alone, or cyclosporin and methotrexate, on the incidence of mixed haematopoietic chimaerism following allogeneic sibling bone marrow transplantation for severe aplastic anaemia
We previously reported a randomized trial comparing Cyclosporin-A (CsA) and short-term methotrexate versus CsA alone for graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) prophylaxis in 71 patients undergoing allogeneic haemat...
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Article
Asymptomatic carriage of Clostridium difficile in an Irish continuing care institution for the elderly: prevalence and characteristics
Clostridium difficile is an increasing cause of nosocomial diarrhoea and colitis. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence and characteristics of asymptomatic C. difficile carriage in a continuing car...
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Article
Modulation of neuroblastoma disease pathogenesis by an extensive network of epigenetically regulated microRNAs
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) contribute to the pathogenesis of many forms of cancer, including the pediatric cancer neuroblastoma, but the underlying mechanisms leading to altered miRNA expression are often unknown. Her...
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Article
Open AccessAngiotensin-converting enzyme gene variants are associated with both cortisol secretion and late-life depression
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is assumed to influence the activity of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical (HPA) axis, which shows hyperactivity in depressed patients. ACE could thus be a promising can...
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Article
A guide to assessing physical activity using accelerometry in cancer patients
Increased physical activity (PA) has been associated with a decreased risk for the occurrence and recurrence of many cancers. PA is an important outcome measure in rehabilitation interventions within cancer an...