David J Frantz,Craig Munroe,Stephen A McClave et al.
David J Frantz et al.
Historically, physicians have perceived the quality of nutrition training during medical school as inadequate. A literature review suggests that this perception has not significantly changed since the 1950s. Many schools have worked to crea...
Understanding the clinical issues involved with glycemic control in the intensive care unit [0.03%]
重症监护病房血糖控制的相关临床问题解析
Ryan T Hurt,Stephen A McClave,Nabeel Azeem et al.
Ryan T Hurt et al.
Albena Halpert
Albena Halpert
Knowing what patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) want or expect from their medical care is critical in helping them manage the symptoms of this common, chronic gastrointestinal condition. Failure to identify patient expectations ca...
The role of eosinophils and mast cells in intestinal functional disease [0.03%]
肠功能性疾病中嗜酸性粒细胞和肥大细胞的作用
Marjorie M Walker,Alasdair Warwick,Chuin Ung et al.
Marjorie M Walker et al.
Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are common and currently defined by a symptom-based classification with no discernable pathology. In functional dyspepsia (FD), the duodenum is now implicated as a key area where symptoms origin...
Clostridium difficile infection in non-HIV-immunocompromised patients and in HIV-infected patients [0.03%]
非艾滋病免疫缺陷患者与艾滋病免疫缺陷患者的艰难梭菌感染
Daniel L Raines,Fred A Lopez
Daniel L Raines
Clostridium difficile infection is a common cause of morbidity in patients with HIV infection and in patients with non-HIV immune deficiency. The frequency of C. difficile--associated diarrhea (CDAD) seen in these two patient populations ha...
Jinesh P Mehta,Bashar Chihada Alhariri,Mihir Kishorchandra Patel
Jinesh P Mehta
Nutrition in the intensive care setting is a vital part of patient care, and may even be referred to as "nutritional therapy". Current nutritional practices have progressed a lot over the past few years, and draw from a large body of accumu...
Adil E Bharucha
Adil E Bharucha
Defecatory disorders are a common cause of chronic constipation and should be managed by biofeedback-guided pelvic floor retraining. While anorectal tests are necessary to diagnose defecatory disorders, recent studies highlight the utility ...
Mechanisms underlying visceral hypersensitivity in irritable bowel syndrome [0.03%]
肠易激综合征内脏高敏感的发病机制研究进展
Giovanni Barbara,Cesare Cremon,Roberto De Giorgio et al.
Giovanni Barbara et al.
Visceral hypersensitivity is currently considered a key pathophysiological mechanism involved in pain perception in large subgroups of patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In IBS, vi...
Roberto Berni Canani,Gianluca Terrin
Roberto Berni Canani
Congenital diarrheal disorders (CDD) are a group of rare enteropathies related to specific genetic defects. Infants with these disorders have chronic diarrhea, frequently requiring parenteral nutrition support. Etiologies and prognoses are ...
Jaclyn A Smith,Rayid Abdulqawi,Lesley A Houghton
Jaclyn A Smith
Chronic cough is a common problem resulting in significant impairment of quality of life. Along with cough variant asthma and nasal disease, gastroesophageal reflux is considered one of three main causes of cough. Despite this, acid suppres...