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INTRODUCTION Hypertension (HTN) is the most common non-communicable disease in Nigeria. The crude prevalence rate for females is 11.2%, while the age-adjusted rate is 9.3%. HTN is also the most common medical disorder of pregnancy worldwide. It has been estimated that 5-10% of all pregnancies are complicated by HTN.
Angiosarcoma of the scalp is a rare and deadly malignant tumor classically found in elderly Caucasian males. It was first described by Livingston and Klemperer in 1926, when they reported a tumor of the scalp in a 38-year-old white male who later died from uncontrolled hemorrhage from the tumor. E. Wilson Jones, 38 years after [...]
- In: Cancer
- Tags: angiosarcoma cancer, head and neck, I black, scalp
CASE REPORT A 50-year-old African-American man related a nine-month history of a scalp “knot” that measured about 1 cm x 0.5 cm. He scratched the lesion repeatedly, leaving him with an enlarging ulcer. Three weeks later, he presented to his primary care physician because of the foul smelling nature of the lesion. He was initially [...]
- In: Cancer
- Tags: angiosarcoma cancer, head and neck, I black, scalp
Angiosarcoma of the of Scalp with Calvarium
19, Jan 2010INTRODUCTION Angiosarcoma is an extremely malignant soft tissue sarcoma of endothelial origin. Because of its ambiguous presentation that usually mimics common benign dermatologic conditions, it is often diagnosed late. These sarcomas account for about 1% of all sarcomas and less than 0.1 % of all head and neck cancers. Therefore, the rarity of angiosarcoma may [...]
- In: Cancer
- Tags: angiosarcoma cancer, head and neck, I black, scalp
In conjunction with an echocardiogram, BNP may become the gold standard for diagnosing diastolic dysfunction. As a screening test, BNP for HF may be more diagnostically helpful than the far-more-utilized prostate-specific antigen (PSA), Papanicolaou smears, or mammography used to screen for the corresponding prostate, cervical, and breast cancers. It has a high negative predictive value, [...]
- In: Disease
- Tags: BioZ, diagnosis, heart failure, impedance cardiography
The pulmonary artery catheter (РАС), in use for over 30 years and placed in about one million patients yearly, is still the gold standard for obtain ing similar hemodynamic values. But there is little information from large, multicenter randomized trials showing value and improved patient outcome. The potential complications are well documented. They include pulmonary [...]
- In: Disease
- Tags: BioZ, diagnosis, heart failure, impedance cardiography
Valuable cardiac information can be obtained from the echocardiogram. The size, shape, and function of the ventricles along with regional wall motion can be attained. The presence of thrombus can often be identified depending on its size and location in these patients who have a high risk for the development of thrombotic events. Identification of [...]
- In: Disease
- Tags: BioZ, diagnosis, heart failure, impedance cardiography