- Journal Details
- Format
- Journal
- eISSN
- 2501-062X
- First Published
- 30 Mar 2015
- Publication timeframe
- 4 times per year
- Languages
- English
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- Open Access
Psychological factors and psychosocial interventions for cancer related pain
Page range: 63 - 68
Abstract
The present paper is aimed at briefly presenting psychological factors involved in cancer related pain and what psychosocial interventions are efficient in reducing it. Cancer related pain is a complex experience and the most integrative and recommended approach is the biopsychosocial model. It has been proved that chronic pain is more strongly related to psychological factors than to treatment or illness related factors. Psychological factors influencing pain experience can be intuitively grouped starting with awareness of pain (i.e., attentional factor), then with evaluation of pain (i.e., cognitive factors) which is leading to feelings (i.e., emotional factors), and behaviours (i.e., coping strategies) regarding pain. Psychosocial interventions (i.e., skill based and education based interventions) have strong evidence that is effective in reducing cancer related pain.
Keywords
- cancer
- pain
- psychological factors
- pain management
- Open Access
Evaluation of NT-proBNP in children with heart failure younger than 3 years old
Page range: 69 - 74
Abstract
Keywords
- NT-proBNP
- serum levels
- congenital heart diseases
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- left ventricle ejection fraction
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The change in NT-pro-BNP and post-PTMC echocardiography parameters in patients with mitral stenosis. A pilot study
Page range: 75 - 81
Abstract
Keywords
- pro-brain natriuretic peptide
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Echocardiography
- Open Access
Is the use of AGILE patency capsule prior to videocapsule endoscopy useful in all patients with spondyloarthritis?
Page range: 82 - 88
Abstract
Keywords
- spondyloarthritis
- patency capsule
- AGILE
- videocapsule endoscopy
- Open Access
The association between chronic pancreatitis and the iNOS-2087A>G polymorphism
Page range: 89 - 95
Abstract
Keywords
- chronic pancreatitis
- genotype
- iNOS-2087A>G polymorphism
- genetic
- alcohol
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Percutaneous ultrasound-guided renal biopsy; A comparison of axial vs . sagittal probe location
Page range: 96 - 102
Abstract
Keywords
- Percutaneous renal biopsy
- Ultrasound-guided renal biopsy
- Ultra-sonography probe location
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Transthoracic ultrasonography for the immunocompromised patient. A pilot project that introduces transthoracic ultrasonography for the follow-up of hematological patients in Romania
Page range: 103 - 116
Abstract
In the past decade, there has been significant progress in clinical hematology with the discovery of targeted molecules and thus the achievement of both hematologic and molecular responses. Nevertheless, chemotherapy remains the treatment of choice for many types of hematological malignancies. Aggressive chemotherapy leads to immunosuppression, accompanied by a high rate of infections and an increased rate of treatment-related mortality. Invasive fungal infections as well as more common bacterial and viral infections are frequent in immunocompromised patients as they are difficult to diagnose and treat. Pleuropulmonary infections in immunocompromised patients are diagnosed using clinical examination, imaging and laboratory tests. Many laboratory tests are run for several days before a final result is given and are expensive. Computer tomography is a reliable technique, but it is encumbered by high irradiation and high cost, and can assess lesions larger than 1 cm. Transthoracic ultrasound is a modern method, used in the diagnostic algorithm of pleuropulmonary pathology. It allows the diagnosis of small lesions, can be performed at the patients’ bedside, with acceptable costs and no irradiation. A fast, informed and accurate medical decision is essential for a favorable outcome in immunosuppressed patients with an adjacent infection. In the current case series we present the implementation of a new protocol for the follow-up of immunocompromised patients using transthoracic ultrasonography, of great potential use in the clinic.
Keywords
- hematological malignancies
- immunosuppression
- transthoracic ultrasound
- antibiotics
- antifungal treatment
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AV nodal reentrant tachycardia with a 2:1 right bundle branch block missed as bidirectional ventricular tachycardia in the first superficial evaluation
Page range: 117 - 120
Abstract
A 95-year old woman was admitted to our emergency unit because of acute abdominal pain. After urgent surgery according to the acute abdomen, she was referred to intensive care unit (ICU) of the emergency unit as she was intubated. It was developed a run of new arrhythmia which was diagnosed by cardiology resident as bidirectional ventricular tachycardia due to beat to beat changing the axis of the QRS. However, a second and more precise evaluation of the abnormal ECG suggested a narrow supraventricular tachycardia, most probably AV nodal reentrant tachycardia with a 2:1 right bundle branch block.
Keywords
- Electrocardiogram
- Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia
- Supraventricular tachycardia
- Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia
- Bundle branch block
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ERRATUM for the paper Erfani A. Liver Fibrosis: Causes and Methods of Assessment, A Review. Rom J Intern Med. 2015; 53(4):304-14
Page range: 121 - 121
Abstract
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ERRATUM for the paper: Cytology of Pericardial Effusion due to Malignancy. Kalogeraki A, Lazopoulos G, Papadakis GZ, Tamiolakis D, Karvela-Kalogeraki I, Karvelas-Kalogerakis M, Segredakis J, Papadakis M, Moustou E, Datseri G, Chalkiadakis GE, Tzardi M. Rom J Intern Med. 2016 Sep 1;54(3):179-183. doi: 10.1515/rjim-2016-0026.”
Page range: 122 - 125