Rare Incidental Finding of Multiple Pseudoaneurysms After Imaging-Guided Kidney Biopsy in a Patient With Lupus Nephritis: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Renal pseudoaneurysms are serious and rare vascular lesions. They can be seen in vasculitis or, more commonly, after renal biopsy, percutaneous renal surgery, penetrating trauma, and less frequently due to blunt renal trauma. We present the case of a 28-year-old woman with lupus nephritis accompanied by the incidental finding of renal pseudoaneurysms in both kidneys after an elective percutaneous renal biopsy of the left kidney.

Cleavage of the syncytial protein of J paramyxovirus is required for its ability to promote cell-cell fusion.

Cell-cell fusion mediated by most paramyxovirus requires fusion protein (F) and attachment protein (H, HN, or G). The F protein is proteolytic cleaved to be fusogenically active. J paramyxovirus (JPV) has a unique feature in the family Paramyxoviridae: It encodes an integral membrane protein, syncytial protein (SP, formerly known as transmembrane protein, TM), which is essential in JPV-promoted cell-cell fusion (i.

Enteric Populations of are Likely to be Resistant to Phages Due to O Antigen Expression.

There is a surfeit of bioinformatic data showing that bacteriophages abound in the enteric microbiomes of humans. What is the contribution of these viruses in shaping the bacterial strain and species composition of the gut microbiome and how are these phages maintained over time? To address these questions, we performed experiments with and phages isolated from four fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) doses as representative samples of non-dysbiotic enteric microbiota and develop and analyze the properties of a mathematical model of the population and evolutionary dynamics of bacteria and phage. Our models predict and experiments confirm that due to production of the O antigen, in the enteric microbiome are likely to be resistant to infection with co-occurring phages.

Superior Hypogastric Nerve Blockade for Uterine Artery Embolization: A Systematic Review.

Superior hypogastric nerve block (SHNB) has potential to reduce pain following uterine artery embolization (UAE). However, existing studies are limited by design, sample size, or conflicting results. A systematic review of the literature was performed.

Infusing 21st Century Skill Development into the Undergraduate Curriculum: The Formation of the iBEARS Network.

The demonstrated gap between skills needed and skills learned within a college education places both undergraduates seeking gainful employment and the employers seeking highly skilled workers at a disadvantage. Recent and up-and-coming college graduates should possess 21st century skills (i.e.

Vessel health and preservation (Part 1): a new evidence-based approach to vascular access selection and management.

Vascular access for the infusion of medications and solutions requires timely assessment, planning, insertion, and assessment. Traditional vascular access is reactive, painful, and ineffective, often resulting in the exhaustion of peripheral veins prior to consideration of other access options. Evidence suggests clinical pathways improve outcomes by reducing variations and establishing processes to assess and coordinate care, minimizing fragmentation and cost.

Translumbar placement of inferior vena caval catheters: a solution for challenging hemodialysis access.

Access to the central venous circulation for hemodialysis has traditionally been achieved via the subclavian or jugular venous routes. With ongoing improvements in medical management, many hemodialysis recipients develop exhaustion of these routes and require alternative means of central venous access. Inferior vena caval (IVC) catheters have been placed with a percutaneous translumbar approach to allow central venous access for chemotherapy, harvesting of stem cells, and total parenteral nutrition.