The use of transfusions, whether involving whole blood or specific blood components, is essential for managing various clinical conditions. Many cases are acute, often requiring post-transfusion imaging evaluation. While there is no absolute contraindication for chest imaging following blood transfusion, it should be approached cautiously.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn clinical practice, the d-dimer levels rule out venous thromboembolism and diagnose disseminated intravascular coagulation. d-dimers increase in both physiological and pathological conditions. Liver cirrhosis, especially in the final stages, is characterized by complex coagulation and fibrinolysis factor disorders.
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August 2023
The Internet of Things (IoT) has gained significance in agriculture, using remote sensing and machine learning to help farmers make high-precision management decisions. This technology can be applied in viticulture, making it possible to monitor disease occurrence and prevent them automatically. The study aims to achieve an intelligent grapevine disease detection method, using an IoT sensor network that collects environmental and plant-related data.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: Pregnancy induces a physiological prothrombotic state. The highest risk period for venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism in pregnant women is during the postpartum period. : We present the case of a young woman who gave birth 2 weeks before admission and was transferred to our clinic for edema.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiologic therapy has fundamentally changed the opportunity of medical treatment to induce and maintain remission in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Nevertheless, the rate of surgery is still at a very high rate, profoundly affecting the quality of life. We aimed to analyze surgical cases at three major IBD units in order to identify the main risk factors and the impact of biologic therapy on pre- and postsurgical outcomes.
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