Publications by authors named "Jason Stankiewicz"
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- SARS-CoV-2 not only infects the respiratory system but also causes gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, leading researchers to study its GI effects in both rhesus macaques and humans.
- In macaques, infection resulted in viral RNA found in both the respiratory tract and stool, along with decreased levels of certain immune cells in the intestine, suggesting immune disturbance.
- The study highlighted the translocation of bacteria across the gut barrier during infection and noted that humans recovering from COVID-19 showed decreases in inflammatory markers, indicating a resolution of inflammation linked to GI issues.
Background: Recent advances in device technology and image analysis software used to assess the sublingual microcirculation have expanded clinicians' understanding of hemodynamics beyond assessments of blood pressure and end-organ function to provide unique insight into blood flow at the tissue level. Similarly, significant advances in virtual education and telemedicine have transpired recently, especially during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the training of clinicians to acquire microcirculation images continues to rely on in-person instruction, which can be limited by available local expertise and resources, as well as geographic access to instructors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHandheld vital microscopy (HVM) can deepen our understanding of hematologic diseases and therapeutics. However, limited reports have assessed human microcirculation during profound anemia, and response to hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs). A 58-year-old woman presented with constitutional symptoms and was diagnosed with acute myeloblastic leukemia.
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