Publications by authors named "R G Belmonte"
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- Renal dysfunction frequently occurs in patients with cirrhosis, either due to acute illness or the progression of liver disease, but comprehensive evaluations of renal function markers have not been thoroughly studied.
- A retrospective study was conducted on hospitalized cirrhosis patients from January 2021 to June 2023, involving a detailed assessment of renal function across 43 parameters.
- The findings revealed that most patients exhibited renal abnormalities, with significant overestimations in estimated glomerular filtration rates compared to measured creatinine clearance, highlighting the importance of multiparametric assessments for properly evaluating kidney function in these patients.*
Gene fusions and MET exon skipping drive oncogenesis in 8-9% and 3% of non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) respectively. Their detection are essential for the management of patients since they confer sensitivity to specific targeted therapies with significant clinical benefit over conventional chemotherapy. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) account for historical reference techniques however molecular-based technologies (RNA-based sequencing and RT-PCR) are emerging as alternative or complementary methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEfficacy of Virtual Reality Simulation in Teaching Basic Life Support and Its Retention at 6 Months.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
February 2023
Educational efficiency is the predetermining factor for increasing the survival rate of patients with cardiac arrest. Virtual reality (VR) simulation could help to improve the skills of those undergoing basic life support-automated external defibrillation (BLS-AED) training. Our purpose was to evaluate whether BLS-AED with virtual reality improves the skills and satisfaction of students enrolled in in-person training after completing the course and their retention of those skills 6 months later.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe gene SON is on human chromosome 21 (21q22.11) and is thought to be associated with hematopoietic disorders that accompany Down syndrome. Additionally, SON is an RNA splicing factor that plays a role in the transcription of leukemia-associated genes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFViral disease outbreaks remain a significant limiting factor for aquaculture. The majority of licensed vaccines used in the industry are administered as oil-adjuvanted formulations carrying inactivated whole pathogens. Cell-mediated immune responses, in particular those based on virus-specific cytotoxic T-cells (CTLs) to conventional inactivated oil-based vaccines, are largely unexplored.
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