Assessment of trace and macroelement accumulation in cyprinid juveniles as bioindicators of aquatic pollution: effects of diets and habitat preferences.

Juveniles of three cyprinids with various diets and habitat preferences were collected from the Szamos River (Hungary) during a period of pollution in November 2013: the herbivorous, benthic nase (Chondrostoma nasus), the benthivorous, benthic barbel (Barbus barbus), and the omnivorous, pelagic chub (Squalius cephalus). Our study aimed to assess the accumulation of these elements across species with varying diets and habitat preferences, as well as their potential role in biomonitoring efforts. The Ca, K, Mg, Na, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, Sr, and Zn concentration was analyzed in muscle, gills, and liver using MP-AES.

The Use of Radiomic Features to Predict Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Status in Head and Neck Tumors: A Review.

Head and neck cancers represent a significant source of morbidity and mortality across the world. The individual genetic makeup of each tumor can help to determine the course of treatment and can help clinicians predict prognosis. Non-invasive tools to determine the genetic status of these tumors, particularly p16 (human papillomavirus (HPV)) status could prove extremely valuable to treating clinicians and surgeons.

Graft Arterial Dissection and Thrombosis After Kidney Transplantation With Undiagnosed Fibromuscular Dysplasia From a Deceased Donor: Case Report and Review.

Background: Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), a relatively frequent arterial deformity with an estimated prevalence of 2% to 6% has been sporadically reported during deceased donor kidney donations. Only 8 case reports are available in the previous literature.

Case Presentation: In our work, implantation of 2 kidneys from the same deceased donor with macroscopically evident and later histologically confirmed FMD are presented, one of which ended up as acute arterial complication.

Tonsillectomy and poliomyelitis: Development of causality.

Objective: This paper serves to review the historical progression of clinical, epidemiological and immunological evidence on the relationship between tonsillectomy and poliomyelitis and its influence on clinical medicine.

Methods: A literature review was conducted using terms relating to poliomyelitis, tonsillectomy, and immunology. Primary sources published between 1900 and 2000 were reviewed, analyzed and evaluated based on their historical, clinical, epidemiological, scientific and immunological pertinence towards the relationship between tonsillectomy, and poliomyelitis during epidemics.

[Pediatric adrenocortical adenoma presenting with Cushing’s syndrome].

Összefoglaló. A gyermekkorban kialakuló Cushing-szindróma ritka betegség, a leggyakrabban exogén szteroidadás következményeként jelentkezik. A daganatos betegségek közül a hypophysis kortikotropint szekretáló adenomája, illetve a mellékvesekéreg-tumorok okoznak a leggyakrabban Cushing-szindrómát.

Infection of the Carpathian brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon danfordi Regan, 1911) with a dermocystid parasite in the Tisza River Basin, Hungary.

The Carpathian brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon danfordi Regan, 1911) is an endemic protected species of Cephalaspidomorphi in the Carpathian Basin. No parasites have become known from these jawless vertebrates to date. Here, the authors describe an infection from a single specimen manifesting in protuberant skin cysts 7-10 mm in diameter, scattered on the body surface.

[Treatment of benign thyroid nodules by radiofrequency thermal ablation].

Introduction: Benign thyroid nodules are frequent findings in imaging studies, most of the time not requiring any intervention. Treatment is usually started when nodules increase in size, the patient becomes symptomatic or clinically relevant hyperthyroidism develops. Thermoablation is an effective alternative modality.

Implications from neurologic assessment of brain protection for total arch replacement from a randomized trial.

Objective: The study objective was to perform a randomized trial of brain protection during total aortic arch replacement and identify the best way to assess brain injury.

Methods: From June 2003 to January 2010, 121 evaluable patients were randomized to retrograde (n = 60) or antegrade (n = 61) brain perfusion during hypothermic circulatory arrest. We assessed the sensitivity of clinical neurologic evaluation, brain imaging, and neurocognitive testing performed preoperatively and 4 to 6 months postoperatively to detect brain injury.

Successful implantation of a left ventricular assist device in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis.

We report the case of a 27-year-old woman with signs of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (HITT) and left heart failure presenting for urgent implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). HITT can occur in 4.2-6.

Quantifying delays in the recognition and management of acute compartment syndrome.

Objective: To identify where most efforts should be made to decrease ischemia time and necrosis in acute compartment syndrome (ACS) and to determine the causes for late interventions.

Methods: This was a multicentre, historical cohort study of patients who underwent fasciotomy for ACS within the McGill Teaching Hospitals between 1989 and 1997. Patients studied had a clinical diagnosis of ACS or compartment pressures greater than 30 mm Hg.

Acute compartment syndrome: how long before muscle necrosis occurs?

Objectives: Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) is a limb-threatening condition often first diagnosed by emergency physicians. Little is known about the rapidity with which permanent damage may occur. Our objective was to estimate the time to muscle necrosis in patients with ACS.

Poisoning-induced acute atraumatic compartment syndrome.

Acute Atraumatic Compartment Syndrome (AACS) can be a potentially life and limb threatening complication of either drug abuse or medication injection. Prompt recognition followed by emergency fasciotomy is required to avoid permanent disability. A better understanding of the different clinical presentations may lead to improved outcomes through more expedient diagnosis and treatment.