Ego-based medicine.

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys

Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Published: May 2013

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.11.029DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

ego-based medicine
4
ego-based
1

Similar Publications

Thyroid eye disease (TED), also known as Graves' orbitopathy or ophthalmopathy (GO) or Graves' eye disease, is an autoimmune condition of the retroocular tissues associated with Graves' disease. In isolated GO, the patient can present without thyroid hormone dysfunction or systemic symptoms of Graves' disease, in which case it is called euthyroid Graves' ophthalmopathy (EGO). It is very rare for this condition to have negative thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) autoantibodies, and we present such a rare case of a young female, who had progressive bilateral vision loss, intermittent left-sided retroocular headache, and severe bilateral proptosis.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Evaluation of Repellent Effectiveness of Polyvinyl Alcohol/ Nanofibrous Membranes against .

Polymers (Basel)

April 2020

Fujian Key Laboratory of Novel Functional Textile Fibers and Materials, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China.

This study aims to develop nanofibrous membranes where oil (EGO) is wrapped in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The EGO-based nanofibrous membranes are then evaluated for the protection against Forcipomyia taiwana (). In the first stage, the PVA solutions are formulated with different concentrations and are measured for viscosity and electrical conductivity.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Fear, Pain, Denial, and Spiritual Experiences in Dying Processes.

Am J Hosp Palliat Care

March 2018

2 Oncological Palliative Medicine, Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen, Switzerland.

Purpose: Approaching death seems to be associated with physiological/spiritual changes. Trajectories including the physical-psychological-social-spiritual dimension have indicated a terminal drop. Existential suffering or deathbed visions describe complex phenomena.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Examining differences in social integration, social support, and relationship characteristics in social networks may be critical for understanding the character and costs of the social difficulties experienced of borderline personality disorder (BPD). We conducted an ego-based (self-reported, individual) social network analysis of 142 participants recruited from clinical and community sources. Each participant listed the 30 most significant people (called alters) in their social network, then rated each alter in terms of amount of contact, social support, attachment strength and negative interactions.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Ego-based medicine.

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys

May 2013

Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!