scholarly journals FROM ‘LION FACE’ TO ‘BUTTERFLY ERUPTION’: ZOOMORPHIC METAPHORS AS MESSENGERS OF FACIAL ANOMALIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1(23)) ◽  
pp. 35-51
Author(s):  
Alina Petrosyan
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Scientific Thought ◽  
Facial Anomalies ◽  
Descriptive Method

Medicine contributes to every person’s health in terms of diagnosis, treatment or prevention of a disease. Hence, constructing the clinical picture and the diagnosis of a health condition and conveying complex technical information in a comprehensible language is of utmost importance. In this regard, medical professionals rely not only on Greco-Latin terms of Classical times, but also resort to metaphors to illuminate many facets of medical observations and clinical findings. These metaphors stem either from anthropomorphic or zoomorphic areas and act as primary interface between scientific thought and understanding. From this perspective, the present article examines the value of metaphor in medicine and through the employment of descriptive method, explores some of the most widespread zoomorphic metaphors, which denominate certain facial anomalies.

scholarly journals Mycoplasma pneumoniae may cause dyspnoea and hospitalisations in young healthy adults

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riku Metsälä ◽  
Solja Ala-Korpi ◽  
Juha Rannikko ◽  
Merja Helminen ◽  
Marjo Renko
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Antimicrobial Treatment ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Beta Lactam ◽  
Beta Lactam Antibiotics

AbstractPolymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based diagnostics for Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) from the respiratory tract has become widely available, but the interpretation of the results remains unclear. M. pneumoniae has been suggested to cause mainly mild and self-limiting infections or asymptomatic carriage. However, systematic analyses of the association between PCR results and clinical findings are scarce. This study aimed to clarify the clinical features of PCR-positive M. pneumoniae infections in a hospital setting. We reviewed 103 PCR-positive patients cared for in a university hospital during a 3-year period. Data on age, sex, health condition, acute symptoms, other pathogens found, laboratory and X-ray results and treatments were collected. Over 85% of the patients had a triad of typical symptoms: fever, cough and shortness of breath. Symptoms in the upper respiratory tract were rare. In 91% of the cases, M. pneumoniae was the only pathogen found. The highest incidence was found in the age group of 30–40 years, and 68% of the patients did not have any underlying diseases. Most patients were initially empirically treated with beta-lactam antibiotics and needed 2–4 changes in their treatment. Only 6% were discharged without an antibiotic effective against M. pneumoniae. This study shows that M. pneumoniae often led to hospitalisation and that patients needed appropriate antimicrobial treatment to recover. Mixed infections were rare, and situations that could be interpreted as carriage did not occur.

Gambaran Kualitas Hidup Pekerja Pra Lanjut Usia (45-56 Tahun) Dengan Sindrom Metabolik Di PT. X Tahun 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 114-127
Author(s):  
Fierdania Yusvita ◽  
Putri Handayani ◽  
Nadya Shinta Nandra
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Mental Condition ◽  
Degenerative Diseases ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Obesity Hypertension ◽  
Descriptive Method

Quality of life can be determined by the individual's perception of his current life, including his health condition. Among occupational diseases, degenerative diseases are the first cause of death, and metabolic syndrome is one of them. This study aims to describe the quality of life of pre-elderly workers (45-56 years) with the risk of metabolic syndrome (obesity, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and hyperglycemia) at PT. X. The research was conducted with a qualitative descriptive method. Data was collected by interview method and the results of medical check-up documents. The results showed that the respondents rated their quality of life quite well. They judged that his current physical condition was quite good. Respondents do not know that their current health condition can trigger degenerative diseases in the future if sedentary behavior is still ignored. Five of the seven respondents still do not exercise regularly and three of the seven respondents are active smokers with cigarette consumption of 3-20 cigarettes/day. The seven respondents did not pay enough attention to their food intake. Psychologically, respondents perceive their mental condition is very good, they perceive the work environment as a very comfortable place to build social relationships. More metabolic syndrome related support programs at PT X need to be offered to increase workers' awareness of their health status.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF TRACHOMA VIRUS VACCINE ON THE COURSE OF EXPERIMENTAL TRACHOMA INFECTION IN BLIND HUMAN VOLUNTEERS

1962 ◽  
Vol 115 (5) ◽  
pp. 1009-1022 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Thomas Grayston ◽  
San-Pin Wang ◽  
Yen-Fei Yang ◽  
Robert L. Woolridge
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Egg Yolk ◽  
Adenovirus Type ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Elementary Body ◽  
Laboratory Findings ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Sulfa Drug ◽  
Course Of Illness ◽  
Human Volunteers

The TRIC-Taiwan-1-1958 strain of elementary body virus isolated from a trachoma patient on Taiwan has been proven capable of reproducing trachoma by experimental inoculation of six human volunteers. Virus material derived from the seventh passage in embryonated hen eggs caused the clinical picture of trachoma in every inoculation, even at the dilution of 10–4 of infected yolk sacs (approximately 1 EID50). There was a similar clinical picture with each inoculation beginning with an acute follicular conjunctivitis which progressed for 4 months and then persisted with chronic changes until 9 months when treatment was begun. The illness was generally more acute than would be expected in natural trachoma. That trachoma was reproduced was shown by the involvement of the cornea with epithelial keratitis and pannus, and by the occurrence of gelatinous follicles and eventual cicatrization of the conjunctiva. These clinical findings were supported by repeated demonstrations of typical inclusion bodies of Halberstaedter-Prowazek from conjunctival and even corneal cells, by repeated reisolation of elementary body virus in egg yolk sacs, and by the development of complement-fixing antibody with a "specific" trachoma antigen in each volunteer. Control inoculations with adenovirus type 4 and normal yolk sac showed different clinical and laboratory findings. Experimental trachoma vaccine was given to three of the volunteers to study its effect on the course of illness. An antibody response to the vaccine was demonstrated and there was a modification of disease in the volunteers receiving vaccine. While the three volunteers who received placebo each developed cross-infection of their uninoculated eye and had an acute reactivation of the bilateral disease after 1 to 2 months of antibiotic eye ointment therapy, the vaccinated volunteers remained free of infection in uninoculated eyes and showed no relapse after ointment therapy. Treatment with sulfamethoxypyridazine, a sulfa drug with prolonged action, proved to be an effective and relatively simple method of therapy for experimental trachoma.

scholarly journals The Historical Background of the King James Bible

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2 (22)) ◽  
pp. 74-89
Author(s):  
Seda Gasparyan
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
The Other ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
English Version ◽  
James I ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Unfavorable Attitude ◽  
King James Bible ◽  
The Church ◽  
Descriptive Method

The present article aims to investigate the historical and religious circumstances which incited King James to initiate and start the translation of the Holy Script anew though two other versions of the Bible in English were already there. The stormy period England and the English Church were going through in mid-XVI century and the succession of Prince James VI of Scotland to throne (who became King James I of England) and his unfavorable attitude towards Protestantism made him conceive the idea of the necessity of creating a new English version of the Bible which will provide appropriate influence on the Church and keep it away from Calvinist views and ideas. Through the employment of the descriptive method, the author on the other hand tries to analyse the most prominent events and activities which preconditioned the creation of the new English version of the Bible, known as the King James Bible, which has long proved to be the best translation of the Bible in English.

scholarly journals O conhecimento, suas ameaças e limitações para a educação do futuro e a cidadania

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Regert ◽  
Joel Haroldo Baade ◽  
Arã Paraguassu Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Citizen Action ◽  
Technical Procedure ◽  
The Future ◽  
Descriptive Method

É sabido que o ser humano é, por si só, muito curioso e está sempre em busca do conhecimento. Desse modo, é necessário cada vez mais compreender o próprio conhecimento, seja por meio da educação formal ou não. Essa compreensão é necessária para que os indivíduos, ao exercerem sua cidadania, tenham mais certezas em suas ações corriqueiras. Nesse sentido, o presente artigo tem como objetivo compreender o conhecimento, suas ameaças e limitações para a educação do futuro voltada à busca da cidadania. A pesquisa é de natureza básica; utilizou-se do método descritivo e da forma bibliográfica como procedimento técnico. Conclui-se que para a educação do futuro estar realmente voltada à atuação cidadã, ela deve auxiliar os indivíduos a agirem de forma efetiva no dia a dia e na comunidade em que estão inseridos.Palavras-chave: Conhecimento. Educação. Cidadania. Knowledge, its threats and limitations for education of the future and citizenshipABSTRACTIt is well-known that the human being is, by itself, very curious and is always in search of knowledge. In this way, it is increasingly necessary to understand one’s own knowledge, whether through formal education or not. This understanding is necessary so that individuals, when exercising their citizenship, have more certainty in their ordinary actions. In this sense, the present article aims to understand the knowledge, its threats and limitations for the education of the future focused on the search for citizenship. The research is of a basic nature; the descriptive method was used; as well as the bibliographic form as technical procedure. It is concluded that for the education of the future to be really focused on citizen action, it should help individuals to act effectively in the day-today life and in the community in which they are inserted.Keywords: Knowledge. Education. Citizenship. El conocimiento, sus amenazas y limitaciones para la educación del futuro y la ciudadaníaRESUMENYa se sabe que el ser humano es, por si propio, muy curioso y está siempre en búsqueda del conocimiento. De esa manera, es necessário cada vez más comprender el propio conocimiento, sea por medio de la educación formal o no. Esa comprensión es necesaria para que los individuos, al ejercer su ciudadanía, tengan más certidumbre de sus acciones habituales. En ese sentido, el presente artículo tiene como objetivo comprender el conocimiento, sus amenazas y limitaciones para la educación del futuro vuelta a la búsqueda de la ciudadanía. La investigación es de naturaleza básica; se utilizó el método descriptivo y la forma bibliográfi ca como procedimiento técnico. Se concluye que para la educación del futuro estar realmente actuando sobre la formación ciudadana, ella debe auxiliar a los individuos a actuar de forma efectiva en la comunidad en que están insertados.Palabras-clave: Conocimiento. Educación. Ciudadanía.

Partial 5p Gain and 15q Loss in Three Patients from a Family with a t(5;15)(p13.3;q26.3) Translocation

2020 ◽  
Vol 160 (10) ◽  
pp. 589-596
Author(s):  
Fernanda T. Bellucco ◽  
Bianca P. Favilla ◽  
Eduardo Perrone ◽  
Maria I. Melaragno
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Counseling ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Accurate Diagnosis ◽  
Phenotypic Differences ◽  
Familial Translocation ◽  
Similar Combination ◽  
Chromosome Regions ◽  
Deletion Syndromes

Several patients with 5p duplication or 15q deletion have been reported in the literature, involving different chromosome regions and clinical features. Here, we describe a family in which we identified a 30-Mb 5p15.33p13.3 gain and a 2.5-Mb 15q26.3 loss in 3 individuals, due to a balanced familial translocation between chromosomes 5p and 15q. They presented a similar combination of clinical findings related to their genetic imbalances, but there were also phenotypic differences between them. Our analyses show that their clinical picture is mostly caused by the loss in 15q and not the gain in 5p, despite its much larger size. Our findings suggest that other genes, besides the <i>IGF1R</i> gene, in the 15q26.3 region, such as the <i>CHSY1</i> gene, may have a great impact on the clinical picture of the syndrome. Our data emphasize the importance of detailed cytogenomic and clinical analyses for an accurate diagnosis, prognosis, and genetic counseling, providing an opportunity to improve genotype-phenotype correlations of patients with partial 5p duplication and 15q deletion syndromes.

scholarly journals Onomastikon of Sart-Kalmyk version of Jangar epic recorded by A. V. Burdukov

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-62
Author(s):  
Б.Х. Борлыкова ◽  
Б.В. Меняев ◽  
Т.В. Басанова
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Text Processing ◽  
Linguistic Analysis ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Complex Method ◽  
Additional Material ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Descriptive Method

В настоящей статье впервые на основе методологии, разработанной О. Д. Суриковой (2020), рассматривается ономастикон сарт-калмыцкой версии эпоса «Джангар». Авторами статьи предлагается систематизация ономастикона эпоса, приводится этимологияонимов, указывается их частотность, а также выявляются варианты собственных имён в других версиях эпоса «Джангар» и фольклорных образцах сарт-калмыков. В исследовании применялась комплексная методика лингвистического анализа, включающая описательный метод, методы контекстуального, сопоставительного и статистического анализов. Материалом для анализа послужил текст рукописи «Джангар», записанный в 1929 г. А. В. Бурдуковым от Бакхи Сарпекова (1872 г. р.) в селе Чельпек Иссык-Кульской области Киргизии. В качестве дополнительного материала были привлечены опубликованные песни калмыцкой и синьцзян-ойратской версий эпоса «Джангар», лексикографические источники, а также личные полевые записи авторов.В результате обработки текста выявлены три группы собственных имён: топонимы, антропонимы и иппонимы. Наибольшую частотность в сарт-калмыцкой версии эпоса имеют буддийские антропонимы, что, очевидно, связано с сильным влиянием буддизма на архаичный жанр – эпос. Наличие названий водных объектов Или и Текес указывают на историческую родину сарт-калмыков – Джунгарию. В целом, изучение собственных имён, извлечённых авторами статьи из текста рукописи А. В. Бурдукова, полезно с точки зрения лингвогеографии и способствует выявлению закономерностей номинационных процессов в сарт-калмыцком языке. The present article is the first to consider the onomasticon of the Sart-Kalmyk version of the Jangar epic on the basis of the methodology developed by O. D. Surikova (2020). The authors of the article propose a systematization of the onomasticon of the epic that includes giving the etymology of onyms, indicating their frequency, and revealing variants of their own names in other versions of the epic Jangarand folklore samples of the Sart-Kalmyks. The study uses a complex method of linguistic analysis, including a descriptive method, methods of contextual, comparative and statistical analysis. The material for the analysis was the text of the manuscript Jangar, written down in 1929 by A. V. Burdukov from Bakhi Sarpekov (born 1872) in the Chelpek villag, Issyk-Kul region, Kyrgyzstan. The published songs of the Kalmyk and Xinjiang Oirat versions of the Jangarepic, lexicographic sources, as well as the authors' personal field notes were used as an additional material. As a result of text processing, three groups of proper names were identified: toponyms, anthroponyms, and hyponyms. The most frequent in the Sart-Kalmyk version of the epic were Buddhist anthroponyms, the fact can be obviously associated with the strong influence of Buddhism on this archaic genre – the epic. The presence of the names of the water bodies Ili and Tekes indicate the historical homeland of the Sart Kalmyks – Dzungaria. In general, the study of their own names, extracted by the authors of the article from the text of the manuscript of A. V. Burdukov is useful from the point of view of linguo-geography and helps to identify patterns of nomination processes in the Sart-Kalmyk language.

scholarly journals Patent Ductus Arteriosus (P.D.A.) (An analysis of 37 surgically proved cases)

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 94-104
Author(s):  
O. J. Rachman ◽  
A. Hanafiah ◽  
I. S. F. Ranti
Keyword(s):  
Patent Ductus Arteriosus ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Ductus Arteriosus ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Hospital Medical School ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Chest X Ray ◽  
Electrocardiographic Findings ◽  
Patent Ductus

An analysis of the clinical picture on 37 cases of patent ductus arteriosus proved by operation is presented, including the chest X-ray and electrocardiographic findings. In 13 cases preoperative hemodynamic studies were necessary to establish the diagnosis, although in most of the cases it could be based on clinical findings only. During the years 1968 to 1973, 37 patients were operated upon for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) at the Cardiologic Center, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Medical School University of Indonesia, Jakarta. This paper is meant to analyze the clinical picture and in some instances, the hemodynamic findings of those 37 patients.

scholarly journals A case of a 13-year-old patient with whipple disease

2019 ◽  
pp. 108-117
Author(s):  
E. V. Zhilyaev ◽  
D. T. Dicheva ◽  
D. N. Andreev ◽  
O. E. Berezutskaya ◽  
N. L. Golovkina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Disease ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Whipple’S Disease ◽  
Whipple's Disease ◽  
Results Of Treatment ◽  
Whipple Disease

In the present article, the authors provide detailed material on the 13-year observation of a patient with such a rare disease as Whipple’s disease. Pathophysiological aspects, in particular changes in immunity within the framework of this nosology, clinical picture are also described in detail, and the emphasis is placed on the interrelation of certain symptoms, their intensification and regression. Taking into account the absence of clear recommendations for the management of such patients, the article considers various options of therapeutic schemes, and also reflects the own results of treatment.

PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1957 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph Bryan Moore
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Pseudotumor Cerebri ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Review Of The Literature

The case records of three patients with the diagnosis pseudotumor cerebri are presented. In addition, data from the records of three other children are included to give a series of six patients. The clinical picture and the laboratory data are summarized and compared with other reports. A review of the literature is given, with emphasis on the nomenclature, etiology, clinical findings and prognosis.

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