Ugeskrift for laeger
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The first Danish case report of a thorn-induced arthritis is presented. The symptoms and histopathology are similar to those in the cases described in foreign literature. ⋯ Synovectomy and removal of the plant thorn usually results in normal joint function. The diagnosis should be remembered in undiagnosed cases of monoarticular arthritis.
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Oct 1991
Review[Capnometry. Technique and clinical use in anesthesia and emergency medicine].
By capnometry is understood measurement of carbon dioxide in the expiratory air. The concentration can be determined by various forms of spectometry. A new acoustic principle of measurement is more sensitive than the methods hitherto employed. ⋯ In addition, capnometry is a valuable aid in the regulation of mechanical ventilation. Recent investigations suggest that capnometry can be employed to confirm or refute clinical suspicion of pulmonary embolism and that measurement of expired carbon dioxide may be of prognostic value in resuscitation. It has not yet be elucidated whether nasal measurements in patients who are not intubated can provide reliable values.
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Oct 1991
Case Reports[Metabolic disorders in the treatment of malignant hematologic diseases--the acute tumor lysis syndrome].
The acute tumor-lysis syndrome is a potentially fatal complication which characteristically arises during initial chemotherapy of malignant hematological diseases with large tumor burdens. The syndrome is characterized by hyperphosphatemia, hypocalcemia, hyperuricemia and often acute renal failure. ⋯ The treatment of the fully developed syndrome is hemodialysis. Three cases of TLS which developed during initial chemotherapy of patients with acute lymnphoblastic leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma are presented.