Sentences with phrase «of nasopharyngeal»

After diagnosis and removal of a nasopharyngeal polyp, a blood clot obstructed her airway causing respiratory and cardiac arrest.

Recently, Grace, a beautiful tortoise - shell cat, came to AERC of MN to see to Dr. Steve Shadwick, DACVIM, an Internist, for the removal of a nasopharyngeal polyp.

The main symptom of nasopharyngeal polyps involves breathing.

The cause of nasopharyngeal polyps is not known.

Many cells expressing the HIV - 1 Gag protein were detected at the surface of the nasopharyngeal tonsil or adenoid.

Our observations of reduced fever at 1 month and reduced stuffy nose at 6 months associated with nonprone sleep positions are consistent with this hypothesis, as is the reported observation that adults with upper respiratory tract infections have lower nasal bacterial counts after lying supine for 1 hour vs lying prone for 1 hour.11 Also, infants sleeping supine swallow more frequently than infants sleeping prone in response to a pharyngeal fluid stimulus, suggesting more effective clearing of nasopharyngeal secretions in the supine position and, hence, less potential for eustachian tube obstruction and fewer ear infections.12

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Epstein - Barr is best known for causing infectious mononucleosis, but it is also associated with an increased risk for several cancers, as well as a rare type of head and neck cancer called nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

As part of a clinical study, a nasopharyngeal swab is sent across town to the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC).

14255: STAT3 Signaling During Chemo - Radiation for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck 14340: A Phase II, Randomized, Open - Label, Multi-Center, Global Study of MEDI4736 Monotherapy, Tremelimumab Monotherapy, and MEDI4736 in Combination with Tremelimumab in Patients with Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN) 14258: Randomized Phase II and Phase III Studies of Individualized Treatment for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Based on Biomarker Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Epstein - Barr Virus (EBV) is associated with a variety of human cancers such as Burkitt's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

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Retraction: The Epstein - Barr Virus - encoded miR - BART22 targets MAP3K5 to promote host cell proliferative and invasive abilities in nasopharyngeal carcinoma Ruichao Chen, Minfeng Zhang, Qiulian Li, Hanzhen Xiong, Shaoyan Liu, Weiyi Fang, Qianbing Zhang, Zhen Liu, Xuehu Xu, Qingping Jiang Journal of Cancer 2017; 8:3130 - 3130

Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected monthly, from birth to 24 months of age, with additional swabs taken if the infant was diagnosed with pneumonia according to WHO clinical criteria.

Our findings place the focus back on bacterial evolution between nasopharyngeal carriage and invasion, or diversity of the host, as likely mechanisms for determining invasiveness.

Addressing these questions is particularly important for Streptococcus pneumoniae, a nasopharyngeal commensal and respiratory pathogen, because the changes in population structure associated with the recent introduction of partial - coverage vaccines have substantially reduced pneumococcal disease.

The nasopharyngeal microbiota is a somewhat homogenous community compared to that of other body sites.

These SNPs can result in altered levels of expression of some miRNAs from the BART variant frequently present in Chinese and Indonesian nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) samples.

The chronically stressed mice had decreased immune function and experienced tumor development significantly earlier than the non-stressed mice.16 Other mouse studies of ovarian cancer showed that chronic stress resulted in increased cancer growth as well as increased angiogenesis, the process with which cancer forms new blood vessels to feed itself nutrients for growth and metastases.17 Chronic stress has also been shown to decrease our body's ability to mount an attack against foreign invaders, including viruses.18 As we know that several viruses can cause cancer (HPV and cervical cancer, and EBV and nasopharyngeal cancer), we can extrapolate that any decrease in immune function could increase cancer risk.

While conventional medicine acknowledges that these three conditions are associated with one another, the treatments generally consist of medications that suppress the immune system in each of the affected areas: the lungs, nasopharyngeal mucosa, and the skin.

Lin, Y. S., Lin, L. C., and Lin, S. W. Effects of zinc supplementation on the survival of patients who received concomitant chemotherapy and radiotherapy for advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: follow - up of a double - blind randomized study with subgroup analysis.

This page is a brief introduction to the actors and actresses of Korean movies Whoa, this is a shocker: Kim Woo - bin (Uncontrollably Fond and Heirs) has been diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer and is stopping all work immediately to

Diagnosis of Strangles is confirmed by isolating and growing S. equi bacteria from pus aspirated from infected lymph nodes, nasal discharge collected on nasal swabs, or from nasopharyngeal washes.

In some cats with nasopharyngeal polyps, part of the polyp may penetrate the eardrum and grow out through the ear canal.

Radiographs can help identify nasopharyngeal polyps and the use of a video endoscope may allow direct visualization of the polyp.

Your pet's veterinarian may swab the inside of your pet's nose (called a nasal swab) or the back of his / her throat (called a nasopharyngeal swab) for a non-invasive test called polymerase chain reaction or PCR.

A reverse sneeze is actually a NORMAL nasopharyngeal (nose and throat) gag - reflex that may cause a FALSE perception of suffocation in its most severe form.

Interventional procedures — including cardiac pacing, balloon valvuloplasty, transcatheter PDA closure, tracheal stenting, urethral stenting for cancerous obstructions, ureteral stenting from both malignant (cancer) and benign (stones, stricture) causes, intrahepatic portosystemic shunt closure, nasopharyngeal stenting, arterial embolization or chemoembolization for bleeding or to slow tumor growth, arterial coiling of guttural pouch mycosis, foreign body retrieval from the GI tract, respiratory tract, or vasculature, etc

Feline Asthma: What You Need To Know Feline Asthma: A Risky Business for Many Cats Lung Ailments: A Widespread Source of Feline Woe Dyspnea Pneumonia Related: Nasopharyngeal Polyps

Evidence also exists of associations with low birth weight, increased infant and perinatal mortality, pulmonary tuberculosis, nasopharyngeal and laryngeal cancer, cataract, and, specifically in respect of the use of coal, with lung cancer... Exposure to indoor air pollution may be responsible for nearly 2 million excess deaths in developing countries and for some 4 % of the global burden of disease.

The EPA initially estimated that its rule governing formaldehyde emissions yielded between $ 91 million and $ 278 million in financial benefits «due to avoided incidence of asthma, eye irritation, nasopharyngeal cancer and reduced female fertility.»

Prioritize care based on phase 1 or 2 acuity, Management of oral - nasopharyngeal airways, monitoring vital signs, site of procedure, LOC, IV narcotics for pain management, provide discharge instructions and teaching.