1/3. Hyperosmolar nonketotic coma: prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.With the multi-faceted approach to head and neck cancer today, maintaining caloric intake by long-term enteral hyperalimentation is commonplace. Along with the tremendous advantages of this form of nutrition, the disadvantage of hyperosmolar nonketotic diabetic acidotic coma is present. mortality rates are quoted from 40% to 70% according to the literature reviewed. Therefore, prevention is the best form of treatment. The cause, diagnosis, and treatment will be discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = coma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/3. otolaryngology problems in the immune compromised patient--an evolving natural history.As the human immunodeficiency virus is being detected in increasing numbers of asymptomatic individuals at risk, newer earlier patterns of disease have become apparent--including cranial and cervical herpes zoster, oral hairy leukoplakia, and oral candidiasis--thus linking viral and other disease to the development of acquired immunodeficiency disease (AIDS). Many similarities between patients with AIDS and other immunosuppressed patients have emerged. As immunosuppressed patients survive longer, they begin to manifest cancers such as lymphomas and squamous cell cancers in addition to Kaposi's sarcoma. Otolaryngologists can learn to identify and treat otitis and sinusitis in the immunosuppressed patient, to identify predictive early signs such as oral hairy leukoplakia, herpes simplex virus, and oral candidiasis, and to diagnose and treat Kaposi's sarcomas of the head and neck, lymphomas, squamous cell cancers, and opportunistic infections as the immunodeficiency disease progresses.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.4keywords = coma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/3. Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma in otorhinolaryngology.Two cases of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma with otorhinolaryngological localization are reported and the literature of this rare malignancy is reviewed. The prognostic importance of localization, early diagnosis and combined surgical, irradiation and cytostatic treatment are emphasized.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = coma (Clic here for more details about this article) |