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La volontà e il corpo - Seconda edizione riveduta e aggiornata

2022

Il volume affronta il tema del ruolo della volontà individuale nelle decisioni che riguardano, in senso ampio, il corpo umano. In particolare il principio di autodeterminazione, quale epifania del più ampio concetto di dignità personale, è posto a raffronto con le disposizioni in tema di trattamento sanitario - anche in riferimento alle prescrizioni anticipate di cura di cui alla l. n. 219/2017 - e con le scelte, assai complesse e dense di implicazioni sociali, sul termine della vita. La trattazione prosegue con l’esame della natura e della latitudine del consenso al prelievo di organi e tessuti da cadavere, per concludersi con l’analisi del ruolo della volontà nella procreazione, in quelle…

Verapamil Inhibits the Respiration Rate of Cancer Cells

1986

Calcium antagonists have successfully been used in the treatment of hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias and coronary heart disease. Recent evidence has suggested that such agents may also play a role in the treatment of malignant tumors. Verapamil, a calcium entry blocker, has been reported to enhance the cytotoxicity of several anticancer drugs under in vitro- and in vivo-conditions [1–10]. The effects observed could be explained by an enhanced drug accumulation due to a Verapamil-induced inhibition of the drug efflux from the cancer cells.

Fetal presentation of Morquio disease type A.

1992

A fetus with mucopolysaccharidosis type IV A (Morquio type A) is described. The family had one affected child exhibiting symptoms of classical Morquio A disease, and late in the subsequent pregnancy prenatal diagnosis was requested. At 23 weeks' gestation, moderate ascites was detected by detailed ultrasound scan and keratan sulphate was found in the amniotic fluid. The pregnancy was terminated by prostaglandin induction and the diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidosis type IV A was confirmed by demonstration of a deficiency of N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulphate (GalNac-6-S) sulphatase in cultured amniotic cells and in post-mortem fibroblast cultures. The activities of beta-galactosidase and arylsu…

L'elemento soggettivo e la didattica della progettazione architettonica

2008

Ogni anno, con una certa quantità di ripetizioni e di innovazioni, si procede alla stesura di un programma didattico che, articolato in più voci (collocazione nel progetto formativo, obiettivi, contenuti, modalità d’esame, bibliografia essenziale), struttura le tappe di un percorso nei mesi in cui si sviluppa l’insegnamento. Nella presente riflessione, senza svalutare in alcun modo le conoscenze oggettive che possono concretizzarsi in una interpretazione dei punti della teoria della progettazione di Rossi, si vuole individuare un percorso didattico che parta dalla componente autobiografica dello studente. Per affrontare tale questione si dovrebbe spostare l’attenzione sul modo in cui gli…

Cardiac arrest and coronavirus disease 2019

2022

The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the cardiovascular system has been highlighted since the very first weeks after the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 identification. We reviewed the influence of COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac arrest, both considering those occurred out of the hospital (OHCA) and in the hospital (IHCA).An increase in OHCA incidence occurred in different countries, especially in those regions most burdened by the COVID-19, as this seems to be bounded to the pandemic trend. A change of OHCA patients' characteristics, with an increase of the OHCA occurred at home, a decrease in bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external d…

Carbon dioxide levels during pre-hospital active compression–decompression versus standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation

1998

Abstract In a prospective randomised study we investigated end-tidal carbon dioxide levels during standard versus active compression–decompression (ACD) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) assuming that the end-tital carbon dioxide reflects cardiac output during resuscitation. In each group 60 patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest were treated either with the standard or the ACD method. End-tidal CO 2 ( p et CO 2 , mmHg) was assessed with a side-stream capnometer following intubation and then every 2 min up to 10 min or restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). There was no difference in p et CO 2 between both patient groups. However, CO 2 was significantly higher in patients wh…

Spontaneous rupture of umbilical hernia in end stage liver disease patient: injection of fibrin glue as a temporary solution.

2021

Background. Umbilical hernia is a common disease, which occurs in 20% of cirrhotic patients in the presence of persistent ascites. A rare but dangerous complication of this disease in end stage liver patient is a spontaneous rupture of umbilical hernia with ascitic fluid leaking. Up to date there is no general consensus on its most appropriate treatment. Case report. A 60 years-old male patient, with Child Pugh C and Meld score of 18 end stage liver disease, came to our observation for a spontaneous minimal rupture of his long lasting 5 cm umbilical hernia with ascitic fluid leaking. A medical therapy was undertaken aiming to manage the ascites and a temporary conservative therapy, with fib…

Dopamine agonist cabergoline reduces hemoconcentration and ascites in hyperstimulated women undergoing assisted reproduction.

2007

Abstract Context: Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) results from increased vascular permeability (VP) caused by ovarian hypersecretion of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which activates its receptor-2. In animals, the dopamine receptor 2 agonist cabergoline (Cb2) inactivates VEGF receptor-2 and prevents increased VP. Objective: Our objective was to test whether Cb2 reduces VP and prevents OHSS in humans. Design: We conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blind study on oocyte donors at risk of developing OHSS (>20 follicles, >12 mm developed, and >20 oocytes retrieved). Interventions: Cb2 0.5 mg/d (n = 37) or a placebo (n = 32) was administered fro…

2015

Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (PIL) is a rare disorder, especially in adults. It causes a local disruption of chylus transport and is part of the exudative gastroenteropathies. Conservative therapy includes dietary measures or somatostatin medication. Taking the differential diagnosis of PIL into consideration is a major challenge, since patients suffering from PIL may present with diarrhoea and lymphedema or chylous ascites. This can be explained by the chronic lymphedema of the bowel leading to dilation of the vessels (intraluminal loss) and sometimes even to a rupture (peritoneal loss). Push–pull enteroscopy and capsule endoscopy are the proper interventional diagnostic tools to di…

A revision of the new world species of Polytrichophora Cresson and Facitrichophora, new genus (Diptera, Ephydridae)

2012

The New World species of Polytrichophora Cresson and Fascitrichophora new genus, are revised. Fifteen new species are described (type locality in parenthesis): Fascitrishophora atrella sp. n. (Costa Rica. Guanacaste: Murciélago [10°56.9’N, 85°42.5’W; sandy mud flats around mangrove inlet]), F. carvalhorum sp.n. (Brazil. São Paulo: Praia Puruba [23°21’S, 44°55.6’W; beach]), F. manza sp. n. (Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad. St. Andrew: Lower Manzanilla (12 km S; 10°24.5’N, 61°01.5’W), bridge over Nariva River), F. panama sp. n. (Panama. Darien: Garachine [8°04’N, 78°22’W]), Polytrichophora adarca sp. n…