Clinical features and management

Osteoarthritis:pathogenesis, clinical features and management.

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disorder of the synovial joints that is characterised by joint pain, stiffness and limited range of movement. The majority of nurses will encounter patients with this condition even though this might not be the reason they are seeking health care. This article discusses the associated signs and symptoms, investigations, diagnosis and treatment of this condition.

A 3-Year Survey of Mushroom-Poisoned Patients: Clinical Features, Management and Outcomes

Danon disease: clinical features, evaluation, and management.

Danon disease is an X-linked dominant skeletal and cardiac muscle disorder with multisystem clinical manifestations. It was first described in boys presenting with cardiomyopathy, skeletal myopathy, and varying degrees of intellectual disability.1 As histological findings of glycogen buildup in muscle tissue similar to those seen in Pompe disease were noted, the condition was originally conside...

Orbital lymphangioma: clinical features and management.

PURPOSE To report 5 cases of orbital lymphangioma. METHODS All patients underwent ophthalmological, clinical and neuroradiological evaluation. RESULTS At presentation all patients (4 children and one adult patient) had unilateral proptosis. Restricted eye movement was present in 3 patients, ptosis and amblyopia in 2. Compressive optic neuropathy with visual loss was noticed in one patient. ...

Clinical features and management of autoimmune hepatitis.

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic hepatitis of unknown etiology which can progress to cirrhosis. Its clinical manifestations are highly variable and sometimes follow a fluctuating course. Diagnosis is based on characteristic histologic, clinical, biochemical and serological findings. Anti-inflammatory/immunosuppressive treatment frequently induces remission but long-term maintenance thera...