for bilateral lung transplantation is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The number of patients who have undergone solid organ transplantation increases every year. In 2008 alone, 27,281 organ transplantations were performed in the United States. This figure represents a large number of patients who might seek medical care in an ED. In addition, current survival rates are rising. In 1998, 1...

1. Overview: 4/1/13 1 2. First-Order Linear Differential Equations: 4/3/13 2 3. Examples of Integrating Factors: 4/5/13 4 4. Separation of Variables: 4/8/13 5 5. Autonomous Equations: 4/10/13 7 6. Exact Equations: 4/12/13 9 7. More Exact Equations: 4/15/13 10 8. Numerical Methods and Existence and Uniqueness: 4/17/13 11 9. Review of Weeks 1 to 3: 4/19/13 12 10. Systems of Differential Equation:...

Insulin first became available for use in 1922 after Banting and Best successfully treated diabetic patients with pancreatic extracts.10 In an attempt to more closely simulate physiologic conditions, additional “designer” insulins with unique kinetic properties have been developed, including a rapid-acting basal insulin that mimics baseline insulin secretion known as lispro.67,140 Several oral ...

Wilson’s disease (WD) or hepato-lenticular degeneration is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder. A prevalence rate of 30 cases per million and a birth incidence rate of one per 30,000 to 40,000 are often quoted. In 40 to 50% of individuals with WD, hepatic dysfunction is the initial clinical manifestation. With the exception of liver transplantation, treatment of WD is only palliative and intend...

We gathered 37 new spectra of the B star 53 Persei spread over approximately 2 years. On these data, we performed a frequency and a mode analysis. We determined the physical parameters of 53 Persei and placed the star in the theoretical SPB instability strip. We also analysed the 110 photometric observations of the Hipparcos satellite. Our results show the presence of the two frequencies often ...