We outline various design considerations and implementation options pertaining to lightweight data management in problem solving environments (PSEs). The emphasis is on compositional modeling, in the context of a PSE for wireless communications system design (S W). By focusing on a restrictive subset of markup languages, we describe how facilities such as management of the execution environment...

BACKGROUND Pulmonary function tests are valuable measures for diagnosis and management of respiratory diseases. In the field of occupational medicine, spirometry is commonly performed, and in a considerable number of spirometries during occupational health evaluations, restrictive pattern is observed without any respiratory symptoms and may necessitate referral of the subject for body plethysmo...

Background Excessive or inadequate fluid administration causes complications, but despite this, during noncardiac surgery is highly variable. Goal-directed management helps optimize the amount and timing of administration; however, implementation difficult because algorithms are complex. The authors therefore tested performance Acumen Assisted Fluid Management software (Edwards Lifesciences, US...

In Newton's and in Einstein's theory we give criteria on the equation of state of a barotropic perfect fluid which guarantee that the corresponding one-parameter family of static, spherically symmetric solutions has finite extent. These criteria are closely related to ones which are known to ensure finite or infinite extent of the fluid region if the assumption of spherical symmetry is replaced...

BACKGROUND Acute Kidney injury (AKI) is common and increases mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU). We carried out this study to explore whether fluid overload is an independent risk factor for AKI. METHODS Single-center prospective, observational study. Consecutively admitted, ICU patients were followed for development of AKI. Intravenous fluid volumes, daily fluid balances were measure...

A 28 year old Caucasian male presented with an acute Guillain-Barré syndrome and bilateral facial weakness. He had an abnormal chest radiograph. Lumbar puncture revealed acellular fluid with a raised protein count and lung function tests showed a restrictive ventilatory defect. The patient deteriorated and required mechanical ventilation for 14 days. Steroids and plasmapheresis were not used an...

Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a myocardial disorder that usually results from increased myocardial stiffness that leads to impaired ventricular filling. Biventricular chamber size and systolic function are usually normal or nearnormal until later stages of the disease. Affecting either or both ventricles, RCM may cause signs or symptoms of left or right heart failure. Arrhythmias and cond...

Lung injury following thoracic surgery is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. A consistent risk factor is excessive perioperative fluid administration, not only following pneumonectomy, but also after lesser lung resections and esophageal surgery. Recent insights into the pathophysiology of lung injury after thoracic surgery include the role of the endothelial glycocalyx, pulmonary endoth...

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedneo.2015.09.005 1875-9572/Copyright a 2015, Taiwan Pediatric Association. Published CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd third degree consanguineous parentage and delivered at 33 weeks of gestation by caesarean section. The weight at birth was 1.02 kg, and the occipitofrontal circumference was 30.5 cm. She had a wide anterior fontanell...

BACKGROUND Pericardial thickening is an uncommon complication of cardiac surgery. OBJECTIVES To study pericardial thickening as the cause of severe postoperative venous congestion. SUBJECTS Two men, one with severe aortic stenosis and single coronary artery disease, and one with coronary artery disease after an old inferior infarction. Both had coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. MET...