Transplant Complications

Long-term pulmonary complications from stem cell transplantation by Mark Pool, MD Posted Wed 05 May 2010 9:52am transplantation (HSCT) are often cured of their leukemia, but have significant pulmonary complications as measured by pulmonary function tests. In contrast, patients with leukemias who... affecting the lungs arise from the transplant and the related treatments involved in preconditioning, which include high-dose chemotherapy and total body irradiation Read on »

Gastrointestinal complications: the most frequent internal complications of systemic sclerosis. by Jan Posted Mon 21 Dec 2009 12:00am By Forbes A. and Marie I. Manifestations of SSc in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are common, occurring in 50-90% of patients. They typically result from the fibrosis that characterizes this disease. Manifestations of SSc can affect many sites within the GI tract, and patients may experience substantial dysfunction in the processes of mo ... Read on »

Intensive Blood Sugar Control Prevents Serious Diabetic Complications by Northcoast Footcare Facebook

Posted Thu 13 Aug 2009 7:52pm Some of the most serious complications associated with type 1 diabetes include vision loss, severe kidney disease resulting in transplant and lower extremity amputations. The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial has been a 30 year ongoing effort to evaluate these risks in association with intensive control and management of blood sugar. The latest Read on »

Intensive Blood Sugar Control Prevents Serious Diabetic Complications by Northcoast Footcare Facebook

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:06pm Some of the most serious complications associated with type 1 diabetes include vision loss, severe kidney disease resulting in transplant and lower extremity amputations. The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial has been a 30 year ongoing effort to evaluate these risks in association with intensive control and management of blood sugar. The latest Read on »

Pulmonary arterial hypertension complicating connective tissue diseases by Jan Posted Thu 04 Feb 2010 12:00am Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) may complicate diverse connective tissue diseases (CTDs) such as systemic sclerosis (SSc), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE... in PAH complicating CTD are similar to those observed in idiopathic PAH (IPAH). However, prognosis and responsiveness to therapy are distinctly worse in PAH associated with CTD Read on »

COMPLICATIONS IV by Erik Erichsen Posted Mon 31 May 2010 12:00am The pin was hammered into the bone marrow giving stable fixation to the reduced fracture Bone chips were transplanted around the fracture... immediately after the surgery After six months the fracture had healed soundly We all experience complications Read on »

Complications with Diabetes by Yusuf Posted Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:00am cases this could lead to kidney failure, and the sufferer may require a transplant. Not everyone who has diabetes exhibits many or all of these diabetes complications. Through... As with most diseases you will find that there will be complications. Diabetes is no different. Diabetes can be something that is very difficult Read on »

Find out about complications with Diabetes by Yusuf Posted Wed 07 Oct 2009 12:00am cases this could lead to kidney failure, and the sufferer may require a transplant. Not everyone who has diabetes exhibits many or all of these diabetes complications. Through... As with most diseases you will find that there will be complications. Diabetes is no different. Diabetes can be something that is very difficult Read on »

Minor complications by Sarah M. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 21 Feb 2009 11:39pm in the post below) but it has been another day full of reminders that the recovery from a transplant can be unpredictable and rocky at times. Wills woke this morning in much less pain... transplant. Wills is just taking a little longer to get there. His kidney function is a bit down, not surprising given the huge amount of meds he is on. One thing that is confusing Read on »

Post-CABG Complications May Be Influenced By Poverty! by Ng Peng Hock Patient Expert

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:18pm

2 Comments What is CABG? It stands for coronary artery bypass grafting. Research showed that people living in socially and economically deprived areas may have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular complications following CABG. Researchers studied a British community undergoing CABG, and found that as a result of socio-economic deprivation, the post Read on »

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