Shwachman

Shwach·man

(shwahk'măn),

Harry, U.S. pediatrician, 1910-1986. See: Shwachman syndrome, Shwachman-Diamond syndrome.

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To classify the patients regarding the disease severity, we used the Shwachman Score (< 40 = severe; 41-55 = poor; 56-70 = average; 71-85 = good; and 86-100 = excellent).

Quality of life of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: the importance of body image and the impact of nutritional status, age and race/skin color on patients' and caregivers' perceptions/Qualidade de vida de criancas e adolescentes com fibrose cistica: importancia da imagem corporal e impacto do estado nutrional, idade e raca/cor na percepcao dos pacientes e responsaveis

In conclusion, paediatricians must be aware of, to include a few; causes and details of acute and chronic pancreatitis, Shwachman Diamond syndrome, Johansson-Blizzard syndrome, congenital anomalies and cystic fibrosis in which the pancreas can be involved and hence warrants a specific clinical examination, investigation and management respectively.

Pancreatitis in children: A diagnosis missed in Pakistan?

The mean FEV1 of the subjects was 96.4% [+ or -] 20.3% of the predicted value and the mean Shwachman score was 66.8/75 (SD = [+ or -] 9.6).

Effects of aerobic and resistance training on body composition and physical capacity of adolescents with cystic fibrosis

Harry Shwachman of the Children's Hospital Medical Center in Boston along with Kopito of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have shown that children with cystic fibrosis have only about ten percent of the normal concentrations of tightly bound calcium.

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The median for Shwachman score was 85 (range, 65-100).

Microbiology of the middle meatus compared to sputum in young patients with cystic fibrosis from Bahia--Brazil

"It's going to be my first time sharing a stage with all those acts,'' says Wade, whose real name is Matt Shwachman. "I'm very excited to play my hometown for the show, with those acts, at Mechanics Hall.''

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aeruginosa + 9 - Shwachman score 75 - FEV1 (% predicted) 83 - MEF 25 (% predicted) 36.7 - VC (% predicted) 84.9 - [DELTA]F 508 (homozygous): homozygous for the AF 508 mutation; m: male; f: female; P.

Transforming growth factor [beta]1 genotypes in relation to TGF[beta]1, interleukin-8, and tumor necrosis factor alpha in induced sputum and blood in cystic fibrosis

Genetic diseases among the patients were Wilson's disease, muscular dystrophy, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, Alagille syndrome, hereditary fructose intolerance, glycogen storage disease, ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency and Shwachman's syndrome.

Distrophinopathy: A rare cause of elevated transaminase in newborn

Furthermore, a number of inherited conditions, for example Down syndrome, Fanconi anemia, Bloom syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, dyskeratosis congenita, Werner syndrome, Shwachman syndrome, Blackfan-Diamond syndrome, and Klinefelter syndrome, carry an increased risk of AML [5,6].

Acute myeloblastic leukemia-associated Marfan syndrome and Davidoff-Dyke-Masson syndrome: a case report/Akut myeloblastik losemi ile Marfan sendromu ve Davidoff-Dyke-Masson sendromu birlikteligi: Bir Olgu Sunumu

The occurrence of leukemia in patients with the Shwachman syndrome.

Risk factors for acute leukemia in children: a review

In 1980, Goldberg, Shwachman, and Isralsky noted that, "Although the medical outlook for cystic fibrosis has improved considerably, there is apparently a cultural lag between the new advances known to a group of specialists and the lack of acceptance by the rehabilitation community of this group of patients" (p.

Vocational attainment of adults with CF: success in the face of adversity

He suffers from Shwachman Syndrome, an illness so rare there are only 300 sufferers worldwide, only 30 to 40 families in Britain and only four children in the Midlands.