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Infectious Disease Case Reports Posters IISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is commonly seen in patients with liver cirrhosis and carries a high mortality. We present a rare case of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Listeria monocytogenes. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Kevin Patel, Susan Mucha, Raghukumar ThirumalaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Tuberculosis Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To diagnose and treat an old patient with a rare tongue tumor. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Roxana Nemes, Emilia Tabacu, Gilda PopescuNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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ILD PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Pulmonary complications of connective tissue disease (CTD) are common. Recent studies have shown benefit with rituximab (RTX) in the treatment of CTD related interstitial lung disease1,2. We performed a review to assess the benefit of RTX in five patients with pulmonary complications of CTD. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Deirdre Fitzgerald, Sinead Harney, Michael HenryNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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COPD Comorbidity PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To examine characteristics and related factors of abnormal heart rate recovery. Some COPD patients suffer autonomic cardiac dysfunction, having a decrease in parasympathetic activity and an increase in sympathetic activity, as reflected in the high resting heart rate, a reduced variability heart rate (HRV) and an abnormal heart rate recovery (HRR) after exercise ⋯ HRR in the 6MWT in patients with COPD could be used as an indicator of autonomic dysfunction. 6-MWT is a rapid assessment and a low cost technique to evaluate HRRDISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Luis Carlos Morillo, Giorsari Quezada, Maria Enriquez, Cecilia Oropeza, Efrain Sanchez, Agustin Acuña, José Isea Dubuc6-MWT is a rapid assessment and a low cost technique to evaluate HRR.
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Physiology/PFTs/Rehabilitation PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Compare symptons, respiratory function evolution and survival of patients with bulbar presentation amyothrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal presentation amyothrophic lateral sclerosis. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Artur Vale, Ana Ferreira, Elsa Matos, Duarte Rocha, Bebiana CondeNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.