 Constipation
"Constipation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infrequent or difficult evacuation of FECES. These symptoms are associated with a variety of causes, including low DIETARY FIBER intake, emotional or nervous disturbances, systemic and structural disorders, drug-induced aggravation, and infections.
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D003248
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.821.150
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Constipation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Constipation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Constipation" by people in Profiles.
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Moss J. Identifying and Treating Opioid Side Effects: The Development of Methylnaltrexone. Anesthesiology. 2019 01; 130(1):142-148.
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Pergola PE, Spiegel DM, Warren S, Yuan J, Weir MR. Patiromer Lowers Serum Potassium When Taken without Food: Comparison to Dosing with Food from an Open-Label, Randomized, Parallel Group Hyperkalemia Study. Am J Nephrol. 2017; 46(4):323-332.
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Weir MR, Mayo MR, Garza D, Arthur SA, Berman L, Bushinsky D, Wilson DJ, Epstein M. Effectiveness of patiromer in the treatment of hyperkalemia in chronic kidney disease patients with hypertension on diuretics. J Hypertens. 2017 05; 35 Suppl 1:S57-S63.
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Touw K, Ringus DL, Hubert N, Wang Y, Leone VA, Nadimpalli A, Theriault BR, Huang YE, Tune JD, Herring PB, Farrugia G, Kashyap PC, Antonopoulos DA, Chang EB. Mutual reinforcement of pathophysiological host-microbe interactions in intestinal stasis models. Physiol Rep. 2017 Mar; 5(6).
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Ehrenpreis ED. Can Measurements of Rectal Gas Increase Understanding of Chronic Constipation? Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 04; 15(4):553-554.
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Janku F, Johnson LK, Karp DD, Atkins JT, Singleton PA, Moss J. Treatment with methylnaltrexone is associated with increased survival in patients with advanced cancer. Ann Oncol. 2016 11; 27(11):2032-2038.
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Stern T, Davis AM. Evaluation and Treatment of Patients With Constipation. JAMA. 2016 Jan 12; 315(2):192-3.
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Jin H, Liu J, Foreman RD, Chen JD, Yin J. Electrical neuromodulation at acupoint ST36 normalizes impaired colonic motility induced by rectal distension in dogs. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2015 Sep 01; 309(5):G368-76.
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Ruhnke GW, Meltzer DO. Constipation during acute hospitalisation: vigilance critical for all patients at high risk. Int J Clin Pract. 2015 Apr; 69(4):388-9.
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Sommers T, Corban C, Sengupta N, Jones M, Cheng V, Bollom A, Nurko S, Kelley J, Lembo A. Emergency department burden of constipation in the United States from 2006 to 2011. Am J Gastroenterol. 2015 Apr; 110(4):572-9.
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