Late radiation proctitis may be less easy to grade accurately on rigid sigmoidoscopy compared to flexible sigmoidoscopy and there is also anecdotal evidence that some of the bowel preparations commonly used for flexible endoscopic examinations may exacerbate the changes seen.
Deforestation has been a rising concern in recent decades, especially with the recognition that it may exacerbate climate change.
Such pathophysiologic changes may exacerbate age-related physiologic changes in joint function attributable to genetic characteristics, age, sex, and health status, leading to greater cartilage damage.
The restrictive physiology of pulmonary fibrosis may exacerbate these observed changes in the presence of concomitant heart failure.
Acid regurgitation may exacerbate oral mucosal changes associated with co-existing hyposalivation, which can arise from systemic conditions, local salivary gland conditions and intake of drugs including PPIs [ 9].
In many developing countries, demand growth is a bigger source of increasing water stress than changes in climate, but climate change may exacerbate that stress.
These changes may exacerbate the local peritoneal angiogenic and proliferative reaction observed in women with endometriosis, and contributes to its pathophysiology.
In the marine and coastal context, evidence increasingly suggests that these changes may exacerbate ocean-public health hazards.
Climate change may exacerbate species invasions across communities if non-native species are better able to respond to climate changes than native species.
A separate study published yesterday by researchers at Harvard University suggests that climate change may exacerbate the nutrient shortage.
