ABSTRACT: A prospective cohort of 126 patients having long-term central venous catheterization was collected over a 10-month period. The patients were preoperatively assessed for the following risk factors: previous catheter placement, an absolute neutrophil count less than 500 /mm3, a platelet count less than 50 000/mm3, a BUN value greater…
ABSTRACT: By studying a group of very elderly but generally functional people, we have compiled a medical profile that helps describe health-related characteristics of effective aging. We obtained functional, nutritional, and biochemical information regarding 61 men and women (mean age 86.8 years) attending a veterans' convention. Twenty-three out of 60…
ABSTRACT: Electrically induced seizures have been used widely to treat psychiatric disease since their introduction in 1938. Seizure activity is the therapeutic aspect of this form of treatment, but it is accompanied by untoward physiologic consequences. Cardiovascular responses consist of generalized autonomic nervous system stimulation with initial parasympathetic outflow, followed…
ABSTRACT: Gastroparesis from numerous causes has been treated with a number of prokinetic agents. We report the successful use of erythromycin as a prokinetic agent in the treatment of two cases of idiopathic gastroparesis in which treatment with metoclopramide or domperidone or both had failed. We also review information about…
ABSTRACT: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among adolescents is causing increasing concern, and teenagers attending sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics run a high risk of contracting it. To determine the status of HIV infection in a Mississippi adolescent population, we evaluated seroprevalence rates for adolescents attending Mississippi State Department of…
ABSTRACT: In 1894 Arthur Conan Doyle published 15 medical short stories under the title of Round the Red Lamp, a red lamp being the symbol for a physician's office in Victorian England. These 19th-century vignettes do not indulge in scientific descriptions of diseases, their processes, or their treatment. Instead, they…
ABSTRACT: Mandibular fractures are common facial injuries. Classifications are combined and correlated with specific treatment modalities. Combined classification of fractures indicates the difficulty of treatment required. Many surgical techniques have been used and accepted as proper methods for reduction and fixation of mandibular fractures. Most studies advocate one technique as…
ABSTRACT: Pediatricians are expected to offer information and advice on breast-feeding to expectant and lactating mothers, but the educational experience for pediatric residents may not adequately prepare them for this responsibility. To examine knowledge and confidence regarding breast-feeding gained by pediatric house staff during their residency, a survey was administered…
ABSTRACT: So-called unorthodox methods of cancer treatment are readily available to patients and families. They are frequently claimed to be “harmless” or “nontoxic” or “painless” alternatives to more standard treatment regimens. The Congress of the United States has estimated that $2 billion is spent annually on cancer quackery. Many physicians…
ABSTRACT: The frequency of cognitive deficits in medical patients makes the cognitive mental status evaluation an important component of the medical interview. This paper helps delineate the clinical situations in which formal cognitive mental status questioning is indicated. We address the critical issues involving the doctor-patient interaction in order to…
ABSTRACT: The study goals were to document the incidence of elevated blood pressure (BP) values in public high school students in Tulsa, Oklahoma; to determine whether age and sex are risk factors; and to encourage adolescents with abnormal screening BP values to seek medical care. Over a 2-year period, 5537…
ABSTRACT: We evaluated local recurrences of midrectal cancer in 33 patients treated with low anterior resection and stapled end-to-end anastomosis. All patients had follow-up for at least 2 years or until death. There were 21 men and 12 women. Data were analyzed with attention to Astler-Coller modified Dukes' stage, distal…
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