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| importance of peak enzyme level and reinfarction while attempting to intervene myocardial infarction process. | isosorbide dinitrate (isdn) was tried in 27 patients, of which 4 patients with evidence of reinfarction were excluded in the course of the study, with acute myocardial infarction, with the aim of reduction of enzymatically estimated infarction size. the drug apparently seemed useless, when overall effects of the therapy was looked into. but in the group, where drug was administered before the occurrence of peak enzyme level (pel), isdn could reduce infarction size by 22.95% (p less than 0.01). s ... | 2008 | 2630597 |
| importance of peak enzyme level and reinfarction while attempting to intervene myocardial infarction process. | isosorbide dinitrate (isdn) was tried in 27 patients, of which 4 patients with evidence of reinfarction were excluded in the course of the study, with acute myocardial infarction, with the aim of reduction of enzymatically estimated infarction size. the drug apparently seemed useless, when overall effects of the therapy was looked into. but in the group, where drug was administered before the occurrence of peak enzyme level (pel), isdn could reduce infarction size by 22.95% (p less than 0.01). s ... | 2008 | 2630597 |
| technical and clinical aspects of ultrasound guided oocyte recovery. | in our experience, as well as that of many other ivf groups, transvaginal, ultrasound-guided follicle aspiration is less invasive and comparable to, or better than laparoscopy with regard to the efficiency of oocyte recovery and safety. for these reasons, we believe that ultrasound-guided follicle aspiration will gradually become the method of choice if the only purpose is to retrieve oocytes. | 2008 | 2613876 |
| [angiitis (vasculitis) of the skin]. | 2008 | 2583298 | |
| breastfeeding improves survival, but not nutritional status, of 12-35 months old children in rural bangladesh. | the association between breastfeeding, nutritional status and survival was investigated in a cohort of 1087 children aged 12-35 months from rural bangladesh followed monthly during 2 years. mean weight-for-age (%nchs) of breastfed children was 69.6 per cent (s.d.: 9.3 per cent) compared to 70.6 per cent (s.d.: 10.7 per cent) (p less than 0.001) for non-breast fed children. this confirms that after 1 year of age, breastfed children tend to be more malnourished than non-breastfed children. despite ... | 2008 | 2606091 |
| regarding the harvesting of skin grafts of the proper thickness. | 2008 | 2587637 | |
| china's one child policy . . . some considerations. | between 1949-1968 china--which has more than one-fifth of the world's people--experienced an upward trend in population growth rate. china's one-child family policy was introduced in the late 1970s. it aims to limit population to around 1200 million by the year 2000. in order to achieve this goal, birth rates will need to decrease dramatically. | 2008 | 2599877 |
| cryogenic preservation of mammalian testicular material for synaptonemal complex analysis. | synaptonemal complex (sc) analyses have been used in mammalian cytogenetics to investigate the effects of chromosome heterozygosity on meiotic processes. to date, these analyses have been limited largely to the study of humans, livestock, or species which are easily maintained in the laboratory. the development of a method for the cryogenic preservation of testicular tissue for sc analyses allows for the application of this approach to field-oriented biological problems. this new method is descr ... | 2008 | 2612221 |
| cryogenic preservation of mammalian testicular material for synaptonemal complex analysis. | synaptonemal complex (sc) analyses have been used in mammalian cytogenetics to investigate the effects of chromosome heterozygosity on meiotic processes. to date, these analyses have been limited largely to the study of humans, livestock, or species which are easily maintained in the laboratory. the development of a method for the cryogenic preservation of testicular tissue for sc analyses allows for the application of this approach to field-oriented biological problems. this new method is descr ... | 2008 | 2612221 |
| [the experience of severe complication in the surgical treatment of chronic subdural hematoma: the usefulness of the burr hole and continuous closed system drainage]. | seventy-four cases of chronic subdural hematoma were treated by burr hole with irrigation (31 cases), and burr hole and closed system drainage with slow decompression (43 cases). the postoperative changes of the clinical symptoms and ct findings in both groups were compared. markwalder's clinical grading was used for evaluating the clinical symptoms. preoperative grade distribution was as follows, 16 cases in grade 1, 12 cases in grade 2, 3 cases in grade 3 and no case in grade 4 in the irrigati ... | 2008 | 2586712 |
| verapamil-associated stevens-johnson syndrome. | stevens-johnson syndrome (sjs) is a complication infrequently associated with the use of calcium-channel blocking agents. a 59-year-old woman developed symptoms typical of sjs approximately ten days following the initiation of sustained-release verapamil for hypertension management. symptoms consisted of a generalized red macular rash associated with swelling of the face, tongue, lips, and mouth as well as a fever of 40 degrees c. resolution of symptoms began approximately four days after verapa ... | 2008 | 2603455 |
| the role of transplantation in liver disease. | liver transplantation is rapidly emerging as the most effective treatment pathway for a growing number of acute and chronic liver disease states. indications and contraindications to transplant are undergoing continuous revision and clarification as experience is accrued in the expanding number of treatment centers. for some disorders such as primary biliary cirrhosis, sclerosing cholangitis, and chronic active hepatitis with cirrhosis, the role of transplantation in patient management is obviou ... | 2008 | 2648619 |
| [contact thermography in the differential diagnosis of benign tumors and cancer of the breast]. | contact thermography was performed in 87 patients with benign and in 75 with cancerous tumours of the breast. hyperthermia over the tumour is characterized by a 2.2 degrees c and higher increase of the temperature and was registered only in cancer of the breast. anisothermy of the breast was characterized by a +/- 0.5 degrees c and higher and may be considered as a supplementary diagnostic sign distinguishing cancer of the breast from benign tumours. | 2008 | 2588501 |
| pre-operative cochlear implant assessment using a round window ball electrode. | placement of a round window electrode allows far superior electrical assessment of a cochlear implant candidate than promontory stimulation. the approach to the round window necessitates either a tympanomeatal flap, which requires a certain amount of time and nursing support, or a myringotomy which may raise worries about possible iatrogenic perforations as well as about technical difficulties of access to the round window. we have used a myringotomy incision in 20 cases. the technique and resul ... | 2008 | 2607189 |
| [changes of high molecular weight kininogen in various states]. | changes of high molecular weight kininogen (hmw-k) clotting activity, antigen and cleavage in the plasma in the health and various diseases were studied. in 20 healthy individuals clotting activity of hmw-k, as measured by aptt one stage method, was 99 +/- 12% (male) and 84 +/- 15% (female). antigen as measured by laurell method were 106 +/- 24% (male) and 91 +/- 21% (female). in 35 patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation (dic), both activity (78 +/- 33%) and antigen (69 +/- 31%) we ... | 2008 | 2593237 |
| serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen in gynecologic malignancies with special reference to cervical cancer. | squamous cell carcinoma (scc) antigen was measured by double-antibody radioimmunoassay in the sera of 113 patients with gynecologic malignancies and 30 controls. the mean serum scc antigen level was 9.24 ng/ml in those with cervical squamous cell carcinoma, 2.15 ng/ml in those with other gynecologic malignancies, and 1.25 ng/ml in controls. with a cutoff value of 2.23 ng/ml (2 sd above the mean of the control group), the rate of scc antigen elevation was 54% in cervical cancer (78), 14% in vulva ... | 2008 | 2592943 |
| gonorrhea presenting as a subcutaneous abscess. | 2008 | 2592927 | |
| enterohepatic circulation of opioid drugs. is it clinically relevant in the treatment of cancer patients? | 2008 | 2570655 | |
| exercise capacity following pulmonary rehabilitation in the elderly. | pulmonary rehabilitation has proven beneficial for patients with chronic airway obstruction. in this study, the authors evaluate the effect of rehabilitation in elderly patients. results show that the change in exercise capacity was not related to the patients' age, and suggest that age alone should not be an exclusionary criterion. | 2008 | 2811833 |
| near infrared spectrometry for faecal fat measurement: comparison with conventional gravimetric and titrimetric methods. | this investigation was aimed at comparing a new method for measuring faecal fat excretion, carried out with a semi-automated instrument by using near infrared analysis (nira), with the traditional titrimetric (van de kamer) and gravimetric (sobel) methods. near infrared analysis faecal fat was assayed on the three day stool collection from 118 patients (68 chronic pancreatitis, 19 organic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, 19 alcoholic liver disease, 12 functional gastrointestinal disorders ... | 2008 | 2583563 |
| [on tba training (traditional birth attendants)]. | 2008 | 2745220 | |
| intraperitoneal therapy with interferon-alpha in capd patients with relapsing bacterial peritonitis. | in capd patients with relapsing bacterial peritonitis who do not benefit from intraperitoneal therapy with igg (igg nonresponders), the authors demonstrated that peritoneal macrophages are deficient in igg fc receptors (fcr) and, therefore, unable to kill bacteria, independent of the levels of the opsonic molecule igg in the peritoneal dialysis effluent (pde). because previous studies showed that interferon-alpha (ifn-alpha) is able to increase in vitro the number of pm0 igg fcr in capd patients ... | 2008 | 2597493 |
| [results of synovectomy of the elbow joint in chronic polyarthritis]. | 2008 | 2576709 | |
| additional benefits of combining beta-blockade and renal vasodilation in the treatment of mild to moderate hypertension: tertatolol international multicentre study results. | 2008 | 2576668 | |
| renal effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and thromboxane receptor antagonists in chronic glomerular disease. | 2008 | 2522275 | |
| tertatolol in hypertension. long-term therapy in 2,338 patients. | tertatolol has been studied in 2,338 patients with mild to moderate hypertension over a one year period. tertatolol (t) was initiated alone (5 mg once daily) and if satisfactory control of blood pressure (bp) (diastolic bp less than 95 mm hg) was not achieved, treatment was adapted at the third or sixth month either by increasing the dosage (heart rate greater than 70 beats/min), or by adding a potassium-sparing diuretic (heart rate less than or equal to 70 beats/min). blood pressure normalizati ... | 2008 | 2573378 |
| [seminoma in the undescended testis]. | maldescend testes are predisposed to tumor degeneration from embrional germinal dysgenesis, the cause of cryptorchidism. the risk of carcinogenesis is thirty to fifty times greater than in normal descended testes. the histologic features of this tumor type and its treatment do not differ from those of normotopic tumors. | 2008 | 2573318 |
| [uterine rupture. apropos of 31 cases seen at the hospital center of libreville (gabon)]. | the authors report 31 cases of rupture of the uterus at the hospital of libreville-gabon. the frequency is 1.4/1,000 deliveries. the usual etiological factors are found: malformations of the uterus, obstetrical maneuvers, mechanical dystocias, use of oxytocics, scars of caesarean section. the clinical characteristics are those previously described. there were two maternal deaths and 17 fetal deaths. these figures emphasize the progress accomplished and to come. | 2008 | 2740710 |
| what do we measure by a luminol-dependent chemiluminescence of phagocytes? | the review presents a survey of published findings concerning the mechanism of luminol-dependent chemiluminescence in biological systems. the potential of various oxygen species (superoxide anion, hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radical) to react with luminol is discussed. the ability of commonly used enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase), inhibitors, and oxygen radical scavengers to discriminate between individual oxygen species is assessed together with the potential of a variety of substances ... | 2008 | 2546866 |
| tropical fish medicine. evaluating water problems. | this article presents some of the basic concepts involved in managing water in tropical fish aquariums. the intent is not to address all problem situations and their solutions, but to inform the practitioner of the interactions between fish, water, and container and the complicated nature of successfully diagnosing water problems in the home aquarium. the important variables in water quality as they relate to fish health are presented. potential problems from source water, inadequate biological ... | 2008 | 3259750 |
| serum fatty acid profile of elderly tube-fed men in a nursing home. | severely dependent tube-fed elderly men with dementia in this va nursing home are nourished exclusively with isocal, which provides only four fatty acids in amounts over 1% of the total (palmitic, oleic, linoleic, and alpha-linolenic). it has not been proven that the frail elderly can efficiently convert linoleic to arachidonic acid, and alpha-linolenic to eicosapentanoic and docosahexaenoic acids. therefore, we compared the serum profile of fatty acids in six of the tube-fed elderly men with th ... | 2008 | 2493045 |
| duodenal bulb acidity and the natural history of duodenal ulceration. | fasting and post-prandial duodenal bulb ph was recorded in 10 subjects with untreated duodenal ulcers (du), 10 subjects with healed du, and 15 healthy volunteers. during fasting, ph was less than 4 for a greater percentage of time in healed than in active du. ingestion of a solid test meal accentuated this difference: subjects with active du and controls both showed less bulb acidification than subjects with healed ulcers. bulb ph was similar in patients with active ulceration and controls. the ... | 2008 | 2567869 |
| 6-nitrobenzo[a]pyrene. | 2008 | 2483416 | |
| membrane current responses of skate photoreceptors. | light-evoked membrane currents were recorded with suction electrodes from the outer segments of individual photoreceptors enzymatically dissociated from the skate retina. the intensity-response relation of dark-adapted cells closely followed a michaelis function for which a half-saturating response was elicited by a flash intensity that produced about 36 photoisomerizations. dim-light responses, as well as the early rising phase of the responses to a wide range of flash intensities, could be des ... | 2008 | 2614369 |
| [complications of banal suppurative infections in otorhinolaryngology]. | 2008 | 4449276 | |
| analysis of cytotoxic t cell responses to intracameral allogeneic tumors. | injection of p815 mastocytoma tumor cells into the anterior chamber (ac) of balb/c mice results in progressively growing intraocular tumors, whereas injection of the same dose of tumor cells subcutaneously results in rapid rejection of the tumor. previous results indicated that ac p815 inoculation results in an unorthodox immune response characterized by suppressed delayed hypersensitivity, elevated antibody levels and priming for cytotoxic t lymphocyte (ctl) activity. since mice inoculated in t ... | 2008 | 2492486 |
| the effect of captopril on cutaneous blood flow in patients with primary raynaud's phenomenon. | fifteen patients with primary raynaud's phenomenon received captopril 25 mg or placebo, three times daily for 6 weeks, in a randomized double-blind cross-over study. compared with placebo, captopril produced a significant improvement in cutaneous blood flow but did not alter the frequency or severity of attacks of raynaud's phenomenon. | 2008 | 3322358 |
| [myocardial perfusion during exercise and rest in coronary patients. evaluation with a thallium 201 analog (isonitrile-technetium 99 m)]. | isonitrile-technetium, a thallium 201 analog, was used for myocardial perfusion imaging in 12 patients with known coronary heart disease. 10-40 mcu of the isotope were injected at maximal effort during a bruce stress test. imaging was performed using 3 projections immediately after exercise and 24 hr later, using a gamma camera attached to a computer. myocardial necrosis was detected with a sensitivity of 89% and specificity of 63%. corresponding figures for stress induced ischemia were 89% and ... | 2008 | 2519396 |
| [surgical treatment of impotence due to perineal venous leakage]. | 2008 | 3400534 | |
| [immunoactive cells in endometrial tissue in various phases of the female ovulatory cycle]. | 2008 | 2572203 | |
| the biology of the scid mutation. | 2008 | 2519515 | |
| residual mass after chemotherapy for seminoma: changing concepts of management. | a residual mass after induction chemotherapy for advanced seminoma may present radiographically and clinically as either retroperitoneal fibrosis or a discrete mass. the former is nonresectable and often it is associated with negative pathological findings, whereas the latter is resectable but frequently it consists of viable seminoma, providing an indication for further therapy. | 2008 | 2438431 |
| decreased level of immunoreactive epidermal growth factor in the hindlimb muscle of muscular dystrophic mice. | 2008 | 2519267 | |
| [changes in blood coagulation, thrombocyte function and vascular prostacyclin synthesis caused by magnesium sulfate]. | magnesium deficiency, prostacyclin deficiency and reduced prostacyclin sensibility of the thrombocytes may possibly play an important pathophysiological role in gestosis/pre-eclampsia. for this reason, we studied the influence of magnesium sulphate (in vitro 2-16 mval/l) on thromboelastogram, spontaneous and adp-induced thrombocyte aggregation, prostacyclin sensitivity of the thrombocytes and prostacyclin liberation from umbilical cord vessel preparations. the thromboelastogram showed an inhibit ... | 2008 | 2440758 |
| [assessment of nutritional status in the elderly]. | 2008 | 2519421 | |
| t lymphocytes from hemophiliacs proliferate after exposure to factor viii product. | chronic exposure of hemophiliacs to allogeneic proteins via factor viii concentrate for control of bleeding could lead to a state of chronic antigen stimulation. immune function from eight hemophiliacs requiring large amounts of factor viii concentrate was assessed. it was found that 5 of 8 had a positive blastogenic response to low concentrations of factor viii in a 7-day thymidine uptake assay. separation of lymphocyte subpopulations indicated that the reactivity was contained in the t cell-en ... | 2008 | 2430365 |
| microbial keratitis complicating penetrating keratoplasty. | a retrospective review of 68 consecutive episodes of microbial keratitis complicating 66 penetrating keratoplasties (pks) showed major risk associations: suture-related problems (50%), contact lens wear (26%), previous herpes simplex infection (15%), graft failure (15%), and persistent epithelial defects (15%). topical steroid (85%) and antibiotic (59%) usage were common iatrogenic factors. half the infections occurred more than 1 year after grafting. bacterial infections involving gram-positive ... | 2008 | 3062538 |
| bma's doubts on aids care in reformed nhs. | 2008 | 2496849 | |
| repetitive natriuresis and blood pressure. long-term calcium entry blockade with isradipine. | the long-term effects (3.5 months) of a new calcium entry blocker of the 1-4-dihydropyridine class, isradipine (pn 200-110), on renal hemodynamics and excretional parameters were investigated in 10 essential hypertensive subjects (world health organization classes i and ii). blood pressure and renal vascular resistance fell significantly (p less than 0.001), and a slight increase in glomerular filtration rate and renal plasma flow was seen (p less than 0.05). output of fluid from the proximal tu ... | 2008 | 2447016 |
| improved synthesis and iodination of a cleavable photoactivated probe. | j. b. denny and g. blobel (1984, proc, natl. acad. sci. usa 81, 5286-5290) have described the synthesis of a water-soluble novel heterobifunctional 125i-labeled photocrosslinking reagent, n-[4-(p-azido-m-[125i]iodophenylazo)benzoyl]-3-aminopropionyl-n'- oxysulfosuccinimide, which contains a cleavable internal azo bond. we report several modifications of their synthesis which greatly increase the yield of a synthetic intermediate, n-[4-(p-aminophenylazo)benzoyl]-3-aminopropionic acid (compound vi ... | 2008 | 2446528 |
| [stereotaxic ventriculocisternostomy in the treatment of triventricular obstructive hydrocephalus. apropos of 23 cases]. | during the period january 1975-october 1987, we performed stereotactic ventriculocisternostomy (v.c.s.) on 23 patients (13 m., 10 f.; age: 11-73 years, m: 33). sometimes used as an isolated therapeutic procedure, v.c.s. may also follow stereotactic biopsies using talairach's methodology. serial stereotactic biopsies were performed in 15 out of 23 patients showing 11 tumoral lesion, two arachnoïdal cysts and two cryptic vascular malformations. eight patients presented with an isolated aqueductal ... | 2008 | 3070419 |
| [immunostimulation in the lymphadenopathy syndrome and in aids--inosiplex (inosin pranobex, methisoprinol]. | in patients with aids, las and arc a defect in producing lymphokines such as interleukin 2 and gamma-interferon is found. possibilities of therapy are reported. especially the immunostimulant properties of inosiplex are commented, and the first successful results of therapy are discussed. | 2008 | 2443884 |
| ca-125 and endometriosis. | 2008 | 2446822 | |
| [a clinico-pathological study of small renal cell carcinoma]. | between 1960 and 1989, 50 patients with small renal cell carcinoma measuring below 3 cm in diameter were examined. among them, 31 patients were nephrectomized, but in 19 patients, the renal cell carcinoma was found first at autopsy. the average tumor diameter of the unrecognized ones was smaller than that of nephrectomized patients with the minimum of 0.4 cm. forty-one patients had clear cell carcinoma, 9 granular cell carcinoma, 40 grade 1 tumor, and 10 grade 2 tumor. the grade 3 tumor was not ... | 2008 | 2292822 |
| lymphomas of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (malt). | 2008 | 2376404 | |
| the use of peripheral veins for alimentation in paediatric patients. | 2008 | 4203483 | |
| effects of surface tension and viscosity on airway reopening. | we studied airway opening in a benchtop model intended to mimic bronchial walls held in apposition by airway lining fluid. we measured the relationship between the airway opening velocity (u) and the applied airway opening pressure in thin-walled polyethylene tubes of different radii (r) using lining fluids of different surface tensions (gamma) and viscosities (mu). axial wall tension (t) was applied to modify the apparent wall compliance characteristics, and the lining film thickness (h) was va ... | 2008 | 2394665 |
| nurses' use of first names. | 2008 | 2330156 | |
| abortion. ru486 under attack. | 2008 | 2330054 | |
| pharmacokinetics of nalbuphine during parturition. | nalbuphine hydrochloride (nubain) is a relatively new agonist-antagonist analgesic, chemically related to both oxymorphone and naloxone, which can be used as a systemic obstetric analgesic. after intravenous administration to six patients in labor at term, serial maternal serum specimens were obtained and assayed for their nalbuphine concentration. the maternal disposition of nalbuphine followed a two-compartment pharmacokinetic model, with an initial distribution phase of 4 to 20 minutes and a ... | 2008 | 3740151 |
| [pregnancy outcome following cerclage. 2. multiple pregnancy]. | in a retrospective study pregnancy and labour after cerclage had been studied in comparison to 160 patients with singleton pregnancies and a matched pair control group of multiple pregnancies without operative cervix closure. cervical incompetence in multiple pregnancy observed more frequently than in singleton ones is not correlated to obstetric history, but has a bad prognosis because of necessity of tocolysis during pregnancy, marked shortening of duration of pregnancy, lowering of length and ... | 2008 | 2278218 |
| age distribution of erythrocyte population in late pregnancy. | the age population distribution of erythrocytes in late pregnancy was evaluated by the volume and density distribution of cells. this approach enables an evaluation of the life span of erythrocytes in the circulation without using radioactive elements. a younger cell population was found in the circulation of women in late pregnancy as compared to nonpregnant women of similar ages, which might be indicative of shortened life span of erythrocytes. this shortened life span might be explained by th ... | 2008 | 2265799 |
| [a training program after coronary surgery improves blood lipid profile]. | 2008 | 2263103 | |
| triiodothyronine augmentation of the antidepressant effect of the nontricyclic antidepressant trazodone. | 2008 | 2394983 | |
| extra-amniotic pregnancy. a trip to the extraembryonic coelom. | 2008 | 2277404 | |
| magnesium and glucose homeostasis. | magnesium is an important ion in all living cells being a cofactor of many enzymes, especially those utilising high energy phosphate bounds. the relationship between insulin and magnesium has been recently studied. in particular it has been shown that magnesium plays the role of a second messenger for insulin action; on the other hand, insulin itself has been demonstrated to be an important regulatory factor of intracellular magnesium accumulation. conditions associated with insulin resistance, ... | 2008 | 2253826 |
| [genes for enzymes of glutathione biosynthesis]. | 2008 | 2907942 | |
| [thrombocyte aggregation and serum thromboxane in patients with acute myocardial infarction]. | treatment with acetylsalicylic acid reduces the mortality following acute myocardial infarction (ami). the mode of action is unknown but studies of patients with unstable angina pectoris have revealed that acetylsalicylic acid inhibits the platelet aggregating and vessel-constricting metabolite thromboxane b2. in the present investigation, we have examined ten patients with ami. platelet aggregation induced by arachidonic acid and serum thromboxane b2 were compared with findings in patients with ... | 2008 | 2275044 |
| case for diagnosis. chronic compensated hemolytic anemia. | 2008 | 2494590 | |
| inspiring nursing students to mobilize communities in nepal. | in 1987 nurse educators in nepal implemented a revised certificate nursing curriculum oriented toward primary health care (phc) and a bachelor of community health nursing (chn) curriculum with emphasis on leadership in phc. as both curricula included practical experience for nursing students in the community, the teachers had to strategize how to maximize both the students' learning and their contribution to community health. below, how the educators encouraged reluctant students to not only par ... | 2008 | 2249925 |
| tongue flaps in repair of large palatal defects. | anteriorly based dorsal tongue flaps were used in 19 cleft patients for closing large palatal defects. the procedure was successful in 17 patients. one patient had partial marginal necrosis after division of the pedicle, while another had complete necrosis of the distal part of the flap. our results support the view that for success of the procedure, adequate length, width and thickness of the flap are important, while the height of the palate also plays a role. | 2008 | 2509583 |
| [focal liver lesions as incidental findings. 2: diagnostic procedures in sonographically homogeneous echo-rich, echo-poor or inhomogeneous lesions]. | hemangioma is one of the most common incidental findings in the ultrasonographic image. in 80% to 90% of the cases, the hemangioma presents as a homogeneous lesion in the us image. in asymptomatic patients and a lesion diameter of less than 2 cm, further clarification additional to ultrasonography is not necessary. major differential diagnoses are focal nodular hyperplasia, metastasis, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cell adenoma. with exceptions, the biological significance of echo-poor or i ... | 2008 | 2242838 |
| [dna modification and carcinogenesis--early events caused by a heterocyclic aromatic amine, glu-p-1]. | isolation, structure and activity of a mutagen, 2-amino-6-methyldipyrido [1, 2-a: 3', 2'-d] imidazole (glu-p-1), were summarized. the metabolic activation, its specific reaction with dna and biomimetic mutation of proto-ras oncogene were described. | 2008 | 2650626 |
| [technical problems of various sanitary-hygienic aspects of a medical unit on space aircraft]. | 2008 | 2292877 | |
| survival and mortality in a randomized study of lung cancer detection. | in a randomized prospective study of lung cancer detection in a high-risk population of over 6000 heavy smokers semiannual screening by x-ray and sputum cytology was compared to screening at a 3-year interval. the comparison of kaplan-meier estimates of survival curves done without and with correcting for lead-time bias disclosed a rather important impact of lead-time bias on survival comparisons. on the contrary, controlling for possible length bias had no obvious effect on the shape of surviva ... | 2008 | 2234207 |
| [endoscopic laser interventions in lung cancer]. | endoscopic laser operations were conducted in 156 patients with various tumors of the trachea and bronchi. the indications for laser operations were neoplastic stenosis of the respiratory tract, bleeding from the tumor, and recurrent carcinoma in a bronchial stump after previous operations. neodymium laser with a monofiber quartz light guide was the source of laser radiation. laser photodestruction was performed through a fiberoptic bronchoscope in 34 patients and by a fridel respiratory broncho ... | 2008 | 2292862 |
| differences in blood pressure profile between young and elderly hypertensive patients. | we studied 40 subjects, 20 under 60 yrs old (10 normotensive and 10 hypertensive) and 20 over 60 yrs old (10 normotensive and 10 hypertensive). each patient underwent a 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.), by a noninvasive method using an icr 5300 apparatus. systolic blood pressure was significantly higher on random measurement and during the daytime in the older patients. although comparison of the other parameters did not reveal significant differences, we not ... | 2008 | 2258885 |
| the use of radiotelemetry after discharge from the coronary care unit. | forty-six of 110 consecutive admissions to the coronary care unit (ccu) were monitored by telemetry after discharge from the unit. one of three patients with sudden cardiac death was resuscitated successfully and four patients developed atrial fibrillation which resulted in investigation by echocardiography and treatment with anticoagulants. significant ventricular ectopic activity was detected in four other patients. arbitrary selection of patients resulted in those with complicated courses in ... | 2008 | 2258842 |
| a new 12-lead pediatric ecg interpretation program. | 2008 | 2151043 | |
| [epidemiology and heterogeny]. | the innovation of epidemiology plays a crucial role in the development of the health sciences. the authors emphasize the importance of epistemological analysis related to scientific and technical production. they focus on the theoretical and methodological contributions of the principal latin american groups in the field of epidemiology, stating their main accomplishments, issues and potentials. when reviewing those conceptual and practical innovations, the authors analyse the effects of broader ... | 2008 | 2660269 |
| [epidemiology and heterogeny]. | the innovation of epidemiology plays a crucial role in the development of the health sciences. the authors emphasize the importance of epistemological analysis related to scientific and technical production. they focus on the theoretical and methodological contributions of the principal latin american groups in the field of epidemiology, stating their main accomplishments, issues and potentials. when reviewing those conceptual and practical innovations, the authors analyse the effects of broader ... | 2008 | 2660269 |
| auditory physiology: present trends. | 2008 | 2648981 | |
| cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas. | during the period 1963 to 1988, we treated 45 patients with cystic neoplasms of the pancreas. the patients were divided into group 1, which included 26 patients treated between 1963 and 1983, and group 2, which included 19 patients treated between 1984 and 1988. the rate of resection for cystadenoma was 67% for group 1 (n = 15) and 100% for group 2 (n = 11). the operative mortality rate was 0% for both groups. pathologically, 17 patients (69%) had serous cystadenoma and nine (31%) mucinous adeno ... | 2008 | 2613166 |
| cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas. | during the period 1963 to 1988, we treated 45 patients with cystic neoplasms of the pancreas. the patients were divided into group 1, which included 26 patients treated between 1963 and 1983, and group 2, which included 19 patients treated between 1984 and 1988. the rate of resection for cystadenoma was 67% for group 1 (n = 15) and 100% for group 2 (n = 11). the operative mortality rate was 0% for both groups. pathologically, 17 patients (69%) had serous cystadenoma and nine (31%) mucinous adeno ... | 2008 | 2613166 |
| [1 year's experience with the multifunctional lithotriptor dornier mpl 9000]. | from march 1988 until may 1989, 361 patients with 438 stones were treated with the dornier multipurpose lithotripter mpl 9000. 64.8% of the stones were situated in the calyx, 32.6% in the renal pelvis, 1.1% in the upper and 1.4% in the distal ureter. 19.6% of the stones were radiolucent. multiple mpl treatments were performed in 10.2%. in 4.3% fragments post-eswl treatment were larger than 5 mm. in 95.7% of the cases complete disintegration was achieved. 63.5% of the treatments were performed wi ... | 2008 | 2634942 |
| [laser therapy in the combined treatment of the trophic disorders in the postthrombophlebitis syndrome]. | 2008 | 2593785 | |
| five groups of antigenic determinants on dna identified by monoclonal antibodies from (nzb x nzw)f1 and mrl/mp-lpr/lpr mice. | a library of monoclonal antibodies (mca) reactive with dna was derived from mice with lupus-like disease. the combining reactions of the antibodies was determined by elisa, precipitation assay and indirect immunofluorescence assay on cells. on the basis of their reactions in these assays, the mca have been classified into five taxonomic groups. mca in group i react with conformational determinants on double-stranded dna (dsdna); those in group ii with conformational backbone-dependent sugar-phos ... | 2008 | 2581889 |
| national study on the utilization of prophylactic antibiotics in surgery, belgium, 1986. | during the last week of may 1986, a 1-week prospective study on antibiotic utilization in surgical patients was held in 104 (42%) of the 247 belgian acute care hospitals. all surgical patients with a post-operative stay of at least 3 days were studied, involving 3112 patients. each patient was observed for 7 days, starting from the day before surgery. antibiotics were administered to 71.9% of all patients; 21.9% received therapeutic antibiotics and 52.9% prophylactic antibiotics; 2.9% received b ... | 2008 | 2680549 |
| sartorius muscle coverage for the treatment of complicated vascular surgical wounds. | sartorius muscle flaps were evaluated in 14 patients treated for complicated groin wounds related to vascular surgical procedures. particular risk factors for poor wound healing were present in 8 patients, including diabetes, obesity, or poor nutrition in 3 patients; prior radiotherapy to the groin in 2; reoperative groin exposure in 3. eleven of 14 patients had multiple indications for sartorius flap coverage, including hemorrhage in 5 patients, groin wound sepsis in 3, graft sepsis in 2, wound ... | 2008 | 2745536 |
| concomitant chronic lymphocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, and thrombosis with protein c deficiency. case report and review of the literature. | a patient is reported who presented simultaneously with two distinct forms of leukemia: chronic lymphocytic leukemia (cll) and acute myeloid leukemia (aml). the diagnosis of cll was supported by the presence of lymphocytosis, lymphadenopathy, and splenomegaly with mature b-cell markers on the population of lymphoid cells in the bone marrow. aml was documented by the presence of circulating blast cells and 50% blasts with myeloid markers and auer rods in the bone marrow. a complete remission from ... | 2008 | 2646007 |
| [the concept of developmentally-induced structural ego disorders--a reference frame for working with extremely borderline patients?]. | the concept of developmental-structural ego defects provides a therapeutic framework for the treatment of patients who have, in the past, largely been classified as untreatable. with emphasis on individual therapeutic treatment, this paper provides a critical introduction to the concept and discusses the applicability of this therapeutic approach for extremely lower-lower class patients: patients doubly stigmatized by psychological illness and criminality who are treated in a forensic-psychiatri ... | 2008 | 2587689 |
| [the nurse, the nurses' aide, the practical nurse and the home health aide]. | 2008 | 2749325 | |
| collagen protein abnormalities produced by site-directed mutagenesis of the pro alpha 1(i) gene. | site-directed mutagenesis of collagen genes offers a powerful new approach for studying structure-function relationships. the construction of engineered mutant collagen genes coding for glycine substitutions and their expression giving rise to the osteogenesis imperfecta type ii phenotype in cells and transgenic mice has recently been achieved. this paper further defines the molecular abnormalities of collagen and bone pathology resulting from the expression of the mutant genes. | 2008 | 2612152 |
| collagen protein abnormalities produced by site-directed mutagenesis of the pro alpha 1(i) gene. | site-directed mutagenesis of collagen genes offers a powerful new approach for studying structure-function relationships. the construction of engineered mutant collagen genes coding for glycine substitutions and their expression giving rise to the osteogenesis imperfecta type ii phenotype in cells and transgenic mice has recently been achieved. this paper further defines the molecular abnormalities of collagen and bone pathology resulting from the expression of the mutant genes. | 2008 | 2612152 |
| doppler echocardiographic findings in healthy chinese adults. | to establish a norm for cardiac velocities in healthy chinese adults, we examined 30 normal subjects (15 men and 15 women) with pulsed- and continuous-wave doppler, and color flow mapping. the subjects ranged in age from 18 to 60 years (mean 37 years). we found that the early (e) and late (a) diastolic peak velocities for the mitral valve were 87 +/- 16 cm/sec and 61 +/- 15 cm/sec, respectively. the e/a ratio was 1.5 +/- 0.4. the e and a peak velocities for the tricuspid valve were 57 +/- 10 cm/ ... | 2008 | 2592939 |
| [bone imaging in the detection of skeletal metastasis]. | tc-99m-hmdp bone imaging was performed in 114 patients with various carcinomas. ninety-four patients gave positive results. in 65 patients, bone imaging was compared with radiograms. the two methods were both positive in 40 patients (62%). of these 65 patients, 17 (26.1%) had negative radiograph but positive bone imaging. bone metastases were mainly found in the axial skeleton. it is important to differentiate bone fracture from metastasis when only one single lesion is found. the best different ... | 2008 | 2612332 |
| [bone imaging in the detection of skeletal metastasis]. | tc-99m-hmdp bone imaging was performed in 114 patients with various carcinomas. ninety-four patients gave positive results. in 65 patients, bone imaging was compared with radiograms. the two methods were both positive in 40 patients (62%). of these 65 patients, 17 (26.1%) had negative radiograph but positive bone imaging. bone metastases were mainly found in the axial skeleton. it is important to differentiate bone fracture from metastasis when only one single lesion is found. the best different ... | 2008 | 2612332 |
| current trends in cancer incidence in greenland. | 2008 | 3272704 | |
| from activated patient to pacified activist: a study of the self-care movement in the united states. | self-care education programs in operation in the united states during the mid-1980s are surveyed by mailed questionnaire to determine the nature and content of the curricula of these programs, their organizational sponsorship, the level and types of staff working in them, and their principal prevention emphases. results indicate that over 75% of these programs offer instruction or sponsored activities intended to help individuals or their families to: (1) increase wellness or health status throu ... | 2008 | 2749301 |
| asynchronous assembly of the acetylcholine receptor and of the 43-kd nu1 protein in the postsynaptic membrane of developing torpedo marmorata electrocyte. | the assembly of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (achr) and the 43-kd protein (v1), the two major components of the post synaptic membrane of the electromotor synapse, was followed in torpedo marmorata electrocyte during embryonic development by immunocytochemical methods. at the first developmental stage investigated (45-mm embryos), accumulation of achr at the ventral pole of the newly formed electrocyte was observed within columns before innervation could be detected. no concomitant accum ... | 2008 | 2642909 |