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the treatment of hairy cell leukemia with recombinant alfa interferon: a multi-institutional study.this report expands on previous work with interferon alfa-2b (intron a; schering-plough) in the treatment of hairy cell leukemia (hcl). sixty-four patients were treated, with 89% achieving a response (either cr, pr or mr). the percentage of hairy cells in the peripheral blood decreased dramatically within one month and in the marrow, progressively over nine months. normalization of blood counts was associated with a marked decline in serious infections and in the need for red cell or platelet tr ...20123298134
quantitative lymphoscintigraphy.a radioisotopic method was used to evaluate the state and dynamics of the lymphatic system in 92 patients affected by chronic oedema of the limbs and in 12 control subjects. after interstitial injections of 99mtc-sulphur microcolloid, scans were obtained using a lfov camera linked to a data processor. the quantitative indices of clearance and lymph node uptake obtained showed good correlation with lymphoedema etiology, controls and ostensibly healthy limbs of patients affected by monolateral dis ...20123391216
the new journalism. 20123468402
[clinical study of three types of iud]. 20123533463
[comparative study of renal puncture-biopsy after radiographic location and under continuous ultrasonic control]. 20123322152
single-photon emission computed tomography in the study of neuroreceptors. 20113260509
single-photon emission computed tomography in the study of neuroreceptors. 20113260509
[indicators of generalized disease in the diagnosis of the extension of lung cancer]. 20113135560
simultaneous determination of tamoxifen citrate and its e isomer impurity in bulk drug and tablets by high-performance liquid chromatography.a new stability-indicating hplc method that is highly selective for the separation of e and z isomers of tamoxifen citrate [(z)-2-[p-(1,2-diphenyl-1-butenyl)phenoxy]-n,n-dimethylethylamine citrate] is described. the method can be used to assay tamoxifen citrate and the e isomer impurity in both bulk drug and tablets. the chromatographic system consists of a 5-microns octadecyl silica column and a mobile phase composed of an aqueous phosphate buffer (ph 2.0) and acetonitrile. n,n-dimethyloctylami ...20113225778
sayings and superstitions. 20113205185
re: crossroads: acceptance or rejection of functional jaw orthopedics. 20113165243
anticonvulsant medication in a mental handicap hospital: 1972-1982.the prescription sheets for all patients in a mental handicap hospital on one day in 1972 and on the same date in 1982 were examined to identify trends in anticonvulsant medication over a 10-year period. there was a reduction in size of the hospital population associated with fewer very young and milder handicapped persons. prescription of anticonvulsants fell slightly during the decade under study with a dramatic fall in the use of phenobarbitone, and a parallel increase in the prescription of ...20113117155
[primary transport of acute patients. optimal use of rescue resources exemplified by the canton of graubünden]. 20113927607
coronary heart disease, serum lipids, platelets and dietary fish in two communities in northern norway.coronary heart disease (chd) mortality was registered in an inland and a coastal community in northern norway. subgroups of healthy males from the communities were investigated further. the daily consumption of fish in the coastal and inland areas was 132.4 g and 55.1 g respectively, and the intake of eicosapentaenoic acid was 0.9 g and 0.25 g. the content of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in platelet phospholipids and primary bleeding time were similar in the two groups. linoleic acid was lowe ...20113425379
coronary heart disease, serum lipids, platelets and dietary fish in two communities in northern norway.coronary heart disease (chd) mortality was registered in an inland and a coastal community in northern norway. subgroups of healthy males from the communities were investigated further. the daily consumption of fish in the coastal and inland areas was 132.4 g and 55.1 g respectively, and the intake of eicosapentaenoic acid was 0.9 g and 0.25 g. the content of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in platelet phospholipids and primary bleeding time were similar in the two groups. linoleic acid was lowe ...20113425379
[a new case of hepatitis caused by thiopheol]. 20113215433
infectious mononucleosis with pleural effusion.we have described a 10-year-old child in whom a pleural effusion complicated an otherwise typical case of im. although rare, pleural effusions are a possible complication of infectious mononucleosis, and im should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions in children.20113187635
let's have "sympathy". 20113189940
[results and disease course following kidney transplantation]. 20113067436
an on-line detection system for aerosols of proteolytic enzymes. 20113067643
the effect of a series of fixatives on the agnor technique.with increasing interest being shown in nucleolar organizer regions (nors) in pathology, it was considered of great importance to evaluate the effect of some of the more commonly used and more specialized fixatives on the demonstration of these moieties. nors can be demonstrated in paraffin sections by a silver technique (agnor method) which was developed from a method used by cytogeneticists for the demonstration of nors in chromosome spreads. the degree of staining is dependent on the fixation ...20113292732
the effect of a series of fixatives on the agnor technique.with increasing interest being shown in nucleolar organizer regions (nors) in pathology, it was considered of great importance to evaluate the effect of some of the more commonly used and more specialized fixatives on the demonstration of these moieties. nors can be demonstrated in paraffin sections by a silver technique (agnor method) which was developed from a method used by cytogeneticists for the demonstration of nors in chromosome spreads. the degree of staining is dependent on the fixation ...20113292732
the treatment of infertility associated with endometriosis by in vitro fertilization.in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (ivf-et) was performed on women with tubal disease only (28 women, 40 cycles), endometriosis grade i (15 women, 24 cycles), grade ii (25 women, 37 cycles), grade iii (26 women, 36 cycles), or grade iv (31 women, 52 cycles). rates of oocyte recovery and fertilization were not affected by the presence of endometriosis. pregnancy rates per cycle were similar to that of the tubal group (18%) for women with grade i (13%) or grade ii (14%) endometriosis, lowe ...20113091408
the pituitary gland of the musk shrew. suncus murinus l. (insectivora), with special reference to the cytology of the adenohypophysis. 20114114309
the pituitary gland of the musk shrew. suncus murinus l. (insectivora), with special reference to the cytology of the adenohypophysis. 20114114309
some biological and social factors of risk associated with the birth of pre-term infants.the main purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of factors associated with spontaneous pre-term births so that the high risk woman could be identified before or at early stages of pregnancy. for this purpose, we have compared the measurements of 21 anthropometric traits and mean fluctuating asymmetry over 8 bilateral anthropometric traits, as well as age, occupation, education, previous obstetric history, complications during pregnancy, medicines received during and after pregn ...20113169522
lupus anticoagulant and lacunar infarctions.lupus anticoagulant is more often associated with thromboembolism than hemorrhage. we have observed two cases of lupus anticoagulant associated with basal ganglion lacunar infarction, causing contralateral choreoathetosis. one patient had no evidence of lupus or other etiology, and responded to antiplatelet therapy, while the other was found to have systemic lupus erythematosus with nephritis and was successfully treated with steroids. the effects of lupus anticoagulant on platelet prostacyclin ...20113133215
oesophageal pain exacerbated by propranolol. 20113113570
[amyloidosis of the dialysis patient]. 20113077074
[from theory to practice: the roles of the psychiatrist and the family physician]. 20113188283
smoking in virginia's hospitals. 20113239186
[surgery in the treatment of patients with small cell lung cancer].the data on surgical and combined treatment of 52 cases of small cell lung cancer are presented and the end results are evaluated. the findings on survival time make the case for surgery as a component of combined treatment of tumor. the best results were obtained in cases of stage i and ii tumor, absence of metastases into intrathoracic lymph nodes, tumor invasion limited to bronchopulmonary lymph nodes or the root of the lung, intermediate cell pattern of small cell lung cancer and surgery fol ...20102998088
precision excision of pulmonary metastases--a useful technique. 20102926757
clinical, morphopathological and toxicological studies in acute benzodiazepine poisonings. 20102908774
lymphadenopathy of kimura's disease.kimura's disease is an important category of reactive lymphadenopathy in the oriental population. the enlarged nodes are mostly located in the head and neck region. salient pathological changes include florid germinal centers, warthin-finkeldey type polykaryocytes, vascularization of germinal centers, increased postcapillary venules in the paracortex, eosinophilic infiltration, and sclerosis. the pathology of kimura's disease is quite different from that of angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinop ...20102919716
a controlled trial of esmolol for the induction of deliberate hypotension.twenty-five patients scheduled for lumbar fusion or cerebrovascular surgery were enrolled in an open label treatment controlled study comparing blood pressure and heart rate responses during deliberate hypotension with either esmolol or nitroprusside during steady-state n2o/isoflurane anesthesia. the first 5 patients were empirically assigned to the esmolol group; the remaining 20 patients were randomized to receive either esmolol or nitroprusside. the target of 15% reduction in mean arterial pr ...20102908483
cell lineage and segmentation in the leech.segments in the leech arise by the proliferation of longitudinally arrayed bandlets of blast cells derived from ten identifiable embryonic stem cells, two m, two n, four o/p and two q teloblasts. in each bandlet, older blast cells lie ahead of those born later. by using microinjected cell lineage tracers it was shown previously that the teloblasts give rise to characteristic cell patterns made up of segmentally iterated complements of progeny designated as m, n, o, p and q kinship groups. when a ...20102869529
the restricted list of nhs drugs: a burning question. 20102857857
[in situ tuberculin: a solution to the problem of empty hemithorax following pulmonary resection]. 20104803027
familial polyposis coli in childhood.familial polyposis coli has generally been considered a disorder of adulthood that is rarely identified in children. we report 3 affected kindreds in which the disorder was diagnosed in 6 of 11 potentially affected children between 8 and 16 years of age. experience with these kindreds demonstrates that polyps frequently develop during childhood in affected individuals. colonoscopy was found to be preferable to the air-contrast barium enema, in that it was as sensitive a technique for detection o ...20103028683
familial polyposis coli in childhood.familial polyposis coli has generally been considered a disorder of adulthood that is rarely identified in children. we report 3 affected kindreds in which the disorder was diagnosed in 6 of 11 potentially affected children between 8 and 16 years of age. experience with these kindreds demonstrates that polyps frequently develop during childhood in affected individuals. colonoscopy was found to be preferable to the air-contrast barium enema, in that it was as sensitive a technique for detection o ...20103028683
fatal temazepam overdoses. 20102873474
[therapeutic aspects of infantile asthma. part i]. 20102876486
role of antibiotic prophylaxis in retropubic surgery for stress urinary incontinence.the effectiveness of prophylactic antibiotics was studied prospectively in 26 women undergoing retropubic urethropexy for genuine stress incontinence. each of the 14 patients in the antibiotic prophylaxis group received three 1-g doses of intravenous cefazolin administered before, during, and 6-8 hours after surgery. twelve women served as a control group and did not receive prophylactic antibiotics. postoperative febrile morbidity and hospital stay were significantly less (p less than .01 and p ...20102797640
mechanisms of inactivation of soybean lipoxygenase by acetylenic fatty acids. 20102936111
leptomeningeal gliomatosis with spinal cord or cauda equina compression: a complication of supratentorial gliomas in adults.seven patients with supratentorial gliomas developed leptomeningeal gliomatosis (lmg) without symptomatic recurrence at the primary tumor site. in all, severe back and radicular pain, often simulating disc disease, preceded the development of spinal cord or cauda equina dysfunction. in 4 instances, intracranial hypertension due to hydrocephalus developed prior to spinal involvement. cytological examination of the csf revealed malignant cells in only 2/7 but a myelogram was diagnostic in all 7. a ...20092711819
scabies mimicking bullous pemphigoid. 20092643638
gradient recalled echo mr imaging of superior sagittal sinus occlusion.with t1-weighted gradient recalled echo (gre) mr images and flow compensation, we studied the superior sagittal sinus in 3 normal volunteers and 3 patients with sinus occlusion. in these images, sites of patency of the superior sagittal sinus were identified due to the high signal intensity of the normal sinus. tumor invading the sinus was nearly isointense with cerebral gray matter. t1-weighted gre imaging proves to be an effective technique to evaluate sinus blood flow.20092747889
[single photon emission computed tomography by using n-isopropyl-p-[123i]-iodoamphetamine and 99mtc-hexamethyl propyleneamine oxime in a patient with herpes simplex encephalitis].single photon emission computed tomographies (spects) by using n-isopropyl-p-[123i-imp]-iodo-amphetamine (123i-imp) and 99mtc-hexamethyl propyleneamine oxime (99mtc-hm-pao) were serially performed in a 70 yrs. old male with herpes simplex encephalitis (hse), and the chronological changes of accumulations were studied. accumulations of both 123i-imp and 99mtc-hm-pao increased initially, and then decreased with the stage of hse being advanced. the sequential appearance of the lesion in hse with 12 ...20092786584
transcardiac passage of thrombus--ultrasonographic visualization.a patient is described in whom a right atrial thrombus was seen, by two-dimensional echocardiography, in the act of embolizing into the pulmonary circulation.20092702500
[long-term follow-up of vena cava filters: real-time sonography and the native x-ray image].in 16 patients with vena cava filters (12 günther filters, 4 kimray-greenfield filters) a follow-up study was performed by ultrasound and abdominal plain film. ultrasound allows to identify type and location of the filter as well as the entrapment of emboli. abdominal radiography is useful for exact evaluation of changes in filter position. combination of sonography and plain films is considered to be most suitable for follow-up studies of caval filters.20093035643
[long-term follow-up of vena cava filters: real-time sonography and the native x-ray image].in 16 patients with vena cava filters (12 günther filters, 4 kimray-greenfield filters) a follow-up study was performed by ultrasound and abdominal plain film. ultrasound allows to identify type and location of the filter as well as the entrapment of emboli. abdominal radiography is useful for exact evaluation of changes in filter position. combination of sonography and plain films is considered to be most suitable for follow-up studies of caval filters.20093035643
effects of precocene analogs on the nematode caenorhabditis remanei (var. bangaloreiensis). ii. competitions with a juvenile hormone analog (methoprene).fourteen 7-alkoxy-2,2-dimethychromenes were synthetized and studied in jh competition experiments: precocenes (ps) pi and pii, and synthetic analogs (pas) including (i) three with both antiallatal and p-like activities: 7-ethoxy-pii (7-epii); 7-(prop-2-ynyloxy)-2,-2-dimethylchromene (ppi); and 6-methoxy-7-(prop-2-ynyloxy)-2,2-dimethylchromene (ppiii); (ii) six without antiallatal activity, exerting p-like activity in nematodes; and (iii) three without either antiallatal or p-like activity, but w ...20092737453
prenatal sonographic diagnosis of congenital sacrococcygeal teratoma and management.teratomas are tumors containing tissues derived from all three germinal cell layers. most teratomas arise in the sacrococcygeal region, with a reported incidence of 1/40,000 births. during labor, severe dystocia may occur in infants with large tumors if delivered vaginally, with an extremely high fetal morbidity and mortality rate. reported is a case of a large congenital sacrococcygeal teratoma diagnosed antepartum by sonography at 36 weeks pregnancy. this sonographic finding allowed us to avoi ...20092681670
basal ganglia regional glucose metabolism asymmetry during a catatonic episode. 20092804192
basal ganglia regional glucose metabolism asymmetry during a catatonic episode. 20092804192
[we distance ourselves from a common basic education]. 20092741005
how to select a blood glucose meter for hospital use. 20092791853
effect of evolution on the kinetic properties of enzymes.1. the likely effect of a selective pressure in the direction of higher reaction fluxes on rate parameters for enzyme reactions confirming to michaelis-menten kinetics has been analyzed on the basis of relationships which take into account the changes in metabolite concentrations that must be associated with mutational changes of the kinetic properties of enzymes participating in metabolic pathways. 2. arguments are presented to show that such a pressure should tend to increase kcat, whereas km ...20092806240
composition of very-low-density lipoproteins in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.we studied the characteristics of very-low-density lipoproteins (vldls) composition in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. vldls were isolated from 28 diabetics and 33 nondiabetics with a wide range of plasma lipid concentrations, so we could compare vldl composition between the two groups at similar lipid concentrations. the mean cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations in plasma of diabetic subjects were 2170 (sd 570) and 2510 (sd 2230) mg/l, respectively, and 2230 (sd 56 ...20092720974
[fibrinogen, atherosclerosis, inflammation. satellite symposium. angio dyn 88. toulouse, 5 october 1988. proceedings]. 20092715733
assessment of thyroid function: complications after treatment with fenoprofen. 20093087516
automatic thoughts questionnaire: a study of concurrent validity. 20094080913
[intermittent peritoneal chronic dialysis in diabetic patients: effect of the technique on blood glucose and protein loss during the procedure].we performed a prospective study in 4 diabetic (one insulin dependent) patients with end stage chronic renal disease, in whom intermittent peritoneal dialysis was performed with and without addition of insulin to the dialysate. plasma levels of glucose and insulin were compared to those obtained in 5 non-diabetic controls. with no insulin added, absolute changes in glucose and insulin from predialysis levels were similar in diabetics and non-diabetics. the addition of insulin to the dialysate di ...20082519375
health care in the united states. our dynamic jigsaw puzzle. 20082405797
[current trends in the therapy of respiratory tract infections]. 20082266917
relation between all cause standardised mortality ratios and two indices of deprivation at regional and district level in england.the use of mortality data in the form of standardised mortality ratios (smrs) to measure the need for health care resources in the resource allocation working party (rawp) formula in england has been criticised for underestimating the wider effects of adverse socioeconomic conditions on need, particularly in inner city areas. to assess this criticism, we explored the relationships at nhs regional and district levels in england between two indicators of illness from the 1981 census, two contrasti ...20082592910
[current status of national indemnity and bilateral hilar adenopathy in siberian silicosis]. 20082277423
studies on the mechanisms of the development of lupus nephritis in bxsb mice. ii. comparative studies between male bxsb and mrl/lpr mice at the onset period.in order to analyze relation of immunological abnormalities to the development of lupus glomerulonephritis (lgn) at an early stage, various immunological parameters were examined in bxsb and mrl/lpr mice at 8 and 13 weeks of age. the following results were obtained. (a) male bxsb mice showed slight lgn already at 8 weeks of age and the disease became obvious at 13 weeks of age. on the other hand, glomerular change of mrl/lpr mice became apparent at 13 weeks. (b) immunofluorescent studies to semi ...20083259631
blood steroid levels in the goldfish: measurement of six ovarian steroids in small volumes of serum by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and radioimmunoassay.a reliable and rapid technique for the measurement of estradiol-17 beta, testosterone, progesterone, 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, 17 alpha,20 beta-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one, and cortisol by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and radioimmunoassay in single female goldfish serum samples of 50 microliters was developed. the steroids were extracted with sep-pak c18 cartridges after heat treatment. while estradiol-17 beta was assayed directly after extraction, the other steroids we ...20082583470
[amino acid reserves of the blood in patients with schizophrenia and their correction in insulin coma].free amino acid content was measured in the blood serum in patients with permanently progressive paranoid schizophrenia under conventional insulin shock therapy. the influence of several amino acids (methionine, glutamic acid) preinjection on their base levels was also assessed. metabolic response to the insulin coma was different in preinjected vs. control groups. glutamine acid-preinjected patients displayed less pronounced shifts in amino acid reserves in the blood serum that smoothed the sho ...20082566218
neurological examination in subjects over 65 years: an epidemiological survey.the frequency of abnormal findings at neurological examination was analyzed in an unselected sample of elderly people aged 67-87 years. absent deep tendon reflexes and impairment of proprioceptive sensation rarely occurred in the elderly. limitation of upward gaze and convergence appear a common finding, especially in the very old. overall, the presence of cortical disinhibition signs (primitive reflexes and paratonia) did not discriminate well between subjects without cns disease and demented p ...20082330069
[clinical study of osteoporosis]. 20082614196
development of a statewide trauma registry.in october 1986, the pennsylvania trauma systems foundation (ptsf) developed a statewide registry. development concentrated on four major issues: 1) data elements; 2) patient selection; 3) confidential mandatory involvement for trauma centers; and 4) reporting/analysis. the overall compliance of the trauma centers was 81.5%. documentation of prehospital run times and admission trauma scores were 21% and 70%, respectively. ptsf patients 55 years or older (27.9%) had twice the mortality as younger ...20082593198
estimation of time by patients with positive and negative schizophrenia.in a prior study, schizophrenic patients' tendency to over-estimate short time intervals was about the same for the different types of schizophrenia (dsm-iii criteria). reanalysis showed patients with positive and negative schizophrenia did not differ in their time estimations.20082293184
effect of psoralens and ultraviolet radiation on murine dendritic epidermal cells.monofunctional psoralens produce less phototoxicity than bifunctional psoralens after ultraviolet a (uva) irradiation. we investigated the effect of repetitive treatments with angelicin (isopsoralen), a monofunctional psoralen, plus uva radiation (ipuva) on the number and morphology of dendritic epidermal cells (dec). this effect was compared with that of 8-methoxypsoralen plus uva radiation (puva), uva alone, and uvb radiation. c3h/hen mice were treated topically with the drugs three times/wk f ...20082565931
[an original flap: the arterialized venous flap]. 20082435207
[principle of dental public health in aging society]. 20071951936
ifosfamide, doxorubicin and etoposide in small cell lung cancer patients with poor prognosis.61 patients with small cell lung cancer in a poor prognosis group were treated with chemotherapy and with thoracic radiotherapy if they had 'limited stage' disease. no prophylactic cranial irradiation was given. chemotherapy comprised doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 and ifosfamide 5 g/m2 with mesna on day 1, and etoposide 120 mg/m2 intravenously on days 1 and 2 and 240 mg/m2 orally on day 3. treatment was repeated every 3 weeks for a maximum of six courses and no dosage reductions were allowed. complete re ...20072168191
osteoporosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis: pathogenesis and management.rheumatoid arthritis is associated with both localized and generalized osteoporosis. localized osteoporosis can be considered to be caused by local disease mechanisms, including the generation of factors from activation of the cytokine pathway. the etiology of generalized osteoporosis has been difficult to elucidate, particularly because of the lack of sensitive techniques to measure bone mineral density. the introduction of single- and dual-photon absorptiometry and quantitative computed tomogr ...20072042057
job-related stress: perceptions of employee pharmacists. 20071951038
a 5-year follow-up study of 117 battered women.this paper reports register data concerning somatic and psychiatric hospital care on 117 battered women who were identified in a surgical emergency department and offered a treatment program. data were collected during a period of 10 years before to 5 years after the battering in question. it was concluded that the battered woman seeks hospital care much more than the average woman of the same age. it is, however, not only traumatic injuries that bring her to the hospital, but also medical, gyne ...20071951810
seventh international meeting of the society for advancement of contraception. singapore, 4-11 november 1990. 20071950709
regulation of alcohol consumption by the renin-angiotensin system: a review of recent findings and a possible mechanism of action.the renin-angiotensin system has traditionally been associated with the regulation of fluid and electrolyte balance. in this review we summarize the data which ascribes a completely new function to this system, i.e., the regulation of alcohol consumption. in addition, we suggest a possible mechanism for this effect based on the concept of a satiety or stop process. the approach taken was to examine the effect on alcohol intake of a wide variety of drug, genetic, dietary, surgical and neurosurgic ...20071852316
topical cyclosporine in vernal keratoconjunctivitis.in a placebo-controlled, double-masked clinical trial, the authors evaluated the effects of topical 2% cyclosporine on 20 patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (vkc). nineteen patients were male and one was female. patients ranged in age from 5 to 19 years (mean, 9.7 years). symptoms of itching, tearing, photophobia, discharge, and foreign body sensation were evaluated and recorded at weekly intervals for a period of 6 weeks. there was a statistically significant decrease in the conjunctival ...20071800929
a linear muscle model predicts the hyperbolic force-velocity relationship.a variety of different schemes have been reported in the literature for linearizing the force-velocity relationship observed in muscle, a dominant element in the muscle. this report extends assertions that a linear muscle system has force-velocity characteristics as described by hill's hyperbolic equation, and that no linearization whatsoever is required. the muscle is modeled as a parallel combination of passive elasticity, and series elasticity connected to the parallel combination of active s ...20072742961
olfactory dysfunction in parkinson's disease.an olfactory function test in 18 patients with parkinson's disease (pd) and 10 age-matched control subjects was performed. both detection and recognition thresholds were measured with five kinds of synthesized odorants (t & t olfactometry). before each test, rhinoscopic inspections were performed to exclude subjects who could have respiratory hyposmia. both detection and recognition thresholds in patients with pd were significantly elevated in comparison with those of control subjects. auditory ...20071852411
[unwanted pregnancy after removal of the iud].four cases of unwanted pregnancy occurring in the same cycle as removal of an iud are presented. the duration of ovum transport from the fallopian tube into the uterine cavity, survival of spermatozoa in the female genital tract and timing of ovulation, which may be delayed in women with iuds are variables which influence the probability of pregnancy and should be taken into consideration when removing an iud. unless pregnancy is desired, it is recommended when possible not to remove an iud afte ...20072238201
[unwanted pregnancy after removal of the iud].four cases of unwanted pregnancy occurring in the same cycle as removal of an iud are presented. the duration of ovum transport from the fallopian tube into the uterine cavity, survival of spermatozoa in the female genital tract and timing of ovulation, which may be delayed in women with iuds are variables which influence the probability of pregnancy and should be taken into consideration when removing an iud. unless pregnancy is desired, it is recommended when possible not to remove an iud afte ...20072238201
pulmonary agenesis as part of the vacterl sequence.pulmonary agenesis is an uncommon anomaly that has been reported in isolation and in association with other congenital defects. such defects include oesophageal atresia, cardiac malformation, horseshoe kidney, and anal atresia. over a period of three years we have seen five neonates or fetuses with unilateral agenesis of the lung. all the cases had three or more anomalies seen in the vacterl sequence in addition to the pulmonary atresia. none had a tracheo-oesophageal fistula. none were the prod ...20073415317
lymph node staging in patients with clinically negative neck examinations by ultrasound and ultrasound-guided aspiration cytology.to assess the usefulness of ultrasound and ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology in detecting occult cervical lymph node metastases, 107 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, who underwent 132 elective neck dissections, had preoperative ultrasound examination. during the assessment of the last 54 patients, who underwent 70 elective neck dissections, ultrasound-guided aspiration cytology was available. although ultrasound was able to detect lymph node metastases ...20071951890
an ultrastructural study of in vivo interactions between lymphocytes and endothelial cells in the pathogenesis of the vascular leak syndrome induced by interleukin-2.lymphokine-activated killer (lak) cells play a major role in the induction of the vascular leak syndrome (vls). to understand the mechanism of this syndrome, the authors examined light and electron microscopic alterations in the lung, liver, spleen, kidney, and heart of mice in which vls was produced by the administration of interleukin-2 (il-2) (seven injections of 600,000 iu each for a period of 4 days). the results of these studies disclosed that considerable damage had been done to the endot ...20071913455
review of breast cancer screening guidelines. 20061544090
[immunohistochemical classification and ultrastructural study of hyperparathyroidism].immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies were performed on cases with hyperparathyroidism. the relationship between histology and cell activity in hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands was studied. furthermore, the synthesis-secretion process of parathyroid hormone (pth), which has been more or less elucidated biochemically, was studies by a morphological means. the subjects employed in the present study were 23 cases of primary hyperparathyroidism (phpt) and 31 cases of secondary hyperpara ...20061479749
a protocol system to satisfy research specific, disease specific, physician specific, and patient specific informational needs.the department of medicine at loyola university medical center chicago (lumc) has developed and is utilizing a patient information protocol system (pips) to address clinical and research informational needs. pips, an integrated module of the department's patient information management system (pims), enables end-users to access pre-defined informational templates or "protocols". protocols detail pre-defined data requirements for patient management or clinical research needs. each protocol consist ...20061482966
effect of postdischarge surveillance on rates of infectious complications after cesarean section.decreases in length of stay for surgical procedures and increased outpatient surgery affect accuracy of surgical wound infection rates. to assess accuracy of rates for infectious complications after delivery by cesarean section, we implemented postdischarge surveillance at our hospital (4800 annual deliveries). physician questionnaires were used. response rate was greater than 90%. during the 5 months before postdischarge surveillance the overall infection rate was 1.6%; afterward the rate incre ...20061326238
[nurses and professional secret]. 20063645907
[nurses and professional secret]. 20063645907
[eye foreign bodies. patients should be sent to the eye clinic for treatment]. 20061636298
minority student nurses' perceptions of their educational program. 20061773054
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