| the role of computed tomography in blunt abdominal trauma in children. | this study was performed in order to test the hypothesis that abdominal computed tomography (ct) can assist in the decision to perform laparotomy in children following blunt trauma to the abdomen. three hundred forty children with blunt abdominal trauma underwent evaluation with ct. abdominal injuries were detected in 84 children (25%). these included: 75 injuries to solid viscera in 60 patients (30 splenic, 29 hepatic, 13 renal, and three pancreatic); four injuries to hollow viscera (three smal ... | 2011 | 3199468 |
| [low doses of subcutaneous cytosine arabinoside in the treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes]. | | 2011 | 3165541 |
| abstracts of the eleventh annual meeting of the japan neuroscience society. tokyo, japan, december 10-11, 1987. | | 2011 | 3165498 |
| cleavage lines of the oral mucosa in japanese cadavers. | cleavage lines were experimentally reproduced in the oral mucosa of japanese cadavers. they were investigated macroscopically and histologically. the reproduced cleavage lines showed little directional variation by sex or age. from the histological findings, the mucosal cleavage lines were interpreted to represent cleavage split along the direction of connective tissue fibres in the lamina propria. | 2011 | 3165386 |
| an investigation into the relative sealing ability of five commercially used temporary restorative materials. | | 2011 | 3165335 |
| clinical experience with a new formulation of midazolam--10mgs in 5ml solution. | | 2011 | 3159107 |
| compulsory continuing dental education. | | 2011 | 3166118 |
| a model of group therapist development. | | 2011 | 3182146 |
| a computational analysis of mental image generation: evidence from functional dissociations in split-brain patients. | recent efforts to build computer simulation models of mental imagery have suggested that imagery is not a unitary phenomenon. rather, such efforts have led to a modular analysis of the image-generation process, with separate modules that can activate visual memories, inspect parts of imaged patterns, and arrange separate parts into a composite image. this idea was supported by the finding of functional dissociations between the kinds of imagery tasks that could be performed in the left and right ... | 2011 | 3161979 |
| [hepatitis b immunization--when is a booster injection necessary?]. | over 10,000 high risk individuals in the zurich area have been vaccinated against hepatitis b with 3 initial injections of 20 micrograms h-b-vax. the question arises whether, and if so when, booster injections should be given. concentrations and persistence of the protective anti-hbs antibodies of 158 successfully vaccinated individuals (medical staff, patients on hemodialysis or with renal transplants) were analyzed. the anti-hbs behaved typically in most individuals, reaching maximum levels in ... | 2011 | 3158072 |
| [dynamics of the excitability of the cardiovascular centers in changes in disturbances of the geomagnetic field]. | | 2011 | 3169412 |
| does treatment timing matter?--a double blind crossover study of ibuprofen 2400 mg per day in different dosage schedules in treatment of chronic low back pain. | | 2011 | 3161532 |
| [physiopathologic justification of long-term oxygen therapy in chronic respiratory insufficiency]. | | 2011 | 3147599 |
| the impact of long-term lithium treatment on renal function and structure. | the effects of long-term lithium treatment on kidney function have been intensively studied. both retrospective and prospective functional studies have shown that prolonged lithium treatment has a profound influence on renal tubular function, and may result in reduced renal concentrating capacity and increased urine volumes. more important, long-term lithium administration at non-toxic serum levels has little demonstrable or no effect at all on glomerular function. prospective studies found no e ... | 2011 | 3147581 |
| bonding of restorative materials to dentine. | the potential advantages of bonding a filling material to dentine have long been recognized by the dental profession. such bonding would prevent recurrent decay and would provide a long-lasting restoration. bonding of suitable filling materials to enamel can be easily accomplished by first etching the enamel with acid. this opens up areas in the enamel and permits filling materials to flow into the openings and form mechanical locks. it is not possible to do this with dentine since the acid used ... | 2011 | 3160665 |
| [changes in the pharmacokinetics of gentamycin during nephrotoxic therapy]. | nephrotoxicity secondary to aminoglycoside antibiotic therapy is a well-known complication in clinical medicine. we have analysed the influence of a 10-day gentamicin treatment with 3.40 mg/d on pharmacokinetic parameters and renal excretion of electrolyses and beta-nag in 10 patients (9 female, 1 males) with utj. using compartment-independent methods the following kinetic parameters at the first and 10th day of treatment were estimated: total body clearance from 100 to 80 ml/min (-20%), mean re ... | 2011 | 3202852 |
| surgical management of palatally impacted cuspids. | | 2011 | 3155369 |
| journal reports--a unit event. | | 2011 | 3131395 |
| hydrogen exchange from the transbilayer hydrophobic peptide of glycophorin reconstituted in lipid bilayers. | the hydrophobic transbilayer peptide of erythrocyte glycophorin has been purified following exchange of tritium into the backbone amides, and reconstituted in egg phosphatidylcholine micelles. analysis of tritium exchange from the backbone amides of the membrane-reconstituted peptide shows that about two of the amides are virtually non-exchangeable, about 10 are slowed by factors of 10(7) relative to free amides in unstructured water soluble peptides and the remainder of the amides (about 20) ha ... | 2011 | 3191995 |
| framework of a protocol for the evaluation of prenatal screening procedures: economic aspects. | | 2011 | 3133257 |
| extracorporeal gas exchange in acute respiratory failure. | | 2011 | 3122975 |
| kinetic analysis of the ca2+-dependent, membrane-bound, macrophage phospholipase a2 and the effects of arachidonic acid. | the kinetics of the ca2+-dependent, alkaline ph optimum, membrane-bound phospholipase a2 from the p388d1 macrophage-like cell line were studied using various phosphatidylcholine (pc) and phosphatidylethanolamine (pe) substrates. this enzyme exhibits "surface dilution kinetics" toward pc in triton x-100 mixed micelles, and the "dual phospholipid model" was found to adequately describe its kinetic behavior. with substrate in the form of sonicated vesicles, the dual phospholipid model should give r ... | 2011 | 3131322 |
| caloric requirements in total parenteral nutrition. | resting energy expenditure (ree) was measured in 100 consecutive total parenteral nutrition (tpn) patients. only forty-eight percent of the measured rees were within 90-110% of the predicted harris-benedict values. a literature review revealed 191 published guidelines for non-protein caloric requirements of hospitalized tpn patients. these guidelines were appropriately matched and applied to the 100 individual tpn patients. the relationship between the recommended caloric supply and measured cal ... | 2011 | 3110244 |
| acute laryngeal stridor with respiratory arrest in drug induced systemic lupus erythematosus. | | 2011 | 3179548 |
| edinburgh emergency asthma admission service: report on 15 years' experience. | a hospital self-admission service for asthmatic patients was started in december 1968. during a 15-year period, 195 asthmatic patients were responsible for 873 hospital self-admissions. during the last 3 years there were significantly more night admissions and shorter durations of asthma attacks prior to admission than during the first 3 years. assisted ventilation was necessary on 36 occasions (4%), but one patient was responsible for 28 of these episodes. there were three hospital deaths. one ... | 2011 | 3609186 |
| ionic basis of receptor potential of frog taste cells induced by acid stimuli. | 1. the ionic mechanism underlying the receptor potential in frog taste cells induced by acid stimuli was studied with single microelectrodes by replacing superficial and interstitial fluids of the tongue with modified saline solutions. 2. the removal of na+, ca2+ and cl- from the normal interstitial fluid did not affect the receptor potential induced by acid stimuli. interstitial 100 mm-k+ saline did not affect the acid response. 3. the receptor potential was reduced greatly when ca2+ was remove ... | 2011 | 3267156 |
| internal chain cleavage and product heterogeneity during edman degradation of isosteric peptide analogs lacking the alpha-carbonyl function. | a synthetic peptide analog, with one peptide carbonyl group replaced by a methylene bridge, was submitted to structural analysis by edman degradation. multiple cleavages were obtained in the first cycle, due to phenylthiocarbamylation of the internal secondary amine as well as spontaneous alkaline cyclization and subsequent recoupling with the edman reagent. three fragments from cleavage of the peptide analog after a single edman cycle were purified by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chrom ... | 2011 | 3079711 |
| [differential diagnosis of tmj dysfunction]. | | 2011 | 3078924 |
| ultrasound in the diagnosis of splenic abscess. case report. | | 2011 | 3071730 |
| [pharmacokinetic and toxicologic aspects of stress]. | | 2011 | 3069119 |
| associate degree nursing and the nursing home. | | 2011 | 3062574 |
| stroke. | | 2011 | 3073907 |
| [consequences of pyodestructive pyelonephritis in patients subjected to surgery during pregnancy]. | | 2011 | 3068874 |
| [the structure, functions and classification of mental states and their study in work activities]. | the actuality of the studies and the diagnosis of the psychic conditions, arising from the work activity is well-grounded. the necessity of further extension and perfection of the methodical means and approaches for their investigation is underlined. the experience of the systematic approach is well-grounded, proceeding from the existing in the modern psychologic science ideas for the component structure, functions and classification of the psychic conditions, arising periodically in the work ac ... | 2011 | 3071791 |
| aspects of brazilian paediatric nephrology. | brazil is a large country with different population densities in its five geographical regions, each of which has severe but unevenly distributed socioeconomic problems which affect the health care system. this makes the accurate assessment of renal disease in the large paediatric population which comprises 40% of the total population especially difficult. this paper analyses the experience of one paediatric nephrology unit. urinary tract infection affecting 44% of the patients was the most comm ... | 2011 | 3153022 |
| a multivariate approach for classifying hospitals and computing blended payment rates. | prospective payment for inpatient hospital care is based on the ideal that hospitals that produce similar outputs, as measured by the types of cases the hospital treats, should be paid similar prices. however, similar output is a multidimensional concept. thus operationalization of this ideal will ultimately require a more complex framework for determining hospital payment rates than currently employed at either the federal or state level. this article illustrates a multidimensional approach to ... | 2011 | 3083160 |
| pulmonary involvement in ulcerative colitis. | pulmonary involvement in ulcerative colitis usually presents as a rapidly progressive cough with copious amounts of sputum. although it is rare, distressing symptoms may be relieved by inhaled steroids in 50-60% of cases. three case reports are presented along with a review of the features of 28 other cases. | 2011 | 3048360 |
| pulmonary embolism. part ii. management. | | 2011 | 3278644 |
| [recommendation for a new wire stretcher for hand surgery]. | | 2011 | 4072462 |
| botulinum toxin a-induced protective ptosis in corneal disease. | botulinum toxin a produces a temporary, flaccid ptosis when injected into the levator palpebrae superioris muscle. the resulting protective ptosis was used to aid healing in 21 cases of indolent ulceration, and, prophylactically, in 4 cases of neuroparalytic keratitis. of the indolent ulcers, 90% healed completely. in all but one case, the cornea was covered completely by the lid and complete ptosis was produced in 75% of cases in an average of 3.6 days, lasting for 16 days on average before rec ... | 2011 | 3050691 |
| spiramycin does not increase plasma cyclosporin concentrations in renal transplant patients. | | 2011 | 3053210 |
| intestinal ion and nutrient transport in health and infectious diarrhoeal diseases. | absorption of water from the intestine occurs in response to the osmotic gradient as a passive consequence of the active transfer of solutes (nutrients and electrolytes, with na absorption playing a key role) from the intestinal lumen to the serosal side. during intestinal infections, several possible derangements of such a situation may occur, ultimately leading to the shift of net water absorption to secretion and, thus, to diarrhoea. in rotaviral diarrhoea, the mature enterocytes are invaded ... | 2011 | 3069442 |
| criteria for an increased specificity of mri interpretation in elderly subjects with suspected multiple sclerosis. | we reviewed the mris of 49 asymptomatic volunteers (age range, 31 to 77 years) and of 50 ms patients (age range, 14 to 63) for areas of increased signal (ais) and features discriminating ms lesions from lesions seen with normal aging. we obtained optimal specificity of mri interpretation (100%) if we required at least two of the following three ais features--size greater than or equal to 6 mm, abutting ventricular bodies, infratentorial location--for a positive mri diagnosis of ms. applying thes ... | 2011 | 3057397 |
| noninvasive ultrasound investigation of cerebral vessels in the case of vertigo and dizziness. | | 2011 | 3063093 |
| [use of photosensitizing preparations in the treatment of cancer of the orl organs]. | | 2011 | 3067440 |
| may non-invasive methods replace catheterization in quantification of aortic stenosis? | | 2011 | 3042401 |
| propofol and alfentanil infusion. a comparison with methohexitone and alfentanil for major surgery. | in 42 patients undergoing major surgery, anaesthesia was induced by intravenous alfentanil 10 micrograms/kg together with methohexitone 1.5 mg/kg or propofol 2 mg/kg. an infusion of six times these doses per hour was then started; the rate was varied subsequently as indicated by the monitoring of arterial blood pressure, heart rate, eeg and frontalis electromyogram. the mean duration of infusion was 76.7 minutes for propofol and 74.5 minutes for methohexitone and the infusion was stopped about 1 ... | 2011 | 3089051 |
| membrane phospholipids alter nutrient transport and drug toxicity in tumorigenic fibroblasts. | the phospholipid polar head group composition of lm cell plasma membranes was nutritionally altered by choline analogue supplementation. phosphatidylcholine (pc), normally 60% of total phospholipid, was depleted by 60 to 90% in membranes from cells cultured with n, n'-dimethylethanolamine (dme), n-monomethylethanolamine (me), and ethanolamine (e). enrichment of lm cell membranes with choline analogues, such as dme-, me-, and e-containing phospholipids, decreased the transport of [3h]thymidine, [ ... | 2011 | 3032553 |
| study of effect of guar gum on long term glycaemic control in patients of diabetes mellitus. | | 2011 | 3182663 |
| effect of type of fluoride compound and fluoride concentration on the caries inhibition of dentifrices. | | 2011 | 3076525 |
| an on-line detection system for aerosols of proteolytic enzymes. | | 2011 | 3067643 |
| changes in lysosomal enzyme activities recognized in granulocytes from patients with carcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract. | | 2011 | 3209925 |
| site-specific recombination intermediates trapped with suicide substrates. | a family of novel substrates was designed to enable the efficient accumulation of intermediates in site-specific recombination. strategically placed nicks allow these "suicide substrates" to initiate the reaction but prevent its completion or reversal. consequently, it has been possible to determine that lambda site-specific recombination proceeds by a pair of sequential single-strand exchanges. these results rule out that class of models invoking a concerted cutting of all four dna strands. the ... | 2011 | 3040260 |
| alternating non-cross-resistant chemotherapy for metastatic hormone-independent breast cancer. | a phase ii clinical trial was designed to apply the treatment strategy of alternating non-cross-resistant chemotherapy regimens to patients with metastatic estrogen-receptor negative or hormone-refractory breast cancer. twenty-six patients received adriamycin and cyclophosphamide alternating at 3-week intervals with the combination of vinblastine, mitomycin-c, and 5-fluorouracil (5-fu). toxicity was moderately severe. two patients developed grade 2 and three developed grade 1 stomatitis. a singl ... | 2011 | 3136644 |
| emphasis on preventive perinatology: a suitable alternative for developing countries. | the potential efficacy of preventive interventions in latin america to reduce perinatal morbidity and mortality is reviewed. the most important perinatal risk factors associated with pregnancy and delivery are young age of the mother, low socioeconomic status, low education, malnutrition, lack of prenatal care, pregnancy-induced-hypertension, perinatal infections, alcohol, smoking, and iatrogenic causes. adequate data are lacking to determine the magnitude of these factors in latin america. iatr ... | 2011 | 3065947 |
| a use for principal coordinate analysis in the comparison of protein sequences. | principal coordinate analysis (pco) was applied to the comparison of protein sequences. a similarity matrix was derived from a dataset containing 21 c-type cytochrome sequences and this was analysed using pco to produce a plot of the first three principal axes. the relationships indicated from this plot are considered in conjunction with those derived by cluster analysis using the upgma method, and the advantages offered by a nonhierarchical method of sequence comparison discussed. | 2011 | 3022735 |
| erythematous gingival enlargement in diabetic patients: a report of four cases. | | 2011 | 3045273 |
| [composites--state of the art]. | | 2011 | 3024214 |
| modification of the hyperthermic response on neuroblastoma cells by camp and sodium butyrate. | the role of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (camp) and sodium butyrate in modifying the effect of heat on murine neuroblastoma cells (nbp2) in culture was evaluated on the criterion of survival. an elevation of cellular camp level by prostaglandin (pg) a2, a stimulator of adenylate cyclase, and 4-(3-butoxy-4-methoxybenzyl)-2-imidazolidinone (r020-1724), an inhibitor of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase, only during heat treatment (43 degrees c and 40 degrees c) was sufficient to enhance t ... | 2011 | 3017539 |
| nutrition in american indian health: past, present, and future. | in addition to benefiting from public health programs for all americans, american indians and alaska natives are eligible for health services from the indian health service (ihs), u.s. public health service. indian health service provides comprehensive health services, including nutrition and dietetics, to american indians and alaska natives living on or near federal indian reservations or in traditional indian territory, such as oklahoma and alaska. dramatic improvements have occurred in the he ... | 2012 | 3534063 |
| photoelastic analysis of stresses in resin-bonded cingulum rest seats. | two-dimensional photoelastic analysis of resin-bonded cingulum rest seats demonstrated improvement in stress distribution when the lingual surface of the tooth was prepared with a cingulum groove. this preparation is more important for teeth that are more vertically or lingually oriented and have flatter lingual surfaces, such as mandibular canines. | 2012 | 3531487 |
| correlation of abdominal ct imaging with autopsy findings in patients with malignant tumors. | the value of abdominal computed tomography (ct) in diagnosing localized involvement of liver, pancreas, adrenals, and lymph nodes was evaluated in 117 patients with suspected or known malignant tumors by correlation with autopsy findings. sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of ct for localized liver disease was calculated to be 80% (84%), 96% (97%), and 90% (92%); for pancreatic tumors: 81% (86%), 98% (100%), and 95% (97%); for adrenal tumors: 65% (92%), 100% (100%), and 92% (98%); and for ly ... | 2012 | 3584217 |
| correlation of abdominal ct imaging with autopsy findings in patients with malignant tumors. | the value of abdominal computed tomography (ct) in diagnosing localized involvement of liver, pancreas, adrenals, and lymph nodes was evaluated in 117 patients with suspected or known malignant tumors by correlation with autopsy findings. sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of ct for localized liver disease was calculated to be 80% (84%), 96% (97%), and 90% (92%); for pancreatic tumors: 81% (86%), 98% (100%), and 95% (97%); for adrenal tumors: 65% (92%), 100% (100%), and 92% (98%); and for ly ... | 2012 | 3584217 |
| clinical and immunological results of corneal allograft rejection. | of 111 episodes of graft rejection in 66 patients, 62 responded to therapy with graft clearing (responders); 49 did not (non-responders). both groups were of similar age, sex, and etiology; both had a similar rate of glaucoma and a similar rate of previous grafting. in responders the graft reaction was shorter in duration (2.2 vs. 5.6 wks. p less than 0.005), and it was necessary to increase the number of glaucoma medications more often in non-responders compared to responders (41% vs. 19%, p le ... | 2012 | 3540770 |
| analysis of inhalation rcbf data. | relative to other approaches that have been recommended, fitting all head data, solving for a time shift, and including an air passage artifact term in the model significantly improved the estimate of gray matter blood flow by the inhalation technique. a robust algorithm, which incorporates these features, has been developed. formulas which facilitate implementation of this algorithm are reported. an artifact from large scalp arteries was not significant and does not need to be included in the m ... | 2012 | 3564109 |
| analysis of inhalation rcbf data. | relative to other approaches that have been recommended, fitting all head data, solving for a time shift, and including an air passage artifact term in the model significantly improved the estimate of gray matter blood flow by the inhalation technique. a robust algorithm, which incorporates these features, has been developed. formulas which facilitate implementation of this algorithm are reported. an artifact from large scalp arteries was not significant and does not need to be included in the m ... | 2012 | 3564109 |
| [urinary excretion of beta 2 microglobulin in workers chronically exposed to various heavy metals]. | increased urinary excretion of beta-2-microglobulin (b2m) is regarded as one of the earliest indices of the lesion of renal tubules. a great usefulness of the determination of this protein has been demonstrated in workers chronically exposed to heavy metals. the investigations have been carried out in 79 workers chronically exposed to cadmium, 39 workers chronically exposed to mercury and 31 non-exposed subjects. the urinary b2m concentration in all subjects was determined using the radioimmunoa ... | 2012 | 3528739 |
| the clinical use of alkaline phosphatase enzymes. | the enzyme alkaline phosphatase is an important serum analyte and its elevation in serum is correlated with the pressure of bone, liver, and other diseases. the analysis of the isoenzymes of alkaline phosphatase is an aid in diagnosing liver and/or bone disease, especially the high molecular weight isoenzymes that appear in cholestatic liver disease. | 2012 | 3527542 |
| phase ii trial of recombinant leukocyte a interferon in advanced malignant melanoma. | a total of 21 patients with advanced metastatic malignant melanoma were treated in this efficacy study of recombinant leukocyte a interferon (interferon alpha-2a). patients received 18 x 10(6) units interferon alpha-2a by i.m. injection daily for the first 10 weeks and then three times weekly for a further 4 months. the symptoms of toxicity observed in this study resembled those previously reported for alpha interferons and included fever, chills, fatigue, anorexia, myalgia, headache, occasional ... | 2012 | 3584216 |
| phase ii trial of recombinant leukocyte a interferon in advanced malignant melanoma. | a total of 21 patients with advanced metastatic malignant melanoma were treated in this efficacy study of recombinant leukocyte a interferon (interferon alpha-2a). patients received 18 x 10(6) units interferon alpha-2a by i.m. injection daily for the first 10 weeks and then three times weekly for a further 4 months. the symptoms of toxicity observed in this study resembled those previously reported for alpha interferons and included fever, chills, fatigue, anorexia, myalgia, headache, occasional ... | 2012 | 3584216 |
| isolated hypoaldosteronism and abnormalities in renin, kallikrein, and prostaglandin. | to further define the pathophysiology of the syndrome of acquired isolated hypoaldosteronism, we determined plasma concentrations of active and inactive renin and urinary kallikrein and prostaglandin e2 excretion rates in 11 patients with the syndrome, 12 patients with similar serum creatinine levels, but without hyperkalemia, and in 12 normotensive patients with normal renal function and low plasma renin activities (pra). ten of 11 patients with the syndrome had low baseline pra, and, unlike th ... | 2012 | 3523269 |
| [bibliographic survey. the irvine-gass syndrome]. | | 2012 | 3522719 |
| influence of cadaver donor age on renal graft survival. | it has been suggested that kidneys from young and old donors do less well after transplantation. we have studied this problem in a retrospective analysis of all cadaveric transplants performed in our center during the last 10 years. all patients were followed for at least six months. recipients younger than 16 years were excluded from this analysis. thirty-six patients received a kidney from a donor younger than 11 years (group a), 374 received a kidney from a donor aged between 11 and 51 years ... | 2012 | 3521999 |
| the fate of the nonoperated hip in cerebral palsy. | thirty-six cerebral palsied patients who underwent a unilateral operative procedure for spastic hip subluxation or dislocation were reviewed for assessment of the effect on the nonoperated hip. unilateral soft tissue procedures on patients less than 9 years of age had a definite untoward effect on the contralateral, nonoperated hip (progressive subluxation and development of a windswept pelvis deformity). the effect of unilateral bony procedures on the nonoperated hip was not statistically signi ... | 2012 | 3584440 |
| [etiological factors of asthma and their relation with bronchial hyperreactivity]. | as asthma is nearly always associated with non-specific bronchial hyperreactivity, this factor has been considered to be an essential requirement for the development of symptomatic asthma. some factors appear to be inducers of bronchial hyperreactivity and others promotors of asthmatic symptoms. in clinical practice, it is very difficult to classify aetiological factors as inducers or promotors: there is evidence to support the fact that the same factors may cause both bronchial hyperreactivity ... | 2012 | 3706953 |
| cerebral hemispheric and contralateral cerebellar hypoperfusion during a transient ischemic attack. | we studied a 79-year-old woman within 3 h of the onset of a motor aphasia and a right hemiparesis. single photon emission computed tomography (spect) showed a 24% decrease in the perfusion of the left middle cerebral artery territory and a 16% reduction in the perfusion of the right cerebellum. a mild naming difficulty was the neurological deficit at the end of the spect examination, and complete recovery was achieved within 24 h. repeated spect study 10 days later was normal. this is the first ... | 2012 | 3497164 |
| [intensified insulin therapy by multiple injections or by pump]. | a relationship exists between metabolic control and the development of late complications of diabetes. recently, new strategies of insulin therapy have been developed to normalize blood glucose control, with a view to preventing late complications of diabetes and increasing patients' well-being. intensified insulin therapy can be performed by multiple insulin injections or by continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion with a pump; regular self-monitoring of blood glucose is mandatory with these ty ... | 2012 | 3511525 |
| comparison of tensile and shear strength of new and recycled orthodontic metal brackets. | | 2012 | 3511411 |
| a randomized trial of fistulotomy in perianal abscess. | in a randomized trial we compared the treatment of perianal abscess by incision only (18 patients) with that by incision followed by fistulotomy 3 days later (20 patients). all patients were observed for 12 months. there were no differences between the two groups with regard to recurrent abscess/fistula, but the fistulotomy group had a statistically significantly higher prevalence of flatus incontinence. further, fistulotomy was followed by significantly longer duration of hospitalization and by ... | 2012 | 3554492 |
| hypotensive shock associated with bradycardia after intravenous injection of contrast medium. | a case of hypotensive shock associated with bradycardia that occurred after injection of nonionic monomeric contrast medium is described. whether the pathogenesis of this type of reaction is solely vasovagal or is directly caused by the contrast medium is not known. the number of occurrences after administration of nonionic monomeric versus conventional contrast agents should be compared to solve this problem. | 2012 | 3588918 |
| hypotensive shock associated with bradycardia after intravenous injection of contrast medium. | a case of hypotensive shock associated with bradycardia that occurred after injection of nonionic monomeric contrast medium is described. whether the pathogenesis of this type of reaction is solely vasovagal or is directly caused by the contrast medium is not known. the number of occurrences after administration of nonionic monomeric versus conventional contrast agents should be compared to solve this problem. | 2012 | 3588918 |
| collective bargaining in hospitals: an organizational and environmental analysis. | | 2012 | 3571907 |
| pathogenesis of leigh's encephalomyelopathy. | | 2012 | 5034864 |
| humanism and the physician. | | 2012 | 3592444 |
| humanism and the physician. | | 2012 | 3592444 |
| [acute fatty liver of pregnancy]. | the authors analyse 115 cases of acute fatty liver of pregnancy, proven histologically. characteristics of the condition is the finding of central nuclei in the hepatocytes containing microvesicular droplets. the disease occurs more frequently in primiparous women (54 per cent) and usually occurs in the third trimester of the pregnancy. a pre-icteric phase usually precedes the jaundice and during that time there is usually vomiting and/or nausa with abdominal pain or anarexia. in 92 per cent of ... | 2012 | 3543102 |
| personal computers: their use in a low-volume imaging department. | | 2012 | 3486574 |
| elliptical cricoid cartilage: a unique type of congenital subglottic stenosis. | an elliptically shaped cricoid cartilage, a specific type of congenital subglottic stenosis, is described, and the laryngoscopic and radiographic findings in three cases are discussed. an "hourglass" deformity of the subglottic laryngeal airway on an anteroposterior airway radiograph is suggestive of this diagnosis. | 2012 | 3486558 |
| [the shear bonding strength of metal-photocuring resin in crown and bridge restoration]. | | 2012 | 3482179 |
| fracture of polycarbonate edgewise brackets: a clinical and sem study. | fracture experience and fracture form of polycarbonate edgewise brackets, were assessed in a clinical study using four force controlled mechanical systems. the incidence and types of bracket fracture were investigated macroscopically and by scanning electron microscopy (sem). it was concluded that the engagement of both round and square archwires and stainless steel ligaturing were aetiological factors in bracket fracture. | 2012 | 3475125 |
| [geriatric pharmacology]. | | 2012 | 3475806 |
| oral cancer detection. the importance of routine screening for prolongation of survival. | the incidence of oral cancer has increased in the past ten years. early diagnosis and treatment are essential to long-term survival; however, patients at highest risk visit the dentist infrequently. the reddish, velvety or erythroplakial lesion at the base of the tongue or floor of the mouth is highly suspicious in any patient and requires further evaluation. high-risk patients with less suspicious appearing lesions must be reevaluated on close recall. prognosis improves vastly when the lesion i ... | 2012 | 3526308 |
| t lymphocyte subsets at various stages of hyperthyroid graves' disease: effect of carbimazole treatment and relationship with thyroid-stimulating antibody levels or hla status. | markers of autoimmunity in hyperthyroid graves' disease were studied at various stages of the disease in connection with hla status. the 148 patients studied were included in a long term prospective evaluation of antithyroid drug treatment. the proportions of total t lymphocytes and okt4 and okt8 positive cells in peripheral blood and circulating thyroid-stimulating antibodies were determined before treatment (m0; 46 patients), after 6 (m6; 50 patients), and 18 months (m18; 22 patients) of carbi ... | 2012 | 3484386 |
| [brief reports on the canines and premolars]. | | 2012 | 3466309 |
| [polishing amalgam restorations]. | | 2012 | 3462791 |
| southern appalachia: analytical models, social services, and native support systems. | it is argued that the analysis of social services in southern appalachia benefits more from a model based on ethnicity than on more commonly used models based on lower socioeconomic status or rural residence. a theoretical model of ethnicity is generated which covers structural, cultural, and symbolic aspects. results of an exploratory study of ethnic differences between appalachians and non-appalachians in a mountainous north carolina county are presented which lend validity to the ethnicity mo ... | 2012 | 3799549 |
| inbred strains of mice maintained at the institute of medical science, university of tokyo. | | 2012 | 3430802 |
| prosthodontic considerations for patients with cleft lip and palate. | the prosthodontist provides the final active treatment for the patient with a cleft. he must anticipate and decide upon the prosthodontic procedures in collaboration with the plastic surgeon and/or the orthodontist during the period of their interventions. the purpose of prosthodontic treatment is to prevent the relapse of the maxillary segments and the teeth after surgical and/or orthodontic correction, as well as the rehabilitation of mastication, speech and aesthetics. the individual peculiar ... | 2012 | 3533786 |
| subcutaneous nonparenchymal hemangioma of the breast. | | 2012 | 3478625 |
| scleral allografts: a retrospective clinical study. | | 2012 | 3470817 |