| [plasmapheresis in the complex therapy of patients with acute pyelonephritis and urologic infection]. | in 19 urological patients with pyointoxication and urosepsis 49 plasmaphereses for the purpose of detoxication were performed in the complex with other therapeutic measures. the causes for the pyoseptic complications were as follows: urolithiasis in connection with acute pyelonephritis, acute pyelonephritis (among others in pregnancy, cystic renal dysplasia, carcinoma of the urinary bladder), renal insufficiency in the terminal stage. the treatment of these diseases with haemodialysis and haemop ... | 2010 | 2944310 |
| surgical consultation & referral. | | 2010 | 3256590 |
| pyruvate kinase inhibition in the diagnosis of gliomas with an intermediate degree of malignancy. | the aim of the investigation was to see if the histological diagnosis of brain tumors showing an intermediate degree of malignancy can be improved by the measurement of l-alpha-alanine inhibition of pyruvate kinase isoenzymes. the inhibition of pyruvate kinase activity was measured in 51 gliomas with different grades of malignancy. it was confirmed that benign tumors have a low level of inhibition (less than 50%) and that the more malignant the tumor, the higher the level of inhibition became, r ... | 2010 | 3020861 |
| acute intervention in myocardial infarction--role of thrombolytic therapy and adjuvant angioplasty. | | 2010 | 2976079 |
| [cerebral edema with hyperammonemia in valpromide poisoning. manifestation in an adult, of a partial deficit in type i carbamylphosphate synthetase]. | a case of cerebral oedema developed during an apparently common attempted suicide with valpromide is reported. the most conspicuous biochemical abnormality was hyperammonaemia. the oedema proved refractory to the standard medical treatment of intracranial hypertension, and decompressive craniectomy was performed with only minor sequelae. the cerebral oedema cum hyperammonaemia syndrome led to the discovery, in this hitherto asymptomatic adult subject, of a 50 per cent deficiency in type a carbam ... | 2010 | 2974563 |
| closure of the donor defect for breast reconstruction with rectus abdominis myocutaneous flaps. | the abdominal muscles not only constitute a multidirectional cinch that holds the abdominal contents in place, but they also determine the flexion and rotational movements of the trunk. the rectus is mainly responsible for flexion and the obliques are responsible for rotating the trunk. it is therefore important to maintain the tone and direction of pull of the oblique muscles. the key to closure of the fascial defect is to replace the same area of anterior rectus fascia (tendon of both obliques ... | 2010 | 2930860 |
| reiter's syndrome in an adolescent female with systemic sequelae. | reiter's syndrome (rs) generally affects adult white males. it occurs infrequently in adolescents. this condition is characterized by a triad of symptoms: arthritis, urethritis, and ocular abnormalities, and it usually has a benign course. we report an atypical case of rs in a black adolescent female who developed articular and ocular sequelae. despite aggressive medical therapy, one year after diagnosis her condition has deteriorated and she is confined to a wheelchair. although rs is believed ... | 2010 | 2953700 |
| symptoms in relation to the level of spondylolysis. | spondylolysis usually occurs in the fifth lumbar vertebra, which with the rest of the lumbosacral junction may be hypoplastic. about 10% of spondylolysis occurs in the fourth lumbar vertebra which is usually normal radiologically. the present work studies the hitherto unknown prognostic value of the lysis level in relation to symptoms. a comparison was made between 213 patients with lysis at l5 and 42 patients with lysis at l4. the frequency and intensity of low back pain, the need for treatment ... | 2010 | 2945791 |
| [the incidence of plaque and gingivitis in schoolchildren of the davos region]. | the aim of the present study was to collect basic material for planning and executing a program for the prevention of caries and gingival inflammation in children. a total of 275 schoolchildren aged 8, 10 and 12 years were examined by 3 calibrated examiners in davos dorf and davos platz. the degree of plaque was measured according to the pl-i of silness and löe on all permanent teeth. gingivitis was measured using the sb-i method according to mühlemann and son. oral hygiene: the eight- and ten-y ... | 2010 | 2928746 |
| interactions of monomeric igg bearing covalently bound c3b with polymorphonuclear leucocytes. | the interactions of monomeric igg, monomeric c3b, dimeric c3b, and c3b covalently bound to igg (c3b-igg) with neutrophils were examined. c3b-igg heterodimers exhibited an increased affinity of binding to neutrophils, relative to c3b, both at half normal ionic strength (five-fold enhancement) and at normal ionic strength (six-fold enhancement). binding of monomeric igg to neutrophils was barely detectable and did not permit direct measurements of affinity in our assay conditions. the increased af ... | 2010 | 2953672 |
| treatment of delinquent youth in finland. | finnish law provides both protections and punishments for juvenile offenders, much of it dependent on the offender's age. a recently initiated mediation program is attempting to provide an alternative way to deal with crimes and conflicts, and to increase community understanding and tolerance. | 2010 | 2924652 |
| [biosynthesis of prostaglandin endoperoxide intermediates and its application]. | | 2010 | 2976314 |
| recent advances and controversies in childhood renal osteodystrophy. | renal osteodystrophy starts very early in chronic renal failure. although vitamin d levels are normal in patients with 70-80% function, the levels are not appropriate to the prevailing biochemical milieu. renal osteodystrophy may contribute to renal growth failure but a correlation between the degree of renal osteodystrophy and growth failure is not observed. catch-up growth cannot be obtained over a longer period of time with vitamin d. the main reason for osteomalacia is al intoxication. alumi ... | 2010 | 3153280 |
| lower incidence of elevated umbilical cord serum ige concentration in infants of hepatitis b carrier mothers. | | 2010 | 2919513 |
| the international congress on peer review in biomedical publication. | | 2010 | 2911173 |
| assessment of right ventricular function in acute inferior myocardial infarction using 133-xenon imaging. | the detection of right ventricular dysfunction in acute inferior myocardial infarction is important because of its potentially serious consequences which may be remediable with the appropriate therapeutic manoeuvres. a technique has been developed to assess right ventricular function using 133-xenon. this technique was applied to 26 patients who had sustained an acute inferior myocardial infarction. right ventricular ejection fractions ranged from 7-54%, mean 30 +/- 11%, which was significantly ... | 2010 | 2914743 |
| [working with obese children and adolescents in the youth public health service. students]. | | 2010 | 2950353 |
| some thoughts about the evolution of pediatric endocrinology in the united states and illustrative selected advances. | | 2010 | 3148256 |
| [study of lymphocyte subpopulations in alcoholic liver cirrhosis]. | | 2010 | 2965321 |
| use of decision analysis in a complicated case of renovascular hypertension. | | 2010 | 2974442 |
| insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in an inuit child. | | 2010 | 2917299 |
| visual field asymmetries in numerical size comparisons of digits, words, and signs. | visual field asymmetries were examined in american sign language-english bilinguals for speeded numerical size judgments of pairs of digits, number words, and number signs. physical size of the number pairs was either congruent or incongruent with their numerical size. the results revealed a greater left visual field (lvf) interference for numbers represented as digits and a greater right visual field (rvf) interference for numbers represented as words or signs. subjects' performance on number w ... | 2010 | 2917283 |
| r.n. fired: constitutional rights issue. | | 2010 | 3205914 |
| recent preclinical studies on neurotransmitter function after ecs. | | 2010 | 2908676 |
| [immuno-competent cells in cold otic diseases (tympanosclerosis, chronic otitis media)]. | | 2010 | 4099360 |
| [availability and rational use of essential drugs in the treatment of cancer]. | | 2010 | 2937425 |
| cigarette smoking among blacks and other minority populations. | | 2010 | 3108653 |
| [routine use of 6-month antitubercular treatment in 300 patients]. | over a 2-year period, all patients with incipient tuberculosis seen in a hospital unit were given a 6-month treatment consisting of rifampicine, isoniazide, pyrazinamide and ethambutol. a retrospective study of these 300 patients showed that the treatment was effective, with no failure if taken for more than 2 months. relapses were rare when the drugs were taken regularly, the responsible m. tuberculosis strain was sensitive, and there was no associated malignancy (present in 1.4% of the cases). ... | 2010 | 2954063 |
| occupational chloracne--physical and emotional considerations. | | 2010 | 2937418 |
| effect of magnesium on anginal attack induced by hyperventilation in patients with variant angina. | to examine whether or not magnesium suppresses coronary spasm, the effect of magnesium infusion on anginal attacks induced by hyperventilation was studied in 20 patients with variant angina. in all patients, anginal attacks associated with ischemic st segment changes on the electrocardiogram were repeatedly induced by hyperventilation. the study was performed in the early morning successively for 3 days. on days 1 and 3 (control studies), 50 minutes before the hyperventilation test, a 5% glucose ... | 2010 | 2917390 |
| partial splenic embolisation for hypersplenism of thalassaemia major: five year follow up. | six patients with thalassaemia major were treated by partial splenic embolisation as an alternative to splenectomy and followed up for five years. results were compared with those in a matched control group of seven patients treated by splenectomy. all patients treated by partial splenic embolisation showed a reduction in blood transfusion requirements comparable with those in the controls and which remained unchanged over the five years. serious infections that commonly occur in patients splene ... | 2010 | 3105679 |
| partial splenic embolisation for hypersplenism of thalassaemia major: five year follow up. | six patients with thalassaemia major were treated by partial splenic embolisation as an alternative to splenectomy and followed up for five years. results were compared with those in a matched control group of seven patients treated by splenectomy. all patients treated by partial splenic embolisation showed a reduction in blood transfusion requirements comparable with those in the controls and which remained unchanged over the five years. serious infections that commonly occur in patients splene ... | 2010 | 3105679 |
| surgical treatment of rhinophyma with the shaw scalpel. | we present our experience with the shaw scalpel in the treatment of a patient with extensive rhinophyma. the heated blade of the scalpel provides rapid maintenance of hemostasis with minimal tissue damage and thus allows for rapid and accurate removal of tissue. after removing the bulk of tissue with the shaw scalpel, the carbon dioxide laser and dermabrader are used to refine nasal contours. | 2010 | 2937366 |
| cocaine--the deadliest addiction. | | 2010 | 2911405 |
| hypernatremia associated with severe rhabdomyolysis. | | 2010 | 2918967 |
| late regrowth of pituitary adenomas after irradiation and/or surgery. hazard function analysis. | a retrospective analysis was performed on all patients with pituitary adenomas treated at the radiation oncology center, mallinckrodt institute of radiology, st. louis, missouri. of 210 patients treated from april 1954 through december 1982, 70 were treated with radiotherapy alone (rt), 121 received immediate postoperative rt (2 to 6 weeks), and 19 received rt following surgical failure. the mean follow-up time from the date of diagnosis for those patients alive at the time of last follow-up was ... | 2010 | 2920360 |
| uptake of 63ni2+ in the central and peripheral nervous system of mice after oral administration: effects of treatments with halogenated 8-hydroxyquinolines. | oral administration of 63ni2+ to mice resulted in higher levels of the metal in the sciatic nerves, the trigeminal ganglia, spinal nerve roots and the spinal cord than in the cerebellum and the frontal cortex. in the sciatic nerves, the trigeminal ganglia and the spinal nerve roots a high vascular permeability may explain the preferential uptake of the 63ni2+. the higher accumulation of the 63ni2+ in the spinal cord than in the examined structures of the brain may be related to a diffusion from ... | 2010 | 2916242 |
| i.v. sedation for conservative dentistry. a comparison of midazolam and diazepam. | midazolam and the emulsion formulation of diazepam were compared in a cross-over study in 50 patients undergoing out-patient conservative dentistry, with particular regard to sedation and the quality of recovery. both agents proved effective, but sedation was achieved more rapidly with midazolam (p = 0.001) and was more effective (p less than 0.02). significantly greater anterograde amnesia for the dental procedure (p less than 0.001) and a more rapid return to normal activities (p less than 0.0 ... | 2010 | 2937434 |
| exercise testing in angina pectoris: the importance of protocol design in clinical trials. | | 2010 | 2916425 |
| predictors of hormone response for patients with er-unknown breast tumours. | characteristics of cells that are associated with the hormonal dependence of tumours are described, and it is shown that clonogenicity and hormone-induced proliferative response of breast tumours are as good markers of hormonal dependence as is oestrogen receptor. thus tumours that formed less than 150 colonies per 500,000 cells seeded and that increased their proliferative activity 1.8-fold or more in response to hormones were the tumours that were likely to respond to endocrine treatments, whe ... | 2010 | 2930708 |
| immunology. | | 2010 | 3153253 |
| sex typing and gender ideology: two facets of the individual's gender psychology that go together. | three studies tested the hypothesis that gendered personality dispositions are related to gender attitudes and gender discriminatory behaviors. in study 1, sex-typed individuals were more likely than androgynous, undifferentiated, and cross-sex-typed individuals to accept gender rules designating culturally appropriate behavior for men and women. in study 2, sex-typed individuals were particularly likely to pay attention spontaneously to the sex of job applicants and then to devalue the intervie ... | 2010 | 2926619 |
| arrhythmia or artifact? | | 2010 | 2916599 |
| history and organization of the traditional orthopaedic residency. | | 2010 | 4929007 |
| the role of ethanol in the etiology of primary liver cancer. | | 2010 | 3006453 |
| the role of ethanol in the etiology of primary liver cancer. | | 2010 | 3006453 |
| british nutrition foundation. | | 2010 | 2887815 |
| a comparative study of high affinity choline uptake and choline utilization in cholinergic and non-cholinergic tissues. | comparative studies of [3h]choline accumulation were done in the limulus corpora pedunculata, abdominal ganglia and cardiac ganglion. dual uptake processes for choline were found in all three tissues. in acute experiments, the corpora pedunculata high affinity choline uptake system showed exclusive sensitivity to ouabain. prolonged exposure to ouabain revealed that the hachus of all three tissues were significantly inhibited. the metabolism of [3h]choline transported via the high affinity proces ... | 2010 | 2881705 |
| clinical experience with controlled expansion cylinders. the ams 700 cx inflatable penile prosthesis. | device manufacturers continue to look for modifications in design to achieve specific objectives directed at improving overall reliability. changes in design that do not address this extremely significant concern, namely, device reliability, fail in their commitment toward improvement in patient satisfaction. one of the most effective ways to assess the benefits provided by any change in device design is through the clinical trial and study group method, utilizing a large number of implanting su ... | 2010 | 2916279 |
| recent advances in the neurochemistry of alzheimer's disease. | this article reviews recent progress in research in the genesis of neurochemical changes in the alzheimer brain, which has been primarily in two areas: the cellular proteins associated with the pathologic structures and the neurotransmitter changes. research and clinical implications of recent studies and of works in progress are provided. | 2010 | 2883177 |
| new attachment for the ocular magnet. | a method for safe removal of intraocular magnetic metallic foreign bodies is described using the external bronson ocular magnet fitted with a small forceps. | 2010 | 3408092 |
| [diagnosis and treatment in general practice. referral courses over a period of 1 year]. | this study examined episodes of medical care in five practices, representing a number of municipalities in the copenhagen county. for comparison of results, data from a similar survey from a 55 practices' study by hollnagel et al were also used. in these two surveys all encounters were recorded, over period of one year and three months, respectively, each time a health problem or condition was presented to the general practitioner following a personal, telephone or written contact between the pa ... | 2010 | 2916254 |
| legal aspects of urologic prosthetic devices. | although tools may be one of the major progenitors of civilization, they certainly can, in the medical arena, give rise to a wide variety of legal controversies, including malpractice claims, suits for lack of informed consent, and actions against manufacturers for breaches of warranty and strict liability. this article has reviewed briefly some of these complex legal issues in light of the continuously changing status of medical device litigation. | 2010 | 2916273 |
| sewage pollution of bathing water. | | 2010 | 2890829 |
| dissociation-reconstitution experiments with nbd-modified f1: support for the presence of two catalytic beta-subunits. | | 2010 | 2901754 |
| economic aspects of beta-blocker therapy following myocardial infarction. | | 2010 | 2897465 |
| protothecosis following hand injury. a case report. | a case of protothecosis following an accidental cut on the dorsum of the hand by a fragment of glass from an exploding beer bottle is described. the area was widely excised and oral tetracycline given. no recurrence has been seen over a period of four years. | 2010 | 2926231 |
| induction of contrasuppression is restricted by genes mapping to the igh locus. | | 2010 | 2897413 |
| vitamin b12 deficiency, demyelination, and multiple sclerosis. | | 2010 | 2889118 |
| x-linked lymphoproliferative disease: linkage studies using dna probes. | linkage studies have been carried out with 28 x-linked polymorphic probes to try to locate the gene for x-linked lymphoproliferative disease (xlp). dna from three families has been analysed, including three affected boys among 21 family members. none of the probes tested has been found to be linked to xlp. however, the data are recorded for the use of other workers on this rare disease. | 2010 | 2896078 |
| glucose intolerance in thyrotoxicosis roles of insulin, glucagon and somatostatin. | the responses in plasma glucose, insulin, c-peptide, glucagon and somatostatin to an oral glucose load were studied in 10 thyrotoxic patients and 10 matched euthyroid controls. the thyrotoxic patients had higher mean fasting plasma glucose (p less than 0.05) and responded to oral glucose with an earlier peak at 30 min which was higher than the corresponding glucose level in the controls (p less than 0.05). impaired glucose tolerance was found in 3 patients. fasting insulin and c-peptide levels w ... | 2010 | 2881418 |
| the training for and practice of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: results of two surveys. | in order to gain understanding of how percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (ptca) is taught and practiced in the united states, two questionnaires were devised to survey all adult cardiology training programs and all adult cardiac catheterization laboratories in this country. of the 184 programs that responded to the training questionnaire, 102 (55%) teach ptca, usually in the form of fellowship training and especially as a specialized year, and less commonly in the form of a preceptor ... | 2010 | 2936457 |
| [surgical treatment of tumor-induced destruction of the spine]. | surgery for treatment of destructions of the spine varies depending on localization and tumour status. if the body of the vertebra is affected, the ventral approach allows radical tumour resection as far as possible. the following stabilization is effected by filling the defect and carrying out osteosynthetical fusion. of 38 patients, three had benign tumours, whereas ten patients had primary malignant and 25 had metastatic tumours. the results show that surgical treatment is justified also in p ... | 2010 | 2889329 |
| measurement of six enzymes with the kodak dtsc module, a physician's office analyzer. | we evaluated the performance of the kodak dtsc module for determination of alanine aminotransferase (alt; ec 2.6.1.2), aspartate aminotransferase (2.5.1.2), alkaline phosphatase (3.1.3.1), creatine kinase (2.7.3.2), gamma-glutamyltransferase (2.3.2.2), and lactate dehydrogenase (1.1.1.27). the dtsc is a "special chemistry" accessory for the dt60 analyzer; the same multilayer film technology as that of the ektachem 700 is used. the overall precision, assessed over a three-month period with two se ... | 2010 | 2889544 |
| haemophilia carrier detection using dna analysis. | | 2010 | 2901705 |
| [bilirubin and bile acids: 2 prognostic factors in biliary atresia]. | | 2010 | 3153206 |
| junior doctors' hours: a 60-hour week is a real possibility. | | 2010 | 2884423 |
| when to operate on open angle glaucoma. | the aim of treatment in primary angle glaucoma should be to reduce the intraocular pressure throughout the 24 hours to a level where no damage is done to the optic nerve head, thus preventing any field defect. open angle glaucoma as it is presently defined requires a significantly raised intraocular pressure to be associated with detectable changes in the optic nerve and a consequent visual field defect. the goal is therefore unattainable whilst this definition remains. the best that can be achi ... | 2010 | 2881812 |
| sequence analysis of hla class ii domains: characterization of the dqw3 family of dqb genes. | hla class ii allelic variants within the dqw3-related family of genes carry distinct allo-specificities and have been implicated in specific hla-disease associations, such as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. to investigate the nucleotide variations which characterize dqw3 genes, we applied a novel cdna cloning strategy that uses a single-stranded vector/primer system to facilitate dna sequencing of allelically variable gene families. using a dqb-specific primer sequence and m13 bacteriophage ... | 2010 | 2925231 |
| undertreatment and asthma deaths. | | 2010 | 2863518 |
| outcome of asthma induced by isocyanates. | isocyanates are widely used in industry for the manufacture of polyurethanes. although they are recognized as an important cause of occupational asthma, it is unclear whether asthma persists after avoidance of exposure. we have followed up 50 cases, all of whom had avoided exposure for at least 4 years. at follow-up, 82% continued to have respiratory symptoms and approximately half of these required treatment at least once per week. these results indicate that a significant proportion of those w ... | 2010 | 3663485 |
| deferoxamine induced decreases of lipid peroxides in rheumatoid arthritis. | eleven patients with rheumatoid arthritis (ra) were treated with intraarticular deferoxamine or placebo to test the hypothesis that iron chelation decreased hydroxyl radical mediated lipid peroxidation in ra. intraarticular administration of deferoxamine 100 mg resulted in predominantly systemic effects with decreased serum ferritin and decreased serum levels of lipid peroxidation products. similar changes were not detected in synovial fluid at this dose. iron chelation with deferoxamine may pro ... | 2010 | 2822924 |
| fatal asthma in a subject sensitized to toluene diisocyanate. | we report the case of a 43-yr-old car painter who died within 1 h of exposure to a polyurethane paint in the workplace. a diagnosis of asthma induced by toluene diisocyanate (tdi) had been established 6 yr before, when he underwent inhalation challenges with carbachol and with tdi. the subject had airway hyperresponsiveness to carbachol (pd20fev1 carbachol = 0.32 mg; normal value greater than 1.0 mg) and developed an early and long-lasting asthmatic reaction after exposure to tdi in the laborato ... | 2010 | 2849334 |
| [effect of isosorbide dinitrate (sorbonit) on the exercise reaction in patients with coronary disease and in healthy individuals]. | the study aimed at evaluating an effect of a single dose of isosorbide dinitrate (sorbonit) on the exercise reaction in the patients with coronary disease of various degree and in healthy individuals. the study involved 20 male patients of mean age 54.0 +/- 4.5 years with history of myocardial infarction and 12 healthy males of mean age 45.6 +/- 5.0 years. ergometric test has been performed twice: prior to and 15 minutes after sublingual administration of isosorbide dinitrate in the dose of 10-1 ... | 2010 | 2813170 |
| [subpopulations of t lymphocytes in patients with ischemic heart disease]. | t-cells subpopulations were determined with theophylline test in 42 patients with the ischemic heart disease, including 31 patients with the history of myocardial infarction, and in 78 healthy volunteers. the patients' age was between 20 and 40 years and between 60 and 80 years. defect of theophylline-sensitive fraction (suppressor t-cells and cytotoxically not specific lymphocytes in young patients has been observed. this defect gradually diminished with patients' age. moreover, and increase in ... | 2010 | 2813169 |
| the organization of the cholinergic synapse. | | 2010 | 2904504 |
| the preparation of a carbon-11 labelled neurohormone--[11c]melatonin. | melatonin, a hormone of the pineal gland, has been labelled with the positron-emitting radionuclide, carbon-11 (t1/2 = 20.4 min), for study in vivo by positron emission tomography. thus a novel labelling agent, [11c]acetyl chloride, was prepared by the carbonation of methylmagnesium bromide with cyclotron-produced [11c]carbon dioxide followed by treatment with phthaloyl dichloride. acylation of 5-methoxytryptamine then affords [11c]melatonin, which is purified by hplc and formulated for intraven ... | 2010 | 2828278 |
| production of antibodies against murine class ii antigens using unconjugated synthetic peptides of the beta chain region 63-78. | synthetic peptides corresponding to residues 63-78 of the first domain of the beta chain of murine i-a/i-e class ii antigens were used in the unconjugated rather than the traditional protein-conjugated form to immunize (129j x b6)f1 mice. the sequences made represented the four haplotypes; ak beta, ad beta, abm-12 beta and ed beta. these sequences were selected on the basis of computer algorithms used to predict surface accessibility and main-chain flexibility profiles, and by reported hypervari ... | 2010 | 2844910 |
| thiol peroxyl radical formation from the reaction of cysteine thiyl radical with molecular oxygen: an esr investigation. | using electron spin resonance (esr) spectroscopy, we have identified the cysteine thiol peroxyl radical (cyssoo.) at low temperatures in two aqueous glasses. this radical shows a typical peroxyl radical esr spectrum, but unlike carbon-based peroxyl radicals has a violet color (lambda max = 540 nm) and forms a new radical showing a singlet esr spectrum when photobleached with visible light. the cysteine peroxyl radical reacts to form the cysteine sulfinyl radical (cysso.) in the glass which allow ... | 2010 | 2843184 |
| hypouricemia due to familial isolated renal tubular uricosuria. evaluation with the combined pyrazinamide-probenecid test. | a jewish iraqi woman with familial isolated renal tubular uricosuria, urate clearance of 60.5 +/- 5.7 ml/min and hypouricemia of 1.0 +/- 0.2 mg/dl is described. the combined pyrazinamide-probenecid test suggested a presecretory defect in urate reabsorption. four offspring were moderately affected. this family represents the sixth jewish iraqi family with familial isolated presecretory uricosuria, and emphasizes the marked prevalence of this disease among the iraqi jewish population. since the in ... | 2010 | 2811790 |
| [study of the connection of the resistance of the lung to the development of pathologic processes with its fatty acid composition]. | selective localization of unspecific pathological processes was detected in lung lobes of 1244 patients, whereas irregular fatty acid composition of phospholipids was observed in the tissue lobes of 23 patients. the correlation curve, reflecting the fatty acid spectrum dependent development of impairments in lungs, was plotted and risk factors were calculated for various groups of persons with various fatty acid spectra in lungs. | 2010 | 2815677 |
| insulinoma. the value of intraoperative ultrasonography. | after establishing the diagnosis of an insulinoma, most surgeons prefer preoperative localization. selective arteriography has long remained the gold standard for this purpose, but its use has been met with variable success. despite various attempts at localization, insulinomas remain undetected in 10% to 20% of patients, and there may be a postoperative complication rate of at least 10% to 25%. to review the results and surgical implications of current localization techniques, 36 adult patients ... | 2010 | 2838008 |
| [role of the leukotrienes in asthma]. | leukotrienes (lt), which are derived from arachidonic acid and have similar chemical structures to the prostaglandins, have recently been shown to contain most of the biological activity previously attributed to "slow reacting substance of anaphylaxis" (srs-a). ltc4, ltd4 and lte4 have potent bronchoconstrictor actions. lte4 causes very long-lasting bronchoconstriction. ltb4 has inflammatory properties and possesses powerful chemotactic activity on leukocytes, especially neutrophil polymorphonuc ... | 2010 | 2840090 |
| computed tomography of the rectum with water as contrast agent. | the use of intrarectally administered plain tap water as a contrast medium for ct scan of the rectum and sigmoid combined with iv iodine contrast medium was prospectively studied in 28 patients. this method allowed correct demonstration of mural wall abnormalities in all patients and therefore represents a simple, inexpensive, and efficient modality for ct study of the rectum and sigmoid. | 2010 | 2806823 |
| [causes of unsatisfactory results of the treatment of chronic ischemia of the lower limbs using g. a. ilizarov's method]. | the g. a. ilizarov's method was used for the treatment of 46 patients with occlusion of the arteries of the lower extremities at stages iii and iv of ischemia. the treatment has proved to be ineffective in 10 patients. the use of a method in active aggravation of the inflammatory-necrotic process, postoperative arterial spasm and thrombosis, excess in the permissible rate of the bone split distraction, wrong choice of the level of osteotomy were the main causes of unsatisfactory outcomes. | 2010 | 2796170 |
| transient hyperphosphatasaemia. | | 2010 | 3970581 |
| the complete nucleotide sequence of tetanus toxin. | | 2010 | 3774547 |
| confirmation of qualitative research findings in the clinical setting: a strategy to promote research application among baccalaureate nursing students. | | 2010 | 3035144 |
| review of evidence on the early detection and treatment of breast cancer. | | 2010 | 2819675 |
| diagnosis of gastrinoma: much ado about nothing? | | 2010 | 2802429 |
| [fractures and pseudarthroses of the carpal scaphoid. type ii, iii and iv fractures of the median section. orthopedic treatment: various possibilities and results]. | | 2011 | 3253835 |
| [fractures and pseudarthroses of the carpal scaphoid. type ii, iii and iv fractures of the median section. orthopedic treatment: various possibilities and results]. | | 2011 | 3253835 |
| tissue reaction to implant corrosion in 38 internal fixation devices. | the corrosion characteristics, metallurgical properties, and clinical performance of 38 retrieved internal fixation devices were correlated with the tissue reaction to these devices. metallurgical parameters included thin and heavy inclusion content, rockwell hardness, and grain size. the excised fibrous tissue strip was directly overlying each plate at removal and sectioned between screw-hole sites. the material studied from the 38 plates consisted of 201 screw-hole junctions with associated ti ... | 2011 | 3368412 |
| comparing effects of tray treatment on the accuracy of dies. | the effects of tray treatments on the accuracy of dies from addition silicone impressions were investigated. tray treatments included custom acrylic resin tray with adhesive, perforated custom acrylic resin tray without adhesive, and perforated custom acrylic resin tray with adhesive. no appreciable differences were found in the complete crowns among the three tray treatments on the first pours. significant statistical differences observed in the mod and occlusal inlays were nonetheless of quest ... | 2011 | 3305883 |
| comparing effects of tray treatment on the accuracy of dies. | the effects of tray treatments on the accuracy of dies from addition silicone impressions were investigated. tray treatments included custom acrylic resin tray with adhesive, perforated custom acrylic resin tray without adhesive, and perforated custom acrylic resin tray with adhesive. no appreciable differences were found in the complete crowns among the three tray treatments on the first pours. significant statistical differences observed in the mod and occlusal inlays were nonetheless of quest ... | 2011 | 3305883 |
| blood culture collection techniques and bacterial contamination. | | 2011 | 3241743 |
| indices of physical build, nutrition and obesity in school-going children. | | 2011 | 3235140 |
| month of birth of non-speaking children. | | 2011 | 3229569 |
| pelvic fused kidneys: magnetic resonance imaging and intravenous pyelogram correlation. | this is a case presentation of pelvic fused kidneys as demonstrated by intravenous pyelogram and magnetic resonance imaging (mri). the authors wish to stress the importance of anatomical imaging with mri in the coronal plane. no reconstruction is required as with computerized tomography. | 2011 | 3246706 |
| [congenital defects of the intestinal wall: surgical complications]. | | 2011 | 3232884 |