| [pacemaker models]. | | 2013 | 3698740 |
| algorithms, anyone? | | 2013 | 4144346 |
| cine-computed tomography of ebstein anomaly. | a case of ebstein anomaly is reported, and the diagnostic potential of cine-ct in assessing the magnitude of the anatomic changes and the presence of right to left intracardiac shunting is evaluated. | 2013 | 3734206 |
| newborn-infant heater. | | 2013 | 4143541 |
| role of theophylline in pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis. | | 2013 | 3734972 |
| adjuvant therapy in postmenopausal node-positive breast cancer. | | 2013 | 4020404 |
| [content of fibronectin in ascites--a method for differentiation of malignant and benign disease]. | | 2013 | 3695754 |
| [immunologic abortion and its treatment by immunotherapy]. | recurrent spontaneous abortions in most cases, can be explained by classical abnormalities; but for some cases without etiology and consequently without appropriate therapy until a few years ago, there is hope a successful treatment, thanks to recent advances. contrary to what was suspected in the past, during pregnancy, the mother is immunologically competent against the paternal antigens of the fetus; this competence is necessary for her to respond to the trophoblast paternal antigen stimulati ... | 2013 | 3787079 |
| daily variations of ecg and left ventricular parameters at exercise in patients with anginal attacks but normal coronary arteriograms. | in 21 patients with typical exercise-induced anginal pain but normal coronary arteriograms (group n) and in 14 patients with angiographically proved coronary stenosis (group c), symptom-limited ergometer exercise ecg and radionuclide angiocardiography were performed twice on two different days. exercise-induced st changes showed larger variations between the two exercise tests in group n than in group c ([delta st1-delta st2]: 0.07 +/- 0.06 mv in group n, 0.03 +/- 0.03 mv in group c, p less than ... | 2013 | 3766372 |
| in vivo effect of dopamine antagonists on melanocyte-stimulating hormone cells of the goldfish (carassius auratus l.) pituitary. | young goldfish were injected with three dopaminergic antagonists, pimozide, sulpiride, and domperidone, for 5 (low dose) and 7 days (higher dose). cytological and immunocytochemical techniques using anti-alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (msh) serum were applied to the pituitary. msh cells in the three treated groups showed a decrease in immunoreactive cytoplasmic granules, a significant nuclear hypertrophy, and, after 7 days, a cellular enlargement. the nucleolus and the lamellar endoplasmic ... | 2013 | 3666418 |
| healthy practice. | | 2013 | 3648565 |
| unicameral bone cyst. | | 2013 | 3748915 |
| [nurses' dilemma]. | | 2013 | 3640067 |
| [hydrolase activity of ear tissues and leukocytes of patients with otosclerosis]. | | 2013 | 3705290 |
| the effects of self-instruction training on a deaf child's semantic and pragmatic production. | effects of self-instruction training on the communication skills of a profoundly hearing-impaired child were studied. self-instruction training included modeling a series of problem-solving steps in order to direct communication production. communication production was operationalized as signed semantic and pragmatic functions. a multiple baseline was used to assess treatment and generalization (treatment variations of person and setting) effects. there was evidence to suggest that self-instruct ... | 2013 | 3655017 |
| roles played by hospital visitors. | | 2013 | 3654247 |
| [should everything be sacrificed to health?]. | | 2013 | 3637470 |
| spatial representations in mathematically and in artistically gifted children. | | 2013 | 3730273 |
| how to formulate a research question. | | 2013 | 3649226 |
| kinetic-spectrophotometric method for the determination of ascorbic acid in orange juice, parsley and potatoes. | | 2013 | 3619052 |
| [disorders of viscero-autonomic and neurohumoral regulation in tumors of sellar-diencephalic localization]. | twenty-nine patients with varying degrees of hypothalamic lesion were studied for disorders of viscero-vegetative and neurohumoral regulation. three types of impairments were identified: intact under-compensated, reduced, and perverted. the type of disorders was found to correlate with the degree of the impact of the pathologic process on the hypothalamic structures. it is emphasized that preoperative examination of the central hemodynamics and biogenic amines allows the prediction of their impa ... | 2013 | 3618035 |
| relative risk estimation from vital statistical data: validation, a pitfall and an alternative method. | a previously described method of obtaining an estimate of relative risk from routinely available data was applied to data on cigarette consumption and lung cancer mortality to test its validity. some shortcomings of the method were noted and an alternative approach using weighted logistic regression gave results closer to those predicted on the basis of other studies, without the disadvantages of the original technique. | 2013 | 3668462 |
| genotoxic potential of an organophosphate insecticide, phosphamidon (dimecron): an in vivo study in mice. | the genotoxic effect of phosphamidon in mice in an in vivo test system was investigated by 3 different assays: chromosomal aberration, micronucleus and sperm-shape abnormality. the chemical was administered to groups of mice via 3 routes (i.p., p.o. and s.c.), acutely in 3 dose regimens (5, 4 and 3 mg/kg) and subacutely or chronically (5 x 1 mg/kg). the animals were sacrificed at different times: after 6, 24, 48 and 120 h for chromosomal aberration, 30 h for micronucleus and 35 days for sperm-sh ... | 2013 | 3617102 |
| diagnosis of osteoid osteoma using computerized tomography. | a thirty-seven-year-old male with osteoid osteoma of the proximal ulna is described. he had suffered from pain in his elbow for two and a half years prior to diagnosis. computer tomography demonstrated and localised the nidus which was surgically removed. | 2013 | 4078479 |
| the mandibular subperiosteal implant and its evolution into a valuable prosthetic modality for the atrophic mandible. | | 2013 | 3887097 |
| bohr effect in monomeric insect haemoglobins controlled by o2 off-rate and modulated by haem-rotational disorder. | the monomeric insect (chironomus thummi thummi) haemoglobins ctt iii and ctt iv show an alkaline bohr effect. the amplitude of the bohr effect curve of ctt iv is about twice as large as that of ctt iii. in particular, at low ph a time-dependent 'slow' decrease in p50 upon cyclic oxygenation/deoxygenation is observed which is larger if dithionite, instead of ascorbate, is the reducing agent. the decrease of p50 (increase in affinity) correlates with the ratio of haem-rotational components exhibit ... | 2013 | 3709540 |
| hyperthermia and hypothermia as complications of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. | | 2013 | 3631622 |
| international federation of clinical chemistry (ifcc), scientific committee, analytical section, expert panel on analytical system, expert panel on enzymes. guidelines (1987) for classification, calculation and validation of conversion rates in clinical chemistry. | | 2013 | 3612031 |
| [microalbuminuria in diabetes mellitus. evaluation of a latex agglutination test]. | | 2013 | 3614168 |
| cardiovascular and biochemical assessment in migraine patients submitted to tilt test. | ten migraine patients underwent a tilt test both during migraine attack and headache-free interval, and the following parameters were assessed: plasma levels of norepinephrine (ne), and serum dopamine beta hydroxylase (d beta h), systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate (sbp, dbp, hr). sbp during the tilt test showed a fall greater than 30 mmhg in 2 cases in the headache-free interval and in 4 cases during migraine attack. in migraine patients in headache-free interval, tilt test inc ... | 2013 | 3609861 |
| [physiological and hygienic characteristics of the working conditions of gas-compressor station workers]. | | 2013 | 3609821 |
| urographic and computed tomographic demonstration of ureteroarterial fistula. | ureteroarterial fistulas are uncommon. we report a patient who developed a spontaneous fistula between the right iliac artery aneurysm and the right ureter. the diagnosis was made by a retrograde pyelogram and body computed tomography. the fistula was ultimately treated by simple transvesical ligation of the distal ureter. a brief description of the case is provided and the cause and management of ureteroarterial fistula are discussed. | 2013 | 3603891 |
| propafenone. | | 2013 | 4017666 |
| chemical dependency curricula. | | 2013 | 3622969 |
| metallothionein gene expression is regulated by serum factors and activators of protein kinase c. | the exact physiological role of metallothionein (mt) is not clear. it has been suggested that these low-molecular-weight, highly inducible, heavy-metal-binding proteins serve in the regulation of intracellular zn metabolism. among the zn-requiring systems are several enzymes involved in dna replication and repair. therefore, during periods of active dna synthesis there is likely to be an increased demand for zn, which could be met by elevated mt synthesis. for that reason, we examined whether st ... | 2013 | 3600629 |
| gastroesophageal reflux in the massively obese. | symptom review, barium swallow, endoscopy and esophageal manometry were performed on 55 massively obese patients, greater than twice ideal weight. symptoms of reflux and/or heartburn were present in 40 patients (72.7%). symptoms were present in 81.5% of the 27 patients aged greater than or equal to 35 yr and 64.3% of the 28 patients less than 35 yr (p less than 0.01). upper gi series showed hiatal hernia in 16 and spontaneous reflux in 9 patients (7 with hiatal hernias). endoscopy revealed hiata ... | 2013 | 3596968 |
| teaching nurses. 3. a positive learning environment. | | 2013 | 3636892 |
| mediastinal hemangiomas. | hemangiomas of the mediastinum are rare tumors. fewer than 100 have been reported. this study reviews the cases of 15 patients with mediastinal hemangiomas confirmed pathologically. we analyzed and evaluated the presentation, evaluation, and treatment. follow-up is available for 14 of the 15 patients and ranges from 15 months to 15 years. eight of the 15 patients were seen with signs and symptoms related to the tumor. this presentation correlated with invasion of contiguous mediastinal structure ... | 2013 | 3592837 |
| occupational asthma caused by nickel salts. | | 2013 | 3702354 |
| medical malpractice--comparing the legislation. | | 2013 | 3634161 |
| effect of an adolescent medicine rotation on pelvic examination skills of paediatric residents. | this study evaluated the effects of an adolescent medicine rotation on paediatric residents' pelvic examination skills. measurements were: self-evaluations pre- and post-rotation; nurse's evaluations of pelvic examination performance during the first and last week of the rotation; and patients' evaluations. the self-evaluation was also given at the start and at the end of the year to residents not taking the rotation. twenty-four third-year residents were evaluated during the year. eighteen subj ... | 2013 | 3600437 |
| selective management of abdominal and thoracic stab wounds with established peritoneal penetration: the eviscerated omentum. | in a prospective study involving 276 patients, stab wounds to the abdomen and lower chest with certain penetration into the peritoneal cavity were managed selectively. on the basis of physical findings, patients underwent either immediate laparotomy or close observation with frequent reexaminations and operation only if signs changed. the reliability of physical examination and the safety of nonoperative treatment in the absence of peritoneal signs were assessed. the overall incidence of major d ... | 2013 | 3592071 |
| [chronic salpingitis and extra-uterine pregnancy. results of the histologic study of 215 tubal pregnancies]. | 215 women who had tubal pregnancy were treated by total salpingectomy at the university hospital port-royal between the 1st january 1977 and the 30th january 1986. all of these had histological examination of the tube in which the pregnancy occurred. our series of histological examinations confirms that tubal pregnancy occurs in the great majority of cases in a tube that is already pathological. the responsibility for tubal abnormalities in the occurrence of tubal pregnancy has been suggested by ... | 2013 | 3584866 |
| medical care and demographic characteristics of 'difficult' patients. | this pilot study describes the medical care and demographic characteristics of "difficult" patients as compared with randomly selected patients of a community-based family practice center. ninety-two difficult patients were identified by asking physicians to indicate those patients whose care they considered difficult. charts of 166 randomly selected patients were then compared with those of the difficult patients. the difficult patient group was older, more often divorced or widowed, and had a ... | 2013 | 3585264 |
| x-radiation-induced chromosome breakage in retinoblastoma lymphocytes. | we have examined the spontaneous and x-radiation-induced chromosomal damage in normal humans and in patients with retinoblastoma using the budr-giemsa technique in lymphocytes cultured for 48 h. 9 sporadic unilateral non-hereditary cases, 11 hereditary cases (8 bilateral sporadic and 3 unilateral hereditary cases) and 20 healthy individuals were studied simultaneously. no difference in the spontaneous frequency of chromatid and chromosome aberrations was observed between patients and controls. a ... | 2013 | 3587253 |
| [team care and pos. comprehensive discussion]. | | 2013 | 3633344 |
| raman amide bands of type-ii beta-turns in cyclo-(vpgvg)3 and poly-(vpgvg), and implications for protein secondary-structure analysis. | | 2013 | 3607249 |
| a nerve palsy occurring during the recovery period. | | 2013 | 3578741 |
| working abroad. voices of experience. | | 2013 | 3650835 |
| is alanine release an early marker of acute myocardial infarction? | | 2013 | 3569316 |
| a hypothesis-testing approach to treatment of a child with an idiosyncratic (morpho)phonological system. | evaluation of a 6-year-old language-impaired girl's phonological and morphophonological systems revealed several idiosyncratic characteristics. three hypotheses regarding the nature of this child's impairment were developed and then tested by monitoring the child's progress in therapy. the results of the intervention program supported all three hypotheses in principle. it is concluded that phonologically impaired children must learn to communicate facing articulatory and linguistic constraints s ... | 2013 | 3773489 |
| polytherapy not polypharmacy. | | 2013 | 3626962 |
| incidence of sperm-associated immunoglobulins in infertile men with suspected autoimmunity to sperm. | semen samples from 120 infertile men with suspected autoimmunity to sperm were investigated by a direct immunobead test (ibt). fifty-three (44%) of them had 10% or more motile sperm coated with anti-igg and/or anti-iga immunobeads. both classes of immunoglobulins were found to be present in 88.7% of the antibody positive ejaculates. these sperm-bound igs were associated with sperm autoagglutination in 80% of the ejaculates and with decreased sperm penetration into cervical mucus in 97.6% of the ... | 2013 | 3570528 |
| [the relation of tongue level to dental arch width]. | | 2013 | 3869190 |
| the need for research in the community hospital. | | 2013 | 4040718 |
| [experiences in endodontics 85 (i)]. | | 2013 | 3859739 |
| [measurement of the friction coefficient of different lubricated granules]. | | 2013 | 3725807 |
| [mortality after acute myocardial infarction. a study of the prognostic value of non-invasive investigation methods]. | | 2013 | 3603452 |
| [review of the principal dental implants used in quebec]. | | 2013 | 3543082 |
| [modern therapy of reflux esophagitis]. | | 2013 | 3561342 |
| summary of reported deficiencies. | | 2013 | 3562464 |
| update on lung disease in coalminers. | | 2013 | 3548801 |
| hepatic mass. functioning metastatic thymoma 22 years after radiation therapy. | a 62-year-old woman presented with respiratory distress, fatigue, diplopia, and difficulty in swallowing. liver imaging and ct of the abdomen both revealed an intrahepatic defect (although an angiogram was reported as normal). the patient recalled having had radiation therapy 22 years previously. a review of the record at that time revealed that a thymoma had been present in the mediastinum; it had been irradiated, but not resected. the patient rapidly deteriorated. at autopsy, the hepatic mass ... | 2013 | 3742912 |
| when is drug treatment indicated in mild hypertension? | | 2013 | 3544075 |
| transfer of function. | | 2013 | 3635233 |
| assays of pancreatic b cell secretory products: utility in investigative and clinical diabetology. | | 2013 | 3541145 |
| [cholelithiasis. conclusion--which therapeutic choice, by whom?]. | | 2013 | 3637961 |
| [effect of l-dopa on p300 component--study in patients with juvenile parkinsonism having a wearing-off phenomenon]. | | 2013 | 3568510 |
| radiostrontium localization in normal lungs? occult aspergillosis versus "apparently normal" lungs. | | 2013 | 4734107 |
| use of the initial electrocardiogram to predict in-hospital complications of acute myocardial infarction. | we evaluated the initial electrocardiogram as a predictor of complications in 469 patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction. an electrocardiogram was classified as positive if it showed one or more of the following: evidence of infarction, ischemia, or strain; left ventricular hypertrophy; left bundle-branch block; or paced rhythm. forty-two (14 per cent) of 302 patients with positive electrocardiograms had at least one life-threatening complication (ventricular fibrillation, sustained ... | 2013 | 3920520 |
| acoustic vibration of the amphibian eardrum studied by white noise analysis and holographic interferometry. | the motion of the amphibian eardrum under free-field acoustic stimulation was investigated using time-averaged holography. we show that the amplitude is linearly related to sound pressure up to +/- 1000 nm. the frequency response of the eardrum shows broad resonance characteristics with a main peak between 1200-2200 hz. the velocity of the tympanic membrane's motion at its resonance frequency matches the acoustic velocity of air particles. the resonance characteristics of the eardrum are also re ... | 2013 | 3875641 |
| comparative study of coronary flow reserve, coronary anatomy and results of radionuclide exercise tests in patients with coronary artery disease. | a comparative assessment of regional coronary flow reserve, quantitative percent diameter coronary stenosis and exercise-induced perfusion and wall motion abnormalities was performed in 39 patients with coronary artery disease. coronary flow reserve was determined by a digital angiographic technique utilizing contrast medium as the hyperemic agent. percent diameter stenosis was calculated by an automated quantification program applied to orthogonal cineangiograms. thallium-201 scintigraphy and r ... | 2013 | 3760377 |
| the effect of nitrous oxide on in vitro fertilization success rate. | the authors studied the effect of nitrous oxide on success rates for in vitro fertilization and pregnancy in women undergoing laparoscopy for oocyte retrieval. ninety-eight patients in an in vitro fertilization program were randomly assigned to an anesthetic regimen including either 0.7% (end-tidal) isoflurane with 60% nitrous oxide in oxygen, or 1.4% (end-tidal) isoflurane in oxygen. success rates for fertilization and pregnancy in 44 additional patients who declined randomization were also stu ... | 2013 | 3605734 |
| [recurrent infections in children: the point of view of a practitioner]. | | 2013 | 3563221 |
| pre- and postoperative therapy in cataract extraction. | this review is an update on the subjects directly or indirectly concerning pre- and postoperative therapy in cataract extraction. topics were selected from those which the authors thought to be significant mainly from the clinical point of view. the review covers antiprostaglandins therapy, intraocular lens, nd-yag laser and others. the authors briefly summarize the latest trends in the above topics and give critical comments. | 2013 | 3554089 |
| [observations during a poliomyelitis epidemic. diagnostic and therapeutic efforts, follow-up investigations]. | | 2014 | 4284014 |
| [observations during a poliomyelitis epidemic. diagnostic and therapeutic efforts, follow-up investigations]. | | 2014 | 4284014 |
| induction of neurospora crassa laccase with protein synthesis inhibitors. | rapidly growing neurospora crassa does not produce laccase (p-diphenol:oxygen oxidoreductase; ec 1.10.3.2). low concentrations of cycloheximide induce the production of this enzyme, most of which is secreted into the media. in general, limited inhibition of protein synthesis seems to derepress laccase synthesis since actinomycin d and, to a limited extent, puromycin also induce laccase production. similarities in the conditions of laccase and tyrosinase induction, plus investigations with two ty ... | 2014 | 4278535 |
| biological production of a population of the asia minor frog. | | 2014 | 4274963 |
| disabling effects of chronic disease and impairment. ii. functional capacity limitations. | | 2014 | 4266605 |
| rosacea papulopustulosa typus: lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei. | | 2014 | 4265343 |
| [problems of documentation in anesthesiology]. | | 2014 | 4256212 |
| absence attacks and diffuse neuronal disease. | | 2014 | 4289698 |
| mode of address and patient satisfaction in rehabilitation: an experimental study. | | 2014 | 4248250 |
| kc1 concentration dependence on the atpase activity of crab actomyosion. | | 2014 | 4246890 |
| [lumbosacral radiculitis in miners of the donets coal basin]. | | 2014 | 4240540 |
| handicapped workers rate high as lab employees. | | 2014 | 4238997 |
| unlock the door on youth problems: the adolescent from eleven to sixteen years. ii. | | 2014 | 4255052 |
| phosvitin kinase from brain: activation by ions and subcellular distribution. | | 2014 | 4284465 |
| diagnosis and treatment: organization for convalescence. | | 2014 | 4231515 |
| [helminthological evaluation of the runs on large poultry factories]. | | 2014 | 4272434 |
| properties of fibrinogenolysis and fibrinolysis products in immune assays. | | 2014 | 4229208 |
| paternal transmission of a d/g translocation of down's syndrome. | | 2014 | 4223450 |
| the treatment of acne. | | 2014 | 4222949 |
| [our experiences with the use of indirect fluorescence test in the serodiagnosis of syphilis]. | | 2014 | 4228869 |
| a quantitative comparison of the faecal microflora of baboons fed a natural diet or a synthetic diet complete or deficient in pyridoxine or riboflavin. | | 2014 | 4201829 |
| [immuno-serological studies on sashima hepatitis (infectious hepatitis)]. | | 2014 | 4211462 |
| segmental resection for lung cancer. a fifteen-year experience. | | 2014 | 4356889 |
| segmental resection for lung cancer. a fifteen-year experience. | | 2014 | 4356889 |
| [chronic open-angle glaucoma. elements of detection and methods of examination]. | | 2014 | 4283156 |