| [the importance of the compensatory powers of the lungs in determining the indications for surgical treatment of hypoplasia of the lungs]. | the author studied the compensatory possibilities of pulmonary respiration, gas exchange and hemodynamics of pulmonary circulation to determine the indications for operative treatment of simple hypoplasia of the lungs. the work is based on the results of examination of 58 patients. forty-five patients underwent an operation. it was established that simple hypoplasia of the lungs is characterized by mild ventilation disorders and deep disorders of gas exchange leading to manifest and latent hypox ... | 2007 | 2223215 |
| [lung cancer in women in moscow (epidemiology, etiology and surgical treatment)]. | in the studied period (1973-1987) the lung carcinoma morbidity rate among females of moscow, in general intensive indices (per 100,000 females), showed a tendency to reduce (18.4 in 1973 and 15.1 in 1987). a reverse tendency is mostly encountered in other countries. more than half of patients with lung carcinoma were over 70 years of age. the ratio of males with lung carcinoma to that of females grew from 3.0:1.0 in 1973-1977 to 3.6:1.0 in 1983-1987. in the period from 1979 to 1988, 380 females ... | 2007 | 2223213 |
| [lung cancer in women in moscow (epidemiology, etiology and surgical treatment)]. | in the studied period (1973-1987) the lung carcinoma morbidity rate among females of moscow, in general intensive indices (per 100,000 females), showed a tendency to reduce (18.4 in 1973 and 15.1 in 1987). a reverse tendency is mostly encountered in other countries. more than half of patients with lung carcinoma were over 70 years of age. the ratio of males with lung carcinoma to that of females grew from 3.0:1.0 in 1973-1977 to 3.6:1.0 in 1983-1987. in the period from 1979 to 1988, 380 females ... | 2007 | 2223213 |
| no time for an aids backlash. | | 2007 | 2045284 |
| ovarian cancer. | | 2007 | 2042058 |
| [long-term results of the treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms. study of a series of 328 patients hospitalized from 1972 to 1984]. | between 1972 to 1984, 328 patients were admitted in the department of neurosurgery, for the treatment of a ruptured intracranial aneurysm, and being clinically in grades i to iv. these patients were submitted to a deferred surgery protocol. 5.5% of the patients died before surgery, and 94.5% were actually operated on. the follow-up was at least over one year, and up to 14 years (mean 3 years and 8 months). the long term result was appreciated according to the physical status of the patients and ... | 2007 | 3374722 |
| effect of oil-contaminated sediment on the longhorn sculpin (myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus) following chronic exposure. | | 2007 | 1932866 |
| [transient polyuria in pregnancy in diabetes insipidus and gestational diabetes]. | two pregnant women developed overt polyuria (up to 11 l/day) and polydipsia during their second and third trimesters of pregnancy. in one patient hydronephrosis was present. both patients suffered from mild gestational diabetes mellitus. plasma sodium was 145 and 162 mmol/l. polyuria and urinary hypo-osmolality responded well to desmopressin acetate. after delivery, polyuria and polydipsia disappeared in one patient and significantly improved in the other. infusion of hypertonic saline one and t ... | 2007 | 1770904 |
| failure of oocyte retrieval during in vitro fertilization: a sporadic event rather than a syndrome. | failure to retrieve oocytes during in vitro fertilization (ivf) treatment was recently referred to as the "empty follicle syndrome." data on the possible repetitiveness of this during previous or subsequent ivf attempts is lacking, which limits the understanding of its significance to the involved patients. of 26 patients who had cycles during which no oocytes were retrieved, 10 were pregnant in the past and 20 had at least one other ivf cycle that yielded oocytes. there was no difference in the ... | 2007 | 1899395 |
| efficacy of neuromuscular stimulation of the quadriceps femoris during continuous passive motion following total knee arthroplasty. | the effect of neuromuscular stimulation of the quadriceps femoris combined with continuous passive motion (cpm) on the active extension range of motion and force of patients with total knee arthroplasty was investigated. the experimental group received three one-hour periods of electric stimulation per day in the extension cycle of the continuous passive motion. the control group received continuous passive motion without quadriceps electric stimulation. both groups engaged in physical therapy c ... | 2008 | 3259866 |
| [macular disorders and carotid digital angiography]. | | 2008 | 2590966 |
| assessment of clinical application of test-dose concept for theophylline in patients with respiratory failure. | the possibility of clinical application of test-dose concept for theophylline was assessed in 11 patients with serious underlying disease who required theophylline. based on the pharmacokinetic parameters calculated from the single intravenous aminophylline administration, they received a continuous infusion of aminophylline in order to maintain about 10 micrograms/ml plasma which is considered to be the lowest therapeutic level. plasma levels during a constant rate infusion were assayed at 6:00 ... | 2008 | 2630628 |
| assessment of clinical application of test-dose concept for theophylline in patients with respiratory failure. | the possibility of clinical application of test-dose concept for theophylline was assessed in 11 patients with serious underlying disease who required theophylline. based on the pharmacokinetic parameters calculated from the single intravenous aminophylline administration, they received a continuous infusion of aminophylline in order to maintain about 10 micrograms/ml plasma which is considered to be the lowest therapeutic level. plasma levels during a constant rate infusion were assayed at 6:00 ... | 2008 | 2630628 |
| [experience with dilatation of tight esophageal stenoses using a balloon catheter]. | the dilatation of oesophageal stenoses with balloon catheters was made in 38 patients with 44 stenoses of different origin. the most frequent stenosis was localized in oesophagogastric or oesophagocolic anastomosis after oesophagectomy, postcorrosive stenoses an those after reflux oesophagitis. the stenoses were mostly of filiform type, the diameter being 1-3 mm (79%) less frequently 4-7 mm (21%). it became possible to dilate 37 stenoses up to 10 to 20 mm, four stenoses to 22 mm. in only three c ... | 2008 | 2632022 |
| [experience with dilatation of tight esophageal stenoses using a balloon catheter]. | the dilatation of oesophageal stenoses with balloon catheters was made in 38 patients with 44 stenoses of different origin. the most frequent stenosis was localized in oesophagogastric or oesophagocolic anastomosis after oesophagectomy, postcorrosive stenoses an those after reflux oesophagitis. the stenoses were mostly of filiform type, the diameter being 1-3 mm (79%) less frequently 4-7 mm (21%). it became possible to dilate 37 stenoses up to 10 to 20 mm, four stenoses to 22 mm. in only three c ... | 2008 | 2632022 |
| [the experience of severe complication in the surgical treatment of chronic subdural hematoma: the usefulness of the burr hole and continuous closed system drainage]. | seventy-four cases of chronic subdural hematoma were treated by burr hole with irrigation (31 cases), and burr hole and closed system drainage with slow decompression (43 cases). the postoperative changes of the clinical symptoms and ct findings in both groups were compared. markwalder's clinical grading was used for evaluating the clinical symptoms. preoperative grade distribution was as follows, 16 cases in grade 1, 12 cases in grade 2, 3 cases in grade 3 and no case in grade 4 in the irrigati ... | 2008 | 2586712 |
| phrenic involvement in charcot-marie-tooth disease. a pathologic documentation. | a 69-year-old woman diagnosed as having charcot-marie-tooth disease (cmt) for 30 years' duration died of respiratory failure secondary to diaphragmatic weakness. at autopsy, identical neuropathic changes were found in phrenic and other affected somatic peripheral nerves. we conclude that the phrenic nerve may be involved by the neuropathy of at least some forms of cmt. | 2008 | 2553346 |
| [results of synovectomy of the elbow joint in chronic polyarthritis]. | | 2008 | 2576709 |
| [short- and medium-term treatment of ventricular hyperkinetic arrhythmia with flecainide]. | our study group included 12 patients (4 males, 8 females), mean age 60 yr, with symptomatic or threatening tachyarrhythmias (lown classes iv a, b, v); 2 patients were suffering from mitral valve prolapse syndrome, 2 from ischemic heart disease; 4 from cardiac insufficiency caused by hypertensive or ischemic heart disease; 4 had no evident clinical signs of cardiopathy. patients suffering from: cardiac insufficiency (f.c. iii e iv nyha); ii and iii degree bav; atrial flutter and fibrillation; lon ... | 2008 | 2527112 |
| the biology of the scid mutation. | | 2008 | 2519515 |
| endodermal sinus tumor and embryonal carcinoma of the ovary in children. | the clinicopathological features of 26 pure endodermal sinus tumors (est) and for embryonal carcinomas of the ovary occurring in children under age 15 years in britain over the period 1962-1978 are described. endodermal sinus tumor has shown a significant increase (p less than 0.001) over the 17-year period considered. compared to controls, est and embryonal carcinoma have not shown an association with the use of hormones or tranquilizers during pregnancy, with radiological investigations, or wi ... | 2008 | 2580758 |
| improved synthesis and iodination of a cleavable photoactivated probe. | j. b. denny and g. blobel (1984, proc, natl. acad. sci. usa 81, 5286-5290) have described the synthesis of a water-soluble novel heterobifunctional 125i-labeled photocrosslinking reagent, n-[4-(p-azido-m-[125i]iodophenylazo)benzoyl]-3-aminopropionyl-n'- oxysulfosuccinimide, which contains a cleavable internal azo bond. we report several modifications of their synthesis which greatly increase the yield of a synthetic intermediate, n-[4-(p-aminophenylazo)benzoyl]-3-aminopropionic acid (compound vi ... | 2008 | 2446528 |
| age distribution of erythrocyte population in late pregnancy. | the age population distribution of erythrocytes in late pregnancy was evaluated by the volume and density distribution of cells. this approach enables an evaluation of the life span of erythrocytes in the circulation without using radioactive elements. a younger cell population was found in the circulation of women in late pregnancy as compared to nonpregnant women of similar ages, which might be indicative of shortened life span of erythrocytes. this shortened life span might be explained by th ... | 2008 | 2265799 |
| [a training program after coronary surgery improves blood lipid profile]. | | 2008 | 2263103 |
| [focal liver lesions as incidental findings. 2: diagnostic procedures in sonographically homogeneous echo-rich, echo-poor or inhomogeneous lesions]. | hemangioma is one of the most common incidental findings in the ultrasonographic image. in 80% to 90% of the cases, the hemangioma presents as a homogeneous lesion in the us image. in asymptomatic patients and a lesion diameter of less than 2 cm, further clarification additional to ultrasonography is not necessary. major differential diagnoses are focal nodular hyperplasia, metastasis, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cell adenoma. with exceptions, the biological significance of echo-poor or i ... | 2008 | 2242838 |
| [technical problems of various sanitary-hygienic aspects of a medical unit on space aircraft]. | | 2008 | 2292877 |
| use of high-pass filtering to detect late potentials in the signal-averaged ecg. | the authors investigate the use of digital filters for analysis of the signal-averaged ecg. they consider the basic types of digital filters and examine respective advantages and disadvantages for ecg analysis. an approach to analyzing the signal-averaged ecg using separate filters for measuring qrs offset and amplitudes is proposed. a study of 19 subjects explores the use of filters to detect low-level activity anywhere in the qrs complex. | 2008 | 2614317 |
| short-chain fatty acid transport in the intestine of a herbivorous teleost. | short-chain fatty acid (scfa) concentrations of intestinal contents from the herbivorous tilapia, oreochromis mossambicus, were analysed by gas and high-performance liquid chromatography. concentrations of acetate ranging from 3 to 18 mmol l-1 were found along the full length of the intestinal tract, as were trace amounts of propionate. characteristics of [3h]acetate transport by the intestinal brush-border membrane were analysed in isolated brush-border membrane vesicles (bbmv). influx of [3h]a ... | 2009 | 2836545 |
| short-chain fatty acid transport in the intestine of a herbivorous teleost. | short-chain fatty acid (scfa) concentrations of intestinal contents from the herbivorous tilapia, oreochromis mossambicus, were analysed by gas and high-performance liquid chromatography. concentrations of acetate ranging from 3 to 18 mmol l-1 were found along the full length of the intestinal tract, as were trace amounts of propionate. characteristics of [3h]acetate transport by the intestinal brush-border membrane were analysed in isolated brush-border membrane vesicles (bbmv). influx of [3h]a ... | 2009 | 2836545 |
| etiology of nigerian adolescents' perception of their weight. | | 2009 | 2812993 |
| etiology of nigerian adolescents' perception of their weight. | | 2009 | 2812993 |
| the androgenicity of progestational agents. | androgenic potency of the progestational component in oral contraceptives (ocs) is difficult to assess. all the 19-nor testosterone progestogens in oc formulations basically have similar potencies and androgenic activities with the exception of norgestrel (ng). ng is the most potent and androgenic of these agents. it is five to ten times as potent as norethindrone (net); levonorgestrel (1-ng), one of the two isomers of ng and the one responsible for its potency, is ten to 20 times more potent th ... | 2009 | 2908040 |
| more on index of refraction. | | 2009 | 2805311 |
| more on index of refraction. | | 2009 | 2805311 |
| anomalous origin of right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta. | anomalous origin of one pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta without associated intracardiac defects is a rare congenital malformation. about 60 anatomic and surgical descriptions have been reported in the literature. up to 1974, 22 of the 50 reported cases underwent surgical correction with a 40% mortality rate. the natural history without surgery is poor with a very high mortality during the first year of life. successful anatomic correction of anomalous origin of right pulmonary artery f ... | 2009 | 2777879 |
| the grading and prevalence of macular degeneration in chesapeake bay watermen. | a new grading scheme was developed to classify the fundus features of macular degeneration. this scheme identifies the earliest fundus changes associated with macular degeneration, as well as specific drusen characteristics felt to be associated with an increased risk of developing the exudative forms of this disease. agreement between two graders using this scheme indicated good interobserver reliability. using this scheme, fundus photographs of 777 participants were graded in a population-base ... | 2009 | 2786408 |
| treatment of nasal polyps--medication or surgery and which technique. | | 2009 | 2772493 |
| membrane fatty acids and erythrocyte li-na countertransport in nephrotic syndrome and their relationship. | cholesterol/phospholipids molar ratio and fatty acid composition have been estimated in erythrocyte membrane of 12 patients suffering from nephrotic syndrome and compared to values obtained in 23 normal subjects matched for sex and age. the membrane lipid composition has been correlated with the activity of erythrocyte li-na countertransport of the same subjects. the results show a significant increase in cholesterol/phospholipids ratio and total saturated fatty acids when erythrocytes of nephro ... | 2009 | 2772488 |
| predictors of mortality and physical disability in the charleston heart study. | | 2009 | 2741270 |
| cyclosporine in behçet's disease resistant to conventional therapy. | cyclosporine (cyclosporine a) at 7 to 16 mg/kg/day was administered for eight to 18 months to four patients with behçet's disease with bilateral panuveitis resistant to the combination of prednisone, colchicine, and chlorambucil. visual acuity was maintained or improved in all eyes. color vision also improved significantly. a dramatic and significant decrease of the chronic vitreous haze occurred within the first two weeks of therapy and persisted until the end of the study. retinal inflammation ... | 2009 | 2735696 |
| mass treatment approach to acute diarrhoeal disease in afabet hospital, northern ethiopia. | during an outbreak of acute diarrhoeal disease in a military camp in afabet region from august to october 1985, 416 cases were admitted to afabet hospital. all were national military service recruitee males who developed signs of moderate to severe dehydration. simplified methods of diagnosing and treating the disease were used so that mass rehydration therapy could be instituted early, using locally available manpower and material resources. the severity of dehydration was graded, and rehydrati ... | 2009 | 2753031 |
| 3 drug management problems: cost, confusion, and adverse reactions. | | 2009 | 2733864 |
| [diagnosis and treatment of liver injuries and their sequelae]. | the authors studied 222 cases of closed and open injuries to the liver and, in addition, had 5 patients who were treated for sequelae of injury (hemobilia, abscesses, biliary fistula of the liver). the diagnosis of open injuries to the liver is established without great difficulties; laparocentesis and laparoscopy are indicated in closed injury. the volume of the operation is determined by the character of the damage: closure of the hepatic wound proves sufficient in most patients; surgical debr ... | 2009 | 2704167 |
| perspectives on the hallucinatory process. | hallucinations are common psychiatric symptoms and the hallucinating patient presents a number of nursing problems. although psychiatric nurses have written fairly extensively about hallucinations as a clinical problem, little nursing research has tested commonly recommended nursing interventions. this paper presents a review of interdisciplinary research on hallucinations and synthesizes findings with clinical observations to suggest a number of areas needing greater stress in nursing practice ... | 2009 | 2663771 |
| fact and fashion: changing practices in child psychiatry. | | 2009 | 2681776 |
| [airway epithelial function: its role in development of airway hyperreactivity]. | | 2009 | 2675231 |
| thrombolytic therapy. a review (2). | | 2009 | 2663220 |
| bone marrow transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in first and second remission. | | 2009 | 2653514 |
| extragonadal retroperitoneal germ cell tumors without apparent testicular involvement. a search for the source. | extratesticular germ cell neoplasms without apparent testicular primary tumors are rare. the origin of these neoplasms has been debated in the literature for decades. with the advent of effective chemotherapy for extratesticular germ cell neoplasms, the origin of these tumors becomes more than academic. we report on 3 cases of retroperitoneal germ cell neoplasms with microscopic intratesticular primary tumors. all patients with extragonadal germinal cell tumors of the testes should undergo thoro ... | 2010 | 3012846 |
| extragonadal retroperitoneal germ cell tumors without apparent testicular involvement. a search for the source. | extratesticular germ cell neoplasms without apparent testicular primary tumors are rare. the origin of these neoplasms has been debated in the literature for decades. with the advent of effective chemotherapy for extratesticular germ cell neoplasms, the origin of these tumors becomes more than academic. we report on 3 cases of retroperitoneal germ cell neoplasms with microscopic intratesticular primary tumors. all patients with extragonadal germinal cell tumors of the testes should undergo thoro ... | 2010 | 3012846 |
| the adenosine triphosphate-pyrophosphate isotopic exchange reaction: a tool for determination of tryptophan. | quantitative determination of tryptophan at the picomole level is described, using the atp-[32p]ppi isotopic exchange reaction catalyzed by tryptophanyl-trna synthetase. sensitivity limits of 500 fmol were obtained. the presence of other amino acids at a 1000-fold excess over tryptophan did not interfere significantly with the quantitative determination of tryptophan. the specificity of the reaction was checked using five tryptophan analogs. these analogs did not prevent the determination of try ... | 2010 | 3014918 |
| [kinin aminopeptidase in lung tissue and activity of kininase ii in the serum of patients with silicosis]. | | 2010 | 3020528 |
| [kinin aminopeptidase in lung tissue and activity of kininase ii in the serum of patients with silicosis]. | | 2010 | 3020528 |
| additional eye findings in a girl with the velo-cardio-facial syndrome. | | 2010 | 3089013 |
| chemotaxis in eukaryotic cells: a focus on leukocytes and dictyostelium. | | 2010 | 2848555 |
| 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 |
| evaluation of guar biscuits for use in the management of diabetes: tests of physiological effects and palatability in non-diabetic volunteers. | a guar-shortbread biscuit has been successfully developed and tested for possible use in the dietary management of diabetes. a dose-response study was undertaken to estimate the amount of guar gum needed in the biscuit recipe to reduce postprandial glycaemia and insulinaemia. a control biscuit and three types of guar biscuit corresponding to a low, medium and high dose of guar (2.9, 6.0 and 9.1 g of guar respectively) were given to 8 non-diabetic subjects, and blood glucose and plasma insulin le ... | 2010 | 2840279 |
| [intracranial aneurysms and subarachnoid hemorrhage in children and adolescents]. | 42 cases concerning symptomatic intracranial circulation aneurysms and spontaneous sah have been observed by the authors during the period 1965-1984; 37 of them were treated from 1970 on. this group represents 2.6% in the number of patients treated for sah during the above mentioned period in the series of pavia and verona neurosurgery. in 7 cases angiography did not evidence any malformation responsible for the hemorrhage. these cases have been defined as "sine materia" sah. in 33 cases was doc ... | 2011 | 3725140 |
| an immunohistological study of 66 ependymomas. | sixty-six ependymomas were examined immunohistologically to determine their distribution of glial fibrillary acidic proteins, s-100 protein and vimentin. the neoplasms were subdivided into four groups: (1) ependymomas from the cauda equina, predominantly of the myxopapillary type; (2) benign ependymomas; (3) malignant ependymomas; and (4) ependymoblastomas. marked differences in antigen reactivity were observed between each group. the intensity of the reaction with the three antibodies was stron ... | 2011 | 3220468 |
| c1q component of complement binds to fibrinogen and fibrin. | the interaction of complement component c1q with fibrinogen and fibrin was studied by using a solid-phase direct binding assay. scatchard analysis of radioiodinated fibrinogen binding to c1q indicated at least two high-affinity binding constants (kd) calculated as 8.5 and 120 nm. in contrast, binding of radioiodinated fibrin to c1q showed only a single class of binding sites with a calculated kd of 600 nm. fibrinogen-c1q binding was shown to decrease as a function of increasing salt concentratio ... | 2011 | 3258162 |
| c1q component of complement binds to fibrinogen and fibrin. | the interaction of complement component c1q with fibrinogen and fibrin was studied by using a solid-phase direct binding assay. scatchard analysis of radioiodinated fibrinogen binding to c1q indicated at least two high-affinity binding constants (kd) calculated as 8.5 and 120 nm. in contrast, binding of radioiodinated fibrin to c1q showed only a single class of binding sites with a calculated kd of 600 nm. fibrinogen-c1q binding was shown to decrease as a function of increasing salt concentratio ... | 2011 | 3258162 |
| a palatal package. | | 2011 | 3164187 |
| structural studies of analgesics and their interactions. xii. structure and interactions of anti-inflammatory fenamates. a concerted crystallographic and theoretical conformational study. | a theoretical conformational analysis of fenamates, which are n-arylated derivatives of anthranilic acid or 2-aminonicotinic acid with different substituents on the aryl (phenyl) group, is reported. the analysis of these analgesics, which are believed to act through the inhibition of prostaglandin biosynthesis, was carried out using semi-empirical potential functions. the results and available crystallographic observations have been critically examined in terms of their relevance to drug action. ... | 2011 | 3271554 |
| minocycline-related hyperpigmentation. | | 2011 | 3158284 |
| [the ph-dependent solubility of heavy metals from sewage sludge of different compositions]. | sludge suspensions of anaerobically digested sewage sludge, limed anaerobically digested sewage sludge, precipitation sludge of the tertiary waste water treatment and limed precipitation sludge were incubated for 8 days with continuous rotation at nine defined ph-values (ph 1, 3-10). after membrane filtration (0.45 micron) solution concentrations of zn, cd, cu, pb and cr were determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy. results show that solubilities of cd, zn and cu depend not only on ph-value ... | 2011 | 3147555 |
| recipient selection for heart-lung transplantation. | cardiac transplantation has emerged as a standard mode of clinical therapy for end-stage heart failure, while heart-lung transplantation is still an experimental rather than a standard mode of clinical therapy for end-stage heart and lung disease. since clinical application of heart-lung transplantation began in march 1981, there has been continual improvement in donor care, surgery, post-operative management, and the diagnosis and treatment of lung and heart rejection. according to our 6-year c ... | 2011 | 3147509 |
| nutrition and diabetes: a review of current recommendations (continuing education credit). | | 2011 | 3203614 |
| value of cerebrospinal fluid analysis in the differential diagnosis of meningitis: a study in 710 patients with suspected central nervous system infection. | a prospective study to determine the value of cerebrospinal fluid analysis in the differential diagnosis of meningitis was performed in 710 consecutively observed patients, both children and adults, who underwent lumbar puncture due to suspected central nervous system infection. diagnoses included acute or presumed bacterial meningitis (n = 79), acute or presumed viral meningoencephalitis (n = 218), acute unclassified meningitis (n = 6), other infections of the central nervous system (n = 37), n ... | 2011 | 3137038 |
| corticosteroids and cromolyn sodium as modulators of airway inflammation. | heightened airway reactivity is a cardinal feature of asthma and correlates with many clinical features of the illness, such as the acute response to bronchodilator drugs, the magnitude of diurnal fluctuations in lung function, and the amount of therapy required to control symptoms. data have accumulated indicating that a reduction in airway reactivity can decrease asthma morbidity, and many advocate treating asthmatic patients prophylactically to prevent acute exacerbations from developing, rat ... | 2011 | 3133163 |
| current trends in enteral feeding. | | 2011 | 3133160 |
| alcoholism and skin disease. | one hundred and one patients who met criteria for alcoholism were evaluated for dermatologic signs. there were 98 men and 3 women, with an average age of 40.85 years; 40 were white and 61 black. significant findings were no skin disease in 19, acne in 27, folliculitis in 8, seborrheic dermatitis in 12, tinea pedis in 32, and xerosis in 7. only two patients had rosacea, which is contrary to previously held beliefs about the drinker's nose. | 2011 | 3160677 |
| pemphigoid-like bullous eruption related to ibuprofen. | we report two patients who had a bullous eruption limited to the lower extremities when first seen by us. clinically the eruption resembled limited bullous pemphigoid. in both patients the onset of the eruption was associated with ibuprofen therapy, and lesions promptly resolved after discontinuing the ibuprofen. this type of presentation has not been reported previously as an adverse effect of ibuprofen. bullous reactions to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents are briefly reviewed. | 2011 | 3042819 |
| bimaxillary proclination in patients of afro-caribbean origin. | the facial morphology of the afro-caribbean negro is reviewed and the aims of treatment for bimaxillary proclination and its subsequent stability are discussed. treatment approaches to various clinical situations are described, together with their known limitations. | 2011 | 3048380 |
| limitations in the use of 14c-glycocholate breath and stool bile acid determinations in patients with chronic diarrhea. | analysis of a modified 14c-glycocholate breath test on 165 consecutive in-patients being investigated for chronic diarrhea showed that the measurement of 14co2 between 3 and 6 h after oral dosing of 5 microci of 14c-glycocholic acid was of only limited use to distinguish between patients with crohn's disease (cd), idiopathic bile salt wastage (ibw), or ileal resection (ir) from those with the irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). continuing 14co2 collections for up to 24 h was of little more help in e ... | 2011 | 3090133 |
| [histological confirmation of monostotic paget's disease in the sacrum by ct-guided bone puncture biopsy]. | | 2011 | 3024265 |
| captopril--a new approach for treatment of male subfertility? | | 2011 | 3067628 |
| [clinical pharmacology of converting enzyme inhibitors]. | | 2011 | 3375761 |
| definition of events associated with drugs: regulatory perspectives. | drug regulations in the united states require that all clinical events reported associated with a marketed drug be collected by the manufacturer and provided to the regulatory agency. in the clinical setting, many factors determine (a) the likelihood of an event being detected, (b) the attribution of the event to the drug, and (c) the actual spontaneous reporting of the drug event association to the manufacturer, regulator or to the literature. in formal postmarketing trials to collect informati ... | 2011 | 3204615 |
| cefazolin vs moxalactam? a double-blind randomized trial of cephalosporins in head and neck surgery. | cefazolin and moxalactam were compared in a prospective randomized double-blind trial of 118 patients undergoing oncologic head and neck surgery. both antibiotics were given 2 g every four hours for four doses. five infections were encountered in the cefazolin group (8.5%) and two infections in the moxalactam group (3.4%); this difference was not statistically significant. this assessment does not indicate, however, that the two regimens are equally efficacious. | 2012 | 3510638 |
| [implants: risks--traps--failures]. | | 2012 | 3504666 |
| digitalis--two hundred years. | | 2012 | 3535394 |
| monoclonal antibodies specific immunotherapy of gastrointestinal tumors. | monoclonal antibody 17-1a showing cytotoxic properties to gi tract adenocarcinoma cells in vitro and mediating tumor growth inhibition in nude mice, was used as immunotherapeutic agent in 95 patients with various metastatic gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas. several clinical trials were performed in patients with metastatic disease unaccessible to more conventional therapy of proven efficacy. results of the different trials are reported here. tolerance to monoclonal antibody infusion was excellen ... | 2012 | 3527945 |
| radionuclide scintigraphy of femoral head specimens removed at arthroplasty for failed femoral neck fractures. | in order to determine the value of scintimetry as a tool for quantitative measurement of femoral head vascularity, the results of postoperative scintigraphic and histologic examination of surgically removed femoral head specimens were compared with those of preoperative radionuclide scintigraphy in 19 failed femoral neck fractures. following intravenous administration of 600 mbq of tc-99m mdp before hip replacement, the activity distribution in femoral head sections was recorded with a gamma cam ... | 2012 | 3486078 |
| cigarette advertising. | | 2012 | 3470651 |
| eeg criteria of hypocalcaemia and hypercalcaemia. | | 2012 | 4103542 |
| gilles de la tourette's syndrome and schizophrenia. | a gilles de la tourette's syndrome (ts) patient is described who experienced a schizophrenic episode 11 years after ts onset. analogies and differences between the two syndromes are reviewed, leading to the conclusion that ts is a definite entity independent from schizophrenia, but that they share some common features of symptomatology and pathophysiology and have closely related anatomical lesions. | 2012 | 3457099 |
| [therapeutic programs in bronchial asthma]. | | 2012 | 3433207 |
| cervical lymph node metastases with occult primary. | patients with cervical metastases from an unknown primary tumour present both diagnostic and therapeutic problems. twenty patients with a metastatic lesion in the neck, in whom the primary tumour was not found despite extensive, diagnostic procedures, were treated in the department of otolaryngology, linköping university hospital, during a 14-year period (1971-1984). since 1975 tonsillectomy has been performed regularly on the affected side as a part of the diagnostic procedure. eight patients w ... | 2012 | 3815873 |
| [correlations between the concentration of effectively motile spermatozoa and the time required for conception by artificial insemination]. | | 2012 | 3399121 |
| [primary extranodular non-hodgkin's lymphomas--observations on etiopathogenesis, histology and prognosis]. | the total non-hodgkin's lymphoma-population treated between 1978 and 1986 by means of radiotherapy or combined chemo/radiotherapy was analysed as to primary extranodular manifestation. 39 cases, 16 women and 23 men, were observed (stage ie 12, stage iie 22 and stage iiie 5). immunoblastic (10), lymphoblastic (9) and centroblastic (6) lymphomas are the most frequent with respect to histology. gastroenteron (16) and otorhinolaryngological region (13) are in the lead with regard to localisation. 5- ... | 2012 | 3388918 |
| medical numismatic notes. xvi. philemon holland, "the great translator". | | 2012 | 4604744 |
| the inferior turbinate flap for closure of septal perforations. | in 31 patients a symptomatic septal perforation was repaired using an inferior-turbinate flap originally described by masing. in approximately 50% of the cases the perforation was closed for two-thirds or more. postoperative scarring causing nasal obstruction or alar asymmetry occurred in 21% of the cases. some specific symptoms such as epistaxis, whistling and frontal headache appeared to improve even after partial closure. however, the overall degree of satisfaction of the patients and the deg ... | 2012 | 3370854 |
| mittelmeier ceramic total hip arthroplasty. a retrospective study. | ceramic, featuring low reactivity and excellent durability, is an excellent material for biologic implant. the authors studied the mittelmeier ceramic total hip prosthesis in 62 patients (69 hips), with an average follow-up period for the surviving cases of 37.6 months (sd = 9.04; range, 24-52 months). as a result of aseptic loosening, 19 cases (27%) were revised, with an average time to revision of 26.2 months (sd = 8.8; range, 14-38 months). proper femoral interference fit, measured as 90% of ... | 2012 | 3361325 |
| effects of adult and peer social initiations on the social behavior of withdrawn, maltreated preschool children. | | 2012 | 3346446 |
| two cases of retractile mesenteritis in related individuals. | | 2012 | 3388006 |
| smooth muscle tumours of the digestive tract: report of 160 cases. | of 160 patients seen in the period 1951-84 with smooth muscle tumours of the digestive tract, 71 proved to have leiomyomas, 87 had leiomyosarcomas and 2 had leiomyoblastomas. tumour diameter was frequently greater in patients with leiomyosarcoma. the surgical mortality was 2.8 per cent after treatment of leiomyoma and 10.3 per cent after treatment of leiomyosarcoma. after resection of leiomyosarcoma the 2-year survival rate was 86 per cent and the 5-year survival rate was 43 per cent. the only h ... | 2012 | 3349313 |
| housing and employment: rehabilitative measures in denmark. | | 2012 | 3610525 |
| a review of in-vitro assays for igg and igg4 antibodies: concept and potential applications. | in-vitro assays for the diagnosis of allergy presently are quite common, having been demonstrated by a number of investigators to possess a high degree of specificity and sensitivity. these assays are for the most part rapid, flexible, and when utilized properly, cost effective. it has long been known that antibodies, other than the homocytotropic antibodies, are involved in allergy. the concept of "blocking antibodies" was first introduced by cooke in 1935. he demonstrated that these antibodies ... | 2012 | 3325817 |
| selected aspects of acute and chronic infectious mononucleosis and mononucleosis-like illnesses for the practicing allergist. | the diagnosis of ebv-im or a heterophil-negative mononucleosis-like syndrome is best approached by combining morphologic and serologic data. the minimal hematologic criteria should always be searched for before accepting a case as im or an im-like illness. if minimal morphologic data are not rigidly adhered to, the number of heterophil-negative cases included under the umbrella of im or an im-like illness will swell and include a variety of other illnesses where early diagnosis may be important ... | 2012 | 3310748 |
| [the pasteur institute and the commemoration of its centenary (paris, 5-10 october 1987)]. | | 2012 | 3317706 |