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Red tattoo reactions.

Tags: 2003, Adult, Arm, Bhardwaj Sachin S, Brodell Robert T, Coloring Agents/*adverse effects, Contact Dermatitis, Diagnosis, Differential, Drug Eruptions/*diagnosis/etiology, Humans, Laser Therapy, Male, Patch Tests, Tattooing/*adverse effects, Taylor James S

Rising Prevalence of Opioid Use Disorder and Predictors for Opioid Use Disorder Among Hospitalized Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis.

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, impact, and predictors of opioid use disorder (OUD) in hospitalized chronic pancreatitis (CP) patients. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed using the National Inpatient Sample …

Defects of pars interarticularis in athletes: a protocol for nonoperative treatment.

The purpose of this study was to report the results of a specific treatment protocol for athletes with spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine. A retrospective study with recent follow-up was performed on 82 patients treated with…

Intranasal lidocaine for the treatment of migraine headache: a randomized, controlled trial.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of intranasal lidocaine for immediate relief (5 minutes) of migraine headache pain. METHODS: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial at two university-affiliated community teaching hospitals…

Police officer perceptions of the impact of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) programs.

The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program is an approach for law enforcement officers to safely response to individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Research must identify the components of CIT that are instrumental to the overall…

Forward Affect Bridge.

This article presents a modification of the affect bridge technique. The Forward Affect Bridge enables practitioners to create and maintain hope when it is missing. Hope is relevant for diminishing avoidance and being involved with necessary…

Tags: *Affect, 2017, Adult, Affect, American Psychological Association, Avoidance Learning, Bonshtein Udi, Depression – Risk Factors, Emotions, Female, Guided Imagery, Hope, Humans, Hypnosis, Hypnosis/*methods, The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis, Torem Moshe

Job satisfaction of physicians with congruent versus incongruent specialty choice.

Choosing a specialty within the occupation of medicine is problematic given the number of available specialty choices. A need exists for the development and modification of inventories to be used to help students with selecting a medical specialty.…

Tags: *Career Choice, *Job Satisfaction, *Medicine, *Specialization, 2005, Adult, Borges Nicole J, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Evaluation & the health professions, Female, Gibson Denise D, Humans, Karnani Rajil M, Male, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Predictive Value of Tests

Comparing millennial and generation X medical students at one medical school.

PURPOSE: Two main generational cohorts comprising students enrolled in medical schools today are Generation Xers (born 1965-1980) and Millennial students (born

Tags: *Personality, 2006, Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, Adolescent, Adult, Borges Nicole J, Cohort Effect, Elam Carol L, Female, Humans, Jones Bonnie J, Male, Manuel R Stephen, Medical/*classification/psychology/statistics & numerical data, Multivariate Analysis, Ohio, Students, Surveys and Questionnaires

The consultation and referral process. A report from NEON. Northeastern Ohio Network Research Group.

BACKGROUND: Consultation and referral are essential components of the practice of primary care. Despite this, little is known about the factors that contribute to the success of a referral. We examined the short-term outcomes of communication between…

The prevalence of osteoporosis risk factors and physician intervention.

To determine the prevalence of osteoporosis risk factors and the probability of physician risk recognition and intervention, the medical records of a cohort of 243 women aged 40 to 65 years were reviewed retrospectively. A historical cohort design…

Antigenic stimulation and multiple myeloma. A prospective study.

BACKGROUND: A causal relationship between antigenic conditions and multiple myeloma was suggested by case reports. Although controlled studies identified associations with individual conditions, they failed to give overall support to the hypothesis.…

Evaluation of a screening interview for restless legs syndrome.

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated a fully structured interview for restless legs syndrome (RLS) for potential use in primary care settings and in epidemiological research. METHODS: Seventy-four veterans were recruited at Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics.…

Evaluation of the patient with seizures: an evidence based approach.

Statistics tell us that as many as 1 in 20 members of the population will suffer a seizure at some point in their lifetime, a figure which becomes even more likely if one lives to the age of 80. Thus, a careful evidence based approach to the patient…

The treatment of palmar and plantar warts using natural alpha interferon and a needleless injector.

BACKGROUND: The treatment of palmar and plantar warts is difficult and often frustrating. The need for multiple destructive treatments and recurrences after apparent cure are common. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine if…

Tags: 1995, Adolescent, Adult, Bredle D L, Brodell R T, Child, Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.], Female, Foot Dermatoses/*therapy, Hand Dermatoses/*therapy, Humans, Injections, Interferon-alpha/*administration & dosage/therapeutic use, Intralesional, Jet, Male, Middle Aged, Warts/*therapy

Superficial fungal infections. Errors to avoid in diagnosis and treatment.

Superficial fungal infections are easily managed once the proper diagnosis is made. However, misdiagnosis is not uncommon, and many standard approaches to treatment popular just a few years ago are now out of date or in need of refinement. Through…

The changing mole. Additional warning signs of malignant melanoma.

Tags: 1998, Adult, Brodell R T, Erythema/etiology, Helms S E, Humans, Male, Melanoma/*diagnosis/prevention & control, Nevus, Patient Education as Topic, Pigmented/complications/*pathology, Postgraduate medicine, Skin Neoplasms/*diagnosis/prevention & control

Underlying causes of erythema nodosum. Lesions may provide clue to systemic disease.

Tags: *Erythema Nodosum/diagnosis/drug therapy/etiology, 2000, Administration, Adult, Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use, Brodell R T, Clobetasol/*analogs & derivatives/therapeutic use, Contraceptives, Female, Glucocorticoids, Humans, Mehrabi D, Oral/adverse effects, Postgraduate medicine, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Topical

Taking the itch out of poison ivy. Are you prescribing the right medication?

Tags: 1999, Adult, Antipruritics/therapeutic use, Brodell R T, Dermatitis, Drug Packaging, Drug Prescriptions, Glucocorticoids/*administration & dosage, Humans, Male, Methylprednisolone/administration & dosage, Poison Ivy Dermatitis, Poison Ivy Dermatitis – Drug Therapy, Postgraduate medicine, Prednisone/*administration & dosage, Pruritus/drug therapy/*etiology, Recurrence, Toxicodendron/complications/*drug therapy, Williams L

A fixed-dose combination of adapalene 0.1%-BPO 2.5% allows an early and sustained improvement in quality of life and patient treatment satisfaction in severe acne.

INTRODUCTION: Acne has a significant negative impact on quality of life (QoL): lack of self-confidence, depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts. The objective was to assess the impact of an initial and continued therapy in severe acne patients…

Idiopathic livedo racemosa presenting with splenomegaly and diffuse lymphadenopathy.

Sneddon syndrome (SS) is a rare condition and the diagnosis is made only when other more common disease entities have been excluded. Common manifestations in SS patients include hypertension, coronary artery disease, venous thrombosis, miscarriages,…

Tags: 2016, Adult, Brodell Robert T, Bukavina Laura, Cutis, Department of Internal Medicine, Female, Humans, Livedo Reticularis/*diagnosis/etiology/pathology, Lymphadenopathy/*diagnosis/etiology, Mostow Eliot N, Nagy Teri, NEOMED College of Medicine, Sneddon Syndrome/complications/*diagnosis, Splenomegaly/*diagnosis/etiology, Weaver Joshua

Cardiovascular complications of cocaine abuse.

Cocaine abuse may lead to serious cardiac complications, including myocardial ischemia and infarction, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy and arrhythmias. With concomitant use of alcohol and cocaine, cocaethylene is produced by hepatic transformation.…

Tags: *Cocaine/adverse effects/analogs & derivatives/metabolism, 1992, Adult, American family physician, Bunn W H, Cardiomyopathies/etiology, Coronary Disease/etiology, Ethanol/metabolism, Giannini A J, Heart Diseases/*etiology, Humans, Myocardial Infarction/etiology, Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors/adverse effects, Substance-Related Disorders/*complications

Alcohol, drugs, and urban violence in a small city trauma center.

Substance abuse and urban trauma go hand in hand. But research focuses on large cities served by major academic medical centers. Do small cities face the same problems? Two hundred thirty-three urban trauma inpatients from a metro area of 250,000…

Alterations in gene array patterns in dendritic cells from aged humans.

Dendritic cells (DCs) are major antigen-presenting cells that play a key role in initiating and regulating innate and adaptive immune responses. DCs are critical mediators of tolerance and immunity. The functional properties of DCs decline with age.…

Simulation of breast cancer screening: quality assessment of two protocols.

Healthcare professionals must make breast cancer screening decisions without the help of clear answers in current medical knowledge. This study used computer simulation to evaluate two screening protocols. The American Cancer Society (ACS) protocol…

Exploring comorbid depression and physical health trajectories: A case-based computational modelling approach.

While comorbid depression/physical health is a major clinical concern, the conventional methods of medicine make it difficult to model the complexities of this relationship. Such challenges include cataloguing multiple trends, developing multiple…

The relation of breast cancer staging to screening protocol compliance: a computer simulation study.

A computer model based on relational database techniques was used to analyze the relationship between staging and population compliance to a breast cancer screening protocol. Stage distribution data permitted estimates of compliance to the protocol.…

Asymptomatic, edematous upper lip in a 39-year-old woman. Cheilitis granulomatosa (CG).

Tags: 2009, Adult, Archives of dermatology, Cernik Christina, Department of Internal Medicine, Female, Heffernan Michael, Humans, Kerns Mary Jo, Lip Diseases/*diagnosis/pathology, Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome/*diagnosis/pathology, Moad John C, NEOMED College of Medicine

An educational tool for understanding the cardiopulmonary changes associated with aging.

Normal aging is associated with cardiac, vascular, and pulmonary adaptations that significantly affect the individual's ability to maintain homeostasis. To understand the changes associated with aging, we developed a laboratory exercise that compares…

Tags: *Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena, *Education, *Teaching Materials, 1994, Adult, Aged, Aging/*physiology, Chandler M P, DiCarlo S E, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Humans, Medical, Physiology/*education, The American journal of physiology

Cecal volvulus in a multiple-gestation pregnancy.

BACKGROUND: Intestinal obstruction during pregnancy is rare, with volvulus being responsible for about 25% of cases. CASE: We present a case in which a woman in the 12th week of a twin gestation presented with abdominal pain and distension. She was…

From mechanisms to management: translating the neuropathic pain consensus recommendations into clinical practice.

Chronic neuropathic pain poses a treatment challenge, and is associated with significant psychologic distress, physical disability, and impaired functioning, which impact the activities of daily living. Efforts to provide relief are often inadequate…

Tags: 2005, Adult, Aged, Analgesics, Analgesics – Administration and Dosage, Analgesics – Adverse Effects, Antidepressive Agents, Breast Neoplasms, Cancer Patients, Chevlen E, Chronic pain, Clinical Trials, Combination, Comorbidity, Continuing (Credit), Cytokines – Physiology, Davies PS, Department of Internal Medicine, Drug Therapy, Drugs, Education, Female, Gabapentin – Administration and Dosage, Inflammation, Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Lidocaine – Administration and Dosage, Lung Neoplasms, Melanoma, Middle Age, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neoplasm Metastasis, Neural Transmission – Physiology, Neuralgia – Classification, Neuralgia – Drug Therapy, Neuralgia – Physiopathology, Opioid – Administration and Dosage, Pain Measurement, Perception, Peripheral Nervous System – Physiopathology, Rectal Neoplasms, Rhiner M, Sarcoidosis, Tramadol – Administration and Dosage, Transdermal Patches, Treatment Duration, Treatment Outcomes, Tricyclic – Administration and Dosage, Visual Analog Scaling

From mechanisms to management: translating the neuropathic pain consensus recommendations into clinical practice.

Chronic neuropathic pain poses a treatment challenge, and is associated with significant psychologic distress, physical disability, and impaired functioning, which impact the activities of daily living. Efforts to provide relief are often inadequate…

A novel method for treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis in high-risk surgical candidates: pilot study experience with percutaneous remodeling of ligamentum flavum and lamina.

OBJECT: treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) in chronically ill or debilitated patients is challenging. The percutaneous remodeling of ligamentum flavum and lamina (PRLL) technique is a novel method for decompression of the hypertrophic…

Tags: 2011, 80 and over, Adult, Aged, Anesthesia, Articular – Surgery, Chopko Bohdan Wolodymyr, Comorbidity, Conscious Sedation, Decompression, Disability Evaluation, Equipment Design, Female, Fluoroscopy, Follow-Up Studies, Human, Humans, Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, Ligaments, Ligamentum Flavum/*surgery, Local, Lumbar Vertebrae – Surgery, Lumbar Vertebrae/*surgery, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Minimally Invasive Procedures – Equipment and Supplies, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/*instrumentation, Pain Measurement, Pilot Projects, Pilot Studies, Postoperative Complications – Diagnosis, Postoperative Complications – Prevention and Control, Postoperative Complications/diagnosis/*prevention & control, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Spinal Stenosis – Surgery, Spinal Stenosis/*surgery, Surgical – Equipment and Supplies, Surgical/*instrumentation

Revisiting classification of pain from bone metastases as mild, moderate, or severe based on correlation with function and quality of life.

PURPOSE: The objective of our study was to determine the optimal cut points for classification of pain scores as mild, moderate, and severe based on interference with function and quality of life (QOL). METHODS: We evaluated 822 patients who…

Tags: *Quality of Life, *Severity of Illness Index, 2016, 80 and over, Adolescence, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Babington Scott, Bone metastases, Bone Neoplasms, Bone Neoplasms – Complications, Bone Neoplasms/*complications/secondary, Brief pain inventory, Brundage Michael, Chow Edward, Demas William F, Ding Keyue, Female, Functional interference, Funding Source, Hartsell William F, Hoskin Peter, Human, Humans, Male, Meyer Ralph M, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Nabid Abdenour, Ong Francisca, Pain – Classification, Pain – Etiology, Pain Measurement – Methods, Pain Measurement/*methods, Pain severity, Pain/*classification/etiology, Parulekar Wendy R, Quality of Life, Questionnaires, Re-irradiation, Roos Daniel, Severity of Illness Indices, Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, Survival, van der Linden Yvette M, van Tienhoven Geertjan, Wilson Carolyn F, Wong Rebecca K S, Wu Jackson S Y, Young Adult, Zhu Liting

Impact of reirradiation of painful osseous metastases on quality of life and function: a secondary analysis of the NCIC CTG SC.20 randomized trial.

PURPOSE: We previously demonstrated that 48% of patients with pain at sites of previously irradiated bone metastases benefit from reirradiation. It is unknown whether alleviating pain also improves patient perception of quality of life (QOL).…

The relationship between confidence and competence in the development of surgical skills.

BACKGROUND: Confidence is a crucial trait of any physician, but its development and relationship to proficiency are still unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between confidence and competency of medical students undergoing basic…

Response error in self-reported current smoking frequency by black and white established smokers.

As compared with white smokers, black smokers, although they report using fewer cigarettes per day, are at higher risk for most smoking-related diseases. Among black smokers serum cotinine levels are also higher in proportion to cigarettes per day;…

Tags: *African Americans, *European Continental Ancestry Group, 1996, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Annals of epidemiology, Bias, Clark P I, Cotinine/*analysis, Female, Gautam S P, Gerson L W, Hlaing W M, Humans, Incidence, Male, Reproducibility of Results, Smoking/*epidemiology/ethnology, Surveys and Questionnaires

Anti-tobacco socialization in homes of African-American and white parents, and smoking and nonsmoking parents.

PURPOSE: To examine parental perceptions and behaviors with regard to teen smoking, comparing African-American and white parents, and those who did and did not smoke. METHODS: Focus groups consisting of African-American and white parents who smoked…

Lifestyle factors and primary care specialty selection: comparing 2012-2013 graduating and matriculating medical students' thoughts on specialty lifestyle.

PURPOSE: To compare how first-year (MS1) and fourth-year students (MS4) ascribe importance to lifestyle domains and specialty characteristics in specialty selection, and compare students' ratings with their primary care (PC) interest. METHOD: In…

Minocycline pigmentation of the cardiac valves and aorta in a 29-year survivor of liver transplant.

To stay or not to stay: factors influencing family practice residents' choice of initial practice location.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study examined what factors influence US third-year family practice residents' choice of location of their first practice. METHODS: A survey was developed by the members of Northeastern Ohio Network to assess the…

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