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"Back from the future": a powerful age-progression technique.

This paper briefly reviews the benefits of using age-progression techniques in hypnotherapy, followed by a detailed explanation and illustration of the "back-from-the-future" technique with two case examples, including their outcome. The patients…

Tags: *Awareness, *Mental Recall, *Time Perception, 1992, Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Female, Humans, Hypnosis/*methods, Post-Traumatic/psychology/*therapy, Sexual/psychology/therapy, Stress Disorders, The American journal of clinical hypnosis, Torem M S

"Your breasts/sliced off": literary images of breast cancer.

This essay explores how breast cancer and mastectomy are portrayed in twentieth-century North American literature. The purpose in doing so is to examine our understandings of how women in contemporary North American culture may experience this…

Tags: *Drama, *Medicine in Literature, *Poetry as Topic, *women's health, 1993, Adult, Breast Neoplasms/*psychology/surgery, Denial (Psychology), Department of Family & Community Medicine, Female, Humans, Mastectomy/*psychology, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, North America, Psychological/*etiology, Stress, Wear D, Women & health

A broader understanding of care managers' attitudes of advance care planning: A concurrent nested design.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To examine barriers of advance care planning (ACP) experienced by care managers (CMs) through a mixed methods approach. A concurrent nested design was used to acquire a deeper understanding of ACP and to identify nuances between…

Tags: *Attitude of Health Personnel, *Health Knowledge, 2018, Adult, advance care planning, Advance Care Planning/*standards, Attitudes, Aultman Julie, Baughman Kristin R, Case Managers, Chi Square Test, College of Graduate Studies, Community health, Concurrent Prospective Studies, Convenience Sample, Decision-making, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Discussion, end of life, Female, Focus Groups, Funding Source, Health Services Accessibility/standards, Human, Humans, Journal of clinical nursing, Ludwick Ruth, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Midwestern United States, Multicenter Studies, Multimethod Studies, NEOMED College of Graduate Studies, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nurse Attitudes, nurses, Practice, Qualitative, Qualitative Research, quantitative, Questionnaires, Surveys, Surveys and Questionnaires, Thematic Analysis

A case of Riedel's thyroiditis treated with tamoxifen: another successful outcome.

OBJECTIVE: To report a case of Riedel's thyroiditis, which was successfully treated with tamoxifen. METHODS: We present the clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings and describe the clinical course of a patient with Riedel's thyroiditis. RESULTS: A…

Tags: 2004, Adult, Antineoplastic Agents, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Female, Goiter/*drug therapy/pathology, Hormonal/*administration & dosage, Humans, Hypothyroidism/drug therapy/pathology, Jung Yiechul J, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Muehlenbein Stephen J, NEOMED College of Medicine, Rhodes Ronald, Rich Frank A, Schaub Carl R, Tamoxifen/*administration & dosage, Thyroiditis/*drug therapy/pathology

A comparison of the full and short versions of the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales.

This study examined the validity and reliability of full and short versions of the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales (AIMS). One hundred fifty-five patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis followed at a University Hospital Rheumatology Clinic completed…

Tags: *Disability Evaluation, *Severity of Illness Index, 1991, Abraham N, Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Aged, Alarcon G S, Arthritis, Arthritis care and research : the official journal of the Arthritis Health Professions Association, Austin J S, Bradley L A, Female, Humans, Lorish C D, Male, Middle Aged, Reproducibility of Results, Rheumatoid/*diagnosis/rehabilitation

A comparison of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) measurement approach with direct observation of outpatient visits.

BACKGROUND: The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) informs a wide range of important policy and clinical decisions by providing nationally representative data about outpatient practice. However, the validity of the NAMCS methods has not…

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…

A histologic review of 27 patients with lichen planopilaris.

BACKGROUND: Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a potential trichologic emergency that can result in permanent scarring alopecia. Histopathology is a key component of the diagnostic work-up. OBJECTIVE: To identify the key histologic features that…

Tags: 2008, Adult, Aged, Alopecia/etiology/*pathology, Bergfeld Wilma F, Biopsy, Cevasco Nathaniel C, Cicatrix/etiology/*pathology, Female, Humans, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Lichen Planus/complications/diagnosis/*pathology, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Scalp Dermatoses/diagnosis/*pathology, Scalp/*pathology, Somani Najwa, Tandon Yasmeen K

A histologic review of 27 patients with lichen planopilaris.

A multi-level modeling approach examining PTSD symptom reduction during prolonged exposure therapy: moderating effects of number of trauma types experienced, having an HIV-related index trauma, and years since HIV diagnosis among

People living with HIV (PLWH) have extensive interpersonal trauma histories and higher rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than the general population. Prolonged exposure (PE) therapy is efficacious in reducing PTSD across a variety of…

Tags: *HIV/AIDS, *prolonged exposure therapy, *PTSD, *trauma history, 2017, Adult, AIDS care, Boarts Jessica M, Ciesla Jeffrey A, Coleman Jennifer A, Delahanty Douglas L, Descriptive Statistics, Feeny Norah C, Female, HIV Infections/*psychology, HIV-Infected Patients – Psychosocial Factors, Human, Humans, Implosive Therapy/*methods, Jones Tracy, Junglen Angela G, LONGITUDINAL method, Male, Middle Aged, Pacella Maria L, Post-Traumatic – Symptoms, Post-Traumatic – Therapy, POST-traumatic stress disorder, Post-Traumatic/diagnosis/*psychology/*therapy, Prospective Studies, Psychological/*psychology/therapy, PSYCHOLOGY of HIV-positive people, Smith Brian C, Stress, Stress Disorders, Time, Time Factors, Trauma – Classification, Trauma – History, TREATMENT effectiveness, TREATMENT of post-traumatic stress disorder, Treatment Outcome, Treatment Outcomes – Evaluation, United States, WOUNDS & injuries – Classification, WOUNDS & injuries – History

A multicenter, randomized study comparing the efficacy and safety of intravenous and/or oral levofloxacin versus ceftriaxone and/or cefuroxime axetil in treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia.

Five hundred ninety patients were enrolled in a prospective, multicenter, randomized trial comparing the efficacy and safety of 7 to 14 days of levofloxacin treatment with that of ceftriaxone and/or cefuroxime axetil in the management of…

A new variant of food poisoning: enteroinvasive Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli sepsis from a contaminated hamburger.

For the first time, we report Klebsiella pneumoniae as an enteroinvasive food-borne pathogen transmitted from a hamburger. A 28-year-old previously healthy African-American male ingested a portion of a hamburger from a fast food chain. Symptoms of…

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

A Review of Treatment for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Paradigms for Clinical Practice.

OBJECTIVES: Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) represents a major complication of breast cancer treatment, impacting the quality of life for breast cancer survivors that develop it. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the literature…

A Structured Approach for Safely Reintroducing Bariatric Surgery in a COVID-19 Environment.

Due to the profound effect of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on healthcare systems, surgical programs across the country have paused surgical operations and have been utilizing virtual visits to help maintain public safety. For those…

A subtherapeutic international normalized ratio despite increasing doses of warfarin: could this be malabsorption?

OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of warfarin resistance apparently caused by malabsorption and to review the literature regarding warfarin resistance. CASE SUMMARY: A 28-year-old renal transplant patient with systemic lupus erythematosus was admitted…

Accuracy and efficacy of nuclear scintigraphy for the detection of gastrointestinal bleeding.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the accuracy and cost-effectiveness of nuclear scintigraphy for the diagnosis and localization of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and to determine whether nuclear scintigraphy accurately predicts the results of angiography.…

Tags: 1997, 80 and over, Abdu R A, Adult, Aged, Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), Garofalo T E, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/*diagnostic imaging, Humans, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Radionuclide Imaging, Reproducibility of Results, Retrospective Studies

Acute diverticulitis: diagnosis and management.

A high index of suspicion is required for early detection of complications, most commonly diverticular abscess and colovesical fistula. Appropriate antibiotic therapy should cover a wide range of potential pathogens.

Tags: 1991, Abscess/diagnosis/etiology/therapy, Acute Disease, Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use, Colonic/*diagnosis/drug therapy/etiology/surgery, Diagnosis, Differential, Diverticulitis, Female, Fistula/complications, Hospital practice (Office ed.), Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Peller C, Postoperative Complications, Van Ness M

Acute pericarditis with a symptomatic pericardial effusion complicating pregnancy. A case report.

A 30-year-old, white woman, gravida 4, para 2, abortus 1, was hospitalized at 21 weeks' gestation because of a symptomatic pericardial effusion. Extensive evaluation including pericardial biopsy failed to reveal a specific cause. Treatment with…

Tags: *Pregnancy Complications, 1993, Acute Disease, Adult, Cardiovascular/therapy, Department of Internal Medicine, Female, Hagley M T, Humans, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pericardial Effusion/*etiology/therapy, Pericarditis/*complications/therapy, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimester, Second, Shaub T F, The Journal of reproductive medicine

Adapting cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis for case managers: increasing access to services in a community mental health agency.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is twofold: (a) to describe the adaptation of an evidence-based practice and, (b) using a dissemination framework, to describe the process of implementing the practice at a community mental health agency.…

Tags: *Community Mental Health Services, *Diffusion of Innovation, *Health Services Accessibility, 2014, Adult, Case Management, Case Managers, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/education/*methods, Cognitive Therapy – Methods, collaboration, Community Mental Health Services – United States, Cooperative Behavior, Department of Psychiatry, Evidence-Based, Evidence-Based Practice/education/methods, Female, Human, Humans, Inservice Training, Interinstitutional Relations, Male, Montesano Vicki L, Munetz Mark R, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pelton Jeremy R, Pilot Studies, Professional Practice, Program Implementation – Methods, Psychiatric rehabilitation journal, Psychotic Disorders/*therapy, Questionnaires, Scales, Schizophrenia – Rehabilitation, Schizophrenia/*therapy, Sivec Harry J, Staff Development, Thematic Analysis, Treatment Outcome, Turkington Douglas, United Kingdom, United States

Admission to the Intensive Care Unit is Associated With Changes in the Oral Mycobiome.

A prospective exploratory study was conducted to characterize the oral mycobiome at baseline and determine whether changes occur after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). We found that ICU admission is associated with alterations in the oral…

Adult epiglottitis.

Adult epiglottitis (or "supraglottitis") is an uncommon but increasingly recognized entity. Though prior studies emphasized the fulminant nature of the disease, recent evidence suggests that epiglottitis in adults may follow a relatively less severe…

Tags: *Epiglottitis/diagnosis/therapy, *Laryngitis/diagnosis/therapy, 1989, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Department of Emergency Medicine, Female, Fontanarosa P B, Goldman G E, Haemophilus Infections/diagnosis/therapy, Haemophilus influenzae, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Polsky S S, The Journal of emergency medicine

Advanced osteoarthritis in humans is associated with altered collagen VI expression and upregulation of ER-stress markers Grp78 and bag-1.

To test the hypothesis that a perturbation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) function is involved in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA), articular cartilage was isolated from non-OA patients secondary to resection of osteo- or chondrosarcomas.…

Adverse reactions to aspartame: double-blind challenge in patients from a vulnerable population.

This study was designed to ascertain whether individuals with mood disorders are particularly vulnerable to adverse effects of aspartame. Although the protocol required the recruitment of 40 patients with unipolar depression and a similar number of…

Tags: 1993, Adult, Aspartame/*adverse effects/*therapeutic use, Biological psychiatry, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depressive Disorder/diagnosis/*drug therapy/psychology, Double-Blind Method, Eye Diseases/etiology/physiopathology, Female, Green-Waite R J, Headache/etiology, Hudak R, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Placebos, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Vision Disorders/etiology/physiopathology, Walton R G

Age-related size reduction of foramina in the cribriform plate.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that the foramina of the cribriform plate which transmit cranial nerve I decrease in size with age, but this finding has never been supported with quantitative data. It has also been observed that olfactory function…

Aging matters: strategies for optimal care of the elderly. Which came first? Restless leg syndrome or insomnia?

Tags: 2006, Adolescence, Adult, Aged, Consultant (00107069), Female, Graef B, INSOMNIA, Male, Middle Age, Murphy DP, Restless Legs, Restless Legs – Epidemiology

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.…

An appraisal of the american psychological association's clinical practice guideline for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder.

In 2017, the American Psychological Association published the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Adults. Although the Guideline Development Panel aimed to produce guidelines based on the best…

Tags: 2019, Adult, Attitude of Health Personnel, Comorbidity, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Evidence-Based Practice/methods/standards, Humans, journalArticle, June2020SubmittedList, Levant RF, NEOMED College of Medicine, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Professional Autonomy, PSYCHOTHERAPY, Psychotherapy/methods/standards, Silver KE, Societies Scientific, Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic/diagnosis/psychology/therapy, United States

An approach to clinical acid-base problem solving.

This article demonstrated a systematic approach to acid-base problem solving through the application of the so-called "Rules of Five." This technique was compared with other options for acid-base problem solving, namely, clinicians' use of gestalt or…

Tags: 1998, Acid-Base Imbalance/*diagnosis/physiopathology/*therapy, Acidosis/diagnosis/physiopathology/therapy, Adult, Algorithms, Alkalosis/diagnosis/physiopathology/therapy, Comprehensive therapy, Department of Internal Medicine, Female, Humans, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, Problem Solving, Rutecki G W, Whittier F C

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

An outcomes analysis and satisfaction survey of 199 consecutive abdominoplasties.

Abdominoplasty is a popular body-contouring procedure. In this study the authors review retrospectively 199 abdominoplasty patients during a 15-year period to identify factors that affect overall outcome. Patients included 190 women and 9 men. The…

Analysis of the Pressure Distribution Qualities of a Silicone Border Foam Dressing.

PURPOSE: To determine whether application of a silicone foam dressing is associated with decreased interface pressures when applied to the heel. DESIGN: Prospective, within-subjects design. SUBJECTS AND SETTING: The study was conducted in a…

Analyzing the most frequent disease loci in targeted patient categories optimizes disease gene identification and test accuracy worldwide.

BACKGROUND: Our genomewide studies support targeted testing the most frequent genetic diseases by patient category: (1) pregnant patients, (2) at-risk conceptuses, (3) affected children, and (4) abnormal adults. This approach not only identifies most…

Anaphylaxis with use of eye-drops containing benzalkonium chloride preservative.

Anatomical Look Into OnabotulinumtoxinA Injection for Chronic Migraine Headache.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: While existing studies about onabotulinumtoxinA for chronic migraines have focused on injection location and appropriate dosing, little consideration has been given to patient body habitus and its potential impact on…

Tags: 2018, 80 and over, Adolescence, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Anatomic Landmarks/anatomy & histology/*diagnostic imaging, Ansari Hossein, Blaha Taryn, Body Regions, Body Regions – Anatomy and Histology, Botulinum Toxins, Botulinum Toxins – Administration and Dosage, Chronic Disease, Female, Human, Humans, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Migraine, Migraine – Drug Therapy, Migraine Disorders/*diagnostic imaging/*drug therapy, Narouze Samer, Neck Muscles, Neck Muscles – Anatomy and Histology, Neck Muscles – Drug Effects, Neck Muscles/anatomy & histology/*diagnostic imaging/drug effects, Pilot Projects, Pilot Studies, Random Allocation, Random Assignment, Regional anesthesia and pain medicine, Swanson Marco, Tomography, Totonchi Ali, Type A/*administration & dosage, Wu-Fienberg Yuewei, X-Ray Computed – Methods, X-Ray Computed/methods, Young Adult, Zardouz Shawn

Anorexia and bulimia.

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are eating disorders with distinct clinical presentations. Reduced caloric intake, a hallmark of both disorders, is manifested by self-induced starvation in anorexia and by binge eating and gastrointestinal…

Tags: 1990, Adolescent, Adult, American family physician, Anorexia Nervosa/complications/diagnosis/*therapy, Bulimia/complications/diagnosis/*therapy, Combined Modality Therapy, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Giannini A J, Gold M, Humans, Male, Newman M

Tags: 1987, Adult, Clinical Trials as Topic, Double-Blind Method, Female, Haloperidol/therapeutic use, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Price W A, Random Allocation, Schizophrenia/*drug therapy, The Hillside journal of clinical psychiatry, Verapamil/*therapeutic use

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