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Effect of a standardized pharyngitis treatment protocol on use of antibiotics in a pediatric emergency department.

BACKGROUND: Pharyngitis is a common complaint in pediatric patients. If clinical parameters are used alone, bacterial pathogens will be wrongly implicated in many cases. A nonstandardized approach to the treatment of children with pharyngitis in an…

Evaluation of extended antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing indicated non-cosmetic panniculectomy at the time of gynecologic surgery.

BACKGROUND: Panniculectomy at time of gynecologic surgery is used to improve visualization and prevent major complications in morbidly obese patients. We examine the role of extended antibiotic prophylaxis in prevention of surgical site infections…

Selective photothermolysis of the sebaceous glands for acne treatment.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a long pulse diode laser (Cynosure, Inc.) to target and destroy enlarged sebaceous glands that are preloaded with Indocyanine green (ICG) chromophore. STUDY…

Tags: *Hyperthermia, *Photolysis, *Phototherapy, 2002, Acne Vulgaris/pathology/*therapy, Combined Modality Therapy, Department of Internal Medicine, Feasibility Studies, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, In Vitro Techniques, Induced, Lasers in surgery and medicine, Lloyd Jenifer R, Mirkov Mirko, NEOMED College of Medicine, Sebaceous Glands/pathology/*radiation effects, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome

Laparoscopic hernia repair. Three-year experience.

The basis of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair (LTPR) of herniae rests upon the utilization of a prosthetic screen to cover hernia defects. Preperitoneal prosthetic screen interposition reproduces the effect of the inguinal shutter…

Tags: 1995, 80 and over, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hernia, Humans, Inguinal/*surgery, Kavic M S, Laparoscopy/*methods, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications, Prostheses and Implants, Reoperation, Surgical endoscopy

Congenital solid neck mass: a unique presentation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) presenting in the neonatal period is very rare. In most cases, a self-limited cutaneous disease is the exclusive manifestation. We report an unusual case of neonatal LCH presenting with a large congenital solid…

Tags: 2008, Color, Contrast Media – Administration and Dosage, Contrast Media/administration & dosage, Diagnosis, Differential, Disease Attributes, Doppler, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Goske Marilyn J, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Head and Neck Neoplasms – Diagnosis, Head and Neck Neoplasms – Therapy, Head and Neck Neoplasms/*congenital/*diagnosis/therapy, Histiocytosis, Human, Humans, Infant, Langerhans-Cell, Langerhans-Cell – Diagnosis, Langerhans-Cell – Therapy, Langerhans-Cell/*congenital/*diagnosis/therapy, Neck – Radiography, Neck – Surgery, Neck – Ultrasonography, Neck/diagnostic imaging/surgery, Newborn, Pediatric radiology, Prospective Studies, Radiographic Image Enhancement – Methods, Radiographic Image Enhancement/methods, Radiography, Rare Diseases, Steele Mark, Tantiwongkosi Bundhit, Thoracic – Methods, Thoracic/methods, Tomography, Ultrasonography, X-Ray Computed

Splenic rupture from colonoscopy. A report of two cases and review of the literature.

Splenic injury after colonoscopy is rare. Only 15 cases previously have been reported in the English literature. Partial capsular avulsion is the proposed mechanism of injury. Any condition causing increased splenocolic adhesions may be a…

Tags: 1997, Colonoscopy/*adverse effects, Espinal E A, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hoak T, Humans, Middle Aged, Porter J A, Slezak F A, Spleen/injuries, Splenectomy, Splenic Rupture/*etiology/surgery, Surgical endoscopy, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Neonatal glycine encephalopathy: biochemical and neuropathologic findings.

A patient with neonatal glycine encephalopathy who had severe neurologic retardation, spasticity, and seizures died at 17 years of age. Glycine concentration was markedly elevated in brain tissue, especially in the cerebellum. Neuropathologic study…

Effects of bariatric surgery on inflammatory, functional and structural markers of coronary atherosclerosis.

This study was designed to assess the effects of bariatric weight loss surgery on structural, functional, and inflammatory markers of coronary atherosclerosis. Obesity is a worldwide epidemic and an independent risk factor for coronary…

Tags: *Gastric Bypass, 2009, Adult, Biological Markers – Blood, Biomarkers/blood, Blood Flow Velocity – Physiology, Blood Flow Velocity/physiology, Blood Vessels – Pathology, Body Mass Index, Brachial Artery – Ultrasonography, Brachial Artery/diagnostic imaging, C-Reactive Protein – Analysis, C-Reactive Protein/analysis, Carotid Arteries – Pathology, Carotid Arteries/pathology, Cholesterol – Blood, Cholesterol/blood, Coronary Arteriosclerosis – Blood, Coronary Arteriosclerosis – Pathology, Coronary Arteriosclerosis – Physiopathology, Coronary Artery Disease/*blood/pathology/*physiopathology, Department of Internal Medicine, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Gastric Bypass, Habib Phillip, Human, Humans, Male, Mikolich J Ronald, Muscle, NEOMED College of Medicine, Prospective Studies, Scrocco John David, Smooth – Pathology, Terek Megan, The American journal of cardiology, Triglycerides – Blood, Triglycerides/blood, Tunica Intima/pathology, Tunica Media/pathology, Ultrasonography, Vanek Vincent, Vasodilation – Physiology, Vasodilation/physiology

Cholesteatoma of the maxillary sinus: a case report and review of the literature.

Cholesteatoma is a relatively common disease entity within the middle ear cavity, but it is rarely found in the paranasal sinuses. We describe a rare case of cholesteatoma in the maxillary sinus of an elderly man presenting with recurrent sinus…

Tags: 2015, Aged, American journal of otolaryngology, Cholesteatoma/*diagnosis/*surgery, Endoscopy/methods, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Josephson Jordan S, Male, Maxillary Sinus/*pathology, Nasal Obstruction/diagnosis/etiology, Paranasal Sinus Diseases/*diagnosis/*surgery, Rare Diseases, Recurrence, Sinusitis/diagnosis/etiology, Sozansky Jeanie, Treatment Outcome

Keloid treatment: is there a role for acellular human dermis (Alloderm)?

BACKGROUND: Keloid management is faced with high recurrence rates. Keloid fibroblasts lack the normal negative feedback mechanism resulting in an exuberant scar formation. Alloderm doesn't undergo the same proliferative process as keloidal scar…

The associations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, vitamin D binding protein gene polymorphisms, and race with risk of incident fracture-related hospitalization: Twenty-year follow-up in a bi-ethnic cohort (the ARIC Study).

BACKGROUND: Deficient levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] have been associated with increased fracture risk. Racial differences in fracture risk may be related to differences in bioavailable vitamin D due to single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)…

6-year post-PCI follow-up of a 110-year myocardial infarction patient: a case report.

Tags: 2014, 80 and over, Age Factors, Aged, Female, Follow-up, Follow-Up Studies, Guo Liheng, Humans, International journal of cardiology, myocardial infarction, Myocardial Infarction/*diagnosis/*surgery, Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), Percutaneous Coronary Intervention/*trends, Qi Jianyong, Ren Yi, Wang Lei, Wu Jiashin, Zhang Minzhou

Outcomes of modular proximal femoral replacement in the treatment of complex proximal femoral fractures: a case series.

BACKGROUND: The treatment of complex femur fractures poses a significant challenge. Even with current advancements and the various implements available for the fixation of femoral fractures, results are often disappointing. This study sought to…

The natural history of halo nevi: a retrospective case series.

BACKGROUND: The time period between onset of depigmentation around the halo nevus (HN) to complete resolution of the nevus and halo has not been well studied. OBJECTIVE: We sought to better understand the natural history of the HN. METHODS: A…

Pilomatricoma of the upper arm in an orthopaedic clinic.

Selective lateral compartment neck dissection for thyroid cancer.

BACKGROUND: Compartment-oriented lymph node dissection in patients with thyroid cancer and macroscopic lymph node metastases reduces recurrence and improves survival. However, the extent of lymph node dissection remains controversial. The purpose of…

Effectiveness of an extracellular matrix graft (OASIS Wound Matrix) in the treatment of chronic leg ulcers: a randomized clinical trial.

BACKGROUND: Venous leg ulcers are a major cause of morbidity, economic loss, and decreased quality of life in affected patients. Recently, biomaterials derived from natural tissue sources have been used to stimulate wound closure. One such…

Medical care use by treated and untreated substance abusing medicaid patients.

Medicaid reimbursement costs for county residents at least 18 years old who used a treatment service (n = 1043) and residents who were Medicaid enrollees with a substance abuse diagnosis but who did not receive treatment (n = 2125) were compared.…

Outcome of treatment of respiratory tract infections due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, including drug-resistant strains, with pharmacokinetically enhanced amoxycillin/clavulanate.

The efficacy of a new pharmacokinetically enhanced formulation of amoxycillin/clavulanate (AMX/CA) 2000/125 mg, twice daily, designed to provide adequate levels of amoxycillin over the 12-h dosing interval to eradicate penicillin-resistant…

Tags: *Treatment Outcome, 2002, 80 and over, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination/administration & dosage/*pharmacokinetics/pharmacology/*therapeutic use, Amoxicillin/adverse effects/therapeutic use, Bacterial, Bacterial/drug therapy/immunology, Bronchitis/drug therapy/microbiology, Combination/adverse effects/*therapeutic use, Department of Internal Medicine, Double-Blind Method, Drug Administration Schedule, Drug Resistance, Drug Therapy, Female, File Thomas M Jr, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, International journal of antimicrobial agents, Jacobs Michael R, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Multicenter Studies as Topic, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pneumonia, Poole Michael D, Respiratory Tract Infections/*drug therapy/metabolism/microbiology, Streptococcal Infections/*drug therapy/metabolism/microbiology, Streptococcus pneumoniae/*drug effects, Wynne Brian

Remission of nephrotic syndrome in type 1 diabetes: long-term follow-up of patients in the Captopril Study.

In 1994, we reported a 3.4 +/- 0.8 year follow-up of the eight patients who experienced remission of nephrotic syndrome during the Collaborative Study Group-sponsored, multicenter trial of captopril therapy in patients with type 1 diabetes with…

Tags: 1999, Adult, American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/*therapeutic use, Antihypertensive Agents/*therapeutic use, Bain R P, Blood Pressure/drug effects, Blumenthal S, Captopril/*therapeutic use, Cattran D, Chronic/etiology, Creatinine/blood, Department of Internal Medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Nephropathies/*drug therapy/physiopathology, Disease Progression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hebert L A, Humans, Kidney Failure, Levey A S, Lewis E J, Lewis J B, Male, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nephrotic Syndrome/complications/*drug therapy/physiopathology, Prospective Studies, Proteinuria, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Remission Induction, Rohde R D, Spitalewitz S, Type 1/*complications, Whittier F, Wilmer W A

Pyoderma gangrenosum complicated by underlying osteomyelitis: successful treatment with radical surgical debridement and cyclosporine therapy.

Tags: 1995, Aged, Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Cyclosporine/*therapeutic use, Debridement, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Leg Ulcer/complications/surgery/*therapy, Osteomyelitis/*complications/therapy, Pseudomonas Infections/*complications/therapy, Pyoderma Gangrenosum/complications/surgery/*therapy, Signs D J, Wagner D S

Microdecompression and uninstrumented single-level fusion for spinal canal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis.

STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective review was completed on 21 patients who had a "least invasive" (one or two level) microdecompression and uninstrumented single-segment lumbar fusion for spinal canal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis.…

Tags: 1998, Decompression, Dermatologic Surgical Procedures, Dissection, Follow-Up Studies, Hospital Costs, Humans, Length of Stay/economics, Lumbar Vertebrae/pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, McCulloch J A, Retrospective Studies, Spinal Cord Compression/diagnosis/pathology/*surgery, Spinal Fusion/economics/*methods, Spinal Stenosis/diagnosis/pathology/*surgery, Spine, Spondylolisthesis/diagnosis/pathology/*surgery, Surgical/economics/*methods, Treatment Outcome

Using the Sauvegrain method to predict peak height velocity in boys and girls.

BACKGROUND: Correlating peak height velocity (PHV) with assessments of skeletal maturity has important implications in the treatment of scoliosis and other pediatric orthopaedic disorders. This study aims to compare the appearance of the elbow to the…

Long-Term Evaluation of Eyebrow Soft Tissue Expansion in Thyroid Eye Disease.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term transformation of lateral eyebrow soft tissue in a group of patients with known thyroid eye disease. METHODS: A retrospective review of all patients with a known diagnosis of thyroid eye disease with clinical photos…

Tags: 2016, Eyebrows/*diagnostic imaging, Eyelids/*surgery, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Goldberg Robert A, Graves Ophthalmopathy/diagnosis/*surgery, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Moore Grant H, Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, Retrospective Studies, Rootman Dan B, Time Factors, Tissue Expansion/*methods, Yeganeh Amir

Evaluation of factors associated with achieving glycemic control in a pharmacist-managed diabetes clinic.

The aim of this study was to identify factors that are associated with patients achieving goal A1c after 6 months in a pharmacist-managed diabetes clinic. This study is a descriptive, retrospective chart review of patients with type 2 diabetes…

Tags: 2014, Ambulatory Care, Ambulatory Care/organization & administration, American journal of therapeutics, Blood Glucose – Drug Effects, Blood Glucose/drug effects, Boros Melanie L, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Diabetes Mellitus, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Frazee Lawrence A, Glycated Hemoglobin A/metabolism, Glycosylated – Metabolism, Hemoglobin A, Human, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents – Administration and Dosage, Hypoglycemic Agents – Therapeutic Use, Hypoglycemic Agents/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use, Insulin – Administration and Dosage, Insulin – Therapeutic Use, Insulin/administration & dosage/therapeutic use, Kostoff Matthew D, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Moorman John M, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Services/*organization & administration, Pharmacists – Administration, Pharmacists/*organization & administration, Pharmacy Service – Administration, Prospective Studies, Retrospective Design, Retrospective Studies, Social Work – Statistics and Numerical Data, Social Work/statistics & numerical data, Treatment Outcome, Treatment Outcomes, Type 2 – Drug Therapy, Type 2/*drug therapy

Gastric Lipoma: A Review of the Literature.

Gastric lipoma is a rare benign tumor of the stomach. The imaging characteristics are diagnostic because the lesion has fat attenuation on computed tomography and demonstrates characteristics of fat on magnetic resonance images. On ultrasound, the…

Shear wave ultrasound elastography of the prostate: initial results.

PURPOSE: This prospective study was to evaluate shear wave elastography (SWE) in the detection of prostate cancer (PC). METHODS: Patients scheduled for a transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy of the prostate because of elevated prostate-specific…

An open-label dose escalation study to evaluate the safety of administration of nonviral stromal cell-derived factor-1 plasmid to treat symptomatic ischemic heart failure.

RATIONALE: Preclinical studies indicate that adult stem cells induce tissue repair by activating endogenous stem cells through the stromal cell-derived factor-1:chemokine receptor type 4 axis. JVS-100 is a DNA plasmid encoding human stromal…

Upper-Limb Recovery After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: This study compared the effect of cyclic neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), electromyographically (EMG)-triggered NMES, and sensory stimulation on motor impairment and activity limitations in patients with upper-limb…

Association of parathyroid hormone with 20-year cognitive decline: The ARIC study.

OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels will be independently associated with 20-year cognitive decline in a large population-based cohort. METHODS: We studied 12,964 middle-aged white and black ARIC participants…

A Rare Case of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis Syndrome Treated with a Multi-Specialty Approach.

BACKGROUND It is important for an ophthalmologist and nephrologist to look for hidden causes of uveitis and nephritis, respectively. Delay in diagnosis leads to increased morbidity and failure to systemically manage the patient results in future…

Heparin free dialysis in critically sick children using sustained low efficiency dialysis (SLEDD-f): A new hybrid therapy for dialysis in developing world.

BACKGROUND: In critically sick adults, sustained low efficiency dialysis [SLED] appears to be better tolerated hemodynamically and outcomes seem to be comparable to CRRT. However, there is paucity of data in critically sick children. In children, two…

A 21-year-old woman with dyspnea and an abnormal chest radiograph.

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

Treatment of asymptomatic hyperuricemia and prevention of vascular disease: a decision analytic approach.

OBJECTIVE: Elevated serum urate may be associated with an increase in cardiovascular (CV) disease. Treating asymptomatic hyperuricemia with urate-lowering drugs such as allopurinol may reduce CV events. We designed a model to simulate the effect of…

Tags: *Markov Chains, 2014, Aged, Akkineni Roopa, Albert Daniel A, Allopurinol – Therapeutic Use, Allopurinol/*therapeutic use, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, Choi Hyon K, DECISION ANALYSIS, Decision Support Techniques, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Gout Suppressants – Therapeutic Use, Gout Suppressants/*therapeutic use, Human, Humans, HYPERURICEMIA, Hyperuricemia – Complications, Hyperuricemia – Diagnosis, Hyperuricemia – Drug Therapy, Hyperuricemia/complications/*diagnosis/*drug therapy, Lee Alexandra, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Miller Katherine L, Probability, Prospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Severity of Illness Index, Severity of Illness Indices, Sex Factors, Tapp Stephanie, The Journal of rheumatology, Tosteson Anna N A, Treatment Outcome, Treatment Outcomes, Uric Acid – Blood, Uric Acid/blood, Vascular Diseases – Etiology, Vascular Diseases – Prevention and Control, Vascular Diseases/etiology/*prevention & control, Zhu Yanyan

Intramedullary fixation of unstable distal radius fractures. A method of fixation allowing early motion.

During a four-year period, we have treated unstable fractures of the distal radius with closed anatomic reduction and insertion of a Rush intramedullary rod through a small dorsoradial wrist incision, followed by early controlled range of motion. In…

Findings from a 10-year follow-up of bone mineral density in competitive perimenopausal runners.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate bone mineral density (BMD) in perimenopausal competitive runners with long-term follow-up. STUDY DESIGN: Fifteen master female runners between 40 and 50 years old who ran at least 20 miles per week were evaluated. BMD was…

Surgical-orthodontic correction of transverse maxillary deficiency.

A conservative osteotomy of the zygomaticomaxillary buttress in combination with a rapid palatal expansion appliance is a dependable technique for the treatment of horizontal maxillary deficiency in adults. This procedure has been used successfully…

Delays in immunizations of high-risk infants during the first two years of life: special care for the high-risk infant should not mean special immunization schedules.

Because experience in our newborn intensive care unit follow-up clinic since 1982 suggested that immunizations of newborn intensive care unit graduates in the first 2 years of life were inappropriately delayed, questionnaires were sent to families…

Limitations of the obstetric group B Streptococcus protocol.

OBJECTIVE: To assess compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) screening-based protocol for obstetric group B Streptococcus (GBS) and to determine an acceptable threshold for protocol failure. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective…

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