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Ventricular tachycardia in acute myocardial infarction: the role of hypophosphatemia.

The relationship between serum concentration of certain electrolytes and the pathogenesis of ventricular arrhythmia in myocardial infarction has been the subject of frequent review. The role of hypophosphatemia in the pathogenesis of arrhythmia in…

Variation in heart disease mortality across census tracts as a function of overdispersion and social class mixture.

Variation in heart disease (HD) mortality rates across census tracts is greater than expected given binomial error and available explanatory variables. We extended an extra-binomial variation model for rates standardized by the direct method. The…

Tags: *Demography, *Models, *Social Class, 1990, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Female, Heart Diseases/*mortality, Humans, Jarjoura D, Logue EE, Male, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ohio/epidemiology, Statistical, Statistics in medicine

Vaginal leiomyoma co-existing with broad ligament and multiple uterine leiomyomas.

A 48 year old African American woman presented with bladder pressure leading to the diagnosis of broad ligament and multiple uterine leiomyomas. She was also found to have a lateral vaginal wall mass which was confirmed to be a leiomyoma. Unlike…

Tags: *Neoplasms, 2001, Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, Fallopian Tubes/surgery, Female, Hecht B R, Hopkins M P, Humans, Hysterectomy, Leiomyoma/*diagnosis/pathology/surgery, Leiomyomatosis/*diagnosis/pathology/surgery, Meniru G I, Middle Aged, Multiple Primary, Onuora C O, Ovariectomy, Uterine Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/surgery, Vaginal Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/surgery, Wasdahl D

Using established predictors of post-traumatic stress to explain variations in recovery outcomes among orthopedic patients.

The present studies examine whether information contained in medical records can be used to predict outcomes following two orthopedic procedures: repair of hip fracture and total knee replacement. Study 1 reports the acute, in-hospital recovery data…

Tags: *Recovery of Function, 2015, 80 and over, activity, Adult, adults, Aged, Arthroplasty, Clinical Assessment Tools, Coefficient Alpha, Comorbidity, Contrera Kevin, Cremeans-Smith Julie K, Delahanty Douglas L, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Depression, Descriptive Statistics, disability, Disabled, distress, Female, Funding Source, Greene Kenneth, Health Care, Hip Fractures – Surgery, Hip/*psychology, Human, Humans, Journal of health psychology, Knee, Knee/*psychology, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Miller Eric T, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ohio, Orthopedic Surgery, outcomes, P-Value, Pain, Pain Measurement, Pfefferle Kiel, Post-Traumatic – Risk Factors, Post-Traumatic/*etiology, Prospective Studies, Record Review, recovery, Regression, Regression Analysis, Replacement, Risk Assessment, Scales, Speering Leann, Stress Disorders, T-Tests, Treatment Outcomes, Walking

Use of Fine-scale Geospatial Units and Population Data to Evaluate Access to Emergency Care.

Introduction: Time to facility is a crucial element in emergency medicine (EM). Fine-scale geospatial units such as census block groups (CBG) and publicly available population datasets offer a low-cost and accurate approach to modeling geographic…

US emergency department visits for hip fracture, 1992-2000.

BACKGROUND: Hip fracture is a significant injury for older persons. Little has been reported about emergency department (ED) care of these patients. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the management of older patients treated in the ED for hip fracture with…

Tags: 2004, 80 and over, Age Factors, Aged, Analgesia/statistics & numerical data, Camargo Carlos A Jr, Emergency Medical Services/*statistics & numerical data, Emond Jennifer A, European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine, Female, Gerson Lowell W, Hip Fractures/diagnosis/*epidemiology/therapy, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Sex Factors, United States/epidemiology

Urgent management of a giant scrotal hernia.

An unusual case of giant scrotal hernia is presented. Hernias of this magnitude are extremely rare, even in underdeveloped countries, and their repair is challenging to the surgeon and stressful to the patient. Only a few case reports on the use of…

Tags: 1990, Abdu R A, Abscess/etiology/therapy, Diabetes Complications, Genital Diseases, Hernia/complications, Herniorrhaphy, Humans, Male, Male/complications/surgery, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications/therapy, Scrotum/*surgery, The American surgeon

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…

Uninstrumented posterolateral lumbar fusion for single level isolated disc resorption and/or degenerative disc disease.

The limited soft-tissue envelope technique for an uninstrumented single-level posterolateral lumbar fusion has been studied in a group of 23 patients. It resulted in a solid fusion in 21 of 23 (91%) patients. Overall, 18 of 23 (78%) patients had a…

Tags: 1999, Adult, Aged, Bone Resorption/diagnosis/*surgery, Female, Humans, Intervertebral Disc/diagnostic imaging/pathology/*surgery, Journal of spinal disorders, Lumbar Vertebrae/diagnostic imaging/pathology/*surgery, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, McCulloch J A, Medical Illustration, Middle Aged, Radiography, Retrospective Studies, Spinal Diseases/diagnosis/*surgery, Spinal Fusion/*methods, Treatment Outcome

Uncovering tinea incognito. Topical corticosteroids can mask typical features of ringworm.

Ultrastructural aspects of human gallbladder epithelial cells in cholelithiasis: production of anionic mucus.

The surface epithelium of 28 gallbladders removed during elective cholecystectomies and pathology collection was studied ultrastructurally. Focusing on 10 of the 28 cases that were diagnosed as cholecystitis, we found that the epithelium displayed…

Two-trocar cholecystectomy by strategic laparoscopy for improved cosmesis (SLIC).

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Until the advent of singleincision laparoscopic surgery, few advances were aimed at improving cosmesis with laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Criticisms of the single-incision laparoscopic surgery technique include a larger…

Two-portal endoscopic carpal tunnel release: an outcome analysis of 333 hands.

Outcome data were collected on 239 patients who underwent endoscopic release of the transverse carpal ligament. The procedure was performed on 333 hands in 239 patients. All patients had failed to respond to nonoperative management for carpal tunnel…

Tags: 1998, 80 and over, Adult, Aged, Annals of plastic surgery, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome/physiopathology/*surgery, Davies B W, Endoscopy/*methods, Female, Fritz A M, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pennington G A, Treatment Outcome

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

Transfer of DNR orders to the ED from extended care facilities.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: With an elderly and chronically ill patient population visiting the emergency department, it is important to know patients' wishes regarding care preferences and advanced directives. Ohio law states DNR orders must be transported…

Tags: *Advance Directives, *Critical Illness, *Health Services for the Aged, *Skilled Nursing Facilities, 2017, 80 and over, Advance Directives, Aged, Amireh Ahmad, Chaudhary Ali, Coding – Administration, Coding – Standards, Critical Illness, Do-not-resuscitate, Emergency Medical Services – Administration, Emergency Medical Services/*organization & administration, Emergency Service, EMS, Extended care facilities, Female, Forms and Records Control/*organization & administration/standards, Frey Jennifer A, Health Services for the Aged, Hospital, Human, Humans, Length of Stay, Male, McQuown Colleen M, Medical Records – Statistics and Numerical Data, Medical Records/*statistics & numerical data, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Ohio, Outcome Assessment, Outcome Assessment (Health Care), Patient Advocacy, Physicians, Prospective Studies, Resuscitation Orders, Skilled Nursing Facilities, The American journal of emergency medicine

Total thyroidectomy: is morbidity higher for Graves' disease than nontoxic goiter?

BACKGROUND: Total thyroidectomy for treatment of Graves' disease is controversial and much of the debate centers on the concern for complications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the morbidity of total thyroidectomy for Graves' disease and…

Tags: 2011, Adult, Aged, Female, Goiter, Graves Disease/pathology/*surgery, Humans, Hypocalcemia/epidemiology, Male, McHenry Christopher R, Middle Aged, Morbidity, Nodular/pathology/*surgery, Postoperative Complications/epidemiology, Retrospective Studies, The Journal of surgical research, Thyroidectomy/*adverse effects, Welch Kellen C

Topical brinzolamide (Azopt) versus placebo in the treatment of infantile nystagmus syndrome (INS).

PURPOSE: To test the hypothesis that the topical carbonic anhydrase inhibitor brinzolamide (Azopt) has beneficial effects versus placebo on measures of nystagmus and visual acuity in adult subjects with infantile nystagmus syndrome (INS). DESIGN:…

Thrombopoietic status of patients on haemodialysis.

Thrombocytopenia is a potential dialysis-related treatment complication. Developments in bio-compatible dialyser membranes have decreased the occurrence of thrombocytopenia. We investigated whether thrombopoiesis is impaired in haemodialysis patients…

Thermography as a diagnostic aid in sciatica.

Thermography has been proposed as a diagnostic aid in patients with sciatica. Supporters of thermography state that: (a) normal patients have normal thermograms of their lower extremities, and (b) abnormal patients (with disk ruptures causing…

Therapeutic writing as a form of ego-state therapy.

In this paper I describe a special form of ego-state therapy that integrates writing letters to one's self as an internal therapeutic communication among various ego states previously not fully aware of each other or engaged in destructive power…

Tags: *Awareness, *Ego, *Writing, 1993, Adult, Dissociative Disorders/psychology/*therapy, Female, Humans, Hypnosis/*methods, Internal-External Control, Middle Aged, Post-Traumatic/psychology/*therapy, Stress Disorders, The American journal of clinical hypnosis, Torem M S

The utility of hair cortisol concentrations in the prediction of PTSD symptoms following traumatic physical injury.

RATIONALE: Although cortisol alterations have been associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and PTSD symptoms (PTSS), the direction of association is mixed. Cortisol which is measured in blood, saliva, or urine is subject to transient…

The use of sensory electrical stimulation for pressure ulcer prevention.

Pressure ulcer prevention is critically important for many people with reduced mobility. The authors investigated whether sensory (sub-motor-threshold) electrical stimulation (ES) may provide a convenient preventive intervention. A double-blinded,…

Tags: *Electric Stimulation Therapy, 2010, Adult, Aged, Blood Gas Monitoring, Bogie Kath, Buttocks, Clinical Trials, Double-Blind Method, Double-Blind Studies, Electric Stimulation – Methods, Electric Stimulation – Utilization, Funding Source, Ho Chester H, Human, Humans, Interface Pressure, Kim Jennifer, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Muscle, Muscle Contraction, Ohio, Outcome Assessment, Paralysis/etiology/physiopathology/*therapy, Physiotherapy theory and practice, Pressure Ulcer – Prevention and Control, Pressure Ulcer/etiology/physiopathology/*prevention & control, Regional Blood Flow, Repeated Measures, Sensory Thresholds, Skeletal – Radiography, Skeletal/blood supply/diagnostic imaging/*innervation, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries/complications/physiopathology/*therapy, Time Series, Tomography, Transcutaneous, Treatment Failure, Wang Xiaofeng, X-Ray Computed

The use of radioisotope scans in the evaluation of primary lymphoma of bone.

Primary lymphoma of bone is a rare lesion comprising less than 5% of all malignant primary bone tumors. Because of this rarity, the diagnosis of this lesion based on clinical findings and standard radiographic evaluations is extremely difficult and…

The use of eculizumab in gemcitabine induced thrombotic microangiopathy.

BACKGROUND: Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) secondary to gemcitabine therapy (GiTMA) is a very rare pathology that carries a poor prognosis, with nearly half of the cases progressing to end stage renal disease. GiTMA is most commonly associated with…

Tags: *Gemcitabine, *Hemolytic uremic syndrome, *Pancreatic cancer, *Renal failure, *Thrombotic microangiopathy, 2018, Antibodies, Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic – Adverse Effects, Antineoplastic/*adverse effects, BMC nephrology, Das Abhijit, Deoxycytidine, Deoxycytidine – Adverse Effects, Deoxycytidine/adverse effects/*analogs & derivatives, Department of Internal Medicine, Female, Gupta Mohit, Humanized/*therapeutic use, Humans, Krishnappa Vinod, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Monoclonal, Monoclonal – Therapeutic Use, NEOMED College of Graduate Studies Student, NEOMED College of Medicine, Novak Robert, Raina Rupesh, Scales, Shah Haikoo, Tanphaichitr Natthavat, Thrombocytopenia – Chemically Induced, Thrombocytopenia – Diagnosis, Thrombocytopenia – Drug Therapy, Thrombotic Microangiopathies/*chemically induced/diagnosis/*drug therapy

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

The therapeutic efficacy of intensive medical therapy in ameliorating high-density lipoprotein dysfunction in subjects with type two diabetes.

BACKGROUND: To determine whether 12 months of intensive medical therapy (IMT) improves HDL functionality parameters in subjects with type II diabetes (T2D). METHODS: Retrospective, randomized, and controlled 12-month IMT intervention trial that…

The role of transcervical thymectomy in patients with hyperparathyroidism.

BACKGROUND: The most common location for supernumerary or ectopic parathyroid glands is the thymus. METHODS: A review of patients who underwent parathyroidectomy for hyperparathyroidism from 1990 to 2010 was completed to determine indications for…

Tags: *Thymectomy/methods, 2012, Adult, Aged, American journal of surgery, Female, Humans, Hyperparathyroidism/etiology/pathology/*surgery, Hypocalcemia/etiology, Male, McHenry Christopher R, Middle Aged, Parathyroidectomy, Postoperative Complications, Retrospective Studies, Thymus Gland/pathology/surgery, Treatment Outcome, Welch Kellen

The Relationship Between Organizational Characteristics and Advance Care Planning Practices.

Organizational characteristics may impede the uniform adoption of advance care planning (ACP) best practices. We conducted telephone interviews with site directors of a Midwestern state's Medicaid waiver program administered by the Area Agencies on…

Tags: 2015, Administrative Personnel, Adult, advance care planning, Advance Care Planning/*organization & administration/standards, area agency on aging, Attitude of Health Personnel, Baughman Kristin R, care management, Case Management, Case Managers, Chi Square Test, Clinical Protocols/standards, community-based long-term care, Confidence Intervals, Cross Sectional Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Data Analysis Software, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Descriptive Research, Descriptive Statistics, Female, Funding Source, Government Agencies, Hazelett Susan, Human, Humans, Inservice Training/organization & administration, interviews, Logistic Regression, Long Term Care, Ludwick Ruth, Male, Medicaid, Medicaid/statistics & numerical data, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Midwestern United States, Multivariate Analysis, NEOMED College of Medicine, nurses, Odds Ratio, Ohio, organizational characteristics, Organizational Culture, Palmisano Barbara, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Questionnaires, registered nurses, Rural Areas, Sanders Margaret, social workers, Surveys, T-Tests, Telephone, The American journal of hospice & palliative care, United States, Urban Areas

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.…

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…

The often overlooked digital tuft: clues to diagnosis and pathophysiology of neuropathic disease and spondyloarthropathy.

OBJECTIVE: To assess diagnostic implications of abnormalities of the pedal digital tufts and to identify features to facilitate distinguishing of spondyloarthropathy and leprosy. BACKGROUND: Better criteria for distinguishing between these disorders…

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…

The medically underserved: who is likely to exercise and why?

Adults who exercise regularly have better health, but only 15% of U.S. adults engage in regular exercise, with some social groups, such as people with lower incomes and women, having even lower rates. This study investigates the rate at which…

The many facets of occupational asthma.

Occupational asthma is an all-encompassing term that describes asthma derived from, worsened by, or encountered in an occupational setting. The diagnosis can be elusive and is easily confused with other disorders. Nevertheless, clarity of the…

Tags: 1991, Adult, Asthma/*diagnosis/etiology/rehabilitation, Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, Demeter S L, Disability Evaluation, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Occupational Diseases/*diagnosis/etiology/rehabilitation

The influence of obesity and volume of resection on success in reduction mammaplasty: an outcomes study.

BACKGROUND: Indications for breast reduction surgery include neck pain, back pain, shoulder pain, and an intertriginous rash. Previous studies have established that bilateral breast reduction surgery is highly effective in relieving these symptoms.…

Tags: *Mammaplasty/methods, 2005, Adult, Alfonso David R, Back Pain/epidemiology, Body Mass Index, Comorbidity, Exanthema/epidemiology, Female, Humans, Insurance Coverage, Middle Aged, Neck Pain/epidemiology, Obesity/*epidemiology, Plastic and reconstructive surgery, Retrospective Studies, Shoulder Pain/epidemiology, Treatment Outcome, Wagner Douglas S

The incarceration of individuals with severe mental disorders.

This study examines the extent to which severely mentally disabled (SMD) patients in one county mental health system were incarcerated in the local jail and examines characteristics of a sample (N = 30) of such individuals. We found that in the study…

The impact of exercise on activities of daily living and quality of life: a primary care physician's perspective.

Evaluation of the environment of patients is an important function of the primary care physician and assists the caregiver in providing an improved quality of life for one's patients. In addition to data collection and therapy, assessment of both the…

Tags: *Activities of Daily Living, *Physician's Role, *Primary Health Care, *Quality of Life, 2007, Aged, Belfer Mark H, Chronic Obstructive/physiopathology/*therapy, COPD, Exercise/*physiology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pulmonary Disease

The impact of Chiari malformation on daily activities: A report from the national Conquer Chiari Patient Registry database.

BACKGROUND: Chiari malformation (CM) is characterized by herniation of the cerebellar tonsils into the cervical spine. While ample literature on CM exists for clinical and procedural aspects of the disease, few studies have measured the impact CM has…

The epidemiology of respiratory tract infections.

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the most common, and potentially most severe, of infections treated by health care practitioners. Lower RTIs along with influenza, are the most common cause of death by infection in the United States. Risk…

The effect of race on outcomes of surgical or nonsurgical treatment of patients in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT).

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review of the data collected prospectively through the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect that race or ethnicity had on outcomes after spine surgery in the 3 arms of SPORT.…

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