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9,300 | 9,831 | Effects of nonparticipation in trauma center system on emergency department utilization.
The University of Illinois Hospital (UIH) serves an inner-city urban population in one of the highest crime rate districts in Chicago.
On May 20, 1986, the city's Level I Trauma ordinance took effect with the University of Illino... | C21 |
9,301 | 7,840 | Cartilage begets bone versus endochondral myelopoiesis.
Observations on the cellular events involved in embryonic long-bone formation, ectopic osteogenesis, fracture repair, and the analysis of mesenchymal stem-cell potential provide evidence of the intimate and direct relationship of osteogenesis to angiogenesis and ... | C21 |
9,302 | 5,623 | Interactions between substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide, taurine and excitatory amino acids in the spinal cord.
Using in vivo microdialysis in the dorsal spinal cord of the rat, we have previously observed increases in glutamate and aspartate during exposure to a noxious stimulus.
The present investigation ... | C21 |
9,303 | 3,008 | Pulmonary arteriolar muscularization in coal workers' pneumoconiosis and its correlation with right ventricular hypertrophy.
The relationship between the thickness of the walls of small pulmonary arteries (the medial wall thickness as a percentage of external diameter, percentage of medial thickness) in coal miners an... | C21 |
9,304 | 5,446 | Ischemic brain damage in a model of acute subdural hematoma.
Ischemic brain damage is the most important neuropathological finding in humans who die after acute subdural hematoma; however, its causes are poorly understood.
We have produced acute subdural hematoma in the rat by injecting 400 microliters of autologous ... | C21 |
9,305 | 7,900 | Acute myocardial infarction resulting from the migration of a Greenfield filter.
A paraplegic patient who underwent the placement of Greenfield filters to prevent pulmonary emboli had one of the filters migrate proximally to the junction of the inferior vena cava and right atrium, then into the right atrium a few mont... | C21 |
9,306 | 6,322 | Pediatrician's knowledge and practices regarding parental use of alcohol.
Problems with alcohol are common in the United States but are too frequently ignored by physicians, particularly those working with children.
We explored pediatricians' knowledge and practices regarding parental use of alcohol and compared thes... | C21 |
9,307 | 3,645 | Long-term morphology of spastic or flaccid muscles in spinal cord-transected rabbits.
Despite difficulty in long-term maintenance of spinalized rabbits, muscular pathologic changes in chronic spinalized rabbits could be observed for a period of four weeks.
Rabbits were prepared by spinal cord transection at T10 (spas... | C21 |
9,308 | 5,016 | Clinical experience with the benzodiazepine antagonist flumazenil in suspected benzodiazepine or ethanol poisoning.
The clinical efficacy of different doses of the specific benzodiazepine antagonist flumazenil was studied in a total of 72 patients with benzodiazepine or ethanol overdose.
In a randomized double-blind ... | C21 |
9,309 | 4,171 | Unexpected geographic variation in rates of hospitalization for patients who have fracture of the hip. Medicare enrollees in the United States.
With the use of data from hospitals for fiscal year 1985, we calculated the rates of hospitalization for fracture of the hip, by state of residence, for all enrollees in Medic... | C21 |
9,310 | 3,819 | Electrolyte abnormalities in the alcoholic patient.
The acute effect of ethyl alcohol ingestion is to induce diuresis with excretion of free water and preservation of electrolytes.
This occurs as the blood alcohol concentration is increasing and is due to the suppression by alcohol of the endogenous release of ADH.
... | C21 |
9,311 | 300 | Trochanteric fractures. Influence of reduction and implant position on impaction and complications.
A review of roentgenograms and charts was made of 532 trochanteric fractures treated by the sliding-screw technique.
According to Evans' modified classification, 65% of the fractures were unstable.
There was no breaka... | C21 |
9,312 | 4,989 | Diagnostic peritoneal lavage: accuracy in predicting necessary laparotomy following blunt and penetrating trauma.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) to predict intra-abdominal injuries that required surgical repair.
To do this, we retrospectively reviewed 944 p... | C21 |
9,313 | 5,481 | Radiation necrosis of the optic chiasm, optic tract, hypothalamus, and upper pons after radiotherapy for pituitary adenoma, detected by gadolinium-enhanced, T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging: case report.
A 26-year-old woman was treated for a prolactin secreting pituitary adenoma by surgery and radiotherapy (5860... | C21 |
9,314 | 8,122 | Discharge videotaping: a means of augmenting occupational and physical therapy.
Regional burn centers commonly receive patients from medical facilities that are geographically distant.
Logistic problems that may hamper follow-up care in the burn center can lead to a decrease in function as a result of contractures an... | C21 |
9,315 | 3,102 | Alcohol use and depressive symptoms among Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic Whites.
Alcohol use is associated with depressive symptoms in several studies.
Using data from a community survey, this study examined whether this relationship (a) can be accounted for by ethnic or sociodemographic differences among persons... | C21 |
9,316 | 7,313 | Precipitated abstinence in orally dosed benzodiazepine-dependent dogs.
The ability of graded doses of flumazenil (2, 6, 18, 36 and 72 mg/kg) and a lactose placebo to precipitate abstinence was studied in dogs treated chronically with diazepam, nordiazepam, flunitrazepam, alprazolam, oxazepam, halazepam and lorazepam b... | C21 |
9,317 | 8,117 | The use of intestinal antibiotics to delay or prevent infections in patients with burns.
Bacterial colonization and infection of wounds in seriously burned patients often comes from the patient's indigenous bowel flora.
A prospective randomized clinical trial that involved 30 patients with 20% or greater total body s... | C21 |
9,318 | 2,780 | Methylene iodide poisoning.
A 20-month-old girl ingested a maximum of 25 mL of pure methylene iodide.
Within two hours, the patient exhibited lethargy and incoordination and vomited.
An abdominal radiograph demonstrated the radiopaque material in the gut.
In vivo conversion to carbon monoxide was documented with a ... | C21 |
9,319 | 8,114 | The efficacy of pediatric blood culture sets in the determination of burn bacteremia.
A blood culture is an essential laboratory procedure necessary to confirm a septic episode.
However, it is important to collect the blood sample at the appropriate time with an acceptable technique.
The standard method is to collec... | C21 |
9,320 | 9,216 | Secondary damage to the knee after isolated injury of the anterior cruciate ligament.
Between 1978 and 1984, we examined and performed arthroscopy on 1000 consecutive patients.
Ninety-eight of the 1000 had isolated ACL damage.
These cases do not include patients with initial ACL injuries combined with other intraart... | C21 |
9,321 | 6,682 | Submersion in The Netherlands: prognostic indicators and results of resuscitation.
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To analyze prognostic indicators and the outcome of resuscitation in submersion victims (drowning and near drowning).
DESIGN: Retrospective study.
SETTING: Intensive and Respiratory Care Unit.
Between January 1, 197... | C21 |
9,322 | 2,418 | Identification of the driver in an automobile collision.
We report on a three-occupant automobile collision in which one of the two survivors claimed that the deceased had operated the vehicle.
We attempted to identify the driver.
The left face and neck of the deceased appeared to have struck the vehicle's interior.... | C21 |
9,323 | 4,169 | Results of treatment of displaced patellar fractures by partial patellectomy.
The results of partial patellectomy as a treatment for displaced patellar fractures were assessed retrospectively with use of clinical, radiographic, and isokinetic strength-testing criteria.
Forty patients who had been followed for an aver... | C21 |
9,324 | 3,305 | Bone mineral loss in young women with amenorrhoea.
OBJECTIVE--To examine the impact of amenorrhoea on bone mineral density in women of reproductive age.
DESIGN--Cross sectional study of 200 amenorrhoeic women compared with normally menstruating controls.
SETTING--Teaching hospital outpatient clinic specialising in r... | C21 |
9,325 | 9,301 | Inhalation injury to tracheal epithelium in an ovine model of cotton smoke exposure. Early phase (30 minutes).
The purpose of this study was to evaluate lung cell injury during the acute phase of smoke inhalation injury.
A group of 10 sheep were anesthetized with halothane and pancuronium followed by endotracheal int... | C21 |
9,326 | 9,957 | Neutrophil disorders in burn injury: complement, cytokines, and organ injury.
Because of the association of burn injury with subsequent bacterial infection, numerous studies have been performed characterizing neutrophil function in burn injury.
These studies provide a picture of intravascular complement activation, n... | C21 |
9,327 | 4,931 | The problem of the bifid mandibular condyle.
In a survey of 1,882 prehistoric and historic skulls with 2,077 condyles, 7 double (bifid) mandibular condyles were found.
One mandible with bilaterally bifid condyles is presented in detail.
Possible causes and consequences of the anomaly are discussed.
It is assumed th... | C21 |
9,328 | 6,753 | Endoscopic extraction of an entrapped nasogastric tube.
Inadvertent entrapment of a nasogastric tube within a stapled gastrointestinal anastomosis is a preventable and infrequent surgical complication.
We report our experience with this complication and describe a successful endoscopic approach to management. | C21 |
9,329 | 8,683 | Pneumocephalus secondary to a high-pressure water injury to the nose.
We report a case of pneumocephalus following a water jet injury to the nose incurred during a water-skiing fall.
Pneumocephalus due to this type of injury has not been previously reported, to our knowledge.
Since this unusual injury may be associa... | C21 |
9,330 | 7,615 | Sudden death from acute cocaine intoxication in Virginia in 1988.
A review of medical examiners' autopsy records revealed that in 1988, 33 residents of Virginia died of acute cocaine intoxication.
The subjects were 19 to 45 years old; most were men, used cocaine intravenously, and used other toxic substances with the... | C21 |
9,331 | 9,951 | Antibiotics and the postburn hypermetabolic response.
Severe burn injury has been documented to significantly increase resting metabolic energy expenditure.
This increase in metabolic rate appears to be possibly correlated with the degree of burn wound colonization and infection with bacteria.
Prevention of such col... | C21 |
9,332 | 9,218 | Anterior cruciate ligament injury: evaluation of intraarticular reconstruction of acute tears without repair. Two to seven year followup of 155 athletes
To evaluate the effectiveness of our treatment regimen, we retrospectively studied the surgically treated knees of 155 athletes, aged 15 to 42 years, who had sustain... | C21 |
9,333 | 5,009 | Cranial electrostimulation (CES) use in the detoxification of opiate-dependent patients.
This paper reviews the scientific literature on cranial electrostimulation (CES) as a non-chemical means to alleviate opiate withdrawal symptoms.
CES involves applying small amounts of electrical stimulation through electrodes ap... | C21 |
9,334 | 6,583 | Blood contamination of anaesthetic and related staff
The incidence of skin contamination of anaesthetic and related staff by patient's blood and saliva was studied during 270 anaesthetics in Cardiff hospitals over seven continuous days in October 1989.
A survey was also made of current Hepatitis B immunisation statu... | C21 |
9,335 | 9,215 | Surgical correction of the snapping iliopsoas tendon.
Eighteen patients with 20 symptomatic hips underwent lengthening of the iliopsoas tendon for persistent painful snapping of this "internal" variety of snapping hip.
We referred to the pathologic, painful snapping of the iliopsoas in the deep anterior groin as the ... | C21 |
9,336 | 2,685 | Ethanol-inducible cytochrome P-450: assessment of substrates' specific chemical probes in rat liver microsomes.
The capacity of liver microsomes to oxidize various substrates known to be specific of alcohol-inducible cytochrome P-450 was studied in rats treated with different xenobiotics such as 3-methylcholanthrene, ... | C21 |
9,337 | 5,512 | Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: a unique association with a tricyclic antidepressant.
We report the lst case of neuroleptic malignant syndrome occurring in a patient receiving desipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant, with no exposure to neuroleptics.
Our case suggests that this syndrome may be caused by a central imb... | C21 |
9,338 | 5,644 | Children riding in the back of pickup trucks: a neglected safety issue.
Motor vehicle-related trauma is the leading cause of death in children in the United States.
All states have pediatric restraint requirements for passenger vehicles to help prevent these deaths and injuries.
Only a few states, however, possess s... | C21 |
9,339 | 7,403 | Unintended injuries in children: the French situation.
The French situation with respect to mortality from unintentional injuries in children is far from satisfactory.
International comparison is made difficult by statistical bias, but although excess injury mortality is decreasing in France, rates are higher than in... | C21 |
9,340 | 995 | A case of unexpected pasteurella multocida bacteremia.
A case of Pasteurella multocida bacteremia in a previously healthy hospital employee is presented.
The patient had sustained a scratch from his dog four days prior to being seen in the emergency department with adequate healing and no evidence of localized infect... | C21 |
9,341 | 6,793 | Facial nerve monitoring in otologic surgery: clinical indications and intraoperative technique.
While identification of the intratemporal portion of the facial nerve is mandatory in most otologic surgical procedures, inadvertent instrumentation, traction, or thermal injury may still result from inaccurate delineation,... | C21 |
9,342 | 4,924 | The physician's role in injury prevention: beyond the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force report.
Injuries and their prevention have received little attention by the medical community, despite the fact that injuries are the leading cause of premature death.
However, much can be done to reduce the number and severity ... | C21 |
9,343 | 6,553 | Plasmodium falciparum-infected Anopheles stephensi inconsistently transmit malaria to humans.
Malaria was transmitted to only 5 of 10 volunteers bitten by 1-2 Anopheles stephensi carrying sporozoites of the 3D7 clone of the NF54 strain of Plasmodium falciparum in their salivary glands.
Parasites were detectable by cu... | C21 |
9,344 | 6,283 | Chronic ethanol feeding and acute ethanol exposure in vitro: effect on intestinal transport of biotin.
This study examined the effects of chronic ethanol feeding and acute ethanol exposure in vitro on biotin transport in rat intestine.
Transport studies were performed with intestinal everted sacs.
Ethanol was fed to... | C21 |
9,345 | 9,217 | Shoulder arthroscopy: its role in evaluating shoulder disorders in the athlete.
We retrospectively reviewed 100 initial shoulder arthroscopies from a general sports medicine orthopaedic practice to determine if arthroscopy is helpful diagnostically and to see if specific lesions correlate well with specific diagnoses.... | C21 |
9,346 | 4,998 | Use of recombinant human erythropoietin (r-HuEPO) in a Jehovah's Witness refusing transfusion of blood products: case report.
Recombinant human erythropoietin (r-HuEPO) administration to a Jehovah's witness refusing blood transfusions increased her nadir packed cell volume from 13% to 37% and reticulocyte count from 2... | C21 |
9,347 | 370 | Bronchial blood flow reduction with positive end-expiratory pressure after acute lung injury in sheep.
Smoke inhalation increases bronchial blood flow (Qbr) and produces edema of the airway system.
This study investigates whether the increased Qbr seen 24 h after inhalation injury can be affected by mechanical ventil... | C21 |
9,348 | 6,758 | Low bone density is an etiologic factor for stress fractures in athletes.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether low bone density and other risk factors for osteoporosis are associated with stress fractures in athletes.
DESIGN: Case-control study.
SETTING: Institutional sports injury clinic with primary and secondary care.... | C21 |
9,349 | 964 | Alternation of gastric mucosal glycoprotein (lectin-binding pattern) in gastric mucosa in stress. A light and electron microscopic study.
Gastric mucosal cells of the rat glandular stomach were studied by light and electron microscopic procedures by use of lectins in the development of acute gastric mucosal lesions.
... | C21 |
9,350 | 8,828 | Effects of acute and chronic ethanol administration and its withdrawal on the level and binding of somatostatin in rat brain.
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Acute ethanol administration resulted in an increase in the total number of specific somatostatin receptors in rat frontoparietal cortex and hippocampus, and a decrease in the level of soma... | C21 |
9,351 | 4,277 | Nonosmotic stimuli alter osmoregulation in patients with spinal cord injury.
Studies on two quadriplegic patients who developed severe hyponatremia during episodes of acute respiratory distress were performed to determine whether differences in osmoregulation of vasopressin release could be identified in these patient... | C21 |
9,352 | 4,012 | Fulminant hepatitis after lisinopril administration.
A case of fulminant hepatitis in a patient taking lisinopril for 5 weeks for arterial hypertension is reported.
Jaundice, fever, myalgia, and marked increase in serum aminotransferase activities occurred after 2 weeks of treatment.
Continuation of lisinopril admin... | C21 |
9,353 | 3,822 | Alcohol withdrawal syndromes.
Current studies have begun to elucidate the pathophysiology of alcoholism and its withdrawal syndrome.
Newer benzodiazepines, beta-blockers, alpha-agonists, butyrophenones and calcium channel blocking agents, alone and in combination, have been studied recently in alcohol withdrawal.
Th... | C21 |
9,354 | 3,774 | Septic pulmonary emboli. A rare cause of bilateral pneumothorax in drug abusers.
An intravenous drug abuser presented with bilateral pneumothorax.
This is a previously unreported (to our knowledge) complication of septic pulmonary emboli secondary to right-sided endocarditis.
This possibility must be considered in t... | C21 |
9,355 | 7,770 | Piroxicam decreases postirradiation colonic neoplasia in the rat.
This study evaluated the effects of the nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agent piroxicam on chronic radiation proctitis in the rat.
Forty female Wistar rats received a 2250-cGy dose of irradiation to the distal 2 cm of the colon.
Twenty received piroxica... | C21 |
9,356 | 8,118 | Tissue-expanded radial forearm free flap in neck burn contracture.
Neck contracture after burn injury can result in severe functional as well as aesthetic deformities.
Contracture can recur even after wide and complete release and full-thickness skin grafting.
Recurrence is partly due to the inherent difficulties in... | C21 |
9,357 | 2,134 | Value of magnetic resonance imaging in spontaneous extradural spinal hematoma due to vascular malformation: case report.
A case of spinal cord compression due to spontaneous extradural spinal hematoma is reported.
A spinal arteriovenous malformation was suspected on the basis of magnetic resonance imaging.
Early sur... | C21 |
9,358 | 7,464 | Vicarious contrast material excretion in patients with acute unilateral ureteral obstruction.
Radiographs of 45 patients with evidence of acute unilateral ureteral obstruction at intravenous urography, obtained at least 24 hours after injection of contrast material, were retrospectively studied.
Vicarious contrast ma... | C21 |
9,359 | 7,666 | Decision analysis, public health policy, and isoniazid chemoprophylaxis for young adult tuberculin skin reactors.
As part of a plan to eliminate tuberculosis in America, tuberculin skin testing was advised for all US citizens, with isoniazid chemopreventive therapy administered to appropriate positive reactors.
Imple... | C21 |
9,360 | 2,951 | Pharyngoesophageal perforation after blunt neck trauma.
Pharyngoesophageal perforation secondary to blunt neck trauma is an uncommon injury that can cause serious morbidity and mortality if not recognized and treated.
Pharyngeal perforation secondary to blunt trauma sustained while boxing is reported.
Review of the ... | C21 |
9,361 | 9,286 | Mineralogic parameters related to amosite asbestos-induced fibrosis in humans.
We have previously shown that in the lungs of a group of chrysotile miners and millers, grade of interstitial fibrosis (asbestosis) is directly proportional to tremolite fiber or chrysotile fiber concentration but is inversely proportional ... | C21 |
9,362 | 3,362 | Preventing alcohol problems: survey of Canadian medical schools.
In preparation for a national conference on medical education in the prevention of alcohol problems, a survey of conference participants was conducted.
Participants were undergraduate and postgraduate representatives from each Canadian medical school an... | C21 |
9,363 | 3,632 | The latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap for extremity reconstruction in orthopedic surgery.
The latissimus dorsi was transferred as a pedicle flap in ten patients and as a free vascular flap in ten others for extremity reconstruction.
Group I comprised ten patients in whom the transfer was used solely to cover a s... | C21 |
9,364 | 9,952 | Pulmonary circulation and burns and trauma.
The lung is a critical organ in victims of thermal injury or multiple trauma since the blood that drains injured organs circulates through the pulmonary circulation before passing through any other organ.
The lung therefore will receive the first volley of cytotoxins releas... | C21 |
9,365 | 3,361 | Brief intervention strategies for harmful drinkers: new directions for medical education.
Recent advances in the technology of behavioural interventions for harmful drinkers have created a new role for clinical practice and new challenges for medical education.
Several reports from expert committees have recommended ... | C21 |
9,366 | 4,995 | Parotid gland and facial nerve trauma: a retrospective review.
Included in this study are all patients with trauma to the parotid region seen at our center from 1979 to 1989.
There was a total of five patients with injury to the parotid area: two patients with isolated facial nerve injury; one with isolated parotid d... | C21 |
9,367 | 7,681 | Outcome in Mania. A 4-year prospective follow-up of 75 patients utilizing survival analysis.
A 4-year follow-up of 75 patients was conducted to investigate outcome after recovery from an episode of mania.
Predictors of an unfavorable outcome included poor occupational status prior to index episode, history of previou... | C21 |
9,368 | 9,146 | Two cases of fatal atlantoaxial distraction injury without fracture or rotation.
Atlantoaxial injuries, regardless of mechanism, typically result in bony injury.
We present two unusual cases of fatal traumatic C-1-C-2 distraction without associated fracture or rotation.
The ligamentous anatomy, common underlying str... | C21 |
9,369 | 8,120 | Carburetor burns: preventable injuries associated with high morbidity and frequent litigation.
We have identified carburetor burns as a significant cause of preventable morbidity, both from long-term functional and cosmetic standpoints.
The epidemiology of carburetor burns and our experience are described.
All of ou... | C21 |
9,370 | 4,992 | Basophil releasability in severely burned patients.
Thermal injury is known to induce dysregulation of the immune system; however, the precise mechanisms have to be clarified.
We investigated the histamine release of basophil granulocytes from severely burned patients (n = 12) after stimulation with anti-IgE or the C... | C21 |
9,371 | 3,340 | Experimental study of starch-induced intraperitoneal adhesions
The effects of starch on the development of postoperative adhesions were examined in 144 Sprague Dawley rats.
Groups of rats were injected intraperitoneally with suspensions of washings from starched gloves, starch-free gloves and starch-poor washed glov... | C21 |
9,372 | 6,027 | 1990 Volvo Award in clinical sciences. Lumbar spinal pathology in cadaveric material in relation to history of back pain, occupation, and physical loading.
The occurrence of symmetric disc degeneration, anular ruptures, end-plate defects, vertebral body osteophytosis, and facet joint osteoarthrosis was examined radiog... | C21 |
9,373 | 5,694 | Abdominal trauma in pregnancy. When is fetal monitoring necessary?
The type and duration of observation and monitoring of mother and fetus after abdominal trauma are dependent on gestational age and severity of trauma.
Fetal monitoring is usually not required when the fetus is not viable; the primary consideration i... | C21 |
9,374 | 3,825 | Alcohol and gastrointestinal bleeding.
Ethanol has experimentally been shown to be "ulcerogenic," independent of gastric intraluminal pH.
Ethanol remains ulcerogenic despite antisecretory doses of H2-receptor antagonists.
Low-dose alcohol stimulates acid secretion in man, an effect possibly mediated by histamine or ... | C21 |
9,375 | 7,043 | Predictors of medical and nursing students' levels of HIV-AIDS knowledge and their resistance to working with AIDS patients.
Among health professionals, knowledge about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is often limited, inaccurate, or both.
Many health professionals... | C21 |
9,376 | 6,012 | Persistent segmental cutaneous anesthesia after a brown recluse spider bite.
Patients with brown recluse spider bites commonly suffer from pain, muscular aching, and a variety of local dysesthesias during the acute and resolution phases of toxin-induced injury.
This is our first well-documented observation of persist... | C21 |
9,377 | 909 | Incidence of lingual nerve trauma and postinjection complications in conventional mandibular block anesthesia.
Trauma to the lingual nerve is potential risk factor for patients receiving mandibular block anesthesia.
This paper describes the results of a patient survey of 9,587 conventional mandibular blocks received ... | C21 |
9,378 | 2,404 | Wounding effects of the AK-47 rifle used by Patrick Purdy in the Stockton, California, schoolyard shooting of January 17, 1989.
The limited disruption produced in tissue simulant by the rifle and bullets used in the Stockton, California, schoolyard shooting is entirely consistent with the autopsy reports on the five c... | C21 |
9,379 | 8,612 | Covalent binding of oxidative biotransformation intermediates is associated with halothane hepatotoxicity in guinea pigs.
In vivo covalent binding of halothane biotransformation-reactive intermediates to hepatic protein and lipid was examined in association with the subsequent development of hepatic necrosis in the gu... | C21 |
9,380 | 6,671 | Rapid visual colorimetry of peritoneal lavage fluid.
STUDY HYPOTHESIS: That visual colorimetry can be used to rapidly and precisely estimate the erythrocyte count of 1:5 dilutions of simulated peritoneal lavage fluid.
POPULATION: Fifty-four normal adult human subjects.
METHODS: The automated or chamber RBC count is ... | C21 |
9,381 | 2,681 | Alcohol protects the diaphragm during dietary restriction.
We recently reported that alcoholic rat diaphragm develops greater contractile force than diaphragm of pair-fed control animals.
The present experiment examines whether alcohol or dietary restriction is the more likely cause of this surprising finding.
We co... | C21 |
9,382 | 7,554 | Flumazenil: a benzodiazepine antagonist.
Although benzodiazepines have been proven safe and effective for the induction and maintenance of sedation, some instances require the reversal of these events prior to the natural process of metabolism and elimination.
Flumazenil, a 1,4-imidazobenzodiazepine, is an antagonist... | C21 |
9,383 | 4,925 | Nicotine dependence: a preventable risk factor for other diseases.
Nicotine meets all critical criteria for an addictive drug.
Furthermore, there is no evidence that there would be widespread compulsive use of tobacco without nicotine.
These findings have led to consideration of the cigarette as a contaminated vehic... | C21 |
9,384 | 238 | Fractured and retained guide-wire fragment during coronary angioplasty--unforeseen late sequelae.
During a difficult coronary angioplasty, the tip of the guide wire became inadvertently wedged in a distal vessel, fractured, and retained in situ.
Because of the otherwise successful nature of the angioplasty and the pa... | C21 |
9,385 | 9,743 | Subtle injuries of the Lisfranc joint.
In fifteen patients, a subtle injury of the Lisfranc joint (tarsometatarsal articulation) was found.
The lesion was defined as a diastasis of two to five millimeters between the bases of the first and second metatarsals, as seen on anteroposterior radiographs.
There often was a... | C21 |
9,386 | 6,319 | Childhood deaths from toy balloons.
We describe four children who died of suffocation by rubber balloons in Canada between 1983 and 1988.
In the United States, at least 121 children have died in a similar manner in the 15 years between 1973 and 1988 according to a report by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
... | C21 |
9,387 | 2,684 | Inpatient treatment of employed alcoholics: a randomized clinical trial on Hazelden-type and traditional treatment.
The first randomized clinical trial on the Hazelden-type of treatment showed that this AA-oriented treatment for alcoholism can result in significant improvement in drinking behavior as compared to a mor... | C21 |
9,388 | 6,410 | Prevalence and determinants of estrogen replacement therapy in elderly women.
To better understand which women use estrogen replacement therapy, we examined the prevalence and determinants of estrogen replacement therapy in 9704 nonblack women, age greater than or equal to 65 years, who participated in the multicenter... | C21 |
9,389 | 3,810 | Small bowel phytobezoar mimicking presentation of Crohn's disease.
A case of small bowel phytobezoar formed from unusual ingested vegetation is described.
The patient presented with recurrent subacute obstruction and a right iliac fossa mass mimicking the presentation of Crohn's disease.
None of the usual gastrointe... | C21 |
9,390 | 9,843 | Blunt trauma to the heart: the pathophysiology of injury.
Blunt injuries to the heart are common and potentially lethal.
These injuries often go undetected while more obvious problems are treated.
A cardiac injury should be suspected in any patient who sustains severe chest trauma.
The spectrum of cardiac trauma ra... | C21 |
9,391 | 3,628 | Magnetic resonance imaging and computer tomography of acute spinal cord trauma.
Spinal cord lesions are not detectable on roentgenograms and computed tomography (CT) scans.
Magnetic resonance images (MRIs) are able to make soft-tissue lesions visible.
Interpretations of MRIs, CT scans, and roentgenograms were compar... | C21 |
9,392 | 4,988 | The abdominal trauma index--a critical reassessment and validation.
The Abdominal Trauma Index (ATI) was devised to quantify the risk of complications following abdominal trauma.
With scores greater than 25, the risk of postoperative complications became exponential.
The purpose of the present study was to determine... | C21 |
9,393 | 8,586 | Ocular injury induced by methyl ethyl ketone peroxide.
Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide is a commonly used catalyst in various industries.
We studied 19 eyes with a single exposure to methyl ethyl ketone peroxide that developed clinical patterns of mild injury, moderate injury, severe injury, or delayed keratitis.
Delay... | C21 |
9,394 | 5,869 | Controlled tissue expansion of a groin flap for upper extremity reconstruction.
A large upper extremity defect in an 8-year-old girl was resurfaced with an expanded groin flap.
Tissue expansion allowed complete coverage of the defect while minimizing the donor deformity.
Pretransfer expansion of pedicled flaps offer... | C21 |
9,395 | 9,302 | Bilateral intrapulmonary hematomas.
A 67-yr-old man, known to have chronic obstructive lung disease, developed bilateral localized pulmonary densities on chest radiographs after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
An autopsy disclosed bilateral intrapulmonary hematomas without communication with bronchi, pulmonary arterie... | C21 |
9,396 | 3,636 | Treatment of manifest and impending pathologic fractures of the femoral neck by cemented hemiarthroplasty.
Thirty-four patients with manifest or impending pathologic fractures of the femoral neck were treated between 1971 and 1987.
Breast carcinoma was the primary tumor in the majority of patients.
All patients were... | C21 |
9,397 | 6,673 | Scapular dislocation (locked scapula).
We report the case of a 19-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with pain and inability to move her right shoulder after falling backwards and striking it on a cart.
Radiographs of the shoulder revealed a dislocated scapula.
Closed reduction in the ED was su... | C21 |
9,398 | 8,766 | Foley catheter balloon puncture and the risk of free fragment formation.
The incidence of free fragment formation following balloon puncture or spontaneous bursting was examined in 294 Foley catheters immersed for 48 h in urine.
The catheters were divided into 3 groups: 100 were inflated to the manufacturer's recomme... | C21 |
9,399 | 2,678 | Deranged vitamin D metabolism but normal bone mineral density in Finnish noncirrhotic male alcoholics.
To study the effect of prolonged ethanol consumption on calcium metabolism and on the prevalence of osteoporosis we examined 38 Finnish noncirrhotic male alcoholics (30-55 years of age) with dietary interviews and bi... | C21 |
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