Recently added articles from Mayo Clinic Proceedings:
Giant Hydronephrosis
Nov 01, 2009; ... A 45-year-old man was hospitalized because of an 8-monfh history of progressive abdominal distension and intermittent attacks of nausea. Physical examination revealed a grossly distended abdomen with a palpable mass in the right flank region. Radiography of the kidneys, ureter, and bladder ...
Fatigue, Countermeasures, and Performance Enhancement in Resident Physicians
Nov 01, 2009; ... The effects of fatigue, night shift assignments, and sleep deprivation on human performance and the quality and safety of medical care are subjects of enormous interest within and beyond the medical community. Much of the focus has been on the duty hours of resident physicians, the effects of ...
Armodafinil for Treatment of Excessive Sleepiness Associated With Shift Work Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Study
Nov 01, 2009; ... OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of armodafinil, 150 mg, on the physiologic propensity for sleep and cognitive performance during usual night shift hours in patients with excessive sleepiness associated with chronic (≥3 months) shift work disorder (SWD) of moderate or greater ...
Outcomes After Liver Transplant in Patients Aged 70 Years or Older Compared With Those Younger Than 60 Years
Nov 01, 2009; ... OBJECTIVE: To compare mortality, graft loss, and postoperative complications after liver transplant in older patients (≥70 years) with those in younger patients (<60 years). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Outcomes for 42 patients aged 70 years or older who underwent liver transplant ...
Cancer and Pregnancy: Parallels in Growth, Invasion, and Immune Modulation and Implications for Cancer Therapeutic Agents
Nov 01, 2009; ... Many proliferative, invasive, and immune tolerance mechanisms that support normal human pregnancy are also exploited by malignancies to establish a nutrient supply and evade or edit the host immune response. In addition to the shared capacity for invading through normal tissues, both cancer ...