Mayo Clinic Proceedings back issues from July 1998:
Historical profiles of Mayo: 25th anniversary of the Mayo School of Health-Related Sciences
Jul 01, 1998; ... In a special 3-day program held on Apr. 30 through May 2, 1998, the Mayo School of HealthRelated Sciences celebrated its 25th anniversary. The school, one of the five educational undertakings of Mayo Foundation Education, is based primarily at the Mayo Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota ....
Accidental needlesticks in the phlebotomy service of the department of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic Rochester
Jul 01, 1998; ... Objective: To determine the change in accidental needlestick rates in the Phlebotomy Service at Mayo Clinic Rochester and to identify safety practices implemented from 1983 through 1996. Material and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed yearly Phlebotomy Service accidental needlestick ...
Diastolic ventricular function in children: A doppler echocardiographic study establishing normal values and predictors of increased ventricular end-diastolic pressure
Jul 01, 1998; ... PATRICK W. O'LEARY, M.D., KRITVIKROM DURONGPISITKUL, M.D.,* TIMOTHY M. CORDES, M.D.,t KENT R. BAILEY, PH.D., DONALD J. HAGLER, M.D., A. JAMIL TAJIK, M.D., AND JAMES B. SEWARD, M.D. Objective: To extend noninvasive assessment of diastolic cardiac function into the pediatric age-group ....
Occurrence of potentially detrimental temperature alterations in hospitalized patients at risk for brain injury
Jul 01, 1998; ... RONALD F. ALBRECHT II, M.D.,* C. THOMAS WASS, M.D., AND WILLIAM L. LANIER, M.D. Objective: To ascertain the incidence and timing of fever in patients at risk for temperature modulation of brain injury resulting from ischemia or trauma. Design: We retrospectively reviewed the medical ...
Advanced multiple beam equalization radiography: Receiver operating characteristic comparison with screen-film chest radiography
Jul 01, 1998; ... STEPHEN J. SWENSEN, M.D., GREGORY L. AUGHENBAUGH, M.D., LARRY R. BROWN, M.D.,* GORDON F. HARMS, M.D., PHILIP R. KARSELL, M.D., JOEL E. GRAY, PH.D.,* DUANE M. ILSTRUP, M.S., AND DAVID 0. HODGE, M.S. Objective: To test the hypothesis that the advanced multiple beam equalization ...
Stroke in the medical intensive-care unit
Jul 01, 1998; ... Objective: To analyze the occurrence and outcome of new-onset stroke in critically ill patients admitted to a medical intensive-care unit. Material and Methods: We reviewed the medical records of patients admitted to the medical intensive-care units of two hospitals between 1985 and ...
Echocardiographically guided pericardiocentesis: Evolution and state-of-the-art technique
Jul 01, 1998; ... Percutaneous pericardiocentesis was introduced during the 19th century and became a preferred technique for the management of pericardial effusion by the early 20th century. Until the era of two-dimensional echocardiographically guided pericardiocentesis, however, the procedure was essentially ...
Gastric trichobezoar: Case report and literature review
Jul 01, 1998; ... Bezoars are conglomerates of food or fiber in the alimentary tract of humans and certain animals, mainly ruminants. In adults, bezoars are most frequently encountered after a gastric operation, but in children, bezoars are associated with pica, mental retardation, and coexistent psychiatric ...
Association of temporal arteritis, retinal vasculitis, and xanthomatosis with multiple myeloma: Case report and literature review
Jul 01, 1998; ... Bone pain, anemia, renal failure, and paraproteinemia are common manifestations in patients with multiple myeloma. In this article, we describe an elderly woman with multiple myeloma who had unusual manifestations of cutaneous xanthomatosis, temporal arteritis, and retinal vasculitis. The ...
Stamp vignette on medical science: Robert Huber--Nobel Prize for chemistry
Jul 01, 1998; ... Robert Huber, a German biochemist, shared the 1988 Nobel Prize for chemistry with two German scientists, Johann Deisenhofer (1943- ) and Hartmut Michel (1948- ), for their determination of the structure of a protein complex that is essential to photosynthesis in bacteria. Michel crystallized the ...
Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass--a surgical approach for anomalous right coronary artery from left aortic sinus of valsalva
Jul 01, 1998; ... Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left aortic sinus of Valsalva, although rare, has been associated with myocardial ischemia and sudden death. Methods of surgical correction include ostial reconstruction, excision and translocation of the vessel origin, and coronary artery ...
Modern management of prosthetic valve anticoagulation
Jul 01, 1998; ... Prosthetic heart valves have been effectively used for many years. Nonetheless, they are associated with risks of thrombosis and thromboembolic events, as well as anticoagulation-induced bleeding. Substantial changes in anticoagulation measurement and dosing have occurred during the past several ...
Initial evaluation and treatment of infertility in a primary-care setting
Jul 01, 1998; ... Infertility is a condition that primary-care physicians frequently encounter. The infertility work-up necessitates an understanding of the physiology and anatomy of the female and male partners. A systematic work-up can be initiated by a primary-care physician. Infertility problems are stressful ...
49-year-old-woman with back pain and loss in consciousness
Jul 01, 1998; ... FELIX E. CHUKWUDELUNZU, M.D.,* AND JAMES F. MESCHIA, M.D.^ A 49-year-old woman had a 10-month history of lowback pain that had developed insidiously. Two months after the back pain was initially noted, it precipitously worsened, and an evaluation by her local physician included a ...
Transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate
Jul 01, 1998; ... In this report, we discuss the basic equipment, electrosurgical techniques, and achievable effects with electrovaporization of the prostate and summarize follow-up data in patients who underwent electrovaporization for treatment of prostatism. Transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate ...
Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate: A minimally invasive treatment for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia
Jul 01, 1998; ... MARIO C. BEDUSCHI, M.D., AND JOSEPH E. OESTERLING, M.D.* Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate, a relatively new minimally invasive treatment modality for patients with bladder outlet obstruction attributable to an enlarged prostate gland, has undergone extensive evaluation by ...
Phlebotomists at risk
Jul 01, 1998; ... Among the various types of occupational exposures to blood-borne pathogens, accidental needlestick injuries constitute the single greatest risk to health-care workers.' This problem is especially perilous for phlebotomists. The frequency of exposure from percutaneous injuries during collection ...
Cultural barriers to wellness / In reply
Jul 01, 1998; ... To the Editor: The article by Lobell and associates entitled "Barriers to Cancer Screening in Mexican-American Women," which was published in the April 1998 issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings (pages 301 to 308), reminded me of my own daily practice in southern Louisiana. My patients differ ...
Stroke Thrombolysis and the stroke specialist / In reply
Jul 01, 1998; ... To the Editor: In the November 1997 issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings (pages 1005 to 1013), Wijdicks and colleagues reported the beneficial results of the use of thrombolytic drugs in patients with ischemic stroke. Although thrombolytic drugs potentially can improve the outcome of certain ...
Induction of prostate-specific antigen expression by synthetic progestins in patients with prostate and breast cancer / In reply
Jul 01, 1998; ... Induction of Prostate-Specific Antigen Expression by Synthetic Progestins in Patients With Prostate and Breast Cancer To the Editor: In the October 1997 issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings (pages 932 to 934), Wehbe and associates reported an interesting phenomenon of a patient with ...
Otoacoustic Emissions: Clinical Applications
Jul 01, 1998; ... Otoacoustic Emissions: Clinical Applications, edited by Martin S. Robinette and Theodore J. Glattke, 356 pp, with illus, $49, New York, Thieme Medical Publishers (telephone: 800-782-3488), 1997, ISBN 0-86577579-6 Type of Book: A multiauthored text that focuses on practical applications ...
The Lymphomas
Jul 01, 1998; ... The Lymphomas, edited by George P. Canellos, T. Andrew Lister, and Jeffrey L. Sklar, 581 pp, with illus, $175, Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company (telephone: 800-545-2522), 1998, ISBN 0-7216-5030-9 Type of Book: An extensively referenced compilation of the current understanding of and ...
Textbook of Dermatologic Surgery
Jul 01, 1998; ... Textbook of Dermatologic Surgery, edited by John L. Ratz, 647 pp, with illus, $185, Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven Publishers (telephone: 800-777-2295), 1998, ISBN 0-39751495-6 Type of Book: A comprehensive multiauthored text on dermatologic surgery. Scope of Book: Fifty-five ...
Textbook of Women's health
Jul 01, 1998; ... Textbook of Women's Health, edited by Lila A. Wallis, 1,044 pp, with illus, $99.50, Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven Publishers (telephone: 800-777-2295), 1998, ISBN 0-31691991-8 Type of Book: A multiauthored comprehensive textbook of women's health written and edited by leaders in ...
Central Autonomic Network: Functional Organization and Clinical Correlations
Jul 01, 1998; ... Central Autonomic Network: Functional Organization and Clinical Correlations, by Eduardo E. Benarroch, 697 pp, with illus, $125, Armonk, New York, Futura Publishing Company (telephone: 800-877-8761), 1997, ISBN 0-87993673-8 Type of Book: A monograph that integrates clinical and ...
The Management of Pain
Jul 01, 1998; ... The Management of Pain, edited by Michael A. Ashburn and Linda J. Rice, 714 pp, with illus, $95, New York, Churchill Livingstone (telephone: 800-553-5426), 1998, ISBN 0-44307679-0 Type of Book: A comprehensive review of pain medicine with contributions by numerous authors ....
Principles and Practice of Intensive Care Monitoring
Jul 01, 1998; ... Principles and Practice of Intensive Care Monitoring, edited by Martin J. Tobin, 1,525 pp, with illus, $140, New York, McGraw-Hill (telephone: 800-722-4726), 1998, ISBN 0-07065094-2 Type of Book: A multiauthored comprehensive text on monitoring of critically ill patients in the ...