Mayo Clinic Proceedings back issues from January 2008:
Rash and Testicular Swelling
Jan 01, 2008; ... An 86-year-old man presented with rash of 1-week duration and recently noted left testicular heaviness. Physical examination revealed an erythematous maculopapular rash involving the upper abdomen; firm, nontender left testicular swelling; a swollen left spermatic cord; and an ill-defined mass ...
Can Coronary Calcification Define the Warranty Period of a Normal Myocardial Perfusion Study?
Jan 01, 2008; ... Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) has an important role in diagnosis and management of patients presenting with known or suspected coronary artery dis ease (CAD).1 Moreover, it is the most commonly used and well-documented noninvasive method for risk stratification. In large cohorts of ...
Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2008: Content Refinement, Continuing Medical Education Credit, Web Site Improvements, and More
Jan 01, 2008; ... At Mayo Clinic Proceedings, every workday is viewed as an opportunity to improve the journal's quality, relevance, and accessibility. A meaningful fraction of the approximately 50 members of our editorial board, staff, and publishing team metaphorically disassemble, inspect, refurbish, and ...
Abnormal Electron Beam Computed Tomography Results: The Value of Repeating Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in the Ongoing Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease
Jan 01, 2008; ... OBJECTIVE: To determine whether asymptomatic patients with atherosclerosis, indicated by the presence of coronary artery calcium on electron beam computed tomography, are at enough risk for progression of disease to justify a repeated stress single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) ...
Efficacy of Antioxidant Supplementation in Reducing Primary Cancer Incidence and Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Jan 01, 2008; ... OBJECTIVE: To estimate the association between antioxidant use and primary cancer incidence and mortality and to evaluate these effects across specific antioxidant compounds, target organs, and participant subgroups. METHODS: Multiple electronic databases (MEDLINE, Cochrane Controlled ...
Improved Attainment of Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Goals Using Single-Pill Amlodipine/Atorvastatin in African Americans: The CAPABLE Trial
Jan 01, 2008; ... OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy and safety of single-pill amlodipine/atorvastatin therapy for the simultaneous treatment of hypertension (HTN) and dyslipidemia in African Americans. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Conducted between July 19, 2004, and August 9, 2005, the Clinical Utility of ...
Infective Endocarditis Complicating Permanent Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Infection
Jan 01, 2008; ... OBJECTIVE: To describe management of patients with permanent pacemaker (PPM)- and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)-related endocarditis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed all cases of infection involving PPMs and ICDs among patients presenting to Mayo Clinic's ...
Significantly Fewer Refractures After Vertebroplasty in Patients Who Engage in Back-Extensor-Strengthening Exercises
Jan 01, 2008; ... OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patients with osteoporotic compression fractures would have decreased fracture recurrence or a longer time before refracture after percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) if they also participated in the Rehabilitation of Osteoporosis Program-Exercise (ROPE) ...
Patients' Expectations of Hospital Chaplains
Jan 01, 2008; ... OBJECTIVE: To evaluate patients' expectations of hospital chaplains. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From April 6, 2006, through April 25, 2006, we surveyed by mail 1500 consecutive medical and surgical patients within 3 weeks of their discharge from the hospital. The survey included questions ...
Flu Myths: Dispelling the Myths Associated With Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine
Jan 01, 2008; ... Live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), commercially available since 2003, has not gained widespread acceptance among prescribers. This underuse can be traced to several misperceptions and fears regarding LAIV. This review examines both the facts (safety, immunogenicity, and effectiveness) and ...
Urine Drug Screening: Practical Guide for Clinicians
Jan 01, 2008; ... Drug testing, commonly used in health care, workplace, and criminal settings, has become widespread during the past decade. Urine drug screens have been the most common method for analysis because of ease of sampling. The simplicity of use and access to rapid results have increased demand for ...
Oral Contraceptive Use and the Risk of Breast Cancer
Jan 01, 2008; ... On completion of reading this article, you should be able to (1) differentiate between the hormonal components used in older vs newer formulations of oral contraceptives and assess their associated risks of breast cancer, (2) demonstrate an ability to make appropriate and individualized clinical ...
55-Year-Old Man With Purpura and Foot Pain
Jan 01, 2008; ... A 55-year-old man presented to our emergency department with ankle pain and swelling. He had been in his Usual state of health until 2 weeks before presentation, when he noticed difficulty walking, left knee pain, and a sore throat with dysphagia. He concurrently developed nonpruritic, ...
Current Issues in the Management of Endometrial Cancer
Jan 01, 2008; ... Endometrial cancer (EC) remains the most common gynecologic malignancy in the United States. It is expected to become more common as the prevalence of obesity, one of the most common risk factors for EC, increases worldwide. The 2 main histologic subcategories of EC, endometrioid and ...
Ethical Prohibition Against Physician Participation in Capital Punishment
Jan 01, 2008; ... COMMENTARY David Waisel, MD,1 noted in his commentary that "humane methods of executions should be sought and applied." Aluiough we agree that this is an appropriate goal of those working to ensure just and humane executions, the remainder of Waisel's commentary promotes something that ...
Revisiting Physician Involvement in Capital Punishment: Medical and Nonmedical Aspects of Lethal Injection
Jan 01, 2008; ... COMMENTARY In the September 2007 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a commentary and 2 editorials addressed the issue of physician participation in capital punishment executions.1-3 A substantial amount of the discussion focused on the current use of lethal injection to produce death, ...
Physician Participation in Lethal Injection Execution Is Unethical
Jan 01, 2008; ... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To the Editor: First do no harm. This bedrock ethical principle has guided the daily practice of medicine since Hippocrates. Thus, it is profoundly disturbing that Waisel1 chose to reignite me long-settled matter of physician participation in capital punishment. For ...
Judicial Opinion in North Carolina Regarding Physician Participation in Capital Punishment
Jan 01, 2008; ... To the Editor: The article by Waisel1 and the 2 accompanying editorials2,3 were thought provoking in their viewpoints of physician participation in capital punishment. However, we believe that we need to correct Lanier and Berge2 regarding their statement that "judges in California and North ...
Ethics of Capital Punishment
Jan 01, 2008; ... To the Editor: The September issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings published a commentary1 and 2 editorials2,3 on physician involvement in administering lethal injections for the death penalty. Drs Lanier (Editor-in-Chief of the Proceedings) and Berge in their editorial2 welcomed comments but asked ...
United States Does Not Permit Execution of Children
Jan 01, 2008; ... To the Editor: I read with interest the editorial1 in the September issue by Arthur Caplan, PhD, regarding whether physicians should participate in state-ordered executions. As an attorney, I was stunned when Caplan stated that the United States permits "the execution of children." This is ...
Act of Barbarity Cloaked in Benevolence
Jan 01, 2008; ... To the Editor: I read with interest the commentary by Dr David Waisel1 regarding the participation of physicians in capital punishment and offer the following rebuttal. Waisel's assumption is based on a false pretense that a "humane execution" is possible, and I argue that his proposal directly ...
Physicians Should Desist From Aiding in Executions/In reply/In reply/In reply
Jan 01, 2008; ... To the Editor. It was with a mixture of revulsion and consternation that I read and reread the commentary by Dr Waisel1 and the accompanying editorial by Drs Lanier and Berge.2 What degree of hubris would prompt a physician in a free society to write 8 journal pages, volunteering to be ...