BIOMEDICAL ARTICLES
Faith-Based Intervention in Depression, Anxiety, and Other Mental Disturbances.
OBJECTIVE:: To determine if the effects of using the Steps to Freedom would be beneficial for a group of individuals who attended a Christian Conference. METHODS:: A user-friendly 12-item questionnaire was used to monitor the outcomes of Steps to Freedom addressing six symptom/behavioral problems […]
Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Myoglobinuric Renal Failure in a Patient With Bilateral Pheochromocytoma Following Open Pyelolithotomy.
Rhabdomyolysis is an unusual manifestation of pheochromocytoma. Early diagnosis and prompt management are crucial, as it may have life-threatening consequences. This is the case of a 19-year-old man with bilateral pheochromocytoma complicated with rhabdomyolysis and acute myoglobinuric renal […]
The Many Guises of Pheochromocytoma: Insights from a Case Report.
Rosas AL.
From the Director of Anesthesia, Main Operating Room, Department of Anesthesia, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.
Lung Metastases Treated by CyberKnife(R) Image-Guided Robotic Stereotactic Radiosurgery at 41 Months.
OBJECTIVES:: Based on the reported success of stereotactic body radiotherapy in treating extracranial tumors, we used CyberKnife(R) (Accuray Incorporated, Sunnyvale, CA) to treat patients with metastatic lung cancer. METHODS:: This is a retrospective report of treatment details and outcomes of 35 […]
A Lady with Rapid Onset of Swollen Parotid Glands.
Iodide mumps can occur after administration of any iodinated contrast media, irrespective of the osmolality of the contrast preparation. This condition is characterized by acute salivary gland swelling shortly after contrast study, presumably secondary to toxic accumulation of iodide in salivary glands with high […]
RECURRENT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN: RISK FACTORS AND ASSOCIATION WITH PROPHYLACTIC ANTIMICROBIALS.
Smaldone M, Sweeney D, Davies BJ.
Departments of Urology, University of Pittsburgh and University of California; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; San Francisco, California From the Departments of Urology at the University of Pittsburgh, and University of California, San Francisco.
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection.
A 45-year-old female athlete with no history of cardiovascular disease or coronary risk factors presented with a non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction due to spontaneous right coronary artery dissection. She was treated medically with resolution of her symptoms. Repeat angiography due to recurrent exertional chest discomfort showed TIMI-3 flow and […]
Status Epilepticus.
Status epilepticus (SE) in adults is a state of continuous seizures lasting more than 5 minutes, or rapidly recurrent seizures without regaining consciousness. The overall US and European estimated crude incidence rate of SE ranges from 6.8 to 41/100,000/yr. The etiologies of SE include primary central nervous system pathologies and systemic […]
Choosing Sedation for Upper Endoscopy.
Basson MD.
From the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center and Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Obesity: Where\’s the Beef?
Yates SW.
Center for Executive Medicine, Plano, TX.
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