The use of chemotherapeutic agents in localized periodontal pockets.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. The Center for Disease Control Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recognized the potential benefits of immunizing young men beginning at age 11 or 12 years and continuing through ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Halista CE,Kline RJ,Bepko J

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic insomnia is a common and debilitating disease that increases risk for significant morbidity and workplace difficulties. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is the first-line treatment, but there is a critical lack of behavioral health providers trained in CBT-I because, in part, of a ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Taylor DJ,Dietch JR,Pruiksma K,Calhoun CD,Milanak ME,Wardle-Pinkston S,Rheingold AA,Ruggiero KJ,Bunnell BE,Wilkerson AK

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is the practice of treating the partners of patients with sexually transmitted infections by providing medications for the patient to deliver to his or her sexual partner (s) without direct clinical assessment of the partner(s). EPT is an evidence-based option that can augment existing ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Stidham RA,Garges EC,Knapp SA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Problematic anger is a significant clinical issue in military personnel, and is further complicated by comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Despite increasing numbers of military personnel returning from deployment with anger and aggression difficulties, the treatment of problematic anger has recei...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Cash R,Varker T,McHugh T,Metcalf O,Howard A,Lloyd D,Costello J,Said D,Forbes D

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A functional capacity evaluation (FCE) evaluates the ability of an individual to perform activities related to employment. There is no FCE specific to the military population; therefore, a FCE for the military population (FCE-M) was developed to evaluate an injured service member's (SM) ability to return to duty. The ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Cancio JM,Oliver RA,Yancosek KE

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beginning in 1991, case reports of coccidioidomycosis in California increased dramatically, pursuant to a variety of natural and demographic factors. This highly infectious fungal disease with propensity to disseminate widely, mimic other conditions, and cause pathology at locations distant in place and time is readil...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Olson PE,Bone WD,LaBarre RC,Martin CR,Utz GC,Miller LK,Gresham L

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Active duty military personnel and civilian government employees are at risk for exposure to a variety of pathogens as they meet their mission requirements throughout the world. When they present with a systemic disease, the clinician must entertain a broad differential diagnosis due to the multitude of infectious, ne...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Austad GT,Battafarano DF

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shoulder pain is a common musculoskeletal complaint. Patients with shoulder pain who are seeking care in a military tertiary setting in the United States have not been previously described. This study describes the clinical features of 55 patients (47 men, 8 women) undergoing shoulder surgery at a tertiary care milita...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Walsworth MK,Doukas WC,Murphy KP,Bimson W,Mielcarek BJ,Michener LA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic colitis is the most common form of intestinal ischemia. It most commonly involves the left side of the colon presenting with acute onset of abdominal pain followed by bloody diarrhea. Involvement of only the right or ascending colon is an infrequent occurrence. Because this problem is less recognized than its...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Lucha PA Jr

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexuality is an important part of health, quality of life, and general well-being, yet studies suggest that less than half of patients' sexual concerns are known by their physicians and that physicians are unaware of how common sexual concerns are among patients. The objective of this study was to determine ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Nusbaum MR,Gamble G

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A random clinical trial was performed to determine the immediate effects of early ankle mobilization on active duty military members with moderate and severe lateral ankle sprains. Sixty-four subjects were randomly allocated to one of three treatments: a plaster cast, an air-stirrup (Aircast Inc., Summit, New Jersey),...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Dettori JR,Pearson BD,Basmania CJ,Lednar WM

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) is a high-stakes test required for entry to most U. S. medical schools; admissions committees use this test to predict future accomplishment. Although there is evidence that the MCAT predicts success on multiple choice-based assessments, there is little information ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Saguil A,Dong T,Gingerich RJ,Swygert K,LaRochelle JS,Artino AR Jr,Cruess DF,Durning SJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The command of a U.S. Army Reserve Combat Support Hospital designed this study to evaluate soldiers' behavior related to and attitudes toward skipping meals while on annual training (AT). METHODS:The command administered an anonymous survey on attitudes about weight loss and weightloss behavior while on AT. ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Harrow JJ,Cordovés RI,Hulette RB

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive dysfunction is commonly observed among individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and trauma exposure and is, in turn, associated with worse clinical outcomes. Accordingly, disruptions in cognitive functioning may be conceptualized as a trans-disease phenomenon representing a potential high-yield target for...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Heinz AJ,Pennington DL,Cohen N,Schmeling B,Lasher BA,Schrodek E,Batki SL

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explores what factors influence whether active duty U.S. military personnel enroll their families in Department of Defense (DoD) or non-DoD dental insurance plans. The data come from a 26-site, cross-sectional survey of U.S. service members conducted from April 1994 to January 1995. A prestratified, randoml...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Chisick MC,Poindexter FR

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the case of a giant osteochondroma emanating from the L5 vertebral body and extending into the retroperitoneum of a 40-year-old man, causing low back pain. Osteochondromas are benign bony tumors that typically occur within the appendicular skeleton, although in the sporadic form, up to 4% occur in...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Rymarczuk GN,Dirks MS,Whittaker DR,Neal CJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria prevention and treatment are big challenges for the French forces deployed in sub-Saharan Africa. Since December 2013, 1,800 French soldiers have been deployed at any one time in the Central African Republic in the framework of "Operation Sangaris" and European Union Force (EUFOR). Over the 2014-2015...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Perisse A,Velut G,Javelle E,Loarer G,Michel R,Simon F

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26-year-old pregnant female was treated for an intralobar sequestration presenting as exsanguinating hemoptysis. The case brings forth strong evidence supporting an acquired rather than a congenital cause of some intralobar sequestrations. We discuss the anatomy, epidemiology, and pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary se...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Freeman RK,Maxwell JM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under operational conditions, current doctrine requires separate application of the standard military insect repellent and camouflage face paint. Working with an industrial partner, Amon Re, Inc., we developed a combined camouflage face paint and insect repellent that offers excellent protection from arthropod disease...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Debboun M,Coleman RE,Sithiprasasna R,Gupta RK,Strickman D

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite greater than 60,000 nonfatal firearm injuries per year in the United States, retained shrapnel is a relatively rare cause of systemic lead toxicity with less than 100 cases reported in the medical literature since 1867. While intra-articular retained shrapnel as a cause of lead toxicity is well-des...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Grasso IA,Blattner MR,Short T,Downs JW

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The U.S. Navy Medicine has a long history of conducting global health missions that foster international diplomacy through medical knowledge exchange with a goal of increasing partner nation's health care capacity. Pacific Partnership is an annual U.S. Navy-sponsored joint operation that enhances medical c...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Nayak KR,Trieu NB,O'Dell J,Kendall S,Stanton K,Thanh Han NH,Krause D,Wessman D,Lopez J,Phi-Lee T,Adams D,Parrish JS,LanHieu N

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Penetrating trauma is frequently encountered in forward deployed military combat hospitals. Abdominal blast injuries represent nearly 11% of combat injuries, and multiplanar computed tomography imaging is optimal for injury assessment and surgical planning. We describe a multiplanar approach to assessment of blast and...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Fischer TV,Folio LR,Backus CE,Bunger R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The federal initiative for electronic health record (EHR) interoperability began in 2000 and set the stage for the establishment of the 2004 Executive Order for EHR interoperability by 2014. This article discusses the chronology from the 2001 e-Government Consolidated Health Informatics (CHI) initiative through the cu...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hufnagel SP

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chyle leaks are a rare but potentially fatal complication of head and neck surgery carrying an incidence as high as 8.3%. The development of a chyle leak carries significant morbidity ranging from delayed wound healing to oropharyngeal fistulas. Presented here is a case of a chyle leak that developed following a left ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Meyer CD,McLeod IK,Gallagher DJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) is a robust academic organization with more than 1,000 members and has held annual academic scientific meetings since 1958. Currently, there is a paucity of data regarding the volume and quality of orthopaedic surgery presentations accepted for peer-revi...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Orr J,Dunn JC,Kusnezov N,Fares AB,Waterman BR,Garcia E,Pallis M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Increased helmet-mounted mass and specific neck postures have been found to be a cause of increased muscular activity and stress. However, pilots who use night vision goggles (NVG) frequently use counterweight (CW) equipment such as a lead mass that is attached to the back of the flight helmet to provide bal...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Harrison MF,Neary JP,Albert WJ,Veillette MD,Forcest C,McKenzie NP,Croll JC

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational upper-extremity disorders have been associated with prolonged pain and work disability. Using the U.S. Army Physical Disability Agency database, the present case-control studies (n = 434 and n = 342) investigated the contribution of demographic, physical, occupational psychosocial, and individual psychoso...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Huang GD,Feuerstein M,Berkowitz SM,Peck CA Jr

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The French army has implemented an algorithm based on the acronym "MARCHE RYAN," each letter standing for a key action to complete in order to help first care providers during emergency casualty care. On the battlefield, the risk of error is increased, and the use of cognitive aids (CAs) might be helpful t...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Truchot M,Balança B,Wey PF,Tazarourte K,Lecomte F,Le Goff A,Leigh-Smith S,Lehot JJ,Rimmele T,Cejka JC

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthrax is occasionally encountered by U.S. military physicians in the deployed setting, where limited resources make it difficult to obtain laboratory confirmation. We present a case of cutaneous anthrax diagnosed using a ruggedized polymerase chain reaction device in austere combat conditions. ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Pace S,Steigelman D,Norton SA,Krivda S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdomyolysis is a painful and potentially life-threatening injury in which muscle breaks down in response to an insult. In this case report, we describe the clinical course of a 22-year-old man who developed paraspinal muscle rhabdomyolysis and possible compartment syndrome in association with strenuous activity and...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Jeter J,DeZee KJ,Kennedy L

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00