Preoperative smoking cessation: the role of the primary care provider.

abstract：:Fibromyalgia is the currently preferred term for widespread musculoskeletal pain, typically accompanied by other symptoms such as fatigue, memory problems, and sleep and mood disturbances, for which no alternative cause can be identified. Earlier there was some doubt about whether there was an "organic basis" for thes...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Clauw DJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the nature and prognosis of severe chronic active hepatitis of unknown cause, we compared 26 patients who had been fully screened for etiologic factors with 112 patients who had autoimmune chronic active hepatitis after similar durations of corticosteroid therapy (17(+)/- 2 versus 23 (+)/- 2 months), and fol...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Czaja AJ,Hay JE,Rakela J

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five patients with a diagnosis of pure ovarian dysgerminoma underwent assessment at our institution between 1950 and 1984. The median age of these patients was 21 years (range, 8 to 41 years). The surgical pathologic stages of the tumors were as follows: stage IA1 in 18 patients, stage IA2 in 2, stage IB1 in 2,...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Buskirk SJ,Schray MF,Podratz KC,Lee RA,Stanhope CR,Gaffey TA,Weber FC,Earle JD,Naessens JM,Malkasian GD

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All women who enter menopause experience amenorrhea unless they receive hormone replacement therapy. In younger women, amenorrhea unrelated to pregnancy and lactation can be a distressing symptom. In addition to its psychologic morbidity, amenorrhea may be the manifesting feature of a wide array of anatomic and endocr...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： McIver B,Romanski SA,Nippoldt TB

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susac syndrome (retinocochleocerebral vasculopathy) is a syndrome of unknown pathogenesis. The triad of multifocal encephalopathy, visual loss, and hearing loss is caused by microangiopathy of the brain, retina, and cochlea. The illness tends to be monophasic, and to our knowledge, recurrence after years of remission ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Petty GW,Matteson EL,Younge BR,McDonald TJ,Wood CP

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in liver transplantation continue to evolve but are hampered by continued increasing shortages in donor organs. This has resulted in a high incidence of patients dying while on the United Network for Organ Sharing waiting list. Indeed, we continue to assess ways of expanding the donor pool by using marginal d...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wiesner RH,Rakela J,Ishitani MB,Mulligan DC,Spivey JR,Steers JL,Krom RA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) predisposes to the development of cholangiocarcinoma, a usually fatal complication that is difficult to diagnose. Serum concentrations of CA 19-9, a tumor-associated antigen, are frequently increased in patients with only cholangiocarcinoma. The aim of this study was to assess the ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Nichols JC,Gores GJ,LaRusso NF,Wiesner RH,Nagorney DM,Ritts RE Jr

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, national and regional health education programs have sought to increase public awareness concerning the risks of asymptomatic hypertensive disease. Such programs have fostered community screening and encouraged long-term care. As a result of these intensive educational efforts, larger numbers of perso...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Krishan I

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 27-year-old man was treated for an aggressive cerebellar medulloblastoma that, at operation, exhibited dural invasion. Six months after gross total resection and radiation therapy, a "surgical metastasis" developed in the lower portion of the surgical scar. The tumor grew rapidly down into the right side of his neck...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Tomlinson FH,Jenkins RB,Scheithauer BW,Keelan PA,Ritland S,Parisi JE,Cunningham J,Olsen KD

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength and increased risk of fracture. Properties related to bone strength include rate of bone turnover, bone mineral density, geometry, microarchitecture, and mean degree of mineralization. These properties (with or without bone density) are som...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Epstein S

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient with a hypersensitive carotid sinus reflex and syncope may pose special challenges in evaluation and treatment. Specifically, although the finding of carotid sinus hypersensitivity may indeed indicate an exaggerated vagal tone that causes syncope, it may also be a chance association in a patient with synco...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Sugrue DD,Wood DL,McGoon MD

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present the results of a quality-of-life (QOL) assessment performed with the current version of the Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS) questionnaire in a large single-institutional data set of 650 patients with lung cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study group included 650 patients with pathologically confi...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Svobodník A,Yang P,Novotny PJ,Bass E,Garces YI,Jett JR,Bonner JA,Sloan JA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By identifying structural chromosome anomalies, the clinical cytogenetics laboratory can play a critical role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with birth defects. Although many new staining techniques have been developed throughout the years to aid in the detection of anomalous chromosomes, some abnormalitie...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kraker WJ,Borell TJ,Schad CR,Pennington MJ,Karnes PS,Dewald GW,Jenkins RB

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In essential tremor and Parkinson disease (PD) tremor, administration of onabotulinumtoxinA via a fixed injection approach improves the tremor, but many patients (30%-70%) develop moderate to severe hand weakness, limiting the use of onabotulinumtoxinA in clinical practice. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Mittal SO,Machado D,Richardson D,Dubey D,Jabbari B

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major cardiovascular (CV) risk factor and, as such, is considered a coronary artery disease risk equivalent. Although glycemic control is associated with decreased CV events epidemiologically, many prospective clinical trials have failed to conclusively demonstrate that aggressive gl...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： O'Keefe JH,Abuannadi M,Lavie CJ,Bell DS

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonrelaxing pelvic floor dysfunction is not widely recognized. Unlike in pelvic floor disorders caused by relaxed muscles (eg, pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence, both of which often are identified readily), women affected by nonrelaxing pelvic floor dysfunction may present with a broad range of nonspecific...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Faubion SS,Shuster LT,Bharucha AE

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a prospective, randomized trial to study the efficacy and tolerance of long-term versus short-term treatment with recombinant interferon alfa-2a in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Ten patients were randomly assigned to a 6-month interferon regimen, and 10 patients were assigned to a 3-week interferon t...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rakela J,Wood JR,Czaja AJ,O'Brien PC,Taswell HF,Bowyer BA,Lange SM,Anderson ML,Parent K

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of objectively measured exercise capacity (EC) on early mortality (EM) after a first myocardial infarction (MI). PATIENTS AND METHODS:This retrospective cohort study included 2061 patients without a history of MI (mean age, 62±12 years; 38% [n=790] women; 56% [n=1153] white) who underwe...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Shaya GE,Al-Mallah MH,Hung RK,Nasir K,Blumenthal RS,Ehrman JK,Keteyian SJ,Brawner CA,Qureshi WT,Blaha MJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Waldenström macroglobulinemia is a B-cell malignancy with lymphoplasmacytic infiltration in the bone marrow or lymphatic tissue and a monoclonal immunoglobulin M protein (IgM) in the serum. It is incurable with current therapy, and the decision to treat patients as well as the choice of treatment can be complex. Using...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ansell SM,Kyle RA,Reeder CB,Fonseca R,Mikhael JR,Morice WG,Bergsagel PL,Buadi FK,Colgan JP,Dingli D,Dispenzieri A,Greipp PR,Habermann TM,Hayman SR,Inwards DJ,Johnston PB,Kumar SK,Lacy MQ,Lust JA,Markovic SN,Micall

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment of a patient with binocular vertical diplopia begins with a thorough history and neuro-ophthalmologic examination. The neuro-ophthalmologic examination includes observation for a compensatory head, face, or chin position; ocular ductions and versions in the nine cardinal positions of gaze; the three-ste...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Brazis PW,Lee AG

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of adding a trained intensivist on patient care and educational outcomes in a community teaching hospital. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed outcomes for patients admitted to the medical intensive-care unit (MICU) of a 270-bed community teaching hospital between July 19...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Manthous CA,Amoateng-Adjepong Y,al-Kharrat T,Jacob B,Alnuaimat HM,Chatila W,Hall JB

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A follow-up study of 224 male patients from Rochester, Minnesota, diagnosed with cryptorchidism during the period from 1935 through 1974 was conducted to assess the frequency of subsequent testicular neoplasms. Age-specific rates for testicular neoplasm in this community were used to estimate an expected number for co...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Benson RC Jr,Beard CM,Kelalis PP,Kurland LT

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven cases of bacteremia following transrectal needle biopsy of the prostate were reviewed. Symptoms developed within 24 to 72 hours after the procedure and required hospitalization and treatment with parenteral antibiotics. Escherichia coli was the causative agent in five patients and Klebsiella pneumoniae in two. A...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Edson RS,Van Scoy RE,Leary FJ

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient-centered care requires that treatments respond to the problematic situation of each patient in a manner that makes intellectual, emotional, and practical sense, an achievement that requires shared decision making (SDM). To implement SDM in practice, tools-sometimes called conversation aids or decision aids-are...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Zeballos-Palacios CL,Hargraves IG,Noseworthy PA,Branda ME,Kunneman M,Burnett B,Gionfriddo MR,McLeod CJ,Gorr H,Brito JP,Montori VM,Shared Decision Making for Atrial Fibrillation (SDM4AFib) Trial Investigators.

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasal telangiectasias, a common condition, can be caused by chronic exposure to ultraviolet light, rosacea, topically applied corticosteroids, or rhinoplasty. Use of the argon laser for 15 to 45 minutes in a continuous mode over the entire involved area can produce considerable lightening of the nasal redness and impr...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Dicken CH

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the separate effects of exercise intensity and amount on interindividual cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) response. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:Participants were 121 (75 females, 62%) sedentary, middle-aged (mean [SD] age, 53.2 [7.5] years), abdominally obese adults who completed at least 90% of 5 w...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ross R,de Lannoy L,Stotz PJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the McGill University neuro-ophthalmology unit, 52 patients with superior oblique palsy were seen during the 2-year period October 1973 to August 1975; these included patients with congenital, traumatic, vascular, and other more rare causes of trochlear paralysis. Half of the patients with congenital palsy had dipl...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Younge BR,Sutula F

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent Mayo Clinic experience in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases in Indochinese refugees is discussed. One hundred patients from whom stool and blood specimens were submitted for parasitic examination showed a high percentage of parasitic infection, often with multiple agents. An outline for the...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Jones MJ,Thompson JH Jr,Brewer NS

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the frequency and pattern of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in patients referred to a fibromyalgia treatment program at a tertiary care center. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients referred to the Mayo Fibromyalgia Treatment Program between February 2003 and July 2003 were invited on t...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wahner-Roedler DL,Elkin PL,Vincent A,Thompson JM,Oh TH,Loehrer LL,Mandrekar JN,Bauer BA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Risk stratification and risk-benefit ratios are extremely important in guiding patient-physician interactions as well as patient and family counseling. Risks associated with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty are (1) compromise of the vessel lumen or vessel integrity, (2) unsuccessful procedure, and (3) re...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Holmes DR Jr

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00