An integrated approach to evaluation of the solitary pulmonary nodule.

abstract：:Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic that is active against staphylococci, streptococci, and other gram-positive bacteria. It is the drug of choice for the treatment of infections due to methicillin-resistant staphylococci, Corynebacterium jeikeium, and multiply resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Vancom...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wilhelm MP

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze a large cohort of patients who underwent exercise testing and also report sex differences in other exercise heart rate (HR) parameters to determine whether separate sex-based equations to predict peak HR are indicated. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients aged 40 to 89 years who performed treadmill exerc...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Sydó N,Abdelmoneim SS,Mulvagh SL,Merkely B,Gulati M,Allison TG

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether amiodarone, as part of a strategy to achieve sinus rhythm, is safe and effective compared with a placebo or rate control drug in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) of more than 30 days' duration. METHODS:Randomized controlled trials comparing amiodarone with a placebo or rate...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Doyle JF,Ho KM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between January 1973 and October 1991 at the Mayo Clinic, 5 of 345 patients with Wegener's granulomatosis initially had features suggestive of giant cell arteritis and subsequently were found to have biopsy-proven vasculitis of the temporal artery. All five patients were older than 60 years of age and had jaw claudica...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Nishino H,DeRemee RA,Rubino FA,Parisi JE

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A need exists for a self-report questionnaire that reliably and accurately measures symptoms and that distinguishes patients with functional gastrointestinal disease from those with other conditions. We have developed such an instrument, the bowel disease questionnaire, and herein describe details of its discriminator...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Talley NJ,Phillips SF,Wiltgen CM,Zinsmeister AR,Melton LJ 3rd

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of monoclonal light chains in the urine by the Bence Jones heat test is a useful adjuvant to the diagnosis of myeloma and other related diseases. The test is particularly helpful when no serum spike is noted. Overall, it is positive in approximately half of all patients with myeloma. In order to assess t...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Perry MC,Kyle RA

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the predictors of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) by considering not only the initial features but also the pattern of evolution of the M protein during the first years after diagnosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This study consisted of 359 patients diagnosed as having MGUS...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rosiñol L,Cibeira MT,Montoto S,Rozman M,Esteve J,Filella X,Bladé J

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a woman in whom hypogammaglobulinemia and severe granulomatous cutaneous lesions had developed during childhood; subsequently, Hodgkin's disease and necrobiotic xanthogranuloma were diagnosed. This case illustrates an apparent association with disease activity and raises the question of a direct relationsh...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Reeder CB,Connolly SM,Winkelmann RK

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of sumatriptan, 50-mg and 100-mg tablets, compared with placebo for treatment of migraine at the first sign of pain. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Two identical multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-attack studies were conducted from May through Nov...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Winner P,Mannix LK,Putnam DG,McNeal S,Kwong J,O'Quinn S,Richardson MS

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reperfusion therapy (by either administration of thrombolytic agents or immediate angioplasty) is the mainstay of treatment of acute myocardial infarction, yet it remains underutilized. Additionally, many patients do not experience optimal reperfusion because of suboptimal flow rate in the infarct-related artery, abno...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Reeder GS

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable morbidity and mortality are associated with infections of vascular prosthetic grafts. Most vascular surgeons believe that once vascular prosthetic graft infections occur, any form of therapy short of removal of the prosthesis will fail. Although recent reports have noted the successful conservative treatm...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Knight CD Jr,Farnell MB,Hollier LH

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are a number of changes underway in modern clinical bacteriology laboratories. Panel-based molecular diagnostics are now available for numerous applications, including, but not limited to, detection of bacteria and select antibacterial resistance markers in positive blood culture bottles, detection of acute gast...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Patel R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-dimensional echocardiography is useful for the immediate diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction when diagnostic electrocardiographic changes are absent. The technique is also helpful in distinguishing myocardial infarction from other conditions that may clinically or electrocardiographically mimic infarction. Th...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Oh JK,Miller FA,Shub C,Reeder GS,Tajik AJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of chronic illnesses commonly includes the long-term use of pharmacotherapy. Although these medications are effective in combating disease, their full benefits are often not realized because approximately 50% of patients do not take their medications as prescribed. Factors contributing to poor medication...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Brown MT,Bussell JK

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pacemaker therapy is most commonly initiated because of symptomatic bradycardia, usually resulting from sinus node disease. Randomized multicenter trials assessing the relative benefits of different pacing modes have made possible an evidence-based approach to the treatment of bradyarrhythmias. During the past several...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kaszala K,Huizar JF,Ellenbogen KA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the sensitivity and specificity of a quantitative plasma fibrin D-dimer latex immunoassay (LIA) for the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Study subjects were Mayo Clinic Rochester inpatients and outpatients with suspected acute pulmonary embolism; all had undergone quan...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Froehling DA,Daniels PR,Swensen SJ,Heit JA,Mandrekar JN,Ryu JH,Elkin PL

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess presentation, imaging, treatment, and outcome of patients with myelopathy due to a dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF). PATIENTS AND METHODS:This retrospective review identified 94 patients with DAVF surgically treated at our institution between June 1985 and December 1999. The mean ages of the 75 m...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Atkinson JL,Miller GM,Krauss WE,Marsh WR,Piepgras DG,Atkinson PP,Brown RD Jr,Lane JI

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The source of the membranous materials that accumulate in distal axons of rats intoxicated with p-bromophenylacetylurea (BPAU) was studied by electron microscopy. 35S-Methionine was injected into the ventral horn of the spinal cord at 2, 14, and 35 days after injection of BPAU. Three days later, samples of the deep pe...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Oka N,Brimijoin WS

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fluoroquinolones are a new class of antimicrobial agents structurally related to nalidixic acid. They have a broad spectrum of activity against pathogens, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, other multiresistant gram-negative bacteria, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus but not anaerobes. They are well ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Walker RC,Wright AJ

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the hypothesis that an increasing intake of alcohol accelerates the course of chronic pancreatitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In this retrospective record analysis and subsequent prospective follow-up of 372 patients with chronic pancreatitis, we separately compared the clinical course of chronic p...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Lankisch MR,Imoto M,Layer P,DiMagno EP

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1975 through July 1987 at the Mayo Clinic, 16 patients received postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil (pathologic stage I in 4 patients, stage III in 3, and stage IV in 9). Follow-up was continued for a minimum of 2 years or until death. At 5 years, overall sur...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Thompson WM,Foote RL,Olsen KD,Schaid DJ,Grado GL,Buskirk SJ,Earle JD

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the sequence of events responsible for pressure-related natriuresis and their pathophysiologic alterations may be useful in distinguishing various types of essential hypertension of renal origin. The perturbation of a distal step in the sequence is likely to be reflected in a simple physiologic defect. F...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Romero JC,Bentley MD,Textor SC,Knox FG

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the current epidemiological profile of Marfan syndrome in a general population. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients who had received a diagnosis of Marfan syndrome were identified from the Taiwan National Health Insurance database records from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2012 (average populati...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Chiu HH,Wu MH,Chen HC,Kao FY,Huang SK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with ectatic coronary arteries often have occlusion of the affected arteries. Because ectatic arteries are considered to have medial damage, they are normally assumed to have little capacity to constrict; therefore, spasm has not been considered a factor in the occlusive process. In two patients who had diffu...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Bove AA,Vlietstra RE

更新日期：1985-12-01 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：: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：:In 51 patients, the cause for pleural effusion remained indeterminate immediately after thoracotomy. Thirty-one (60.8%) had no recurrence of the effusion, and no cause became apparent during a follow-up period of from 1 1/2 to 15 years. Two patients (3.9%) died relatively soon after thoracotomy, but death was not clea...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ryan CJ,Rodgers RF,Unni KK,Hepper NG

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dual-chamber pacing improved hemodynamics acutely in a subset of patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction but conveyed no long-term symptomatic benefit in most. More recently, LV pacing and biventricular (multisite) pacing have been used to improve systolic contractility by altering the electrical and mechanica...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gerber TC,Nishimura RA,Holmes DR Jr,Lloyd MA,Zehr KJ,Tajik AJ,Hayes DL

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography (CT) of the colon is useful in assessment of patients with colonic disease because the entire bowel wall, extraluminal tissues, and adjacent solid organs can be directly visualized. Patients with advanced stage colorectal carcinoma can be reliably identified with CT. This information can assist in ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Johnson CD,Stephens DH

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the survival of a large nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (NO-HCM) cohort and to identify risk factors for increased mortality in this population. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients were identified from the Mayo Clinic HCM database from January 1, 1975, through November 30, 2006, for this ret...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hebl VB,Miranda WR,Ong KC,Hodge DO,Bos JM,Gentile F,Klarich KW,Nishimura RA,Ackerman MJ,Gersh BJ,Ommen SR,Geske JB

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00