Evaluation of acute chest pain syndromes by two-dimensional echocardiography: its potential application in the selection of patients for acute reperfusion therapy.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the frequency and appropriateness of nil per os (nothing by mouth) (NPO) orders and determine the number of meals missed because of these orders among hospitalized patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed inpatient NPO orders at an academic institution in the United States. The ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Sorita A,Thongprayoon C,Ahmed A,Bates RE,Ratelle JT,Rieck KM,Devalapalli AP,Issa M,Shah RM,Lalama MA,Wang Z,Murad MH,Kashiwagi DT

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of laparoscopy in the diagnosis of intra-abdominal lymphoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The medical records of patients with suspected primary or recurrent lymphoma who underwent laparoscopy between March 1991 and March 2003 were reviewed. Demographic, clinical, operative, and pathologic dat...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Asoglu O,Porter L,Donohue JH,Cha SS

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：:The old paradigm states that the greater the stenosis, the greater the risk of cardiac events. Revascularization procedures are the only effective approach to improving prognosis associated with coronary artery disease. In contrast, on the basis of the new paradigm, the nature of the plaque determines the risk of acut...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： O'Keefe JH Jr,Conn RD,Lavie CJ,Bateman TM

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the successful growth of the hospice movement during the past 30 years in the United States, almost 85% of Americans continue to die in hospitals or nursing homes. While the benefits of palliative care principles are well established, palliative care interventions remain underused in clinical practice in the s...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rummans TA,Bostwick JM,Clark MM,Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Quality of Life Working Group.

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To document the prevalence of use of herbal products among adults in a large metropolitan area and to examine issues surrounding such use. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Of people aged 18 years and older residing in the Minneapolis/St Paul, Minn, metropolitan area, 752 were randomly selected from Minnesota Department...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Harnack LJ,Rydell SA,Stang J

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether primary care physicians document obesity as a diagnosis and formulate a management plan. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The Mayo Clinic primary care database was used to identify general medical examinations performed from November 1, 2004, to October 31, 2005, in a primary care clinic for obese pa...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Bardia A,Holtan SG,Slezak JM,Thompson WG

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe hypocalcemia may require prompt intervention to avoid life-threatening consequences. We report a case in which a 78-year-old man had a critically low serum calcium level measured with use of standard colorimetric assay after gadodiamide administration during magnetic resonance angiography. Reanalysis of the sam...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Williams SF,Meek SE,Moraghan TJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical records of 293 patients who underwent renal transplantation were analyzed for the occurrence of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae infections in relation to splenectomy. Splenectomy was done in 236 (81%) graft recipients before or concomitant with transplantation. Bacteremia developed in f...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Bourgault AM,Van Scoy RE,Wilkowske CJ,Sterioff S

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven patients with Alport's syndrome had renal transplantation between 1963 and 1980. The mean follow-up is 6 years (6 months to 14 years). All 11 patients are currently alive. Ten have functioning grafts, and in nine the serum creatinine concentration is less than 2 mg/dl. Three patients received a second allograft...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Milliner DS,Pierides AM,Holley KE

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed and validated a radioimmunoassay for circulating human parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP), based on a commercial antiserum to the synthetic 1-34 fragment of PTHrP, 125I-Tyr degrees-PTHrP(1-34) as radioligand, and prior extraction of the native peptide from plasma with C-2 cartridges. We determine...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kao PC,Klee GG,Taylor RL,Heath H 3rd

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that chromosomal rearrangements (CRs) can distinguish low risk of progression (LRP) from intermediate and high risk of progression (IHRP) to prostate cancer (PCa) and if these CRs have the potential to identify men with LRP on needle biopsy that harbor IHRP PCa in the prostate gland. P...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Vasmatzis G,Kosari F,Murphy SJ,Terra S,Kovtun IV,Harris FR,Zarei S,Smadbeck JB,Johnson SH,Gaitatzes AG,Therneau TM,Rangel LJ,Knudson RA,Greipp P,Sukov WR,Knutson DL,Kloft-Nelson SM,Karnes RJ,Cheville JC

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the frequency and significance of GB virus-C infection in type 1 autoimmune hepatitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Serum specimens from 94 patients with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis were tested for GB virus-C RNA by reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction. Serum samples from 50 normal subjects ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Czaja AJ,Abdulkarim AS,Carpenter HA,Perez RG,Persing DH,Zein NN

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the advantages, disadvantages, practical considerations, and future developments of transcutaneous drug delivery. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The physiochemical properties of the drug preparation that are factors in the effectiveness of transcutaneous transport are drug stability or volatility, use of ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Berti JJ,Lipsky JJ

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess early and late outcomes, including bleeding, in patients with thrombocytopenia undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective single-center study of patients with preprocedural thrombocytopenia (platelet count ≤100,000/μL; n=204) undergoing PC...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Raphael CE,Spoon DB,Bell MR,Psaltis PJ,Kidd S,Loh SX,Lennon RJ,Singh M,Rihal C,Gulati R

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two patients with diffuse non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, hypercalcemia, and increased activity of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme. A mechanism similar to that operative in sarcoidosis is speculated to have caused the hypercalcemia. A lymphokine elaborated by the malignant lymphoma may cause activated macropha...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： DeRemee RA,Banks PM

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iatrogenic injury-injury caused unintentionally by medical treatment-breaks the oldest and most famous rule of medical ethics: primum non nocere, or above all, do no harm. Medical malpractice law, however, focuses on whether an injury was caused by negligence, not on whether an injury was iatrogenic. Iatrogenic injury...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Klaas PB,Berge KH,Klaas KM,Klaas JP,Larson AN

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the use of a computerized bar code-based blood identification system resulted in a reduction in transfusion errors or near-miss transfusion episodes. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Our institution instituted a computerized bar code-based blood identification system in October 2006. After instituti...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Nuttall GA,Abenstein JP,Stubbs JR,Santrach P,Ereth MH,Johnson PM,Douglas E,Oliver WC Jr

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common disorder with a prevalence of 5% to 15%. Primary care physicians must become familiar with management of this disorder. This algorithm for the management of RLS was written by members of the Medical Advisory Board of the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation and is based on scienti...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Silber MH,Ehrenberg BL,Allen RP,Buchfuhrer MJ,Earley CJ,Hening WA,Rye DB,Medical Advisory Board of the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation.

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To understand motivations, educational needs, and concerns of individuals contemplating whole-exome sequencing (WES) and determine what amount of genetic information might be obtained by sequencing a generally healthy cohort so as to more effectively counsel future patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 2012 to...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Lindor NM,Schahl KA,Johnson KJ,Hunt KS,Mensink KA,Wieben ED,Klee E,Black JL,Highsmith WE Jr,Thibodeau SN,Ferber MJ,Aypar U,Ji Y,Graham RP,Fiksdal AS,Sarangi V,Ormond KE,Riegert-Johnson DL,McAllister TM,Farrugia G,

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a practical formula for fresh frozen plasma (FFP) dosing for warfarin reversal. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed data on all adult patients who received a total of 7778 units of FFP for warfarin reversal at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (Norfolk, VA) between April 1, 2009, and March 31, 2010. P...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rashidi A,Tahhan HR

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent experience with 40 patients with the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome at all Mayo Clinic suggests that traditional clinical criteria for diagnosis are often absent or invalid. Patients are younger have a shorter duration of symptoms, and often present without prior gastric surgery. Clinical, roentgenographic, and end...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Regan PT,Malagelada JR

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the 355 patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) examined at the Mayo Clinic, 49 had died (9 of causes other than TSC). We attempted to determine what pattern of organ involvement occurred most often in the 40 patients who died of TSC. One baby died of cardiac failure due to cardiac rhabdomyomas, and one chil...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Shepherd CW,Gomez MR,Lie JT,Crowson CS

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In almost all dialysis patients, bone aluminum content (BAC) is elevated in comparison with levels in normal subjects. Extremely high BAC (200 micrograms or more of aluminum per gram of bone) is significantly associated with classic aluminum-related osteomalacia. We noted three patients with elevated BAC but without h...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： McCarthy JT,Kurtz SB,McCall JT

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this report, our goal was to summarize the current knowledge of the biochemical basis for the impaired DNA synthesis and neuropathy associated with vitamin B12 deficiency. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We reviewed the pertinent literature and our clinical experience with cobalamin deficiency. RESULTS:Studies have...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Tefferi A,Pruthi RK

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In ancient times, the sun was venerated as a source of life in some cultures. Scientifically, the relationship between vitamin D and sunlight and the deficiency of vitamin D in patients with rickets were ultimately discovered. In 1903, Niels Finsen was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology for his "Finsen ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Randle HW

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To obtain pilot prospective data regarding the efficacy and tolerability of gabapentin for alleviating hot flashes. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This prospective single-arm clinical trial was conducted between July 26, 2001, and November 30, 2001. Patients underwent a baseline week and then 4 weeks of gabapentin tre...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Loprinzi L,Barton DL,Sloan JA,Zahasky KM,Smith DA,Pruthi S,Novotny PJ,Perez EA,Christensen BJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychosocial and spiritual factors influence a broad spectrum of medical and surgical disorders. The adverse effects of stress have been most clearly documented in cardiovascular disease. In cancer, unresolved questions include the following: Do emotional factors have a causal role in either initiating or promoting a ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Creagan ET

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin K antagonists were the only class of oral anticoagulants available to clinicians for decades. However, with the US Food and Drug Administration approval of new oral anticoagulants, such as dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban, clinicians now have a broader choice. Given the recent approval and availability of...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gonsalves WI,Pruthi RK,Patnaik MM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple regression analysis were used to investigate the relationship between blood pressure and age, sex, relative weight, antihypertensive medication, diabetes mellitus, diet (low-salt, low-cholesterol, and weight-reducing regimens), cigarette smoking, coffee drinking, and aerobic exercise among a stratified random...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Phillips SJ,O'Fallon WM,Whisnant JP

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00