Monitoring VHA Optometric Eye Exam Services, Nation-Wide, 2014-2016.

abstract：Introduction:The increasing interest in electronic smoking devices (ESDs) among consumers shows promise for ESDs as a less harmful alternative for smoking and possibly for smoking cessation. Limited data on prevalence of ESD use in the military are available and data on perceptions of ESD use have not yet been publishe...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Chin J,Lustik MB,Pflipsen M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the risk to hearing health associated with duty on the flight deck of a Nimitz class aircraft carrier. Descriptive data includes time-weighted average noise exposure and an evaluation of temporary threshold shift for a group of nonaviator flight deck personnel (FD), and a comparison of accrued per...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Rovig GW,Bohnker BK,Page JC

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The development of methods that generate individualized assessments of the procoagulant potential of burn patients could improve their treatment. Beyond its role as an essential intermediate in the formation of thrombin, factor (F)Xa has systemic effects as an agonist to inflammatory processes. In this stu...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bravo MC,Tejiram S,McLawhorn MM,Moffatt LT,Orfeo T,Jett-Tilton M,Pusateri AE,Shupp JW,Brummel-Ziedins KE

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tick bites, associated clinical symptoms, and antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi were investigated in 77 Finnish army recruits training during summer in an endemic region and 50 control recruits serving outside the habitat of ticks. During a follow-up of 6 months, 26.9% of the study recruits reported tick bites. ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Oksi J,Viljanen MK

更新日期：1995-09-01 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：:At the direction of the Army Surgeon General, the Army behavioral health consultants in psychiatry, psychology, and social work assembled in Washington, DC immediately after the September 11, 2001 attack to plan and implement a proactive behavioral health response to the Pentagon attack. The goal was to minimize the s...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hoge CW,Orman DT,Robichaux RJ,Crandell EO,Patterson VJ,Engel CC,Ritchie EC,Milliken CS

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:U.S. Army Special Operations Forces (SOF) soldiers deploy frequently and conduct military operations through special warfare and surgical strike capabilities. Tasks required to execute these capabilities may induce physical and mental stress and have the potential to degrade soldier physiological status. N...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Farina EK,Taylor JC,Means GE,Williams KW,Murphy NE,Margolis LM,Pasiakos SM,Lieberman HR,McClung JP

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing incidence of malignant melanoma challenges physicians to find innovative ways to preserve function and appearance in affected areas that require partial resection. We carefully planned the resection of a malignant lesion between the third and fourth toes of a 77-year-old man with the aid of computer tec...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Kaufman M,Vantuyl A,Japour C,Ghosh BC

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severely injured patients have difficulty recalling their intensive care unit (ICU) experience which may contribute to emotional trauma. An ICU patient journal contains a short summary of key events during the ICU stay, and has been shown to improve emotional well-being. This project evaluated the feasibility and perc...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hester M,Ingalls NK,Hatzfeld JJ

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite significant advances in hearing protection and compliance with protective standards, military personnel are still subject to noise-induced hearing loss in many combat and combat support operations. Although the Army has experienced a decrease of some 15% in primary hearing loss disability cases since 1986, a f...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Powell JA,Kimball KA,Mozo BT,Murphy BA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient originally diagnosed with clinically definite multiple sclerosis whose actual diagnosis of conversion disorder was revealed when his examination was found to be fictitious, his radiological, electrophysiological, and biochemical tests were determined to be normal, and his symptoms were reversed t...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Russo MB,Brooks FR,Fontenot J,Dopler BM,Neely ET,Halliday AW

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:While previous studies have examined the stress of the military training environment, studies have not systematically examined the stress associated with attending the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC). Service members assigned to DLIFLC endure intense academic pressure to succeed...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Sipos ML,Lopez AA,Nyland J,Taylor MR,McDonald J,LoPresti ML,Cabrera OA,Adler AB

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study is to characterize self-reported protective factors against suicide or self-harm within free-response comments from a harm-risk screening. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Veterans enrolled in Department of Veterans Affairs mental health care were administered a self-harm and suicide screen...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Williamson AK,Riendeau RP,Stolzmann K,Silverman AF,Kim B,Miller CJ,Connolly SL,Pitcock J,Bauer MS

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study assesses the sensitivity of self-collected rectovaginal culture specimens for group B Streptococcus by pregnant patients. METHODS:A volunteer sample of 240 pregnant women at 28 weeks gestation self-collected rectovaginal culture swabs to screen for the presence of group B Streptococcus. The patien...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Spieker MR,White DG,Quist BK

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from 12 Department of Veterans Affairs patients hospitalized for status asthmaticus were analyzed to determine the rate and degree of response to therapy. The time to achieve recovery was directly related to the level of baseline obstruction at the time of hospital admission. The recovery rate was constant and co...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Klaustermeyer WB,Kinney JL

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired pneumonia can compromise readiness of recruits and service members operating in confined spaces. Often respiratory pathogens are implicated in outbreaks. In July 2008, 5 Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL students entering an intense period of training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado reported with c...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Coon RG,Balansay MS,Faix DJ,Hawksworth AW,Patterson MB,Blair PJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When the evaluation of newly elevated liver enzymes is unrevealing, a common diagnosis of exclusion is drug-induced liver injury. A 39-year-old active duty service member who presented with jaundice after returning from a mission in Thailand was found to have an acute hepatitis and developing acute liver failure. He w...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bush A,Sadowski B,Torres D

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of rubella occurred among visiting German troops involved in a combined military exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in April 1995. Public health and military operational concerns centered on the significant contact the German soldiers had had with host battalion dependents and the impact of the outbre...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Craig SC,Broughton G 2nd,Bean J,McKee KT Jr

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate a managed care demonstration project in CHAMPUS (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services), the insurance program covering physical and mental health care services for the dependents of active duty military personnel, military retirees, and the retirees' dependents. The demon...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Zwanziger J,Kravitz RL,Hosek SD,Hart K,Sloss EM,Sullivan O,Kallich JD,Goldman DP

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary supplement use is common among military service members; approximately 17 to 20% report using high-risk weight-loss, performance-enhancing, and bodybuilding supplements. To date, no overarching policy or program has been approved or implemented to inform service members or educate health care providers on the ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Gonsalves S,Stavinoha T,Hite L,Costa J,Dilly G,Deuster PA

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest an increased risk of respiratory complaints associated with deployment. The objective measurement of lung function provided by portable spirometry is likely to improve the ability of military providers to diagnose and treat lung disease. A portable spirometer was taken to southern Afghanistan on...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Turbyville JC,Mbuthia J,Sandifer T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1991-1992, a pelvic stress fracture incidence of 11.2% was recorded in a cohort of 143 female Australian Army recruits. An incidence of 0.1% was recorded in a cohort of male recruits trained in the 1992-1993 year using a nearly identical program. A number of preventive strategies were instituted in an attempt to re...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Pope RP

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the impact of childhood psychosocial problems on success in military service is scarce. The purpose of the study was to assess whether childhood psychosocial problems are associated with suitability for military service. The subjects were 2,622 Finnish boys born in 1981. They were first assessed with the ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Multimäki P,Sourander A,Nikolakaros G,Helenius H,Aronen E,Tamminen T,Kumpulainen K,Moilanen I,Piha J,Almqvist F,Parkkola K

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study demonstrated that traits and features associated with several types of personality disorders are related to work performance and the ability to conform to requirements of military life. The Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality and a peer nomination procedure were used to assess traits associate...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Fiedler ER,Oltmanns TF,Turkheimer E

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the lid and meibomian gland status of active duty forces (ADF) and U.S. veterans (USV) to compare the prevalence of lid dysfunction and disease in each population. METHODS:One examiner observed 113 consecutive patients in both groups during a 2-week period at two federal service optometry clinics. ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Stanek S

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:U.S. Army Combat Medic serves as both Soldier and provider of combat casualty care, often in the heat of battle and with limited resources. Yet little is known about their help-seeking behavior and perceived stigma and barriers to care. Participants were three groups of U.S. Army Combat Medics surveyed at 3- and 12-mo...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Chapman PL,Elnitsky C,Pitts B,Figley C,Thurman RM,Unwin B

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines how the U.S. Army came to adopt the physical profile. In 1945, the Army adopted the physical profile system that has, with some changes, survived to this day. Although the profile system does not always work smoothly, it replaced a system that was failing completely to deliver physically fit men ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Marble S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the postinjury cognitive functioning of a sample of active duty, retired, and military beneficiaries who received traumatic brain injuries. Patients were seen in the neuropsychology clinic at Brooke Army Medical Center for a detailed cognitive and personality assessment. The scores on a major co...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Clement PF,Kennedy JE

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Greater serum levels and dietary intake of vitamin D have been inversely associated with the risk of multiple cancers including colon cancer. Most colorectal cancers are thought to arise from adenomatous polyps, which become dysplastic under the influence of numerous factors. Prospective data are needed to d...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bryce C

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical literature describes very few cases of bilateral femoral neck stress fractures in healthy adolescents. We studied the case of a healthy adolescent male Marine who suffered severe bilateral femoral neck stress fractures within a span of 7 months. As his level of exercise was no different than his other coll...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Romero AN,Kohart SR

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00