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:An efficient, reliable, and immediate method of treating full-thickness skin avulsions of fingertips in an Emergency Room is presented. A series of patients are discussed.
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J Natl Med Assocjournal_title
Journal of the National Medical Associationauthors
Vecchione TRsubject
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1978-04-01 00:00:00pages
243-6issue
4eissn
0027-9684issn
1943-4693journal_volume
70pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:There are few reports in the medical literature of treatment of compression of the spinal cord by the use of radiation therapy alone. Laminectomy has been the standard procedure to relieve compression of the spinal cord and should be performed within 48 hours of initial symptoms. In this patient, radiation therapy was...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify predictors of compliance with antihypertensive combination therapy in a Medicaid population. METHODS:Retrospective medical and pharmacy claims data for Maryland Medicaid patients receiving angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEls)/hydrochlorothiazides (HCTZs) or ACEl/calcium channel blocke...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30808-7
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Dental caries is a big public health problem which is prevalent in the highest degree worldwide, especially in lower socioeconomic levels. This study aims to investigate the anti-caries effects of Curcumin in Turmeric on the caries model of enamel under laboratory conditions. METHODS:In order to make a reli...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jnma.2017.12.005
更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:A pilot study to determine whether prenatal and neonatal sickle cell tests conform to the guidelines established by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics. METHODS:The project was initially structured as a pair of in-person interviews of postpartum wom...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30089-4
更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Among urban low-income and minority patients with compromised access or low adherence to primary care, exacerbations of unrecognized but symptomatic moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cause avoidable emergency room visits and hospitalizations. Detection and management of COPD before a firs...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30623-4
更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In the past 2 years, cities have reported skyrocketing rates of violence, crime, and abusive behavior including intrafamilial homicides. Of the 1838 homicide deaths last year among teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19, 71% involved the use of a firearm. Among black males in the same age group, 82% of the deaths wer...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The surgical approach to liver injury depends on a clear and concise characterization of the wound. Blunt trauma can produce devastating wounds that disrupt hepatic venous drainage. Atrial caval shunting remains a useful technique for Grade V liver wounds. Liver packing may be necessary if diffuse lobar injury, acidos...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This study examines whether race is a significant determinant of the diagnoses of acute myocardial infarction or angina pectoris in patients with symptoms suggestive of acute cardiac ischemia. The study population was comprised of 3401 (34%) African-American and 6600 (66%) white patients who presented to emergency dep...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：
更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The surgeon who is faced with the management of a neonate with a prenatally ruptured omphalocele or a gastroschisis has a challenging problem. These anomalles are some of the most serious, lifethreatening neonatal surgical emergencies. ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Imatinib mesylate (STI 571, Gleevec) is a potent bcr-abl tyrosine kinase inhibitor. It also inhibits c-kit tyrosine kinase. Imatinib mesylate is active in the treatment of cronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). It is considered by some authorities to be the standard of care in newly ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Reduction of health disparities in the United States is a high priority. One means of effecting such a reduction is to enroll persons of groups that are subject to health disparities in clinical trials. One barrier to minorities enrolling in clinical research is distrust of the medical establishment based on past abus...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Three open-label studies were conducted in which natural human interferon-alpha (nHuIFN-alpha) was given orally to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients at a daily dosage of 150 IU for 12 months in an attempt to assess the effects of this treatment on their CD4+ cell counts. In the first study, 110 pati...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Many studies now demonstrate high overall response rates with concurrent chemotherapy and radiation (CCR) for locoregionally advanced or inoperable non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) but often with severe toxicity and only modest improvement in survival beyond 3 years. We report a simple CCR protocol for NSCLC that...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Bouveret's Syndrome is obstruction of the duodenum secondary to an impacted gallstone, usually without the presence of pneumobilia. With the steadily increasing life expectancy, greater numbers of these cases are being seen. Gallstones enter the gastrointestinal tract following fistula formation between the gallbladde...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Sixteen trauma victims with adult respiratory distress syndrome were retrospectively examined. High injury severity score (mean: 44), massive transfusion requirements, and prolonged ventilator days characterize this group. Persistent intra-abdominal infection accounted for two of three deaths in this series. Most of t...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:This retrospective study evaluates the degree and distribution of hepatic steatosis in predominantly African-American patients who had liver biopsies over a period of five years in our institution. METHOD:A search in the pathology registry of Howard University Hospital was performed for the presence of fat ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Within 50 years, if current trends continue, 50 million elderly Americans will suffer visual impairment from macular degeneration or cataract. However, available evidence indicates that this impending crisis of visual health can be minimized by a simple, safe, inexpensive, and practical means of prevention. Cataract a...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Periodically, for the past two years, the editorial staff of the Journal of the National Association has attempted to-for history's sake--highlight physicians of color. In this vein, and in light of the current hostile activities in the Persian Gulf, we felt it important we our bring readers, in this issue, the backgr...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 传,历史文章,面试
doi：
更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The harmful effects of tobacco use and nicotine are well known. There is strong epidemiological evidence for smoking as a risk factor for cancer of the lung and oral cavity. The evidence for second-hand smoke as a risk factor for breast cancer is rapidly accumulating. The anthracycline doxorubicin is used in the treat...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Collagenous colitis has been associated with autoimmune diseases. Co-occurence of systemic sclerosis and collagenous colitis is particularly rare. Herein, we described a 65-year-old woman with systemic sclerosis whose diarrhea and abdominal cramping were due to collagenous colitis. We have reviewed the clinical and hi...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A 31-year-old black man presented with bilateral multiple renal papillary adenocarcinomas. The patient had been maintained on captopril therapy for severe hypertension for three years. The possibility of drug-induced malignancy is discussed. ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:There have been increasing rates of uninsured patients in the United States over the past few decades. Despite this growing problem, little progress has been made to decrease the rate of growth of uninsured patients or to provide affordable insurance coverage to those who are unable to maintain insurance coverage thro...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This study examined the clinical characteristics and outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis in African Americans hospitalized in a teaching hospital in south-central Los Angeles from May 1992 through April 1994. The charts of 41 African Americans with culture-positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis were reviewed. Predisposing ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A rare case of primary melanoma of the cervix is reported. The patient presented with vaginal bleeding and was thought to have a degenerated cervical fibroid. A radical hysterectomy with pelvic node dissection was performed and followed postoperatively with chemotherapy (phenylalanine mustard). The patient died within...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Various cardiovascular complications are among the major causes of mortality in renal transplant recipients. The authors examined the cardiovascular findings from necropsy of 18 renal transplant patients. All but three of the patients showed one or more pathological abnormalities. Five patients exhibited severe corona...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In April 1986, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the thorax and shoulder girdle was presented to the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Anatomists. These images were the authors' first attempt to correlate the magnetic resonance display of the muscles and soft tissues of the chest in the coronal plan...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:There have been a number of studies looking at the prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) in different racial and geographical populations. Some of the earliest studies suggested a difference in the prevalence of PD in African Americans as compared with Caucasians. As such a difference would have important implication...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:An hypothesis is proposed that there exists a subgroup of African-American hypertensive patients whose hypertension could have been prevented by the early detection and treatment of easily recognizable symptoms that signal the initiation of the pathophysiologic processes that lead to essential hypertension.A pilot stu...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between occupation and head and neck cancers. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In this case-control study, 206 Turkish patients with head and neck cancers comprised the case group. The control group consisted of 206 age- and sex-matched patients without mal...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Accidental traumatic injury is the number 1 cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. In this study, we aim to prove that certain pediatric patients can be treated with good outcomes at an adult level 1 trauma center. METHODS:Retrospective analysis using the Howard University Hospital tr...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30654-4
更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00
