Abstract：
:Stroke in black Americans is an important health problem that has been understudied. A brief review of the pertinent literature and strategies for evaluating and managing patients with cerebrovascular disease are presented.
journal_name
J Natl Med Assocjournal_title
Journal of the National Medical Associationauthors
Caplan LR,Cooper ESsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1987-01-01 00:00:00pages
33-6issue
1eissn
0027-9684issn
1943-4693journal_volume
79pub_type
杂志文章abstract：BACKGROUND:Diversity and inclusion are terms that have been used widely in a variety of contexts, but these concepts have only been intertwined into the discussion in healthcare in the recent past. It is important to have a healthcare workforce which represents the tapestry of our communities as it relates to race/ethn...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jnma.2020.03.014
更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We prospectively studied the evolution of HBsAg antibody (HBsAb) after primary vaccination (four doses; Engerix B, 40 pg i.m at 0, one, two and six months) in 29 patients who were seronegative (HBsAb <10 IU/L), had not been previously vaccinated and were on hemodialysis. Their mean age was 45.58 +/- 10.98 years, and t...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:More than 250 cases of Cornelia de Lange syndrome have been reported in the medical literature, but not have described the use of hip reconstruction to correct the congenital dysplasia that may be associated with this condition. This article reports the application of a bipolar hemiarthroplasty and acetabular allograf...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Surgery is the modality of choice in curative treatment for cancer of the colon and rectum. Since a majority of the patients present advanced disease where the surgical outlook is poor, adjuvant therapy may be warranted. Clinical and experimental data demonstrate the benefits from preoperative radiation therapy and so...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Although gastric cancer has not been reported in association with pregnancy, the authors encountered it in a paraplegic young pregnant woman presenting with gastric outlet obstruction.Fiberoptic gastroscopy and biopsy provided the surprising tissue diagnosis. Ultrasound was helpful in assessing the size and position o...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1980-01-01 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：:A patient with thymoma metastatic to bone is presented. The case differs radiographically and pathologically from one previously reported case in which the diagnosis was made during life. The diagnosis was obtained by percutaneous needle biopsy under fluoroscopic control. ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Strongyloides stercoralis affects 30 to 100 million people worldwide and is a common cause of abdominal pain and diarrhea. Strongyloidiasis is a chronic and limited disease; however, in immunocompromised patients, hyperinfection syndrome can occur. Diagnosing strongyloidiasis early is important, as almost all deaths d...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30246-7
更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Splenomegaly, when present as a manifestation of sarcoidosis, may cause pressure symptoms and hypersplenism. Literature reports of giant splenomegaly are few in number and describe the use of aggressive intervention with systemic steroids and splenectomy. However, the natural history of splenic sarcoidosis is not well...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Pregnant women with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at increased risk of maternal and fetal complications. There are limited data on the outcome of the treatment of VOCs with opioids in relation to neonatal complications during pregnancy. METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study of women with SCD from Jan...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jnma.2017.04.002
更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Ten cases of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the skin in albinos, treated by radiotherapy from 1973 to 1979 at the Muhimbili Medical Center of Dar-es-Salaam, have been reviewed. Age, sex, duration of symptoms, anatomic distribution, stage of disease, and treatment are reviewed. The relationship between albinism, s...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of early initiation of sex, drug-use, drug-trafficking, and sensation-seeking among urban, African-American adolescents. A longitudinal follow-up of 383 youth ages 9 to 15 years at baseline over four years with serial risk-assessments was used. Sexual experienc...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Racial inequities in health continue to persist and one major controllable and preventable risk factor is obesity. This study examined whether psychosocial factors such as masculinity ideology and frequency of experiences with racism may be significantly associated with Black men's obesity risk. METHOD:Part...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jnma.2019.08.005
更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A left testicular mass was found in a 34-year-old black man with a history of multisystem sarcoidosis of 7½ years duration. Microscopic examination of the excised testicle revealed noncaseating granulomas throughout, as well as a few such lesions in the epididymis. This is the seventh reported, microscopically proven ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Crohn's disease is less prevalent in blacks than in whites. However, when it does occur, it is associated with a high degree of morbidity and is frequently unrecognized at initial presentation. Forty-three patients with Crohn's disease presented to Howard University Hospital between 1965 and 1987. There were 156 hospi...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the 2009 prevalence of chlamydial and gonococcal infection in 2 populations in a midwestern city in the United States: patients at a public sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic, and individuals seeking human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling and testin...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30312-6
更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The purpose of this report is to review personal experience with digital palpation of the nasopharynx, particularly as it relates to an apparently reversible posterior pharyngeal mass commonly found in patients who are heavy smokers. ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Despite pernicious racism, most black health professionals achieve professional success and most have stable marriages. A 19-item questionnaire was designed to assess this hypothesis following a lecture on the strengths and weaknesses of black health professional families to physicians, dentists, and their spouses (n ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:From 1969 to 1984, 58 patients with a diagnosis of testicular seminoma were seen and treated at the University of Kansas Medical Center. The median age was 34 years (range of 20 to 62 years). The American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging System was followed: stage I (34 patients); stage II (6); stage III (8); and sta...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This report describes the treatment of a Viet Nam veteran with an α(2)-adrenergic agonist (clonidine) for hypertension which had an additional beneficial effect of allowing withdrawal in ten days from 20 mg of methadone a day with minimal withdrawal symptoms. ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare mesenchymal neoplasms that account for 0.2% of all GI neoplasms. We report a case of a 62-year-old male with a large esophageal GIST, and discuss the pathophysiology of the disease and the current management principles. This case is noteworthy because it documents a rar...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30933-0
更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigates whether racial/ethnic disparities in childhood asthma prevalence can be explained by differences in family and neighborhood socioeconomic position (SEP). METHODS:Data were from the 2001 Rhode Island Health Interview Survey (RI HIS), a statewide representative sample of 2,600 Rhode Isl...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Nigeria is one of the ten countries with the highest tuberculosis (TB) burden globally and is experiencing an increasing incidence of drug resistance. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance (DR-TB) among patients screened at the TB clinic of a ter...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jnma.2017.04.007
更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in sickle cell patients has been rarely reported previously in the setting of severe crisis or uncontrolled hypertension. Here, we report a rare and unusual case of recurrent PRES in a young adult sickle cell patient without any obvious precipitating factors. ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30267-4
更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:At Howard University Hospital, nine terminally ill cancer patients with chronic pain have been treated with continuous intrathecal infusion of morphine delivered by the implantable Infusaid pump. The case of a patient treated at Howard University Hospital with this method of pain management is presented. Following Inf...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Physician diversity is linked to improved quality of care of diverse patient populations. The transition from medical school to residency is an opportunity to improve and increase workforce diversity in all specialties. However, there is limited published literature on the factors contributing to the ranking...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jnma.2019.09.002
更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A day-long seminar was held at Wake Forest University School of Medicine to address barriers among ethnic minorities in cancer clinical trials and explore ways that individuals who design and conduct clinical trials could increase minority representation. Speakers addressed implications of under-representation of mino...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Educating a physician workforce that reflects the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of our nation is an ongoing challenge of urgent concern. Many medical school kindergarten through 1 2th grade (K-12) pipeline programs focus on "enriching" underrepresented minority (URM) students using strategies to change or "im...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Trichinosis is world-wide in distribution, occurring in tropical, temperate, and polar regions. Although incidence of the disease appears to be declining in most regions, it is still widely distributed in Europe and is increasing in many parts of Africa. In recent years, the incidence of trichinosis in the United Stat...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined gender differences in how three social roles - marriage, parenthood, and employment - impact depressive symptoms and clinically significant depression for African Americans in the first decade of midlife, from 40 to 50 years old. Specifically, we sought to understand the associations betwe...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jnma.2018.10.012
更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00
