Abstract:
:Detection of intra-abdominal abscesses by computed tomography (CT) has an estimated accuracy rate of greater than 90 percent. Features helpful in detecting these abscesses include extraluminal gas, the "rind" sign, airfluid interface, and low and high density areas. The author presents three cases to illustrate the usefulness of this modality.
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Journal of the National Medical Associationauthors
Stovall JMsubject
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1985-08-01 00:00:00pages
607-16issue
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0027-9684issn
1943-4693journal_volume
77pub_type
杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:While dramatic progress has been made lowering in-hospital mortality for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), few comprehensive studies have been done that include Caucasian, African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American/Pacific-Islander CABG inpatients and simultaneously evaluate the influence of ge...
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::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:OBJECTIVES:Intimate partner violence (IPV)during pregnancy is a significant public health problem. Approximately 324,000 IPV victimizations occur during pregnancy each year. However, research on the impact of IPV on birth outcomes yields conflicting findings. This study examines the association of IPV with birth outcom...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jnma.2017.06.017
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Several studies have been published in the western literature on the incidence, clinical course and outcome of patients with ARDS. However, there is limited data about ARDS in the tropics and moreover, the etiology and outcomes of ARDS in tropical countries are different from those of western nations. In tro...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jnma.2017.07.002
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:We examined the relationship between frequency of incarceration and preincarceration risk behaviors and determined the demographic factors associated with risk behaviors among a sample of African American inmates. METHODS:We surveyed 229 (102 female and 127 male) randomly selected inmates. Risk behaviors bet...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30877-4
更新日期:2009-04-01 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:BACKGROUND:Few studies have characterized ethnic variations in standard ophthalmic measures. We tested the hypothesis that nerve fiber layer thickness would show characteristic differences between white and black individuals. We also examined whether ophthalmic measures would show intraethnic differences. METHODS:Seve...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2007-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:We conducted a cross-sectional study examining potentially modifiable factors associated with cognitive impairments (mild or severe) in older whites, African Americans and Hispanics attending an outpatient eye clinic. METHODS:In-clinic interviews and physical examinations assessed social, demographic and healt...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSES:To assess patterns of dementia/Alzheimer's disease (AD) management and to investigate predictive factors of cholinesterase inhibitor prescriptions. METHODOLOGY:A cross-sectional study was conducted using a national survey among the elderly aged >60 from 2000 to 2002. Visit characteristics and cholinesterase i...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hypertension is the leading cause of renal failure in this dialysis and transplant center. When malignant hypertension is encountered, the symptom complex of cachexia and failure to thrive highlights its clinical presentation. The courses of 32 black renal hypertensive patients studied retrospectively demonstrated thi...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1980-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::National efforts to increase diversity of academic medicine faculty led us to study the evolution of medical graduates' academic medicine career intentions. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 1997-2004 U.S. allopathic medical graduates who completed both the Association of American Medical Colleges' Matricul...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31439-5
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to characterize African-American women attending a community clinic who report frequent douching (douching > or = 2 times per week). METHODS:A consecutive sample of 115 black women attending a community clinic were interviewed face-to-face about their douching practices. Logistic...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::As part of an effort to better educate patients about using condoms, a survey was done to assess the sexual practices, attitudes toward acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and condom use by patients who visit an urban family practice center. A self-administered questionnaire was given to 126 patients of whom the...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1991-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Loss of integrity of the thoracic duct will produce a chylous thoracic effusion. latrogenic chylothorax occurring during an intrathoracic surgical procedure in the vicinity of the thoracic duct is an omnipresent reality. The fluid is characteristically milky in appearance, sterile, and high in fat content.There seems ...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1986-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The links between environmental agents, environmental conditions, and disease and disability among children are receiving increasing attention. Evidence abounds that children are more susceptible than adults to the damaging effects of environmental agents and conditions. This evidence is illuminated by the much-public...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2005-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF), an idiopathic cardiac disorder, occurs predominantly in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. We present herein a report of EMF in a young man from the savannah belt of Nigeria. He was a 19-year-old young man who presented with recent onset of palpitation and dyspnea and was...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30756-2
更新日期:2010-12-01 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::The epidemiology of nosocomial infections was studied for 5 years in 10 Oklahoma hospitals. These were categorized into small and large hospitals. The seven small hospitals averaged 47 beds and the three large hospitals averaged 266 beds. Overall, most of the infected patients were < 5 years of > 60 years of age. Fema...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The authors' experience with selective shunting during carotid endarterectomy utilizing electroencephalographic and stump pressure measurements is reported. No postoperative neurological deficits occurred in this group of selectively shunted patients. EEG appeared to offer no significant benefit in the management of t...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1983-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Hypertension is associated with left ventricular diastolic function abnormalities. There have been few studies evaluating left ventricular diastolic function in an African populace. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ninety-eight hypertensives (52 females, 46 males) and 99 normal controls (49 females, 50 males) were rec...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This is a 2-year follow-up to a previously reported baseline paper. We focused on a predominantly low-income African-American population from a community health center and investigated the relationships among perceptions of perceived risks for colorectal cancer (CRC), concerns about getting CRC, screening intentions, ...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Although studies have outlined the benefit of diversity in academic medicine, the number of underrepresented minority (URM) faculty remains low. In 1998, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine with the Hispanic Center of Excellence began a formalized proactive faculty development progr...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31449-8
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::In WWI, the United States was segregated by custom and law, and the Army obeyed the laws, reducing opportunities for Black medical professionals to serve their country in uniform. This article surveys African-American medical personnel serving in the US Army in World War I. It includes physicians, dentists, veterinari...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jnma.2017.10.004
更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterized by significant morbidity and early mortality. Children with this hemoglobinopathy exhibit many of the manifestations associated with immunodeficiency disorders. Serum was obtained from 56 healthy SCD subjects and 45 normal healthy controls. Type 2 cytokines interleukin (IL)-4...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1997-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::A retrospective review was conducted to determine if there were identifiable racial markers in patients who were explored and misdiagnosed as having appendicitis. Between May 1983 and May 1987, 100 patients were explored for appendicitis. There were 65 whites and 35 blacks with a male predominance in each group. The a...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Schistosomiasis is a common parasitic disease in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean. It is the second most common parasitic infection of humans after malaria. Acute and chronic clinical presentations of S. monsoni are well described. Presentation as a pseudotumor is c...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article presents data on total cholesterol (TC) determinations carried out in black patients of an inner-city neighborhood health center. In the pediatric group (under age 18), TC determinations were carried out only in over-weight children. In adults, they were performed routinely on all new admissions. During 1...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Sixteen cytologic endocervical atypias are reported with corroborative tissue analysis. Maternal diethylstilbestrol (DES) history was positive in three patients, one with clear cell adenocarcinoma, one with colposcopy and biopsy proven benign vaginal adenosis, and one with squamous carcinoma in situ of the cervix. Col...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1978-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:A study in the general population has shown a higher acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) mortality among blacks. We studied whether black blunt-trauma patients experience different ARDS incidence, ARDS-associated mortality, or ARDS case fatality rates. METHODS:National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) extract...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30700-8
更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:This study presents black-white breast cancer statistics, tumor histology and receptor status, and treatment patterns for all ages and by age groups (< 40, 40-49, and > or = 50). METHODS:The study used data from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program fo...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31294-3
更新日期:2008-05-01 00:00:00