Abstract：
:Pulmonary contusions following blunt trauma often are visible roentgenographically immediately after injury. The case presented illustrates the need for prompt x-ray studies of the chest following blunt injury.
journal_name
J Natl Med Assocjournal_title
Journal of the National Medical Associationauthors
Kabnick EM,Adler L,Berner TP,Alexander LLsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1984-04-01 00:00:00pages
413-4issue
4eissn
0027-9684issn
1943-4693journal_volume
76pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:Psychiatry is in ferment. In the present sluggish economy nonphysician psychotherapists, often charging lower fees, are competing with psychiatrists for patients. At the same time theories and therapies that can be characterized as psychodynamic appear to be on the defensive, increasingly challenged by those with beha...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1984-07-01 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：:In 1994, it was estimated that about 44,500 American women would die from breast cancer and 7000 women from cervical cancer. While early detection methods (screening mammography, breast examinations, and pap smears) have proven to be effective means of decreasing these cancers, they are underused by all groups. In par...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A retrospective study was undertaken to assess the value of three-dimensional computed tomography (3-D CT) in evaluating craniofacial abnormalities. Over a 2-year period, 145 children evaluated with routine two-dimensional (2-D) CT had 3-D CT reformatted images assessing a variety of anomalies including craniosynostos...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-09-01 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：:Well-differentiated forms of thyroid cancer, including follicular carcinoma, usually have good prognoses. But they are also known to metastasize to the bones, lungs and central nervous system. Endobronchial metastasis is exceptionally rare. In this paper, we report on a patient with endobronchial metastasis of follicu...
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：: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：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：:Numerous studies have documented the presence of racial disparities among Americans in health outcomes with respect to cardiovascular disease, infant mortality, cancer, and kidney disease. With regard to kidney diseases, these disparities are more dramatic. African, Hispanic, and Native Americans have the highest risk...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the association between elevated depressive symptoms and the clinical severity of sickle cell disease (SCD) using African-American adults with and without SCD. STUDY DESIGN:The population consisted of 102 African-American adults with SCD, diagnosed usi...
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：:This study investigates parameters related to calcium and bone metabolism by determining the concentrations of total calcium, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, parathyroid hormone, and phosphorous in young pregnant women. The patient population was 30 pregnant Nigerian teenage women grouped by trimester (1...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In contrast to their white counterparts, black men in the United States live sicker and die younger. This longstanding phenomenon is sharply reflected in the poor international health status of black males. The NMA president discusses major health issues facing black males and posits a multidimensional strategy for ad...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2006-04-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVES:To assess the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among patients in an inner-city practice with a large African American population, and to evaluate the efficacy of vitamin D replacement as part of routine care. METHODS:A chart review was undertaken to identify patients aged 18 years and more with at least o...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30337-0
更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:An account of primary malignant bone tumors in Africans is presented in this series. The study analyzes 170 Nigerians with bone neoplasms diagnosed over the 17-year period 1960-1976. It accounted for 1.28 percent of tumors registered in the Cancer Registry of the University College Hospital, Ibadan. There were 119 mal...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A comparative clinical trial of short-course and long-course ampicillin prophylaxis in cesarean section was completed at Ife University Teaching Hospitals Complex. The results demonstrate a decided advantage in using the short-course regimen in the various parameters measured. The study constitutes a significant advan...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Many Native American tribes use acanthosis nigricans to screen for type 2 diabetes risk. We hypothesized that acanthosis nigricans misses many children at risk for type 2 diabetes. METHODS:We evaluated 5- to 18-year-old Native American children and youth to assess the sensitivity and specificity of acanthos...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30714-8
更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Ten patients underwent implantation of intrathecal morphine catheters with subcutaneous implantation of morphine Infusaid pumps for the treatment of intractable pain of malignant origin from May 1984 to October 1985. All patients exhibited a good initial response to intrathecal morphine and developed some degree of to...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Keller resection arthroplasty was first described in 1904. Ninety years later, this operation continues to be useful to orthopaedic surgeons and their patients. This article presents the results of Keller bunionectomies in a private practice setting. Indications, surgical techniques, postoperative management, and ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Wilms' tumor is a malignancy that most often affects children. It usually is discovered incidentally by a parent or family member in an asymptomatic child. The development of surgical techniques and the addition of adjuvant therapies have made this once incurable disease curable. The National Wilms' Tumor Study group,...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Liposuction (suction-assisted lipectomy) is today an accepted, closed surgical technique utilized by physicians practicing in a number of different specialties. It is a procedure that can be learned and used as an adjunct to a number of open procedures, including rhytidectomy and abdominoplasty.THE TWO PRINCIPAL KEYS ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1987-12-01 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：:We investigated the relationship between global gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) during the first 4 weeks of peginterferon alfa and ribavirin therapy and long-term eradication of hepatitis-C genotype 1 infections in 23 patients. A sustained virologic response (SVR), defined as an undetecte...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31542-x
更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00
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 us...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Ten children with acute increased intracranial pressure, documented by the Cheek screw technique, were treated for Reye's syndrome, other toxic/metabolic encephalopathies, encephalitis, and traumatic encephalopathies. The rationale for the use of hyperventilation, head position, maintenance of adequate cerebral perfus...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The rare association of protease inhibitor deficiency (Pi(zz) genotype) in a black American with chronic, obstructive pulmonary disease due to asthmatic bronchitis, rather than basal pan lobular emphysema, is presented. The late onset of symptoms, despite environmental exposures, is also unusual in this homozygote, as...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：AIMS OF THE STUDY:Type-2 diabetic patients have excessive cardiovascular mortality, primarily related to diabetic nephropathy. The extent of the morbidity due to nephropathy in type-2 diabetes mellitus has not been fully quantified in Nigeria. This study aims to quantify the prevalence of micro- and macrovascular compl...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Most radiologists agree that micronized barium is superior to regular USP barium in demonstrating ulcers of the stomach and duodenum. The authors present the results of a study which shows the differences in reliability of the two substances in demonstrating duodenal ulcers. ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:It is now well documented that substantial disparities exist in the quality and quantity of medical care received by minority Americans, especially those of African, Asian and Hispanic heritage. In addition, the special needs and responses to pharmaceutical treatment of these groups have been undervalued or ignored. T...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00
