High-carbohydrate, high-fiber diet. Is it practical and effective in treating hyperlipidemia?

abstract：:Preview New information emerges almost weekly about the relative importance of one factor or another in the development of coronary artery disease. Yet controversies continue over which factor deserves the most emphasis. Dr Elliott presents a broad and, at times, humorous look at research into cardiovascular risk fact...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Elliott WJ

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common problem that is distressing for patients and costly for the healthcare system. UTIs commonly affect young, sexually active women; the elderly; and patients who have predisposing factors, such as catheterization. Recurrent infections are likely to occur in all these patients gr...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Colgan R,Hooton TM,Gupta K,Gomolin IH,Childs S,Gould M

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to investigate the association of liver fibrosis and necroinflammation with HS in untreated young patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective study was conducted in a military hospital in Turkey. A total of 254 subjects with CHB were included in this study. The...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Karacaer Z,Okur G,Cermik H,Altun D

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To demonstrate the impact of the parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) on the large conductance calcium-activated potassium (BKCa) channels in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and hyperpolarization of the cell membrane and its dependence on calcium. MATERIALS AND METHODS:VSMC were isolated from rat aorta ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Burgazli KM,Foerster N,Meriçliler M,Chasan R,Parahuleva M,Erdogan A

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is the most feared complication among patients with atrial fibrillation. Oral anticoagulation therapy with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) has been the gold standard for stroke prevention for the past 60 years. However, VKA therapy has many downsides, including risk for bleeding, a narrow therapeutic window, and t...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Truffa AA,Lopes RD,Newby LK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nearly every healthcare reform plan introduced in Congress this year addresses medical malpractice. Although the tort reform goals in the plans may be similar, the methods of achieving them differ substantially. To highlight the areas that need to be resolved, we set up a dialogue between a physician and a plaintiff's...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Annis ER,Nace BJ

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is a need to identify safe and effective opioid-sparing multimodal alternative treatment strategies and approaches, including topical analgesics, for opioid-experienced chronic pain patients to mitigate the risk of addiction, misuse, and abuse of opioids. METHODS:This subset analysis from a prospective...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Gudin JA,Brennan MJ,Harris ED,Hurwitz PL,Dietze DT,Strader JD

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent herpes simplex labialis (HSL), also known as orofacial herpes or cold sores, is a common clinical presentation of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. It may manifest as painful, distressing, and cosmetically displeasing vesicles on the lips, nose, and nasal septum. Although oral or topical treatment with a...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Hull CM,Brunton S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosing acute otitis media (AOM) is quite challenging for physicians and especially other healthcare providers. Although the new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics/American Academy of Family Physicians provide some guidance for making the correct diagnosis of AOM, overdiagnosis will still remain a p...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Block SL

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Febrile convulsions affect about 1 child in 30. Most of these children have a good outcome with no sequelae and do not require prophylactic medication. Differential diagnosis should include meningitis, epilepsy, hypoglycemia, and encephalopathies and other central nervous system disorders. Children with a high risk fo...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Leung AK,Robson WL

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections of the neck become life-threatening with airway or systemic involvement. The first step in successful management is early recognition by the initial examiner. Patient evaluation includes a thorough history and physical examination, laboratory studies, and if the patient's condition is stable, roentgenograph...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Beck HJ,McCaffrey TV

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoblasts are mesenchymal cells that play a key role in maintaining bone homeostasis; they are responsible for the production of extracellular matrix proteins, regulation of matrix mineralization, control of bone remodeling and regulate osteoclast differentiation. Osteoblasts have an essential role in the pathogenes...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Corrado A,Sanpaolo ER,Di Bello S,Cantatore FP

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phencyclidine (PCP) is a dissociative anesthetic whose abuse is a growing problem. Historically, its effects have been considered remarkably like those of the schizophrenic state, but in vitro and in vivo neuropharmacologic data are somewhat inconsistent with the dopaminergic hypothesis of schizophrenia. The physiolog...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Beede MS

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even modest alcohol ingestion can increase the risk of steatosis, and long-term, excessive consumption can lead to alcoholic hepatitis and eventually cirrhosis. Most patients with clinically significant alcoholic liver disease have histologic findings typical of all three conditions. The only clearly beneficial treatm...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Hill DB,Kugelmas M

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic neck and shoulder pain is a complex, multifactorial problem. Often many months have passed since its onset. During this time the patient may have seen many physicians and tried many medications, some with abuse potential. Most patients are depressed and have lost their ability to cope with the stresses of dail...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Grosshandler SL,Stratas NE,Toomey TC,Gray WF

更新日期：1985-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasodilator therapy represents an important step forward in the treatment of chronic left ventricular failure. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors appear to be the most versatile vasodilators, but selected direct-acting vasodilators, sympathetic inhibitors (prazosin), and possibly calcium channel antagonist...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Alpert MA

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new oral anticoagulants have many advantages over vitamin K antagonists, but they are still associated with a troublesome incidence of major bleeding. Additionally, the absence of a reversal agent for the new oral anticoagulants is a barrier to their more widespread use. Currently, there are 3 potential reversal a...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Costin J,Ansell J,Laulicht B,Bakhru S,Steiner S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Good personal hygiene is one of the most important measures for control of hepatitis infection. Hepatitis is transmitted by close contact with an infected person or nonhuman primate, exposure to infected food or water, transfusion of infected blood, dialysis, or contact with hepatitis-containing laboratory specimens. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Bryan JA

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physicians must be alert to the possibility of abuse within the family and home. They should be well prepared to help victims begin the transition to a safer environment. An awareness of the prevalence of abuse and a high index of suspicion are the most effective clinical tools for assisting victims of domestic violen...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Steiner RP,Vansickle K,Lippmann SB

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hepatitis B vaccine derived from the plasma of carriers of hepatitis B virus has recently become generally available in the United States. Its use is recommended in groups considered to be at high risk of hepatitis B because of their exposure to potentially infectious blood, saliva, or semen. Experience in more than...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Kutcher WL

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Multilevel noncontiguous thoracic and lumbar spinal tuberculosis (MNST) is a relatively rare entity. The objective of this retrospective study was to investigate whether a technique involving a one-stage posterior debridement and decompression, combined with an intervertebral fusion and posterior instrumenta...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Chen RS,Liao X,Xiong ML,Chen FR,Wang BW,Huang JM,Chen XL,Yin GH,Liu HY,Jin DD

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhalation of pressurized 100% oxygen is a helpful adjunctive treatment for certain patients, because the increased oxygen carried by the blood to the tissue enhances new growth of microcirculation and, thus, healing. Patients with tissue breakdown after radiation therapy, refractory osteomyelitis, gas gangrene, soft-...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Cohn GH

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated whether there was a higher prevalence of cognitive impairment (CI) and/or physical frailty (PF) in persons with diabetes compared to their non-diabetic counterparts, and the individual and combined impact of CI and PF on functional and mortality outcomes among diabetic older persons. METHOD:...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Thein FS,Li Y,Nyunt MSZ,Gao Q,Wee SL,Ng TP

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preview The number of cardiac drugs is growing every day, and their indications are changing as more is learned about each one. Choosing the appropriate drug for each patient is made difficult by these complexities, especially when a patient has already had a heart attack. The authors review the latest trials of the m...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Flaker GC,Singh VN

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactose intolerance is a common condition that can cause nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms. A reliable diagnosis cannot be made on the basis of the patient's history. The breath hydrogen test is simple, noninvasive, accurate, and inexpensive and is the diagnostic method of choice. In addition to traditional dietar...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Montes RG,Perman JA

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease has been found to be genetically transmitted. Structural changes in the disease include loss of neurons, specifically cholinergic and perhaps noradrenergic neurons. Functional connections among neurons are also lost. No cause has yet been determined, but slow viruses, autoimmune processes, and alum...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Schmidt G

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been practiced for over a century, further study into methods for reviving victims of cardiac arrest is obviously needed. We now know that standard external CPR has numerous drawbacks, and modifications must be tested in a careful, randomized fashion. Three alternatives...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Rosenthal RE

更新日期：1987-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:With use of the International Normalized Ratio (INR), physicians can accurately assess the intensity of anticoagulation in treatment programs and trials. Bleeding is the major complication of oral anticoagulant therapy, and its incidence can be lessened, with no loss of efficacy, by using less intense therapy (INR, 2 ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Brigden ML

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five common conditions and several less common ones cause eyelid dermatitis. Diagnosis and treatment depend on recognizing their characteristics, obtaining a good history, performing a careful skin examination, administering and interpreting patch tests, prescribing the proper medications at the right time, and teachi...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Parkinson RW

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes, which is increasing in prevalence, is a multifaceted disease that presents a challenge to the primary care physician. In this article, Drs Flemmer and Vinik review the significant findings of several important clinical trials and present a method of comprehensive staged management to improve the quali...

journal_title：Postgraduate medicine

authors： Flemmer MC,Vinik AI

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00