RESULTS Between February 1983, and July 1986 there were 53 patients referred to our
department for confirmation of brain death, whose scintigrams demonstrated no evidence of …

One thousand consecutive urine specimens were studied to assess the sensitivity of a
commercially available dipstick (Chemstrip ® 8, Boehringer Mannheim Corp., Indianapolis, IN) to …

Degenerative central nervous system diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and
lymphoreticular malignancies such as multiple myeloma occur with increased frequency with …

Percutaneous biliary dilatation is an effective alternative to surgical management of benign
biliary strictures that has low morbidity and no reported mortality. Reported success rates for …

Historically, it has been recognized that the op-timal treatment of thoracic empyema depends
on adequate and complete drainage. Hippocrates was the first to consider drainage, more …

A weighted scoring system based on the selection of four measures of the performance
characteristics of a laboratory test—sensitivity, specificity, and false positive and false negative …

The effects of excess cortisol secretion on blood pressure and fat deposition are well
documented, but the importance of this glucocorticoid in controlling these processes in normal …

Significant correlation of body sodium and potassium with blood pressure (BP) may suggest
a role for aldosterone in essential hypertension. In patients with this disease, the ratio of …

The influence of French scholars, particularly Michel Foucault, on American historians has
been substantial in recent decades. Michael Meranze, who teaches at the University of …

Background Various foot models are used in the analysis of foot motion during gait and
selection of the appropriate model can be difficult. The clinical utility of a model is dependent on …