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Volume 33, Index, Canadian Medical Association

Canadian Journal of Surgery

The mission of CJS is to contribute to the effective continuing medical education of Canadian surgical specialists, using innovative techniques when feasible, and to provide surgeons with an effective vehicle for the dissemination of observations in the areas of clinical and basic science research.

Visit the journal website at http://canjsurg.ca/ for more.

Http://Www.Healthandfitnesshop.Com/Dermavix-Philippines/, James Castillo

James Castillo

Http://Www.Healthandfitnesshop.Com/Vascular-X-Canada/, Coder Jerome

Coder Jerome

What's Happening: December Holiday Issue, 1990, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing

WKU Archives Records

Pinning ceremony program listing graduates of the WKU Nursing program.

What's Happening: December 5, 1990, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

專科醫師分科及甄審辦法, N/A

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

No abstract provided.

Vital Signs, December 1990, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

A fifteen page newsletter created by the Boonshoft School of Medicine to document the current affairs of the school. This issue includes a variety of feature articles, alumni profiles, class notes, and more.

Volume 33, Issue 6, Canadian Medical Association

Canadian Journal of Surgery

The mission of CJS is to contribute to the effective continuing medical education of Canadian surgical specialists, using innovative techniques when feasible, and to provide surgeons with an effective vehicle for the dissemination of observations in the areas of clinical and basic science research.

Visit the journal website at http://canjsurg.ca/ for more.

Health Locus Of Control And Spiritual Well-Being Of Participants In Narcotics Anonymous, Melinda Hamlin

MSN Research Projects

The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to determine the relationship between health locus of control and spiritual well-being of participants in Narcotics Anonymous .

Erickson, Tomlin, and Swain's (1983) Modeling and Role- Modeling provided the conceptual framework. The sample was composed of 20 men and women who were participants in Narcotics Anonymous and 18 years and older. Data were collected by a gatekeeper to maintain anonymity. Three questionnaires were used: Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale, Spiritual Well-Being Scale, and a Demographic Data Sheet. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Pearson Product Moment Correlation procedure, and content …

Spiritual Needs Of Chronically Ill Elders: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Susan Cox Hammond

MSN Research Projects

The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning and significance of the spiritual nature and needs of chronically ill elders.

A Study Of Menstruation In Young Chinese Female Athletes, Choon-Khim Chong, May-Kuen Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

In order to investigate the problem of menstrual dysfunction among young female athletes in the Chinese population.152 female athletes participating in the 1988 Taiwan Area Athletic Meet (TAAM) were surveyed via questionnaire. Among the athletes who were younger than 18 years, those who were premenarchetrained had delayed menarche (13.7±1.1 years), which was statistically significant, when compared with the postmenarche-trained group (13.0±1.4 years)and the college students in general population(12.8±1.0 years) (p＜0.05 and p＜0.0001,respectively).For the problem of irregular menstrual pattern,athletes who were trained after menarche were studied. It was found that the percentage of athletes with regular menstrual cycle declined from 78% …

Nutrient Intake And Urine And Serum Calcium Response To A Low Calcium Diet And Repletion, Nancy Roberts

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A high percentage of American women do not consume the Recommended Dietary Allowance for calcium. Marginal intake of calcium (Ca) in the years when peak bone mass is being formed may have a detrimental impact on bone later in life. This study looked at the effect of low Ca intake and other dietary components on serum and urine values of Ca as well as the response to repletion.

Seventeen free-living females, age 21 to 30 years, were placed on a low Ca diet (/day) for 22 days after a baseline of intake >800 mg/day for at least 6 weeks. Calcibind …

Effect Of Therapist-Initiated Versus Self-Initiated Vestibular Stimulation On Vocalization In Children With Autism, Carol L. Maddox

Masters Theses

Therapist-initiated vestibular stimulation was compared to self-initiated stimulation to determine their relative effects on vocalization in children with autism. Vocalizations produced during table-top activities were also compared to those produced during vestibular stimulation. Two children with autism participated in the study. Vestibular stimulation was provided by a hammock swing. All vocalizations were recorded during a total of thirteen 15-minute test sessions.

Results indicated that in this study: (a) There was no significant difference in quantity of vocalizations produced during self-initiated versus therapist-initiated vestibular stimulation, and (b) there was a significant increase in vocalizations during vestibular stimulation as compared to during …

"Black Knight Checks White King": The Conflict Between Avery Brundage And The African Nations Over South African Membership In The Ioc, Shayne P. Quick

Shayne Quick

Extract: During the 1960s, the conflict within the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over South African participation and representation in Olympic affairs reached such heightened stage that tension existed for the greater part of this decade. The intensity and significance of the debate directly related to the power struggle within the IOC during this time. The IOCs conservative hierarchy, led by the organisation's president Avery Brundage, was the leading force seeking to restrain the larger movement to expel the South African National Olympic Committee (SANOC). While the Brundage led group was initially able to ward off this challenge the newly admitted …

Update - December 1990, Loma Linda University Center For Christian Bioethics

Update

In this issue:

-- The euthanasia debate in the Netherlands: Biolegal, bioethical and biotheological considerations

[ In Vito Fertilization and Divorce ]
-- What Can We Learn?
-- A Legal Perspective
-- Some Thoughts Regarding Frozen Embryos and Devorce

Monocytes And Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils Of Patients With Streptococcal Pharyngitis Express Increased Numbers Of Type I Igg Fc Receptors., Paul M. Guyre, A Scott Campbell, Wayne D. Kniffin, Michael W. Fanger

Dartmouth Scholarship

Studies using cultured cells have shown that gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) induces the expression of Fc gamma RI (the type I Fc receptor for IgG) on human polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) and greatly increases the number of these receptors on human monocytes. Administration of rIFN-gamma in vivo also causes enhanced Fc gamma RI expression on these cell populations. Because streptococcal antigens are potent inducers of IFN-gamma in vitro, we postulated that IFN-gamma would be produced endogenously in vivo in patients with streptococcal infections. Such production of IFN-gamma in vivo, even at low levels, might be expected to induce the expression of Fc …

Comparison Of Motor Unit Action Potential Recorded From Disposable And Reusable Monopolar Eeg Needle Electrodes, Helen Sheau-Ping Pan, Jennifer Chu, Rai-Chi Chan, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The usage of disposable needle electrodes is a safe way to prevent severe infectious diseases, especially AIDS, in EMG laboratories. The purposes of this study were (1) to compare disposable with reusable monopolar needle electrodes physiologically by recording motor unit action potentials (MUAPs), and (2) to determine the stability of the disposable monopolar needle electrodes (DMNE).Computer-aided measurements were used to compare 60 MUAPs recorded with reusable monopo;ar needle electrodes (RMNE) and 60 MUAPs recorded from the same muscle (Tibialis anterior) with DMNE at the first (new), second (used). and sith(old) electrode usage. There wase no significant difference among the amplitude, …

Quantitative Analysis Of Elbow Flexor And Elbow Extensor In Hemiplegic Patients, Tsu-Sheng Shiau, Hwei-Rong Tseng, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Subjective semi-quantitative method is often used to evaluate the severity of spasticity in clinical condition. The purpose of this study is to develope an objective and quantitative model to evaluate the severity of spasticity for hemiplegic patients. We utilize Kin-Corn III isokinetic machine to evaluate 16 hemiplegic patients with 8 velocities from 5 to 210 degrees per second. The elbow joints of subjects are pulled when subjects totally relaxed and under no influence of gravity. The curve of resistance force was recorded and analyzed. We found 150 degrees per second is the best velocity for the evluation. And for elbow …

The Effects Of Different Weight Bearing On Spasticity During Exercise In Stroke Patients, Sue-May Kang, Rai-Chi Chan, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of different weight bearing on reducing spasticity in stroke patients. Quantity of spasticity was defined as level of associated reaction during exercise. It can be measured by surface integrated EMG levels.Thirty cerebrovascular accident patients (Brunnstrom's stage II-V in upper extremity) performed forward target-touching exercise in sitting position. The exercise was performed with affected shoulder flexion and keeping elbow straight while the associated reaction in same side biceps brachii was monitored by integrated EMG levels and the weight bearing of both feet was measured by 2 weights. All factors influencing spasticity …

Effects Of Hip And Knee Angle To Kenn Flexion And Extension Torque In Isometric And Isokinetic Exercises, Shiu-Ching Lee, May-Kuen Wong, Yang-Hua Lin, Ho-Hsin Chey

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

In order to study the effects of hip and knee angle to knee flexion and extension torque and other measurements obtained from Cybex 340 isokinetic dynamometer in isometric and isokinetic exercises, twenty normal young adults were tested at various hip position(SITTING:hip 85°,SEMIRECLINED:hip 135°, SUPINE: hip 180°) and different speeds (ISOMETRIC:0° /sec, LOW SPEED ISOKINETIC:60°/sec, HIGH SPEED ISOKINETIC:180°/sec). Adequate warm-up exercise and rest was requested between each test in this study.In isometric flexion exercises, the greatest torque value was obtained at supine position. The torque value was decreasing as knee flexion angle increasing. In isometric extension exercises, there was no significant …

Isokinetic Test Following Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty, Linr-Yue Lin, Jin-Sheng Lin, Chrong-Sonq Chou, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the muscular strength of five patients which were received shoulder hemiarthroplasty. Isokinetic test used by Lido Isokinetic Rehabilitation System included shoulder external rotation, internal rotation, abduction, adduction, flexion and extension at the speed of 60, 120, 180 and 240 degree/sec. There was significant difference (p＜0.05) between involved and non-involved shoulder on the peak torque in external rotation, internal rotation, abduction and flexion. Ther peak torque to body weight ratio also showed significant difference (p＜0.05) in internal rotation, abduction and flexiom. Analysis of spedial radiographs of humerus showed a direct relationship between peak …

A Survey Study Of Sports Injuries In Cyclists, Chen-Liang Chou, Jin-Jong Chen, Tcho-Jen Liu, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Bicycle injuries are the most common sports injuries in U.S. There are different causes, types, and sites of sports injury between amateur and professional cyclist. 16 Asian Games cyclists of our country participated in this survey study of cyclic sports injuries. We used questionaire and physical examination to complete this study. According to the result of questionaire, the most frequently lesion sites were: knee (87.5%), low back (81.3%), hand (56.3%). The others were; ankle, head, upper extremity. hip (in their orders of frequency). Acoordng to the result of physical examination, the most frequently found types of injuries were: muscle strain …

Nemaline Myopathy: A Casereport, Chein-Wei Chang, I-Nan Lien, Pen-June Wang, Sho-Fen Huang, Hey-Chi Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

A 5 year-old boy had non-progressive myopathy since 2 years of age. Muscle enzymes were normal. Electromyography showed a myopathic feature. Prominantly disseminated nemaline bodies and predominant type I muscle fibers were found in muscle biopsy specimen. The clinical and morphological findings supported the existence of a rare form of congenital myopathy.

Maine Aids Alliance Newsletter (December 1990), Maine Aids Allaince

Newsletter / Maine AIDS Alliance (1990-1991)

No abstract provided.

Front Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Health And Adjustment In Young Adults: Preliminary Findings From An Epidemiologic Survey, Naomi Breslau, Glenn C. Davis, Patricia Andreski

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Age, Neuropsychological Impairment, And Medication On Regional Cerebral Blood Flow In Schizophrenia And Major Affective Disorder, Perry C. Goldstein, Gregory G. Brown, Andrew Marcus, James R. Ewing

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Reports of abnormalities of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in patients with schizophrenia and major affective disorder are contradictory. To gain a better understanding of the possible sources of these contradictions, the rCBF and neuropsychological functioning of 15 schizophrenics, 15 patients with major affective disorder, and 15 age-matched controls were studied. No group differences in overall rCBF, percent frontal devialion in flow, or rCBF asymmetries were observed. Both overall rCBF and percent frontal deviation of rCBF were reduced with greater age and with increasing neuropsychological impairment. Dosage of neuroleptic medication was associated with reduced whole brain flow, not with percent …

Response To Cpap And Uppp In Apnea, Frank J. Zorick, Timothy Roehrs, William Conway, George Potts, Thomas Roth

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Ninety-two consecutive patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) were studied before and six weeks after treatment with either nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) (n = 46 per group). Assignment of patients to treatment was based on clinical considerations and patient preference. Patients were assessed by nocturnal polysomnography and performance on the Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) the following day. Before treatment, the CPAP and UPPP groups did not differ in sleep-related respiratory disturbance, oxygenation during sleep, fragmentation of sleep, or the level of excessive daytime sleepiness indicated by the MSLT. Both treatments produced significant improvement …

From His Rib, J. David Fachnie

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.