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Surreptitious Ingestion Of Oral Anticoagulants, Thomas H. Greidanus, Ellis J. Van Slyck, Raymond W. Monto
Surreptitious Ingestion Of Oral Anticoagulants, Thomas H. Greidanus, Ellis J. Van Slyck, Raymond W. Monto
Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal
Hypoprothrombinemia secondary to surreptitious ingestion of coumarin or indanedione anticoagulants may be a difficult diagnosis for the unsuspecting physician. Four such case reports are presented. The disease should be suspected if the prothrombin time is markedly elevated and the individual is associated with the medical profession or has had previous treatment with oral anticoagulants. The diagnosis is confirmed by finding a deficiency in Factors II (prothrombin), VII, IX, and X and the presence of the coumarin or indanedione anticoagulant in the blood. The motive generally is that of gaining attention rather than committing suicide. Liver disease. Vitamin K deficiency states …
Hypophyseal Growth Hormone: I. Control Of Secretion, M. Saeed Zafar, Raymond C. Mellinger, Lewis B. Morrow
Hypophyseal Growth Hormone: I. Control Of Secretion, M. Saeed Zafar, Raymond C. Mellinger, Lewis B. Morrow
Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal
Growth hormone (GH) is a major hormone of the anterior pituitary gland. Once established, its secretion continues throughout life. GH was first recognized in 1866 as a factor controlling growth. More recently, it has been demonstrated as a vital regulator of fat, carboyhdrate and protein metabolism. In fact, GH influence on the intermediary metabolism is the major mechanism by which growth and development are regulated. Numerous hormonal and nonhormonal factors have been shown to modify the basic pattern of GH synthesis and secretion. In this article we have reviewed some of these nonhormonal factors.
In Vitro Kidney Preservation Techniques, S. G. Dienst
In Vitro Kidney Preservation Techniques, S. G. Dienst
Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal
The advantages of adding hyperbaria, low flow perfusion, and protein colloid to hypothermia at 0° C for kidney preservation are described. The possibilities of longer preservation at higher temperatures are discussed.
Surgical Treatment Of Portal Hypertension: Review Of Henry Ford Hospital Experience, Joseph P. Elliott Jr., Kian H. Wong, Roger F. Smith
Surgical Treatment Of Portal Hypertension: Review Of Henry Ford Hospital Experience, Joseph P. Elliott Jr., Kian H. Wong, Roger F. Smith
Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal
Of 146 operations performed for the complications of portal hypertension in the Henry Ford Hospital between 1927 and August 31, 1969, 114 were portasystemic shunts. Operative mortality, sequelae and long term survival were closely related to the state of the patients' liver function and the urgency of operation.
Post-Therapeutic Thyroid Reserve: Thyroid Reserve In Euthyroid Patients After Ablative Therapy For Diffuse Toxic Goiter, J. Joseph Prendergast, J. Martin Miller
Post-Therapeutic Thyroid Reserve: Thyroid Reserve In Euthyroid Patients After Ablative Therapy For Diffuse Toxic Goiter, J. Joseph Prendergast, J. Martin Miller
Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal
Thyroid reserve was measured in 41 patients who were euthyroid 5 to 15 years after therapy for diffuse toxic goiter. Twenty-one of them had been treated by 131I, 20 by surgery and 10 were normal controls. All had a PBI (protein bound iodine) and 3-hour thyroidal 131I uptake. The same parameters of function were measured again 24 hours after they were given 10 units of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) intramuscularly. Only two patients in each treatment group responded with normal elevation of both the PBI and 131I uptake. In 52% of the 131I-treated patients and in 55% of those surgically …
A New Biological Stain For Peripheral Blood And Bone Marrow Smears, A. R. Villanueva
A New Biological Stain For Peripheral Blood And Bone Marrow Smears, A. R. Villanueva
Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal
A new blood stain has been developed for the demonstration and differentiation of cell types in peripheral blood or marrow smears, parasites in blood, and tissue impression preparations. It is available as a prebuffered powder which is dissolved in 100% reagent methanol. The method of staining is simple and rapid, with no precipitate. Overstaining is not likely to occur. The tinctorial patterns closely resemble some predecessors and, as the stain solution ages the staining quality improves. It is specific, stable, reproducible and resistant to fading.
Total Gastrectomy For Carcinoma Of The Stomach, Thomas A. Fox Jr.
Total Gastrectomy For Carcinoma Of The Stomach, Thomas A. Fox Jr.
Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal
The results of total gastrectomy in 47 patients with carcinoma of the stomach are reported. Extended total gastrectomy is recommended only if the growth cannot be removed by any other means. It should not be performed if the growth is not totally resectable. The operative mortality and postoperative results of total gastrectomy have improved to the extent that this operation for carcinoma of the stomach should be undertaken where indicated.
Quantitation Of Aortic Valvular Insufficiency Using Radioactive Tracers: An Experimental Study In Vitro, Frank J. Hildner, William R. Pierson, Bernard Weinstock, Ellet H. Drake, Robert S. Ormond
Quantitation Of Aortic Valvular Insufficiency Using Radioactive Tracers: An Experimental Study In Vitro, Frank J. Hildner, William R. Pierson, Bernard Weinstock, Ellet H. Drake, Robert S. Ormond
Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal
A method has been developed in vitro for quantitation of aortic valvular insufficiency (Al) based on the use of ladioactive traceis lo genei-ate graphic recordings of the movement of blood out of the ventricle and back again. The regurgitant fraction of stroke volume (peirent of Al) is read from this recording. The method was evaluated in a mechanical heart model by comparing Al values read from the istope recordings and Al values determined volumetrically. The recordings gave excellent agreement with the volumetric results (Corr. Coeff. .9). These in vitro results are of such quality that clinical trials seem justified.
Echinococcosis Of The Liver: Report Of A Case, Roberto Benedetti, Joseph L. Ponka
Echinococcosis Of The Liver: Report Of A Case, Roberto Benedetti, Joseph L. Ponka
Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal
Echinococcosis of the liver is so rare in our practice that the case presented is the only one documented in the records of Henry Ford Hospital. The massive enlargement of the liver required surgical intervention. Marsupialization was the treatment of choice. In spite of post-operative complications, the patient made a satisfactory recovery.
Complications Of Pulmonary Angiography, D. T. Anbe, E. H. Drake
Complications Of Pulmonary Angiography, D. T. Anbe, E. H. Drake
Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal
Although data are available indicating the complication rates for routine cardiac catheterization, information has been lacking on the morbidity of pulmonary angiography in symptomatic patients. This retrospective study was undertaken to assess the "risks" of this procedure, by analyzing all cases undergoing pulmonary angiography from June 10, 1964. to December 31, 1967. Only two deaths were considered to be causally related to the pulmonary angiogram, a mortality rate of 1.4%. The overall complication rate was 15%. There was no correlation of the complications with the average age, or the concentration of the Hypaque used. There was a correlation between complications …
Serum Hepatitis At Henry Ford Hospital 1958-1967, K. S. Murthy, B. M. Schuman
Serum Hepatitis At Henry Ford Hospital 1958-1967, K. S. Murthy, B. M. Schuman
Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal
An analysis was done to determine the risk of hepatitis related to transfusions of whole blood or blood fractions. Of 180 cases indexed as serum hepatitis at Henry Ford Hospital, from 1958 to 1967, 148 had been transfused at this hospital. The overall incidence of hepatitis was 1.13 cases per 1,000 units transfused with a mortality rate of 7.4%.
Rubella: Current Status Of Immunization, E. L. Quinn, Frank Cox, Donald Romig
Rubella: Current Status Of Immunization, E. L. Quinn, Frank Cox, Donald Romig
Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal
No abstract provided.
Publications Of The Staff Of The Henry Ford Hospital And The Edsel B. Ford Institute For Medical Research
Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal
No abstract provided.
Intestinal Lymphagiectasia With Normal Immunological Function: A Case Report, T. Madhavan, C. E. Rupe
Intestinal Lymphagiectasia With Normal Immunological Function: A Case Report, T. Madhavan, C. E. Rupe
Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal
A patient is reported with histologically proven intestinal lymphangiectasia and protein losing enteropathy. The gastrointestinal protein loss and the effect of low fat diet have been demonstrated. The morphological abnormalities with radiological and lymphangiographic findings are discussed. Immunological studies are analyzed. These patients may have normal function both humoral and cellular, in spite of fairly advanced disease. Also the new hereto unreported association of Graves' Disease and intestinal lymphangiectasia has been brought out.