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Noninvasive Techniques In The Evaluation Of Arterial Disease, J. Dennis Baker

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

This paper reviews noninvasive technology currently being applied in clinical peripheral vascular laboratories for the evaluation of obstructive arterial disease in the lower extremities and in the cerebral circulation. Lower extremity, arterial insufficiency can be assessed by pressures measured with a Doppler flowmeter or by oscillometric tracings obtained with a Pulse Volume Recorder. Carotid artery stenosis is studied by: 1) ocular pneumoplethysmography, which indirectly measures ophthalmic artery pressure; 2) oculoplethysmography, which compares pulse arrival time at the two eyes; and 3) the Doppler ophthalmic test, which detects the flow pattern in the ophthalmic artery. The main uses of the tests …

Front Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Distant Metastasis Of Locally Controlled Supraglottic Laryngeal Carcinoma: A Report Of Two Cases, Charles N. Ford, William W. Finch, Roger W. Kwong

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Two cases of supraglottic laryngeal carcinoma are presented in which distant metastasis occurred after adequate local control had been established. The metastasizing tendency of this lesion is discussed, and the efficacy of combined therapeutic approaches in treating these cases is questioned. Submitted

What's New In Crohn's Disease Treatment, Francis J. Owens

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Progress in the management of Crohn's disease is limited by our inability to compare different patients. Two methods of evaluating the severity of disease have recently been published. Of these, the National Cooperative Crohn's Disease Study (NCCDS) method has been utilized in a study reported on at several national meetings but still in progress. Antibiotics in intensive prolonged dosage, e.g. ampicillin, 500 mg qid for several months, have recently been reported to benefit greater than 90% of patients not responding to conventional therapy. Metronidazole and dapsone continue to be mentioned in letters to journals. Sulfasalazine has been found useful in …

Refractory Hypercalcemia In Sarcoidosis: Exacerbation By Thiazide Diuretics, Differentiation From Primary Hyperparathyroidism, And Possible Role Of Prolactin, A. M. Parfitt

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Hypercalcemia in a patient with sarcoidosis was made worse by a thiazide diuretic initially given to control hypercalciuria alone. The hypercalcemia was unusually resistant to corticosteroid treatment during the summer even after the thiazide diuretic had been discontinued. Lack of response to corticosteroid together with decreased tubular reabsorption of phosphate and increased tubular reabsorption of calcium suggested associated primary hyperparathyroidism, but PTH was undetectable by immunoassay, and nephrogenous cyclic AMP excretion was zero. Amenorrhea, galactorrhea and hyperprolactinemia were found to be due to a pituitary tumor which was removed. The experience with this patient suggests that: 1) exacerbation of hypercalcemia …

Effect Of Glucagon And Methylprednisolone On Pancreatectomized Recipients Of Whole Pancreas Allografts, Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra, Michael Zammit, Krishna D. Valjee

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Glucagon alone or in combination with methylprednisolone was an adequate therapeutic adjuvant for pancreatectomized recipients of whole pancreas allografts. All recipients were minimally immunosuppressed with azathioprine, 5.0 mg/K/day for three days, then 2.5 mg/K/day. The morphological, functional, and survival response after whole pancreas transplantation indicated a trend of improvement in the treated groups. Only the groups of dogs receiving glucagon alone or in combination with methylprednisolone survived more than two weeks after transplantation. This therapy has proven to be effective for whole pancreas transplantation.

Letters To The Editor

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

1977 Publications Of The Staff Of Henry Ford Hospital

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Back Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Vital Signs, June, 1978,, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

An eight 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, a research spotlight, alumni notes, and more.

A Study Of Treatment And Cephalometric Variables In Relation To Facial Axis Change During Treatment In A Dolichofacial Sample, Laurence A. Seifert

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The change in the facial axis in a sample of fifth-three dolichofacial patients, was compared with a number of pretreatment cephalometric variables. A number of treatment variables were also compared with the amount of facial axis change that occurred during orthodontic treatment.

The cephalometric variables measured were:

1. Facial axis
2. Upper face height (maxillary height)
3. Lower face height
4. Posterior face height
5. Mandibular arc
6. Palatal-mandibular plane
7. Palatal-occlusal plane
8. Occlusal-mandibular plane
9. Overbite
10. Upper first molar to palatal plane
11. Lower first molar to mandibular plane
12. Lower incisor to mandibular plane
13. Incisal edge of lower incisor to mandibular plane
14. Xi point to occlusal plane

Treatment …

A Study Of The Clinical Features Of Renal Papillary Necrosis, Jose Martinez

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Renal papillary necrosis is a disease entity that has been recognized since 1878. Today, one hundred years later, a considerable amount of knowledge has been gathered about its possible etiologies, associated conditions, pathological pic ture, clinical manifestations, radiological features and mode of treatment. Very little is known, however, about prognosis of this disease. The literature is deficient of prognostic studies that may help the clinician predict the course of patients with renal papillary necrosis. This study is aimed to provide some answers to questions in the area of natural history and clinical features of this disease.

Effects Of Cromolyn On Inflammatory Bowel Disease Of Childhood, Yvette Piovanetti

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Methods and Materials: Twelve children with CIBD (7 with CUC and 5 with Crohn's) entered a trial with Cromolyn Sodium. The patient groups consisted mostly of those who had been treated with steroids over a 1-year period without suppression of disease activity, and in whom steroids could not be tapered without exacerbation. On commencement of Cromolyn therapy, steroid dosages ranged from 5-60 mg. q.d. (mean dose 30 mg. q.d.). Multiple complications of steroid therapy were observed in this group. Linear growth retardation was exhibited by 5 patients, 2 with Crohn's and 3 with CUC. One of the patients with CUC …

Correspondence, William B. Strong, D.O. To William Bergen, D.O., 1978 May 30, William B. Strong D.O.

William F. Bergen, D.O. Collection

Letter from the Dean of the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, William B. Strong, D.O. to William Bergen, D.O. thanking him for agreeing to teach Neurology.

Vital Signs, May, 1978, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

An eight 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, a research spotlight, alumni notes, and more.

Newsletter, Volume 23, Number 03, May - June 1978, Jan Van Eys Md, Phd, Aman U. Buzdar Md, Robert M. Byers Md, Gary M. Dosik Md

Newsletter: A Report to Physicians of Texas Archives

• Toward a Definition of Childhood Lymphocytic Leukemia, Jan van Eys, MD, PHD
• Possible Synergistic Cardiotoxicity of Mitomycin-C, Aman U. Buzadar, MD
• Newsletter Mailing List Conversion
• Thirty-First Annual Symposium Held
• Televised Education System
• MDAH Acquires Apartment Complex
• Wilson S. Stone Award
• Bivens to Head Anesthesiology Department
• Dr. Mastromario Appointed to Board
• Symposium Proceedings
• Postoperative Irradiation at MDAH, Robert M. Byers, MD
• Nephrotoxicity of C. parvum, Gary M Dosik, MD, Jordan U. Gutterman, MD, Evan M. Hersh, MD, and Mohammed Akhtar, MD
• Preoperative and Modified Care Units Established
• Manual for Staging of Cancer Published

The New England College Of Osteopathic Medicine Curriculum, New England College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Gene Yonuschot, Ph.D. Collection

The New England College of Osteopathic Medicine Curriculum outlines the anticipated curriculum for osteopathic medical students to open in the fall of 1978.

Vital Signs, April, 1978, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

An eight 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, a research spotlight, alumni notes, and more.

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Spring 1978), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Spring 1978 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• The President's Page
• Opening of the School of Allied Health
• Lecturers at College
• Faculty Notes
• People
• Nursing Alumnae
• Alumni News Briefs
• Class of '28
• Meet the Board of Trustees
• News from the College
• News from the Hospital and Health Care Centers
• Hospital Week 1978
• New Appointments
• Sports at PCOM
• Alumni Meetings
• In Memoriam
• Continuing Medical Education Calendar

Appropriations Committee Testimony, Jack S. Ketchum

Gene Yonuschot, Ph.D. Collection

The Appropriations Committee Testimony includes St. Francis College President Jack S. Ketchum's testimony before the U.S. Senate Sub-Committee on Labor, Health, Education and Welfare regarding the school's request for $425,000 to help open the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in the fall of 1978.

Studies On Uveitis Part Ii: Hypotheses With Case Reports, Philip C. Hessburg

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

A number of patients with and without uveitis are used to show that this study of aqueous microbiology suggests the following hypotheses: 1. Routine techniques currently used in most microbiology laboratories overlook classical and variant bacteria which might be isolated from clinical specimens with improved microbiological techniques. 2. Bacterial forms may be present in other ocular tissue when not present in the aqueous. 3. Polymicrobial infections probably occur rather frequently, especially in chronic or subacute inflammatory states. 4. Alterations in various host factors may subject some persons to a greater incidence of inflammatory episodes including uveitis. 5. Antibiotics used in …

Front Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Perfusate Osmolarity On Hearts Preserved Under Hypothermic Pulsatile Perfusion For 24 Hours, Luis H. Toledo-Pereya, Manuel Chee, Richard C. Lillehei

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Canine hearts preserved under hypothermic pulsatile perfusion (24 hours) with an osmolarity of 340 mOsm/L had better preservation and transplantation response than hearts perfused at an osmolarity of 310 and 270 mOsm/L. The hearts perfused at 340 mOsm /L survived an average of 22.6 days after transplantation. This survival was significantly (p>0.05) better than that observed after fresh transplantation (13.4 days average). Hearts perfused at 270 mOsm /L had a significantly (p>0.05) lower survival after transplantation (5.8 days average) than the fresh allografts or the hearts perfused at 310 or 340 mOsm / L. Similar survival times were …

Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma: A Case Report And Review Of Literature, Mohammed R. Ansari, Vellore Ramakrishnan, K. S. Rajan

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Ganglioneuroma, a tumor of neural crest origin, is a rare neoplasm; to encounter it in an adult over 50 years of age is very rare. This report describes the case of a 56-year-old man who was seen at Henry Ford Hospital with an abdominal mass confirmed as ganglioneuroma on histopathology. Experience at Henry Ford Hospital and the available literature on the subject are reviewed.

The Quantitative Determination Of 3-Oxo-Bile Acids, W. T. Beher, G. J. Lin, J. Sanfield, S. Stradnieks

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

A new method for the rapid quantification of 3-oxo-bile acids has been developed. From 5 to 120 μg of oxo-acid in aqueous or ethanolic media are reduced with sodium borohydride. The resulting 3α- and 3β-hydroxy acids are then oxidized in a reaction catalyzed by 3-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, during which nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is reduced to NADH. The absorbance of the reaction mixture is determined at 340 nm and is directly proportional to the amount of 3-oxo-acid in the original sample. The method is fully compatible with that used in determining 3α-hydroxy-bile acids.

Chondrosarcoma: A Report Of 65 Cases, Kent K. Wu, Edwin R. Guise, Harold M. Frost, C. Leslie Mitchell

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

A statistical analysis is presented of 65 cases of chondrosarcoma treated at Henry Ford Hospital from 1916 to 1976, with adequate follow-up data.

Letters To The Editor

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Back Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Vital Signs, March, 1978, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

An eight 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, a research spotlight, alumni notes, and more.

Newsletter, Volume 23, Number 02, March - April 1978, Louise C. Strong Md, William Au Phd, Sen Pathak Phd, Cheryl Collie Bs

Newsletter: A Report to Physicians of Texas Archives

• NIH Chimpanzee Grant
• National Large bowel cancer Project Renewed
• Manual for Staging of Cancer Published
• Reproductive Considerations for Young Cancer Patients, Louise C. Strong, MD
• Genetic Marker for Breast Cancer
• Ernst W. Bertner Memorial Award
• Cytogenetic Toxicity of Gentian Violet and Crystal Violet, William Au, PhD, Sen Pathak, PhD, Cheryl Collie, BS, T.C. Hus, PhD
• AHH Enzyme Activity Related to Lung Cancer
• MDAH Establishes Nutrition Classes