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Atlantoaxial Dislocations: A Retrospective Study Of 35 Cases, Arturo Paz-Esquerre

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Of 35 patients with CI-C2 dislocations, 37% (13 cases) had a history of rheumatoid arthritis, 11% (4 cases) had trauma as well as rheumatoid arthritis, and 25.7% (9 cases) had severe motor deficit quadriparesis or quadriplegia. One patient, representing 2.8% of the total, had a brain contusion related to closed head trauma.

Acute Onset Of Bulbar And Ocular Paralysis: An Isolated Case, With Differential Diagnosis, Aziz Aghdassi, Robert D. Teasdall

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

The diagnosis of botulism should be considered in all patients with the acute onset of cholinergic dysfunction and muscle weakness. The pupils are usually dilated, paralysis of ocular and bulbar muscles invariably occurs along with weakness of limb and axial muscles. This diagnosis is supported by the presence of a neuromuscular block and confirmed by the detection of toxin. Although the clinical presentation in this patient supported this diagnosis and a neuromuscular defect was present, no botulinum toxin was found. Not until Clostridium botulinum, type B organisms were cultured was the diagnosis of "probable botulism" made in this patient. Myasthenia …

Salicylate Effect On Platelets And Vascular Thrombosis In Rheumatoid Arthritis, Gilbert B. Bluhm, Jeanne M. Riddle, Donald G. Pica, Gordon D. Langejans

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Platelet surface activation was surveyed by electron microscopy (EM) in 40 patients with classical rheumatoid arthritis (RA) without clinical evidence of recent intravascular coagulation. Increased platelet surface activity (PSA) was noted in 8 of 25 females and 8 of 15 males (16 of 40 or 40%). Abnormal PSA failed to correlate with either the presence of rheumatoid nodules or the titer of rheumatoid factor. Hyperactive platelet populations, however, did tend to correlate with a serum urate level above 5 mg% (7 of 12 vs 9 of 28). Neither "low" nor "anti-inflammatory" levels of serum salicylate appear to afford protection from …

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Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

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Quinidine-Induced Hepatitis And Thrombocytopenia, Mohsin Alam, Wolf F. C. Duvernoy, Sol D. Pickard, Paul L. Aronsohn

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Quindlne-induced hepatitis has received more attention only recently whereas quinidine-induced thrombocytopenia is well recognized. Over the past two years the authors saw four patients with quinidine-hepatitis accompanied by malaise, anorexia, fever in two patients and marked elevation of liver enzymes in all. Two patients had associated quinidine-induced thrombocytopenia of 81,000 and 6,600 platelets / cu mm, respectively. Liver biopsy in two patients revealed small foci of hepatocellular necrosis, Kupffer cell hyperplasia and Kupffer cells containing lipochrome. In one patient noncaseous granulomatous lesions were seen. Symptoms subsided and laboratory tests returned to normal rapidly on withdrawal of quinidine. In one patient, …

Diagnostic Ultrasound In Gynecology, Manojkumar H. Shah, Chang Y. Lee, James J. Karo, Bruce H. Drukker

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

The accuracy of diagnostic ultrasound in 484 gynecologic patients was evaluated. In 97% of them, the ultrasonic findings were either diagnostic or confirmatory of the final clinical condition. The ultrasonic procedure was useful in the evaluation of pelvic or adnexal masses, confirmation and assessment of early pregnancy, location of lost Intrauterine contraceptive devices, diagnosis of tubo-ovarian abscess and hydatidiform mole. The ultrasonic study aided in developing a precise surgical approach as well as reducing the number of operative procedures performed only for diagnosis. In 3%, the ultrasonic studies were misleading, indicating the limitations of the procedure and reinforcing the need …

The Incidence Of Retrolental Fibroplasia, R. Michael Nisbet

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

With the increased use of oxygen to treat the respiratory distress syndrome, retrolental fibroplasia was encountered in more infants. One hundred consecutive premature infants were screened for ocular disease and a diagnosis of retrolental fibroplasia was made in six infants. A profile of a "high risk" infant emerged as one with a birth weight less than 1,500 grams who suffers from the respiratory distress syndrome and multiple apneic spells. During the examinations many other ocular abnormalities were found which prove the value of such screening.

X-Linked Diseases With Cataract, Philip J. Howard

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

X-linked cataracts are a rare group and appear as a complication of other disease. Changes in the lens are difficult to visualize and the family history may alert the examiner to the possibility of cataractous changes. This paper is a review of 13 sex-linked conditions with cataract as a possible complication. Cataracts may be present in an occasional case or in some instances in every case. Short abstracts follow of Fabry's disease, glucose 6-dehydrogenase deficiency, myotonic dystrophy, ectodermal hypohidriotic dysplasia, oculocerebral syndrome, keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans with cataract, Norrie disease, incontinenti pigmenti, hypoparathyroidism due to a sex-linked recessive trait, pseudohypopara-thyroidism, …

Clinical Uses Of Biofeedback: A Review Of Recent Research, Richard M. Lee, Scott E. Baldwin, Julia A. Lee

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Biofeedback refers to a special type of operant conditioning (ie, a category of learning) in which subjects acquire control over physiological processes through the feedback of information. Its methodology is based upon principles of behavioral science developed in the laboratory through experimentation. It has been conclusively demonstrated that humans (and other animals) can learn to control such actions as EKG parameters, blood pressure, body temperature, EEG, individual motor units, and glandular secretions. Clinically, biofeedback has been applied to a wide variety of psycho-physiologic disorders in which a measurable response requires alteration. The best established applications are tension and migraine headaches, …

Back Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

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Commencement Program 1977, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

2 | 1977 Events of Commencement

3 | Conferring of Degrees

7 | Candidates for Degrees

25 | Awards

27 | Academic Costume

Population Reports. Series A: Oral Contraceptives (Supplement). U.S. Morbidity And Mortality Trends Relative To Oral Contraceptive Use, 1955-1975, And Danish Morbidity Trends, 1953-1972, Department Of Medical And Public Affairs, The George Washington University Medical Center

Population Reports

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Relationship Between Some Demographic Characteristics And Adverse Reactions Experienced By Women Undergoing A Therapeutic Abortion While Awake, Karen K. House

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

With the liberalization of abortion laws by the Supreme Court in 1973, American women have been able to obtain therapeutic abortions in hospitals and out-patient clinics in ever increasing numbers. With the increased number of women seeking abortions the medical field has responded with abortion procedures that are safe and relatively quick. With the speed doctors use to perform the procedure, many women may wish to take advantage of the medically safer method of abortion under local anesthesia. However, some women are unable to withstand the psychological and physical stress associated with a therapeutic abortion while awake. It would be …

The Impact Of Pesticides On The White-Faced Ibis, David E. Capen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The white-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) which nested in northern Utah was assessed as a species with a relatively low reproductive potential. Ibises normally laid either three or four eggs in a clutch and did not renest persistently, nor with good success, if initial nesting attempts failed. Evidence indicated that the birds did not breed until at least 2 years old. Competition for food, exposure to severe weather, and predation were conspicuous sources of nestling mortality. White-faced ibises usually fed in irrigated agricultural areas, where they came into direct contact with insecticides, such as DDT which was used routinely …

Intraoperative Transanal Fiberoptic Colonoscopy: Report Of Six Cases, Thomas A. Fox Jr., Peter A. Haas

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Intraoperative transanal fiberoptic colonoscopy is presented as an alternative to transcolonic procedures to remove colonic polyps, or to excise or biopsy other intraluminal lesions. This method should be considered when the standard transanal colonoscopy has failed. The results with this procedure have been excellent. The method also can be applied to patients who have colonic lesions and are to undergo elective procedures such as hysterectomy and cholecystectomy.

Early Vagotomies At Henry Ford Hospital: An Historical Vignette And A Follow-Up, James C. Gruenberg, Conrad R. Lam

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Over a one-year period beginning in April, 1946, nine transthoracic vagotomies were done at the Henry Ford Hospital. Three of the patients had had a partial gastrectomy previously and the operation was done for recurrent bleeding from marginal ulcers. Thirty years later, an attempt was made to ascertain the present condition of these patients. Long term follow-ups were possible on six patients and follow-ups of one, six and 14 years on the others. All nine patients had immediate relief of ulcer pain and cessation of bleeding if present. No subsequent drainage operation was required for the six patients with primary …

Publications Of The Staff Of The Henry Ford Hospital And The Edsel B. Ford Institute For Medical Research

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

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Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

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The Clinical Variations Of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia In Four Families, Davood M. Danadoost, Charles E. Jackson, Robert D. Teasdall

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Hereditary spastic paraplegia was diagnosed in 19 patients belonging to four families. All had spastic gait and upper motor neuron signs in lower limbs. In family A, the disease was expressed in this manner, although one member had muscle wasting in an upper limb. There was additional involvement of the posterior columns in six of the eight affected members of family B and cerebellar ataxia was noted in upper limbs of three of them. Posterior columns were also involved in three of the four affected members of family C. The disease was transmitted in these three families by an autosomal …

Technetium Pyrophosphate Myocardial Scanning In Acute Myocardial Infarction, Arunkumar N. Mehta, Sidney Goldstein, Daniel S. Marks, Albert Kasenter, William R. Eyler

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Technetium 99m pyrophosphate (99mTCPyP) accumulates in recently infarcted myocardium and can be detected by external imaging techniques. This study was performed to evaluate the ability of this isotope to identify the presence of acute myocardial infarction. In 82 patients admitted to a coronary care unit with chest pain of varying etiology, scan was positive in all 13 patients with acute transmural myocardial infarction and in 23 of 27 patients with nontransmural myocardial infarction. The scan was negative in 37 of 42 patients without evidence of recent infarction. Four of the remaining five patients in this group had unstable angina pectoris. …

Painless Dissecting Aneurysm Of The Thoracic Aorta: Report Of Eight Cases Masquerading As Gross Aortic Insufficiency, Severe Hypertension, Myocardial Infarction And Mediastinal Enlargement., Remigio Garcia, Peter Torbey, Daniel T. Anbe, Ellet H. Drake

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

In a review of 68 patients with dissecting thoracic aorta aneurysm (DTAA), eight patients (11.7%) were found to have painless dissection. Three of the eight patients presented with gross aortic insufficiency (Al). Angiography on a fourth patient, who had severe hypertension, showed Type III DTAA. Three other patients had either dilatation of the ascending aorta or a possible mediastinal mass, according to chest roentgenograms. One patient received treatment for suspected myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock. A high index of suspicion in patients with unexplained Al, severe hypertension and a mediastinal mass or dilatation of the ascending aorta, coupled with the …

Research Seminar — May 5,1977 — At Henry Ford Hospital

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Reconceptualizing Health Care, Cynthia Nelson

Faculty Book Chapters

The seminar from which these papers flow was the product of many minds, multiple energies and much co-operation during the many months prior to its final implementation. The idea of a women's seminar oriented to the issues and concerns of contemporary Egyptian society was initially put forth in the fal I of 1974 to coincide with efforts that were developing on a national level in Egypt to commemorate 1975 as International Women's Year. It is with deepest gratitude that I extend special appreciation to Mrs. Marlene Michel Anawati, then a Post Master's Fellow in the Department of Sociology­Anthropology and Psychology. …

Nutrition: Facts, Fallacies And Implications For Women Concerned With Development, Anne M.S. Coles

Faculty Book Chapters

The seminar from which these papers flow was the product of many minds, multiple energies and much co-operation during the many months prior to its final implementation. The idea of a women's seminar oriented to the issues and concerns of contemporary Egyptian society was initially put forth in the fal I of 1974 to coincide with efforts that were developing on a national level in Egypt to commemorate 1975 as International Women's Year. It is with deepest gratitude that I extend special appreciation to Mrs. Marlene Michel Anawati, then a Post Master's Fellow in the Department of Sociology­Anthropology and Psychology. …

Health, Development And Women, Earl L. (Tim) Sullivan

Faculty Book Chapters

The seminar from which these papers flow was the product of many minds, multiple energies and much co-operation during the many months prior to its final implementation. The idea of a women's seminar oriented to the issues and concerns of contemporary Egyptian society was initially put forth in the fal I of 1974 to coincide with efforts that were developing on a national level in Egypt to commemorate 1975 as International Women's Year. It is with deepest gratitude that I extend special appreciation to Mrs. Marlene Michel Anawati, then a Post Master's Fellow in the Department of Sociology­Anthropology and Psychology. …

Discourse Is Not Enough: A Challenge From The Seminar, Cynthia Nelson

Faculty Book Chapters

The seminar from which these papers flow was the product of many minds, multiple energies and much co-operation during the many months prior to its final implementation. The idea of a women's seminar oriented to the issues and concerns of contemporary Egyptian society was initially put forth in the fal I of 1974 to coincide with efforts that were developing on a national level in Egypt to commemorate 1975 as International Women's Year. It is with deepest gratitude that I extend special appreciation to Mrs. Marlene Michel Anawati, then a Post Master's Fellow in the Department of Sociology­Anthropology and Psychology. …

Styles And Sources Of Social Change: Women's Movements As Critiques Of Health Care Systems, Virginia Olesen

Faculty Book Chapters

The seminar from which these papers flow was the product of many minds, multiple energies and much co-operation during the many months prior to its final implementation. The idea of a women's seminar oriented to the issues and concerns of contemporary Egyptian society was initially put forth in the fal I of 1974 to coincide with efforts that were developing on a national level in Egypt to commemorate 1975 as International Women's Year. It is with deepest gratitude that I extend special appreciation to Mrs. Marlene Michel Anawati, then a Post Master's Fellow in the Department of Sociology­Anthropology and Psychology. …

Current Problems In Gynecology And Obstetrics And Their Effects On Patient Attutudes, Samira El-Mallah

Faculty Book Chapters

The seminar from which these papers flow was the product of many minds, multiple energies and much co-operation during the many months prior to its final implementation. The idea of a women's seminar oriented to the issues and concerns of contemporary Egyptian society was initially put forth in the fal I of 1974 to coincide with efforts that were developing on a national level in Egypt to commemorate 1975 as International Women's Year. It is with deepest gratitude that I extend special appreciation to Mrs. Marlene Michel Anawati, then a Post Master's Fellow in the Department of Sociology­Anthropology and Psychology. …

Your Child's Teeth (1977), American Dental Association, American Society Of Dentistry For Children

Patient Dental Health Education Materials 1929-1981

No abstract provided.

Understanding The Health And Social Service Needs Of People Over Age 65, Laurence G. Branch

Center for Survey Research Publications

The complexity of the issues involved with providing appropriate health care and social services from the appropriate setting to people over age 65 can hardly be overstated. One of the present debates in the field focuses on the value of institutions as the customary setting for providing health care; the arguments are based on considerations of economic efficiency and the recipient's quality of life. Some of the debators suggest deinstitutionalizing as many of the health care recipients as possible, while simultaneously upgrading the quality and quantity of home based support services. The logic of deinstitutionalization is often buttressed by claims …