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Emergency Transvenous Cardiac Pacing, Carl E. Bartecchi

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

A single pacemaker electrode catheter placement procedure, using the subclavian route and a semi-floating pacemaker catheter, was utilized in 120 consecutive patients who required emergency cardiac pacing. Stable pacing was achieved in a high percentage with few complications.

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

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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

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Back Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

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Commencement Program 1978, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

2 | 1978 Events of Commencement

3 | Conferring of Degrees

7 | Candidates for Degrees

26 | Awards

28 | Academic Costume

A Descriptive Study Of The Relationship Between Age And Problems Expressed By Women Seeking Out-Patient Mental Health Services, Linda M. Rodgers, Joyce Carey

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study is to provide a descriptive analysis of the problems presented by a specific group of women seeking out-patient mental health treatment and to relate these problems to the ontogenetic (age-related) developmental issues presented in a study of the literature. The researcher's involvement in this area developed from interest in current literature on adult development, and a personal commitment to life-long growth and acceptance of the inherent changes. In order to investigate whether developmental issues exist for this group of women, and if so to describe them, two distinct age groups--the decades of the 20's and …

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

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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

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Socioeconomic Data Requirements For Environmental Assessment: Coal Gasification And Liquefaction Projects, Steven Konkel

Environmental Health Science Faculty and Staff Research

Environmental and socioeconomic monitoring are key aspects in the planning, construction, and operation of evolving coal conversion technologies.

A Pilot Study Of A Sex Education Program In A Sheltered Workshop Using A Cognitive-Behavioral Model Based On Rational Emotive Therapy, Jacqueline A. Rieck, Thomas E. Frederick

Masters Theses

This pilot study was developed to teach people with mental retardation about their own sexuality, appropriate community behaviors, and to develop within them a basic sense of responsibility for their own actions. Problems in social/sexual behaviors have been consistently quoted as reasons for high recidivism rates, as well as difficulties in community living, vocational placement, and other generalized stereotypes about mental retardation. Often the public remains uninformed about, does not recognize, and/or feels that sexual rights for people with any mental differences should not exist. Additionally, when any form of sexuality was expressed by such people it resulted in shock …

Dental Insurance, Your Dentist And You (1978), American Dental Association

Patient Dental Health Education Materials 1929-1981

No abstract provided.

Dental Insurance, Your Dentist And You (1978), American Dental Association

Patient Dental Health Education Materials 1929-1981

No abstract provided.

What About Fluorides? (1978), American Dental Association

Patient Dental Health Education Materials 1929-1981

No abstract provided.

Prehistoric Cremations From Nogales, Arizona *, Karl J. Reinhard, Jeff H. Shipman

Karl Reinhard Publications

In October, 1969, the Highway Salvage Section of the Arizona State Museum conducted emergency salvage excavations in conjunction with the construction of the Tucson-Nogales Highway. Ten cremations were recovered from a backhoe trench which had been placed within the city limits of Nogales, Arizona. Analysis of the cremations indicated cultural contact between the Trincheras culture of Sonora, Mexico, and the Hohokam culture of the Santa Cruz River Valley in southern Arizona.

Front Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

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Colonoscopic Polypectomy In A Preschool-Age Child, Carlos A. Ricotti, Bernard M. Schuman

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Colonoscopy Is a procedure used worldwide in the adult population. Here we report the case of a colonoscopic polypectomy in a preschool-age child, and we show once more that the procedure Is a safe one to perform In children if the appropriate precautions are taken.

Studies On Uveitis Part I: Aqueous Studies, Philip C. Hessburg

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Aqueous microbiological and cytological studies were performed on 134 anterior chamber taps done on 118 patients both with and without uveitis. Cell wall defective bacterial forms (CWDF) were recovered from about 40% of these aqueous specimens and classical bacteria were recovered from 12%. A statistically significant difference could not be found between the incidence of bacterial cell wall defective forms in the various anatomical types of uveitis. There were hints from this work that the presence of CWDF In the aqueous was more frequent in younger patients with uveitis, early in the uveitis attack, if there were multiple foci of …

Effect Of Steroids On Patients With Postoperative Bowel Anastomotic Dysfunction, Luis H. Toledo-Pereya, Ignacio Guzman, Earl G. Yonehiro

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Ten patients who developed anastomotic edema following large or small intestinal anastomosis had a rapid recovery after treatment with dexamethasone. The clinical and radiologic picture of adynamic ileus disappeared rapidly. There were no Immediate or long-term (more than two years) complications or side effects associated with the use of dexamethasone. This preliminary report indicates that dexamethasone may be a beneficial agent In the control of anastomotic edema.