Showing papers in "Annals of Internal Medicine in 1972"
TL;DR: The utility of pleural-fluid cell counts, protein levels, and lactic dehydrogenase levels for the separation of transudates from e...
Abstract: In this prospective study of 150 pleural effusions, the utility of pleural-fluid cell counts, protein levels, and lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) levels for the separation of transudates from e...
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TL;DR: In this article, 35 patients with advanced lymphosarcoma (32 without previous therapy) were treated with intensive 5-day courses of cyclophosphamide and prednisone, with vincristine given on the f
Abstract: Thirty-five patients with advanced lymphosarcoma (32 without previous therapy) were treated with intensive 5-day courses of cyclophosphamide and prednisone, with vincristine given on the f...
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TL;DR: In a prospective study the exclusion of commercial blood donors and donors positive for hepatitis-B antigen (HBAg) resulted in a hepatitis frequency of only 3.7 cases/1000 units transfused in patients receiving routine blood transfusions.
Abstract: In a prospective study the exclusion of commercial blood donors and donors positive for hepatitis-B antigen (HBAg) resulted in a hepatitis frequency of only 3.7 cases/1000 units transfused...
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TL;DR: This large series enables us to report a significant increase in the number of cases of phycomycosis diagnosed at Memorial Hospital, New York during the 10-year period from 1962 to 1971.
Abstract: During the 10-year period from 1962 to 1971, 26 cases of phycomycosis were diagnosed at Memorial Hospital, New York. This large series enables us to report a significant increase in the in...
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TL;DR: Stools from subjects with diarrhea were examined microscopically for leukocytes, using methylene blue stain, to identify enteric pathogenic bacteria in patients who ingested known enteric paths.
Abstract: Stools from subjects with diarrhea were examined microscopically for leukocytes, using methylene blue stain. The study included 169 patients: 114 volunteers who ingested known enteric path...
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TL;DR: Over a 24-month period, among 419 patients with cancer, zoster occurred in 25% of patients with Hodgkin's disease, 8.7% of other lymphoma patients, but in only 1.2% of Patients with acute ...
Abstract: Over a 24-month period, among 419 patients with cancer, zoster occurred in 25% of patients with Hodgkin's disease, 8.7% of other lymphoma patients, but in only 1.2% of patients with acute ...
TL;DR: The relationship between the use of various drugs and pulmonary disease is being recognized with greater frequency and the means whereby drugs can cause pulmonary disease vary widely.
Abstract: The relationship between the use of various drugs and pulmonary disease is being recognized with greater frequency. The means whereby drugs can cause pulmonary disease vary widely and are ...
TL;DR: The relationship of relative weight and of skinfold thickness to the 5-year incidence of coronary heart disease was examined in men aged 40 through 59 years at entry to the military.
Abstract: The relationship of relative weight and of skinfold thickness to the 5-year incidence (632 cases) of coronary heart disease was examined in men aged 40 through 59 years at entry to the stu...
TL;DR: Gamma globulin deposits were found in the choroid plexus of two patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and mental disturbances but not in the dendrites of controls.
Abstract: Gamma globulin deposits were found in the choroid plexus of two patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and mental disturbances but not in the choroid plexus of controls. The cerebrum, ...
TL;DR: In 1 130 patients with lymphoma seen at the Stanford Medical Center between 1959 and 1969, there were 129 cases of herpes zoster-varicella infections, an incidence of 11.4%, including 21 d...
Abstract: In 1 130 patients with lymphoma seen at the Stanford Medical Center between 1959 and 1969, there were 129 cases of herpes zoster-varicella infections, an incidence of 11.4%, including 21 d...
TL;DR: The effects of continuous positive-pressure ventilation at 0, 5, and 10 cm H2O end-expiratory pressure on systemic oxygen transport (cardiac index times art...
Abstract: In this study we examined the effects of continuous positive-pressure (CPP) ventilation at 0, 5, and 10 cm H2O end-expiratory pressure on systemic oxygen transport (cardiac index times art...
TL;DR: Human penile erection depends on integration of afferent signals in the thoracolumbar or sacral erection centers, intact autonomic nerves to the penis, normal erectile tissues, and an adeq...
Abstract: Human penile erection depends on integration of afferent signals in the thoracolumbar or sacral erection centers, intact autonomic nerves to the penis, normal erectile tissues, and an adeq...
TL;DR: In this paper, two hundred and eighty-one patients suspected of having Gram-negative sepsis were studied, and only 18% had endotoxemia or bacteremia, or both.
Abstract: Abstract Two hundred and eighty-one patients suspected of having Gram-negative sepsis were studied. Fifty (18%) had Gram-negative sepsis, that is endotoxemia or bacteremia, or both. Endotoxemia was...
TL;DR: Mitochondrial antibody was detected in the serum in 84% of 188 patients with primary biliary cirrhosis, 11% of 77 with chronic active hepatitis, 6% of 33 with cryptogenic cirrhotic disease, and 0....
Abstract: Mitochondrial antibody was detected in the serum in 84% of 188 patients with primary biliary cirrhosis, 11% of 77 with chronic active hepatitis, 6% of 33 with cryptogenic cirrhosis, and 0....
TL;DR: The first step in the management of primary hyperlipidemia is its translation into hyperlipoproteinemia, which can be done by measuring the plasma cholesterol and triglyceride concentratio...
Abstract: The first step in the management of primary hyperlipidemia is its translation into hyperlipoproteinemia, which can be done by measuring the plasma cholesterol and triglyceride concentratio...
TL;DR: Gentamicin has been given to patients with compromised renal function or severe renal failure, in toxic or nearly toxic peak serum concentrations followed by long periods of subinhibitory ...
Abstract: Gentamicin has been given to patients with compromised renal function or severe renal failure, in toxic or nearly toxic peak serum concentrations followed by long periods of subinhibitory
TL;DR: Although many nonfermentative, Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Pseudomonasare saprophytes and contaminate human clinical specimens, it has become increasingly apparent that these microo...
Abstract: Although many nonfermentative, Gram-negative bacteria of the genusPseudomonasare saprophytes and contaminate human clinical specimens, it has become increasingly apparent that these microo
TL;DR: Taste and smell thresholds and forced scaling levels were studied in 29 patients with Sjogren's syndrome and in 10 patients with various diseases of the parotid glands, with and without xe...
Abstract: Taste and smell thresholds and forced scaling levels were studied in 29 patients with Sjogren's syndrome and in 10 patients with various diseases of the parotid glands, with and without xe...
TL;DR: The ultrasonic flowmeter was used to measure increasing fistula flow in two patients with Brescia-Cimino fistulas and Branham's sign was elicit in both patients.
Abstract: Two patients with Brescia-Cimino fistulas had congestive heart failure. The ultrasonic flowmeter was used to measure increasing fistula flow in both patients, and Branham's sign was elicit...
TL;DR: Acute infectious nonbacterial gastroenteritis is a common syndrome of obscure cause and widespread epidemiological and clinical data point to an infectious cause, but etiologic agents used to treat it are unknown.
Abstract: Acute infectious nonbacterial gastroenteritis is a common syndrome of obscure cause. Although widespread epidemiological and clinical data point to an infectious cause, etiologic agents ha...
TL;DR: The basis for using cytotoxic drugs in inflammatory diseases of uncertain cause is their immunosuppressive properties, and these drugs interrupt nucleic acid and protein synthesis, thereby halting their activity in these diseases.
Abstract: The basis for using cytotoxic drugs in inflammatory diseases of uncertain cause is their immunosuppressive properties. These drugs interrupt nucleic acid and protein synthesis, thereby inh...