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- 1From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedObjectives: The purpose of this observational cohort study was to observe outcomes in geriatric (aged ≥65 years) and nongeriatric (<65 years) patients after employing a diabetes resource nurse (DRN) case manager in a...
- 2From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedCoronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in adults in the USA. It has been associated with elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and reduced levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)...
- 3From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedOver the past 13 years, one constant in the field of health care liability claims has been litigation over medical devices and products. The 1990s began with the silicone gel breast implant litigation. The balance of the...
- 4From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedExsanguination awaits better definition, not only clinically but also physiologically and biochemically. Asensio (1-4) has described it as the most extreme form of hemorrhage, with an initial blood loss of >40% and...
- 5From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe patients in Figures 1 through 3 have the same dermatologic disorder. What is the diagnosis, and what would be appropriate treatment? DISCUSSION Granuloma annulare is a benign, self-limited dermatosis of unknown...
- 6From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedHal Urschel (Figure 1) was born in Toledo, Ohio, and he grew up primarily in Bowling Green, 20 miles away. After public schools, he went to Princeton University on a football scholarship and graduated cum laude in 1951....
- 7From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedSoft tissue sarcomas are a diverse group of neoplasms that arise in the connective tissues throughout the body. They account for approximately 1% of adult malignancies and 7% to 15% of pediatric malignancies. About 50%...
- 8From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThis electrocardiogram of a 90-year-old man shows repeating similar cycles, each consisting of 4 complexes (Figure). Every cycle begins with 2 sinus-initiated complexes followed by an early, wide QRS (ventricular...
- 9From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAl Alvarez (Figure 1) was born in Uruguay on September 8, 1946. At age 5, he and his family moved to Texas, and after brief stays in Harlingen and Laredo, they settled in El Paso. He began college at Southwest Texas...
- 10From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedProblem: Low screening and referral rates for colorectal cancer at a primary care clinic suggest the need for alternative methods to identify patients and complete the screening process. Design: A review of >5000...
- 11From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedANOTHER WIN FOR STATINS The results of the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial--Lipid-Lowering Arm (ASCOT-LLA) were published in April 2003 (1, 2). This trial involved nearly 20,000 hypertensive patients aged 40...
- 12From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAlthough esophageal carcinoma is not the most common tumor--it accounts for only 5% of all gastrointestinal tumors and 1% of all new tumors--it has nearly a 1:1 mortality ratio: each year there are 14,000 new cases and...
- 13From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedSuccessful transplantation to replace failed human organs was a daunting goal at the start of the 20th century. Investigators in Vienna attempted kidney transplantation in several animals in 1901. The first...
- 14From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedA 39-year-old woman presented to the emergency department because of severe recurrent headache for 5 weeks. There was no history of a significant previous illness. Imaging studies are shown below (Figures 1-4). For...
- 15From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe liver extracts aminosteroidal neuromuscular blocking drugs. We hypothesized that the duration of action of these drugs might provide a pharmacodynamic probe for assessing graft function during orthotopic liver...
- 16From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 16, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe first successful operations on the coronary arteries were done without the assistance of extracorporeal circulation. Many published reports described operations performed while the heart continued beating (1-8)....