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- 1From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedMeningiomas are common tumors of the central nervous system that account for approximately 15% of all intracranial tumors and are the most common extra-axial neoplasm. Most meningiomas are benign, although atypical and...
- 2From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedWe present a case of a 60-year-old woman who initially presented with pneumonia and abdominal pain and was diagnosed with ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome secondary to small cell lung cancer. We...
- 3From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedAt this time of the morning--two, three, four o'clock--lonely people seek solace in the fluorescent light of the emergency room. If you've been to a twenty-four-hour grocery store late at night, you may have seen the...
- 4From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedCentral nervous system tuberculosis is a rare presentation of active tuberculosis and accounts for about 1% of cases (1). The three clinical categories include meningitis, intracranial tuberculomas, and spinal...
- 5From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedHealing the Addicted Brain: The Revolutionary, Science-Based Alcoholism and Addiction Recovery Program, by Harold C. Urschel III, MD Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc., 2009. 288 pp., paperback, $15.99. To appreciate...
- 6From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedA 59-year-old white man with type 2 diabetes mellitus and no regular medical care presented to the emergency department with syncope while driving. The patient denied palpitations, chest pain, or blurry vision prior to...
- 7From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedA 51-year-old security officer had an electrocardiogram recorded because of a strong family history of coronary arterial disease (Figure 1). His medical history was significant for a gunshot wound to the left side of...
- 8From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedHalsted stood clearly at the head of the list, with Osier a good distance below him. Probably on a level with Osier stood Kelly; then there was another drop to Welch.--H. L. Mencken (1) Henry Louis Mencken, "the sage...
- 9From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedIn the last 10 years, the assessment and treatment of pain have become a priority for health care organizations, especially after the introduction of regulatory standards and patient satisfaction surveys directly...
- 10From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe effectiveness of pancreatic islet isolation must be maximized to make islet cell transplantation (ICT) a standard therapy. We have performed 100 human islet isolations at Baylor Research Institute including islet...
- 11From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedSinus bradycardia can be defined as a sinus rhythm with a resting heart rate of 60 beats per minute or less. While it is assumed that increased autonomic parasympathetic activity is associated with sinus bradycardia,...
- 12From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed
Postinjury employment as a surrogate for functional outcomes: a quality indicator for trauma systems
Return to work may be easily monitored as a surrogate of long-term functional outcome for benchmarking and performance improvement of trauma systems. We hypothesized that employment rates among survivors of traumatic... - 13From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedCaroline Hampton was the niece of Confederate General Wade Hampton III, who was later governor of South Carolina and a US senator (Figure 1a). Caroline was born at Woodlands, adjacent to Millwood, Hampton's plantation...
- 14From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedSO YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR HEART Recently, I was walking in the corridors of Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas (BUMC) and suddenly was stopped and asked by a very kind man, "I understand, Dr. Roberts, that you...
- 15From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedI recently had the privilege to participate in a medical mission trip to Haiti. The experience was both challenging and rewarding. The motivation for this article is to encourage anyone who might consider volunteering...
- 16From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedDoctors have been portrayed on television for over 50 years. In that time, their character has undergone significant changes, evolving from caring but infallible supermen with smoldering good looks and impeccable...
- 17From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedDr. Robert A. Kyle, Professor of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, presented the Marvin J. Stone Lectureship, an annual lectureship at Baylor...
- 18From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThis retrospective, case-control study aimed to identify variables associated with the incidence of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) in acute care facilities and to specifically identify the relationship...
- 19From: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedInjury mortality was classically described with a trimodal distribution, with immediate deaths at the scene, early deaths due to hemorrhage, and late deaths from organ failure. We hypothesized that the development of...