tbuckley/cabot-search huggingface dataset:
Patient Identification and Laboratory Requests
Authors: Samuel Raymond
Journal: JAMA (1983)

<h3>To the Editor.—</h3> The report on the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Conference (1983;249:570) omitted an incident that may interest physicians generally. In this conference, my paper entitled "Errors in Laboratory Data Processing" presented data from three hospitals showing that in more than 20% of laboratory requests, essential patient identification was either missing or incorrect. A questioner challenged my statistics and asserted that in his experience as a Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation inspector, no more than 3% were defective as to patient identification. The statistics I have collected are voluminous, detailed, and specific as to individual requests. The proportion of defective requests has not changed in the last ten years. If the hospitals I have studied are bad examples, it is still too much to accept even 3% of requests as defective, especially when a cost-effective system is available to verify and complete every request without returning
Veteran Care Mishandled
Authors: Mike Mitka
Journal: JAMA (2009)

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing to use our site, or clicking "Continue," you are agreeing to our Cookie Policy | Continue JAMA HomeNew OnlineCurrent IssueFor Authors Publications JAMA JAMA Network Open JAMA Cardiology JAMA Dermatology JAMA Health Forum JAMA Internal Medicine JAMA Neurology JAMA Oncology JAMA Ophthalmology JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Psychiatry JAMA Surgery Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry (1919-1959) Podcasts Clinical Reviews Editors' Summary Medical News Author Interviews More JN Learning / CMESubscribeJobsInstitutions / LibrariansReprints & Permissions Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement 2023 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved Search All JAMA JAMA Network Open JAMA Cardiology JAMA Dermatology JAMA Forum Archive JAMA Health Forum JAMA Internal Medicine JAMA Neurology JAMA Oncology JAMA Ophthalmology JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Psychiatry JAMA Surgery Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry Input Search Term Sign In Individual Sign In Sign inCreate an Account Access through your institution Sign In Purchase Options: Buy this article Rent this article Subscribe to the JAMA journal
Quality of Medical Information on the Internet
Authors: Karen Strauss
Journal: JAMA (1997)

<h3>To the Editor.</h3> —The Editorial<sup>1</sup>on the quality of medical information on the Internet raises many valid points. As someone who has both reflex sympathetic dystrophy and systemic lupus erythematosus, I am concerned about the quality of information that I gather about my illnesses. I also run a Web site and listserv mailing list for people with reflex sympathetic dystrophy, so I have a vested interest in how information is presented on the Internet. Clearly, medical pages on the Internet are a mixed bag. Some sites are excellent and others are just plain scary; nonetheless all are equally accessible online. The problem, however, is not only with the quality of information on the Internet, but with the quality of information that many patients receive from their physicians. While many clinicians do an excellent job of providing information to their chronically ill patients, many of them do not. Until physicians take the time
Spontaneous Expulsion through Rectum of a Kocher Forceps left in Abdomen 14 Months
Authors: I. Akcakoyunlu
Journal: BMJ (1944)

MED'.CAL jouRNAlHe was admitted to hospital at 8 p.m.There were no signs of shock, but tender swelling and redness of his right hand, with marked lymphangitis and axillary lymphadenitis.The site was incised under gas anaesthesia and bled freely: a potassium per- manganate dressing was applied.No other symptoms developed, and except for slight swelling of his finger he was well on May 22.
Vertigo from perilymphatic fistulas
Authors: J. F. Lehrer
Journal: JAMA (1986)

To the Editor.—  Chasin, in his answer to the question relating head trauma to Meniere's disease, refers to dizziness that may mimic Meniere's disease but omits a description of specific entities. 1 Perilymphatic fistulas, which can cause vertigo as well as hearing loss, have been reported to occur following head trauma. Fee's 2 original report in 1968 described three such patients. Subsequent reports 3,4 have confirmed the importance of considering, evaluating, and treating this disruption of inner ear function following head trauma. Posttraumatic perilymphatic fistulas are described in a modern text on otology. 5 The relation of this entity to Meniere's disease was the subject of a symposium held at Dartmouth's Hitchcock Medical Center in 1984. Arenberg et al 6 also noted the similarity of symptoms in patients with Meniere's disease and perilymphatic fistulas. Posttraumatic perilymphatic fistulas are an entity that is susceptible to surgical repair and deserve specific mention
439 I148M PNPLA3 VARIANT PROMOTES STEATOSIS ACCORDING TO VIRAL AND IL28B GENOTYPE BUT DOES NOT AFFECT SUSTAINED VIRAL RESPONSE IN PATIENTS WITH HEPATITIS C
Authors: J. Ampuero, L. Rojas, R. Calle, L. Ortíz-Fernández, J.R. García- Lozano, R. Solá, X. Forns, R. Andrade, M. Diago, J.A. Pons, J.M. Navarro, R. Millán, M. González-Escribano, M. Romero- Gómez
Journal: Journal of Hepatology (2013)
The human spleen is a major reservoir for long-lived vaccinia virus–specific memory B cells
Authors: Maria Mamani-Matsuda, Antonio Cosma, Sandra Weller, Ahmad Faili, Caroline Staib, Loïc Garçon, Olivier Hermine, Odile Beyne-Rauzy, Claire Fieschi, Jacques-Olivier Pers, Nina Arakelyan, Bruno Varet, Alain Sauvanet, Anne Berger, François Paye, Jean-Marie Andrieu, Marc Michel, Bertrand Godeau, Pierre Buffet, Claude-Agnès Reynaud, Jean-Claude Weill
Journal: Blood (2008)
Multislice Computed Tomography for Detection of Patients With Aortic Valve Stenosis and Quantification of Severity
Authors: Gudrun M. Feuchtner, Wolfgang Dichtl, Guy J. Friedrich, Mathias Frick, Hannes Alber, Thomas Schachner, Johannes Bonatti, Ammar Mallouhi, Thomas Frede, Otmar Pachinger, Dieter zur Nedden, Silvana Müller
Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2006)
Cocaine supersensitivity and enhanced motivation for reward in mice lacking dopamine D2 autoreceptors
Authors: Estefanía P Bello, Yolanda Mateo, Diego M Gelman, Daniela Noaín, Jung H Shin, Malcolm J Low, Verónica A Alvarez, David M Lovinger, Marcelo Rubinstein
Journal: Nature Neuroscience (2011)
THE EFFECT OF TUBERCULIN AND CORTISONE SINGLY AND IN COMBINATION ON EXPLANTED TISSUES OF GUINEA PIGS, MICE, AND RABBITS
Authors: Margaret Holden, Beatrice Carrier Seegal, Lillian B. Adams
Journal: The Journal of Experimental Medicine (1953)

Tuberculin (P.P.D.) and cortisone acetate, singly and in combination, were added to explanted splenic tissue derived from guinea pigs, mice, and rabbits, and buffy coats obtained from rabbits. These tissues came from normal animals or from animals which had been infected with the tubercle bacillus or immunized with killed tubercle bacilli. 5 microg./ml. of tuberculin or 0.5 microg./ml. of cortisone was the largest concentration of the respective reagents which was tolerated by cultured cells from normal animals. From the results with all tissues studied it would appear that P.P.D. selectively damaged only the growing cells of splenic tissues from sensitive guinea pigs and to a lesser degree the migrating cells of buffy coats obtained from sensitive rabbits. Cortisone appeared to have increased toxicity for only explanted splenic cells from tuberculin-sensitive guinea pigs. The specific effect of P.P.D. on tissues from tuberculin-sensitive animals was not modified by cortisone under the conditions of these experiments. Thus these data furnished no evidence that cortisone had any direct effect on the response of the sensitive cells to P.P.D.
Acquisition of Staphylococcus aureus by Patients in Cubicles
Authors: M. T. Parker, M. John, R. T. D. Emond, K. A. Machacek
Journal: BMJ (1965)

Much of the sepsis among hospital patients is caused by a relatively small number of endemic strains of Staphylococcus aureus which are usually resistant to several antibiotics (Williams, 1959 ; Parker and Jevons, 1963). These  hospital staphylococci  are to be found not only in septic lesions but also in the nose and on other body surfaces of many members of the hospital population. Indeed, symptomless carriers usually outnumber clinically infected patients, and are probably responsible for the maintenance and spread of these organisms in hospitals. Acquisition of antibiotic-resistant Staph. aureus in hospital is generally attributed to the combined effect of antibiotic therapy and cross-infection (Barber, 1947) ; the sensi tive bacterial flora is suppressed by the antibiotics and is replaced by resistant organisms derived from other patients or from members of the staff. It might be possible, therefore, to limit the acquisition of antibiotic-resistant Staph. aureus either by controlling the amount and nature of the antibiotic therapy (Barber, Csillag, and Medway, 1958 ; Barber, Dutton, Beard, Elmes, and Williams, 1960) or by isolating the patients found to be infected with certain organisms. The isolation of carriers is certainly a valuable means of preventing the spread of parti cular strains of Staph. aureus, but it presents great practical difficulties, especially in hospitals consisting mainly of large undivided wards (Williams, Noble, Jevons, Lidwell, Shooter, White, Thorn, and Taylor, 1962). It is important to find out, therefore, whether the physical subdivision of wards, either alone or in combination with the segregation of carriers of particular staphylococcal strains (Shooter, Thorn, Dunkerley, Taylor, Parker, John, and Richards, 1963), might play a part in the control of endemic hospital infection. For this reason we studied the nasal carrier state of patients in an infectious diseases hospital who were confined to cubicles?that is, rooms in which the structural separation between patients was provided by partitions which reached from floor to ceiling, but were cared for by a common medical, nursing, and domestic staff. A large proportion of the patients received antibiotics while in hospital. The aim of the investigation was to study the carriage of Staph. aureus in the nose by all the patients admitted to the ward, to estimate the rate of acquisition of new strains, and to determine the relative importance of the staff and of the other patients as sources of infection.
Drug Identification Aid
Authors: Gordon C. Miller
Journal: JAMA (1974)

To the Editor.—  I wish to describe an aid to drug identification found useful to me and some of my associates and by our clinics. As I would suppose many other physicians do, I have my patients bring their drugs at each visit to facilitate communication and dosage changes and to prevent misunderstandings. A small 4 × 11-inch printed sign in the waiting room reminds them:  BRING YOUR DRUGS  ALL patients (New and Follow-up) should bring ALL medications EVERY time they visit the doctor.  Also, most physicians in this community write  on their prescriptions so that the pharmacist writes the drug's name on the bottle. Some have proposed that all the area pharmacists routinely label drugs, but this has not yet been achieved.
745 BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF N-ACETYLCYSTEINE AND GLUTATHIONE ON AMMONIA-INDUCED GLUTAMATE ACCUMULATION IN ASTROCYTE CELL CULTURE
Authors: D. Donnini, L. Domenis, D. De Silvestri, D. Cappello, A. Dibenedetto, A. Carnelutti, L. Sechi, G. Soardo
Journal: Journal of Hepatology (2009)
Human Skeletal Muscle Cells With a Slow Adhesion Rate After Isolation and an Enhanced Stress Resistance Improve Function of Ischemic Hearts
Authors: Masaho Okada, Thomas R Payne, Lauren Drowley, Ron J Jankowski, Nobuo Momoi, Sarah Beckman, William CW Chen, Bradley B Keller, Kimimasa Tobita, Johnny Huard
Journal: Molecular Therapy (2011)

Identification of cells that are endowed with maximum potency could be critical for the clinical success of cell-based therapies. We investigated whether cells with an enhanced efficacy for cardiac cell therapy could be enriched from adult human skeletal muscle on the basis of their adhesion properties to tissue culture flasks following tissue dissociation. Cells that adhered slowly displayed greater myogenic purity and more readily differentiated into myotubes in vitro than rapidly adhering cells (RACs). The slowly adhering cell (SAC) population also survived better than the RAC population in kinetic in vitro assays that simulate conditions of oxidative and inflammatory stress. When evaluated for the treatment of a myocardial infarction (MI), intramyocardial injection of the SACs more effectively improved echocardiographic indexes of left ventricular (LV) remodeling and contractility than the transplantation of the RACs. Immunohistological analysis revealed that hearts injected with SACs displayed a reduction in myocardial fibrosis and an increase in infarct vascularization, donor cell proliferation, and endogenous cardiomyocyte survival and proliferation in comparison with the RAC-treated hearts. In conclusion, these results suggest that adult human skeletal muscle-derived cells are inherently heterogeneous with regard to their efficacy for enhancing cardiac function after cardiac implantation, with SACs outperforming RACs.
Major US pharmacy chain plans to stop selling cigarettes
Authors: M. McCarthy
Journal: BMJ (2014)

CVS Caremark, the second largest pharmacy chain in the United States, announced on 5 February that it would stop selling cigarettes and tobacco products in all of its stores by 1 October. It is the first national pharmacy chain in the US to take such a step.

The decision comes at a time when many US pharmacies are moving to provide more healthcare services, including in-store clinics, often in collaboration with local hospitals and medical groups.

In a statement Larry J Merlo, the company’s …
Therapeutic ranges in anticoagulant administration.
Authors: L Poller
Journal: BMJ (1985)

tation, where there is only one long term survivor (J Cooper, personal communication).The main advantage of the com- bined operation is that all diseased tissue is removed and so recurrent infection and an imbalance of ventilation and perfusion from the remaining lung are avoided.In addition, coronary bronchial vascular collaterals, shown at coronary arteriography in these patients, may aid healing of the .trachea.Thus no early or late complications have occurred as a result of problems with the tracheal anastomosis after heart and lung transplantation in the Stanford series, which is in sharp contrast to the experience after isolated lung trans- plantation.4But perhaps the most important practical problem for the future of combined heart and lung transplantation is the lack of suitable donors.Pulmonary changes occur early in patients with brain death as a result of aspiration or infection or both and may be complicated by the development of neurogenic pulmonary oedema.Satisfactory preservation and storage of the heart and lung block have not been achieved, and the donor must be moved to the recipient hospital before the organs are removed.This may result in emotional and logistical difficulties but donors with normal lung function are rare and suitable cases should perhaps be considered for heart and lung donation as a priority.This does not of course preclude the donation of other organs.It is not only patients with pulmonary hypertension who might benefit from combined heart and lung transplantation.Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of lung rejection should make the procedure a realistic treatment for many other patients with pulmonary failure-especially when improved techniques for preserving the integrity of the lungs result in an increased number of suitable donors.
Medical Audit JCAH-Style: A Negative View
Authors: Richard E. Thompson
Journal: JAMA (1977)

To the Editor. —  Although his Negative View comes from too narrow a perspective, the central point of Dr Rosenberg's article (237:1935-1937, 1977) is hard to deny. The Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH) has been napping, and Dr Rosenberg has caught them at it. The JCAH's too narrow definition of outcome is one reason that Patient Care Audit/Medical Care Evaluation still consists of two camps: the processors and outcomers, who spend more time debating which approach is correct than in developing meaningful studies of patient care.  Everything in Dr Rosenberg's article cannot be accepted without clarification, but his last two paragraphs are unarguable. He suggests that our whole preoccupation with medical quality control is premature until we have substantially more verification of what constitutes optimal practice, and that our best chance of getting such information is from a properly constructed audit that could provide adequate data for
Spontaneous Regression of a Malignant Melanoma
Authors: V. B. Levison
Journal: BMJ (1955)

I.<h3>Abstract</h3> The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has demonstrated that accurate forecasts of infection and mortality rates are essential for informing healthcare resource allocation, designing countermeasures, implementing public health policies, and increasing public awareness. However, there exist a multitude of modeling methodologies, and their relative performances in accurately forecasting pandemic dynamics are not currently comprehensively understood. In this paper, we introduce the non-mechanistic MIT-LCP forecasting model, and assess and compare its performance to various mechanistic and non-mechanistic models that have been proposed for forecasting COVID-19 dynamics. We performed a comprehensive experimental evaluation which covered the time period of November 2020 to April 2021, in order to determine the relative performances of MIT-LCP and seven other forecasting models from the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Forecast Hub. Our results show that there exist forecasting scenarios well-suited to both mechanistic and non-mechanistic models, with mechanistic models being particularly performant for forecasts that are further in the future when recent data may not be as informative, and non-mechanistic models being more effective with shorter prediction horizons when recent representative data is available. Improving our understanding of which forecasting approaches are more reliable, and in which forecasting scenarios, can assist effective pandemic preparation and management.
Postprandial Triglyceride Response in Young Adult Men and Familial Risk for Coronary Atherosclerosis
Authors: Cuno S. P. M. Uiterwaal
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1994)

Objective: To determine whether an increased familial risk for coronary artery disease in young adult men is related to changes in postprandial lipoprotein metabolism. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Coronary angiography departments of four central general hospitals in the Netherlands. Patients: 80 sons (mean age, 24.8 years) of men with severe coronary artery disease and 55 sons (mean age, 23.2 years) of controls. Measurements: Postprandial levels of serum triglycerides, retinyl palmitate, and total cholesterol were measured during a 12-hour period after a standardized oral lipid load. Results: Both groups showed a marked increase in levels of serum triglyceride and retinyl palmitate after lipid loading, reaching a maximum 4 to 6 hours postprandially. No changes in postprandial total cholesterol levels were observed in either group. Sons of men with coronary artery disease had prolonged postprandial hypertriglyceridemia when compared with sons of controls. Significant differences in postprandial triglyceride levels were found at 8 hours (difference, 0.35 mmol/L; 95% CI, 0.07 to 0.62 mmol/L), at 10 hours (difference, 0.21 mmol/L; CI, 0.06 to 0.36 mmol/L), and at 12 hours after lipid loading (difference, 0.13 mmol/L; CI, 0.01 to 0.26 mmol/L). Levels of postprandial retinyl palmitate were also slightly, but not statistically, different (mainly after 6 hours). Conclusions: Healthy young adult sons, whose fathers have established coronary artery disease, have prolonged postprandial hypertriglyceridemia. Changes in postprandial lipoprotein metabolism appear to be associated with familial risk for coronary atherosclerosis.
Social Policy as Health Policy
Authors: Steven H. Woolf
Journal: JAMA (2009)

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing to use our site, or clicking "Continue," you are agreeing to our Cookie Policy | Continue JAMA HomeNew OnlineCurrent IssueFor Authors Publications JAMA JAMA Network Open JAMA Cardiology JAMA Dermatology JAMA Health Forum JAMA Internal Medicine JAMA Neurology JAMA Oncology JAMA Ophthalmology JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Psychiatry JAMA Surgery Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry (1919-1959) Podcasts Clinical Reviews Editors' Summary Medical News Author Interviews More JN Learning / CMESubscribeJobsInstitutions / LibrariansReprints & Permissions Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement 2023 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved Search All JAMA JAMA Network Open JAMA Cardiology JAMA Dermatology JAMA Forum Archive JAMA Health Forum JAMA Internal Medicine JAMA Neurology JAMA Oncology JAMA Ophthalmology JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Psychiatry JAMA Surgery Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry Input Search Term Sign In Individual Sign In Sign inCreate an Account Access through your institution Sign In Purchase Options: Buy this article Rent this article Subscribe to the JAMA journal
Prevention of peritonitis with disconnect systems in CAPD: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Francisco Monteón, Ricardo Correa-Rotter, Ramón Paniagua, Dante Amato, María Elena Hurtado, José Luis Medina, Roberto Mario Salcedo, Elvia García, Mario Matos, Julio Kaji, Roberto Vázquez, Alfonso Ramos, María Antonieta Schettino, John Moran, None for the Mexican Nephrology Collaborative Study Group
Journal: Kidney International (1998)
Origins of Mental Illness: Temperament, Deviance and Disorder
Authors: Judith S. Yongue
Journal: JAMA (1986)

Gordon Claridge is a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and a university lecturer in abnormal psychology. He brings a clinical background to neurophysiological research and attempts to bridge the gap between these two aspects of psychopathology—the clinical and the experimental. The central theme he develops is that "psychiatric disorders—even their most severe forms—are abnormal manifestations of temperamental and personality characteristics which we all possess to a greater or lesser degree and which have interesting and testable correlates in the conceptual nervous system." The biologic basis of mental illness is contained in his theory. Genetic as well as environmental influences do contribute to differences in human individuality, but he sees the task of abnormal psychology as finding ways of integrating factual evidence about biologic differences between people. With due regard to human individuality of expression and irreducible biologic processes in the conceptual nervous system, he proposes that normal development, psychological deviance,