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Prokop JW, Hartog NL, Chesla D, Faber W, Love CP, Karam R, Abualkheir N, Feldmann B, Teng L, McBride T, Leimanis ML, English BK, Holsworth A, Frisch A, Bauss J, Kalpage N, Derbedrossian A, Pinti RM, Hale N, Mills J, Eby A, VanSickle EA, Pageau SC, Shankar R, Chen B, Carcillo JA, Sanfilippo D, Olivero R, Bupp CP, Rajasekaran S. High-Density Blood Transcriptomics Reveals Precision Immune Signatures of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Hospitalized Individuals. Front Immunol 2021; 12:694243. [PMID: 34335605 PMCID: PMC8322982 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.694243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The immune response to COVID-19 infection is variable. How COVID-19 influences clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients needs to be understood through readily obtainable biological materials, such as blood. We hypothesized that a high-density analysis of host (and pathogen) blood RNA in hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 would provide mechanistic insights into the heterogeneity of response amongst COVID-19 patients when combined with advanced multidimensional bioinformatics for RNA. We enrolled 36 hospitalized COVID-19 patients (11 died) and 15 controls, collecting 74 blood PAXgene RNA tubes at multiple timepoints, one early and in 23 patients after treatment with various therapies. Total RNAseq was performed at high-density, with >160 million paired-end, 150 base pair reads per sample, representing the most sequenced bases per sample for any publicly deposited blood PAXgene tube study. There are 770 genes significantly altered in the blood of COVID-19 patients associated with antiviral defense, mitotic cell cycle, type I interferon signaling, and severe viral infections. Immune genes activated include those associated with neutrophil mechanisms, secretory granules, and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), along with decreased gene expression in lymphocytes and clonal expansion of the acquired immune response. Therapies such as convalescent serum and dexamethasone reduced many of the blood expression signatures of COVID-19. Severely ill or deceased patients are marked by various secondary infections, unique gene patterns, dysregulated innate response, and peripheral organ damage not otherwise found in the cohort. High-density transcriptomic data offers shared gene expression signatures, providing unique insights into the immune system and individualized signatures of patients that could be used to understand the patient’s clinical condition. Whole blood transcriptomics provides patient-level insights for immune activation, immune repertoire, and secondary infections that can further guide precision treatment.
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- Jeremy W Prokop
- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.,Allergy & Immunology, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Office of Research, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.,Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Physical Sciences, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Office of Research, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Ambry Genetics, Aliso Viejo, CA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.,Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Allergy & Immunology, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Department of Biology, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, United States
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- Department of Science, Davenport University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Office of Research, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.,Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.,Infectious Disease, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.,Medical Genetics, Spectrum Health Medical Genetics, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.,Office of Research, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.,Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, United States
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Housten AJ, Furtado K, Kaphingst KA, Kebodeaux C, McBride T, Cusanno B, Politi MC. Stakeholders' perceptions of ways to support decisions about health insurance marketplace enrollment: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res 2016; 16:634. [PMID: 27821121 PMCID: PMC5100320 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1890-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Approximately 29 million individuals are expected to enroll in health insurance using the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace by 2022. Those seeking health insurance struggle to understand insurance options and choose a plan that best suits their needs. Methods We interviewed stakeholders to identify the challenges associated with the ACA Marketplace health insurance enrollment and elicited feedback about what to include in health insurance decision support tools. Interviews were transcribed and themes were identified using inductive thematic analysis. Results Stakeholders stated that consumers felt frustrated by unclear terminology, high plan costs, and complex calculations required to assess costs. Consumers felt anxious about making the wrong choice and being unable to change plans within a calendar year. Stakeholders recommended using plain language tables defining complex terms, grouping information, and using engaging graphics to communicate information about health insurance. Stakeholders thought that narratives of how others made decisions about insurance might be helpful to consumers, but recommended that they be tailored to the needs of specific consumers. Conclusion Strategies that clarify health insurance terms using plain language and graphics, acknowledge concern associated with making the wrong choice, calculate and enable cost comparison, and tailor information to consumers’ unique needs could benefit those enrolling in ACA Marketplace plans, Narratives developed should be simple and inclusive enough for diverse populations.
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- A J Housten
- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8100, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130-4899, USA
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- Department of Communication, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, 255 S Central Campus Dr., Room 2400, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8100, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130-4899, USA
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8100, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8100, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
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Weston N, Lambert S, Horner CWM, McBride T. Comment on: Hip fractures: public perceptions--are we jumping the gun? Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2012; 94:449; author reply 449. [PMID: 22943353 PMCID: PMC3954343 DOI: 10.1308/003588412x13373405386051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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McBride TJ, Panrucker S, Clothier JC Hip fractures: public perceptions. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2011; 93: 67–70 doi: 10.1308/003588411X12851639107034
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- N Weston
- The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
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- The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
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- The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
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- The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
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Horner CWM, Speller A, McBride T, Dias R. Rare digital tumours: two case reports and mini review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 17:267-70. [PMID: 22745098 DOI: 10.1142/s0218810412720318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2011] [Revised: 11/15/2011] [Accepted: 11/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Masses within the fingers and hands are a common occurrence affecting patients of all ages. Although most will be benign conditions, rarer more aggressive tumours also occur. Two cases of rare hand tumours, a digital myofibroma and an aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma are reported here including a mini-review of the literature. Although these two cases are quite different they highlight the importance of having a high index of suspicion for the presence of malignant change in masses that have been quiescent for considerable periods of time and thus the need for histological diagnosis in masses resected from the hands. The myofibroma, like other conditions such as giant cell tumours, although benign can have very worrying clinical features, most notably bony destruction. The aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma conversely can appear benign clinically but biologically is very aggressive with a high propensity for local and distant spread.
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- C W M Horner
- Orthopaedic Department, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK.
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Taupin JL, Merville P, McBride T, Potaux L, Moreau JF. Functional quantification of cyclosporine A and FK506 in human whole blood by flow cytometry, using the green fluorescent protein as an interleukin-2 reporter gene. J Immunol Methods 2001; 256:77-87. [PMID: 11516757 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(01)00438-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The concentration of the immunosuppressive drugs cyclosporine A (CSA) and FK506 in biological fluids is routinely determined by antibody-based assays, which for several reasons do not give accurate information on the actual level of immunosuppression in the patient. To alleviate this problem, we developed a functional reporter gene assay which uses the enhancer fragment of the interleukin-2 promoter region driving the expression of the green fluorescent protein (GFP). This construct was stably transfected in the Jurkat human T lymphoblastoid cell line. Upon stimulation of the cell recipient, the GFP was produced and evaluated by flow cytometry. Immunosuppressants acting via inhibition of interleukin-2 synthesis, such as CSA or FK506, inhibited the production of GFP in a dose-dependent manner. This assay can be performed within a working day with a good reproducibility and was more sensitive than the antibody-based assays, since its detection limit was as low as 10 ng/ml for CSA and 0.5 ng/ml for FK506. We used it for the follow up of drug level present in the blood of transplanted patients, and compared the results with those obtained with the antibody-based assay routinely carried out in our hospital. The conclusions suggest that this assay is a valuable alternative to the presently available assays for the measurement of the immunosuppressive activity found in body fluids.
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- J L Taupin
- CNRS UMR 5540, Université de Bordeaux II, Cedex, Bordeaux, France.
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A method has been developed for the atmospheric sampling and analysis of four perfluorocarbon tracer (PFT) compounds simultaneously at the parts per trillion (ppt) level. PFTs were pre-concentrated using adsorbent tube air sampling. Analysis was achieved by thermal desorption (TD) and gas chromatography (GC) with electron capture detection (ECD). Efficient separation of the PFTs from the other sample constituents was achieved by use of a capillary porous layer open tubular (PLOT) GC column without the need to cool the GC oven to sub-ambient temperatures using liquid coolants (M. de Bortoli and E. Pecchio, J. High Resolut. Chromatogr., 1985, 8, 422) or for a catalytic destruction step to remove interferents (T. W. D'Ottavio, R. W. Goodrich and R. N. Dietz, Environ. Sci. Technol., 1986, 20, 100). Results from test field trials with two volatile PFTs that were buried to simulate an underground leaking cable were successful. The PFTs were detected above ground level to pinpoint the leak position. The highest tracer concentrations were detected within 1 m of the simulated leak positions 2 days after tracer burial. The developed technology was applied to an oil leaking high voltage electricity cable. One PFT was added to the cable oil which enabled detection of the oil leak to within 3 m. The reported method has many advantages over currently used leak detection methods and could, in the future, be applied to the detection of underground leaks in a variety of cables and pipes.
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- S Hassoun
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
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McBride T. Increased depolarization, prolonged recovery and reduced adaptation of the resting membrane potential in aged rat skeletal muscles following eccentric contractions. Mech Ageing Dev 2000; 115:127-38. [PMID: 10906508 DOI: 10.1016/s0047-6374(00)00111-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Previously it was shown in young-adult muscles that eccentric contractions (EC) produce a significant (24 h) depolarization of the resting membrane potential (RMP), and that in-vitro (Gd(3+)) and in-vivo (streptomycin) blockade of stretch activated ion channels (SAC) result in a partial repolarization of the RMP. The portion of the depolarization not restored by SAC blockade is believed to be from sarcolemmal injury. A second exposure to EC results in less depolarization and a more rapid recovery of the RMP. Aged muscles were subjected to the same EC protocol to test the hypotheses that: (1) Aged muscles will experience a more significant and prolonged depolarization of the RMP following EC. (2) The depolarization in aged muscles will occur by a greater contribution from membrane damage, rather than the opening of SAC. (3) The aged muscles will demonstrate a reduced capacity to adapt to EC, and will experience a similar degree of depolarization following repeated exposures to EC. The results indicate a significantly greater and longer lasting depolarization in aged compared to young-adult muscles. Blocking SAC did not produce a repolarization of the RMP in aged muscles. Aged muscles had a significantly reduced adaptive response to EC compared to young-adult. It is speculated that the different response in aged muscles results from a reduced number of functional SAC.
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- T McBride
- Department of Biology, California State University, Bakersfield, CA 93311, USA.
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Shay B, McBride T, Mueller K. A report on enrollment: rural Medicare beneficiaries in Medicare+Choice plans. Rural Policy Brief 2000; 5:1-10. [PMID: 11686206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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- B Shay
- University of Nebraska Medical Center's Center for Rural Health Research, USA
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Knight AP, Lassen D, McBride T, Marsh D, Kimberling C, Delgado MG, Gould D. Adaptation of pregnant ewes to an exclusive onion diet. Vet Hum Toxicol 2000; 42:1-4. [PMID: 10670075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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A diet consisting entirely of cull onions fed to pregnant ewes produced Heinz body hemolytic anemia in all sheep after 21 d. After 28 d of daily consumption of 20 kg of onions/ewe, the anemia stabilized, and for the remaining 74 d the packed cell volume increased in the majority of sheep, although it did not return to normal. Compared to control ewes fed an alfalfa and grain diet, the onion-fed ewes had comparable body condition scores and fleece weights. There was no significant difference (alpha = 0.05) in pregnancy or lambing rate, number of lambs born/ewe exposed, or number of lambs born/ewe lambing. Greater numbers of sulfate-reducing bacteria (Desulfovibrio spp) and more ruminal hydrogen sulfide were present in onion-fed sheep compared to controls. Although an average 27% reduction in packed cell volume and Heinz body anemia developed in the onion-fed ewes, on the basis of this study it appears that pregnant ewes may be fed a pure onion diet with minimal detrimental effects. This adaptation to a pure onion diet is in part likely due to the apparent ability of the sheep's rumen to quickly develop a population of sulfate-reducing bacteria that decrease the toxicity of onion disulfides.
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- A P Knight
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA
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Mueller KJ, Coburn A, Cordes S, Crittenden R, Hart JP, McBride T, Myers W. The changing landscape of health care financing and delivery: how are rural communities and providers responding? Milbank Q 1999; 77:485-510, ii. [PMID: 10656030 PMCID: PMC2751134 DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.00149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Rural communities have not kept pace with the recent dramatic changes in health care financing and organization. However, the Medicare provisions in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 will require rural providers to participate in the new systems. Case studies revealed the degree of readiness for change in six rural communities and charted their progress along a continuum, as reflected in three sets of activities: the development of networking; the creation of new strategies for managing patient care; and the adoption of new methods for contracting with health insurers. Some communities had constructed highly integrated systems, whereas others were just beginning to change their billing practices; a few were signing contracts for capitated care, in contrast to those that were resisting discounts in current fee structures. These six rural areas still have considerable ground to cover before their health care organization and financing reach the levels achieved by urban communities.
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- K J Mueller
- University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha 68198-4350, USA
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The proportion of prefrontal cortex in humans was compared to the proportion of prefrontal cortex in baboons (Papio anubis). Prefrontal cortex, dorsal prefrontal, orbital prefrontal cortex and total brain volumes were determined from magnetic resonance images of 20 healthy adult human females and 5 adult female baboons. Results showed that the proportion of prefrontal cortex volume relative to total brain volume in humans was significantly larger in humans than in baboons. The percentage of prefrontal cortex relative to total brain volume was 12.51 for humans and 10.68 for baboons. Similarly, the proportion of both dorsal and orbital prefrontal cortex volumes is larger in human brains. Relative to total brain volume, the percentages of dorsal and orbital prefrontal cortex was 8.22% and 4.29% respectively in humans and 7.21% and 3.47% in baboons. A regression analysis showed that the human prefrontal cortex was larger than would be predicted for a baboon of equal total brain volume. These results suggest that increased prefrontal lobe volume could underlie some of the differences between human and hominoid primates. On the other hand, the small magnitude of the difference might underlie similarities between the species and should encourage a search for other structures that are disproportionately larger in humans.
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- T McBride
- Brain Behavior Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Rullier E, McBride T, Zerbib F, Caudry M, Saric J. Total anorectal and partial vaginal reconstruction with dynamic graciloplasty and colonic vaginoplasty after extended abdominoperineal resection: report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum 1999; 42:1097-101. [PMID: 10458139 DOI: 10.1007/bf02236712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Quality of life is altered after abdominoperineal resection, because of permanent iliac colostomy. Psychological rehabilitation is even more difficult after extended abdominoperineal resection to the vagina, because of the loss of both continence and sexual functions. We report the first case of total anorectal and vaginal reconstruction using dynamic graciloplasty and colonic vaginoplasty after extended abdominoperineal resection. METHODS A 46-year-old female underwent extended abdominoperineal resection with posterior colpectomy for a low rectal adenocarcinoma infiltrating the anal sphincter and vagina. Anorectal reconstruction was performed with coloperineal anastomosis and double dynamic graciloplasty. Vaginal reconstruction was performed using a 10-cm, isolated, rotated sigmoid loop. The procedure was performed in three stages, including abdominoperineal resection with reconstruction, implantation of the stimulator, and closure of the temporary ileostomy. RESULTS Resting and electrostimulated pressures of the neosphincter were 40 and 110 cm H2O respectively. Continence was achieved for formed stools two months after closure of the stoma, with spontaneous defecations (30-90 minutes). The patient experienced regular sexual activity six months after closure of the stoma. CONCLUSION This new original technique can be proposed in selected young females after extended abdominoperineal resection, to preserve continence, sexual activity, and body image.
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- E Rullier
- Department of Surgery, Saint-Andre Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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Byrd R, Chandler TJ, Conley MS, Fry AC, Haff GG, Koch A, Hatfield F, Kirksey KB, McBride J, McBride T, Newton H, OBryant HS, Stone MH, Pierce KC, Plisk S, Ritchie-Stone M, Wathen D. Strength training: single versus multiple sets. Sports Med 1999; 27:409-16. [PMID: 10418075 DOI: 10.2165/00007256-199927060-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Pogue B, McBride T, Osterberg U, Paulsen K. Comparison of imaging geometries for diffuse optical tomography of tissue. Opt Express 1999; 4:270-86. [PMID: 19396284 DOI: 10.1364/oe.4.000270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Images produced in six different geometries with diffuse optical tomography simulations of tissue have been compared using a finite element-based algorithm with iterative refinement provided by the Newton-Raphson approach. The source-detector arrangements studied include (i) fan-beam tomography, (ii) full reflectance and transmittance tomography, as well as (iii) sub-surface imaging, where each of these three were examined in a circular and a flat slab geometry. The algorithm can provide quantitatively accurate results for all of the tomographic geometries investigated under certain circumstances. For example, quantitatively accurate results occur with sub-surface imaging only when the object to be imaged is fully contained within the diffuse projections. In general the diffuse projections must sample all regions around the target to be characterized in order for the algorithm to recover quantitatively accurate results. Not only is it important to sample the whole space, but maximal angular sampling is required for optimal image reconstruction. Geometries which do not maximize the possible sampling angles cause more noise artifact in the reconstructed images. Preliminary simulations using a mesh of the human brain confirm that optimal images are produced from circularly symmetric source-detector distributions, but that quantitatively accurate images can be reconstructed even with a sub-surface imaging, although spatial resolution is modest.
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McBride T, Moberg P, Mahr R, Arnold SE, Gur RE. Neuropsychological functioning in elderly patients with schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 1999. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/14.1.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Pogue B, Testorf M, McBride T, Osterberg U, Paulsen K. Instrumentation and design of a frequency-domain diffuse optical tomography imager for breast cancer detection. Opt Express 1997; 1:391-403. [PMID: 19377563 DOI: 10.1364/oe.1.000391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The instrument development and design of a prototype frequency-domain optical imaging device for breast cancer detection is described in detail. This device employs radio-frequency intensity modulated near-infrared light to image quantitatively both the scattering and absorption coefficients of tissue. The functioning components of the system include a laser diode and a photomultiplier tube, which are multiplexed automatically through 32 large core fiber optic bundles using high precision linear translation stages. Image reconstruction is based on a finite element solution of the diffusion equation. This tool for solving the forward problem of photon migration is coupled to an iterative optical property estimation algorithm, which uses a Levenberg-Marquardt routine with total variation minimization. The result of this development is an automated frequency-domain optical imager for computed tomography which produces quantitatively accurate images of the test phantoms used to date. This paper is a description and characterization of an automated frequency-domain computed tomography scanner, which is more quantitative than earlier systems used in diaphanography because of the combination of intensity modulated signal detection and iterative image reconstruction.
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McBride T. Implementation of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997: impact on Medicare capitation rates and issues for policy consideration. RUPRI Rural Health Panel. Rural Policy Brief 1997; 1:1-10. [PMID: 11686204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Holden K, McBride T, Perozek M. Expectations of nursing home use in the Health and Retirement Study: the role of gender, health, and family characteristics. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 1997; 52:S240-51. [PMID: 9310096 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52b.5.s240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Economic models of life cycle behavior suggest that expectations about future events may affect savings, insurance, and retirement planning. This article uses data from the first wave of the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) to examine how personal characteristics and health conditions influence expectations of nursing home use. Subjective expectations of nursing home use are quite close to known probabilities of lifetime use. There are marked differences in the determinants of expectations for women and men that also conform to actual behavior. There is strong evidence that women and men incorporate what is known about nursing home risk into their own expectations, even many years prior to the time when they are most likely to need long-term care.
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- K Holden
- Robert M. LaFollette Institute of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
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Kastner T, McBride T, Acheatel R. Who benefits from medical savings accounts? JAMA 1996; 276:1298-9; author reply 1299. [PMID: 8861981 DOI: 10.1001/jama.276.16.1298a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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McBride T, Lickliter R. Prenatal auditory experience directs species-typical perceptual responsiveness in bobwhite quail chicks (Colinus virginianus). J Comp Psychol 1995; 109:321-9. [PMID: 7554828 DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.109.3.321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The present study examined the role of the relationship between pre- and postnatal stimulus cues in directing perceptual preferences of bobwhite quail chicks. Bobwhite quail were exposed to either prenatal auditory or prenatal auditory-visual stimulation. Both prenatal auditory and auditory-visual stimulation resulted in accelerated responsiveness to combined postnatal auditory-visual cues. However, whether or not subjects displayed accelerated perceptual responsiveness depended on the relationship between the nature of the pre- and postnatal auditory stimuli used. These results demonstrate the salience of auditory cues in directing early postnatal perceptual behavior in precocial birds and help to explicate why prior research in this area has found that augmented prenatal sensory stimulation can result in either accelerated or decelerated patterns of perceptual functioning.
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- T McBride
- Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
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The effects that a manipulation of sensory experience may have on perceptual development are likely to depend on a number of factors, including the amount and the type of stimulation provided. To examine the relative influence of these stimulation factors on early perceptual organization, this study exposed bobwhite quail hatchlings to augmented amounts of bobwhite chick distress calls, bobwhite chick contentment calls, domestic chicken distress calls, or no additional auditory stimulation during the first 72 hr following hatching. Results showed that bobwhite hatchlings exposed to bobwhite chick distress calls do not exhibit species-typical visual responsiveness to maternal cues. In contrast, bobwhite hatchlings exposed to bobwhite chick contentment calls, domestic chicken hatchling distress calls, or no augmented auditory stimulation exhibited species-typical auditory and visual responsiveness to maternal cues. These results demonstrate intermodal effects of postnatal sensory stimulation and suggest that specific types of postnatal auditory stimulation, rather than simply increased amount of stimulation, are necessary to interfere with species-typical intersensory functioning.
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- T McBride
- Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061-0436
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Research on the risk of nursing home use has generally not distinguished between risk for long versus short stays. This paper presents an analysis of data from the 1982-84 National Long-Term Care Surveys to identify characteristics of disabled persons that predicted one or the other type of stay. Measures that are recognized to be strong predictors of nursing home use in general, such as dependencies in activities of daily living and cognitive impairment, were not significantly associated with admission for short stays. Results from the multivariate analysis were also used to make projections of lifetime risk of long and short stays. Approximately one-third of lifetime nursing home risk applies to stays of 90 days or less.
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- K Liu
- Health Policy Center, Urban Institute, Washington, DC 20037
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Tkeshelashvili LK, McBride T, Spence K, Loeb LA. Mutation spectrum of copper-induced DNA damage. J Biol Chem 1992; 267:13778. [PMID: 1618873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Laszlo L, Lowe J, Self T, Kenward N, Landon M, McBride T, Farquhar C, McConnell I, Brown J, Hope J. Lysosomes as key organelles in the pathogenesis of prion encephalopathies. J Pathol 1992; 166:333-41. [PMID: 1355530 DOI: 10.1002/path.1711660404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The causation, structural origin, and mechanism of formation of spongiform lesions in transmissible encephalopathies are unknown. We have used immunogold electron microscopy to locate ubiquitin conjugates, hsp 70, and beta-glucuronidase (markers of the lysosomal compartment) and prion protein (PrP) in both control and scrapie-infected mouse brain. In scrapie-infected brain, lysosomes and lysosome-related structures (multivesicular and tubulovesicular dense bodies) are present in abnormally high numbers in neuronal cell processes. These structures contain PrP, together with the lysosomal markers ubiquitin conjugates, hsp 70, and beta-glucuronidase, which could also be identified spilling from tubulovesicular dense bodies into areas of early rarefaction in neuronal processes; we suggest that these areas of rarefaction are the precursor lesions of spongiform change. We advance the hypothesis that spongiform change is brought about by cytoskeletal disruption in neuronal processes caused by liberation of hydrolytic enzymes from lysosomes overloaded with the abnormal isoform of PrP (PrPsc). We suggest that the lysosomal system is probably acting as the bioreactor for processing of normal PrP to the abnormal isoform. The continuous production of increasing quantities of abnormal PrPsc in lysosome-related bodies will eventually cause disruption of the lysosomal membrane with destruction of the neuronal cytoskeleton and the initiation of vacuolation. Later, death of the cell will be associated with release of the PrPsc isoform into the extracellular environment. Repeated rounds of phagocytosis, lysosomal biogenesis of PrPsc, lysosomal membrane rupture, hydrolytic enzyme release, and neuronal lysis will lead to an exponential increase in cell damage and cell death.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- L Laszlo
- Department of General Zoology, Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary
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Tkeshelashvili LK, McBride T, Spence K, Loeb LA. Mutation spectrum of copper-induced DNA damage. J Biol Chem 1991; 266:6401-6. [PMID: 1826106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The ability of metal ions to damage DNA and cause mutagenesis has been analyzed with reversion and forward mutation assays using single-stranded DNA templates. We previously reported that incubation of phi X174 am3 DNA with Fe2+ in vitro results in mutagenesis when the treated DNA is transfected into Escherichia coli spheroplasts (Loeb, L. A., James, E. A., Waltersdorph, A. M., and Klebanoff, S. J. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 85, 3918-3922, 1988). We now extend these studies to other metal ions. Of the metal ions tested, copper ions were the most mutagenic; the frequency of mutants produced was equal to or greater than that produced by Fe2+. Mutagenesis by Cu+ was diminished by catalase, mannitol, and superoxide dismutase suggesting the involvement of H2O2, hydroxyl ions, and superoxide, respectively. However, the findings that Cu+ and Cu2+ are nearly equally mutagenic and that the mutagenic activities are not completely inhibited by oxygen free radical scavengers make it unlikely that the mechanism for mutagenesis is simply the production of hydroxyl free radicals. The spectra of mutations produced by either copper ion using the lacZ gene as a target are very similar and differ from those reported with other agents. The predominant mutagenic sequence changes are single-base substitutions, the most frequent being replacement of a template C by a T. This transition presumably results from mispairing of an altered C with deoxyadenosine. Copper-induced mutations are not randomly distributed. Instead, they are found predominantly in clusters suggesting direct interaction of copper ions with specific nucleotide sequences in DNA. Evidence is considered that the high frequency of C----T transitions may be a common manifestation of DNA damage by oxygen radicals.
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- L K Tkeshelashvili
- Joseph Gottstein Memorial Cancer Research Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle 98195
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Congenital laryngeal atresia is a rare cause of upper airway obstruction that leads to death unless a surgical airway is immediately established. We were able to resuscitate a baby boy with laryngeal atresia by the placement of an 18-gauge plastic intravenous cannula into the trachea, connected in turn to a 3-mL syringe without the plunger, and then to the connector to a 7.0-mm endotracheal tube. This arrangement allowed hand ventilation and sufficient gas exchange until a formal tracheotomy was established minutes later. The baby boy had deficient abdominal musculature (without cryptorchidism or obstructive uropathy), bilateral inguinal hernias, and idiopathic hypercalcemia (since spontaneously resolved), but no other major anomalies. His survival allowed measurements of pulmonary function in lungs distal to an obstructed upper airway, an arrangement that mimics experiments that examine the influence of lung fluid volume and pressure on developing lungs. The baby's lungs had a forced vital capacity (FVC) in the upper limits of normal (not grossly enlarged lungs seen in newborn animals undergoing ligation of the trachea in utero). Maximal expiratory flow at 25% of FVC from residual volume (MEF25) was decreased, indicating airway obstruction involving smaller airways. Although direct laryngoscopy failed to find a opening in the larynx, some communication probably existed during development to allow some drainage of lung fluid. This opening, in the form of a persistent pharyngoglottic duct, prevented gross distention of the developing lung, but provided an insufficient airway at birth.
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- D K Nakayama
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2583
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Farr BM, Gwaltney JM, Hendley JO, Hayden FG, Naclerio RM, McBride T, Doyle WJ, Sorrentino JV, Riker DK, Proud D. A randomized controlled trial of glucocorticoid prophylaxis against experimental rhinovirus infection. J Infect Dis 1990; 162:1173-7. [PMID: 2172395 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/162.5.1173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The effects of combined intranasal and systemic glucocorticoid steroids on the local inflammatory response, and symptoms due to experimental rhinovirus infection were studied in 45 adults randomized to prophylaxis with either placebo or steroids. Intranasal beclomethasone (168 micrograms twice a day) was begun 4 days before viral challenge and continued 5 days after challenge. Oral prednisone (30 mg twice daily) was given for 3 days beginning 1 day before challenge. During the first 48 h after viral inoculation, nasal obstruction, nasal mucus weights, and kinin concentrations in nasal lavages were lower in steroid recipients, but subsequent increases in these variables in the steroid group resulted in no significant cumulative differences between treatment groups. These data suggest that steroid prophylaxis may suppress nasal inflammation and cold symptoms during the first 2 days in experimental rhinovirus colds.
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- B M Farr
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
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A case of lingual thyroid causing airway obstruction in a 3-month-old infant is reported. Endoscopic examination for stridor disclosed an obstructing 4 X 3 cm base of tongue lesion. Nuclear isotope scanning confirmed this to be the only thyroid tissue present in this patient. A transoral excision using the CO2 laser was performed without complication. Only one other case of airway obstruction in the young infant secondary to lingual thyroid has been reported, that being the original case description in 1869. A review of the embryology and discussion of the suggested therapies is presented. The rationale for use of the CO2 laser for this lesion is discussed.
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- B R Maddern
- Department of Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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Preoperative coagulation studies are commonly employed in order to try to identify the 2-4% of all patients undergoing tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy surgery who experience hemorrhagic complications. In an atmosphere of increasing cost consciousness, evaluation of the efficacy of screening tests is warranted. The records of 994 out of 1050 patients consecutively scheduled for tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy or T&A over a 2.5-year period were retrospectively reviewed in order to determine the usefulness of partial thromboplastin (PTT) and prothrombin time (PT) screening in predicting surgical and postsurgical bleeding. For patients with no history or clinical signs indicating possible bleeding disorder, preoperative PT and PTT failed to predict bleeding as an outcome. Also no patients were identified in this series to have previously undiagnosed coagulopathies on the basis of screening PT/PTT. The purpose of any screening test is to identify disease early enough for therapeutic intervention to be effective. Although preoperative PT/PTT will occasionally identify an unsuspected von Willebrand's or other coagulopathy, the prevalence of bleeding disorders in patients with negative history and examination is low enough that PT/PTT has essentially a zero predictive value for surgical bleeding. Screening PT/PTT should therefore be reserved for patients with known or suspected coagulopathies.
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- S C Manning
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas 75235
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Keen M, Conley J, McBride T, Mutter G, Silver J. Pseudotumor of the pterygomaxillary space presenting as anesthesia of the mandibular nerve. Laryngoscope 1986; 96:560-3. [PMID: 3702571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Pseudotumor is a term used to describe a space occupying inflammatory lesion which mimics a true neoplastic process in its clinical presentation. In this paper, we report a pseudotumor of the pterygomaxillary space that presented with anesthesia and paralysis of the mandibular nerve. The importance of this case is to call attention to pseudotumors as a clinical entity and to document a case of an extraordinarily aggressive variant that required a surgical approach usually reserved for malignant tumors.
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Werstiein PA, Allred RH, McBride T, Mueller J, Pharris JL. Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner: The Expanding Frontier. Occupational Health Nursing 1983; 31:26-33. [PMID: 6552486 DOI: 10.1177/216507998303100607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cann MA, Allen DA, McBride T. Attitudes toward illegitimate pregnancy in university residence halls. J Am Coll Health Assoc 1969; 17:238-43. [PMID: 5792318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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