CARDIAC glycosides bind to the erythrocyte membrane^{1 , 2} and inhibit sodium and potassium adenosine triphosphatase, as well as the active transport of sodium and potassium ions across the cell membrane. Glynn³ reported that movement of sodium and ...

ESSENTIAL thrombocythemia is a myeloproliferative disorder associated with an increased platelet count and complicated by thrombosis or hemorrhage.¹ The hemorrhagic diathesis may be related to abnormal platelet function, and diminished responsiveness of ...

Both acute viral hepatitis and alcoholic cirrhosis affect serum binding of thyroid hormones, but in different ways. Early in the course of acute viral hepatitis the binding capacity of thyroxine-binding globulin increases and causes a secondary increase ...

GENETIC factors are generally considered to influence the development of systemic lupus erythematosus.¹ Attempts to identify responsible genes have focused on the group of genes located on the sixth chromosome known as the major histocompatibility ...

TANGIER disease is an uncommon familial disorder of lipoprotein metabolism characterized by the absence from plasma of normal high-density lipoprotein and the accumulation of cholesteryl esters in several organs.¹ Affected tissues include the cornea, ...

THE only harmful effects on offspring reported for oral contraceptives are two types of birth defect: heart malformation and congenital limb reduction. Several studies have shown a small positive association between exogenous hormones and heart defects,^{1 ...}

POTASSIUM homeostasis can be conveniently divided into two inter-related systems: external and internal potassium balance. External balance controls total body potassium content and is determined by the difference between potassium intake and potassium ...

THIS is a review of three disorders — ischemic optic neuropathy, optic neuritis and the infiltrative-compressive optic neuropathies — that present ophthalmically but have systemic implications. Affected patients typically suffer persistent, monocular ...

CONFLICTING results have been reported from studies of selected populations concerning the possible role of oral-contraceptive use in bacteriuria. One study showed no association,¹ but two others have shown a positive relation.^{2 , 3} In contrast to ...

Presentation of Case

First admission. A 24-year-old woman was admitted to the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary because of discomfort in the throat, hoarseness and nocturnal dyspnea and stridor.

Four months previously she began to notice fullness in ...

As we enter the third century of the clinical use of digitalis, much remains to be learned about this useful but relatively toxic family of drugs. Current thinking about basic mechanisms of cardiac glycoside action at the cellular level can be traced to ...

The subject of death and dying has received increasing public and academic attention in the past decade. Newsweek magazine made the saga of "Living with Dying" its cover story recently,¹ and a feature on "A Better Way of Dying" appeared in a recent issue ...

LAETRILE, a cyanogenic glycoside, has been estimated to have been used for over two decades by at least 70,000 patients for palliation, prevention or cure of cancer. Many physicians view this treatment as quackery or, at best, a placebo. The history of ...

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THE R. CANNON ELEY MEMORIAL LECTURE

The annual R. Cannon Eley Memorial Lecture, entitled "Current Concepts Concerning the Hepatitis Viruses" and sponsored by the Children's Hospital Medical Center, will be delivered by Dr. David H. Carver of the ...