THE therapeutic approach to ventricular arrhythmias has generally been governed by a number of widely accepted constraints: Abolition of all ventricular ectopy during chronic treatment is a difficult and often unrealistic goal; major prolongation of PR, ...

IN recent years, there have been reports of the β-receptor-blocking agent propranolol as the sole drug in preparation for the surgical treatment of hyperthyroidism.^{1 2 3} This method of treatment has advantages over the longer established use of ...

IT is well established that the blood glucose concentrations in patients with diabetes that is well controlled by insulin fall during exercise and that physical activity diminishes the need for exogenous insulin and improves glucose tolerance.¹ These ...

THE Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome, an X-linked immunodeficiency disorder associated with the triad of eczema, thrombocytopenia, and recurrent infections,^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10} has been an extremely perplexing problem in management. Severe hemorrhage and ...

INFORMED consent has remained a focus of intense interest since the Nuremberg Code was adopted in 1947.¹ Attention has centered on two general aspects of informed consent: its legal and ethical ramifications, and its practical effectiveness in the ...

ALTHOUGH use of the term "informed consent" is a relatively recent development,¹ concern over the concept of consent can be traced through early American common law to its origins in English common law. Records show that as early as 1767 there were cases ...

SINCE the subject of antiviral chemotherapy was last reviewed in the Journal in 1973,¹ remarkable progress has been made. Some of the drugs reviewed at that time, e.g., idoxuridine and cytarabine (cytosine arabinoside), as well as the technique of ...

MARKED decrease in the number of circulating neutrophils is usually associated with overwhelming infection and often reflects a primary hematologic disorder or follows the ingestion of drugs. However, severe chronic neutropenia can occur without any grave ...

Presentation of Case

First admission. A 78-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of pain in the chest.

There was a long history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and mild congestive heart failure that was treated with digoxin. For several ...

Many rare pediatric syndromes are as unfathomable as they are incurable. The student who tries to memorize them may be forced to adopt learning processes akin to those employed by Talmudic scholars. A few such syndromes are, however, logically ...

Society has become increasingly restless with the paternalistic attitudes of professional experts. The courts, reflecting the values of society, have increasingly reinforced the principle of self-determination as enunciated by Cardozo: "Every human being ...

Berlin — David Daniel Berlin, M.D., of Brookline, died on February 1, 1979. He was in his 80th year.

Dr. Berlin received his degree from Tufts College Medical School in 1923. He was a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Physicians ...

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To the Editor: Measurement of the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) by the pituitary after infusion of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) is an established endocrine test used in the diagnosis of thyroid disease.¹ Abnormalities in the TRH ...

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To the Editor: We believe that the question asked by Sackett and Gent,¹ "Which events should be counted in a randomized clinical trial, and when they are counted, which treatment should be blamed?" is really two questions, and that confusion arises if ...

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RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases will hold an all-day workshop on physical and biological research techniques at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago. The workshop will be held on the day before the scientific ...