IN the mid to late 1950s it was recognized that some donors whose blood was probably responsible for post-transfusion viral hepatitis had persistent abnormal values in one or more tests for hepatic dysfunction.¹ In addition, certain donors who were ...

GALACTOSEMIA, a disorder due to a deficiency of the enzyme galactose-1-phosphate (Gal1-P) uridyl transferase (transferase), represents an inborn error in the major pathway of galactose metabolism. As a consequence of the transferase defect, galactose and ...

THE spectrum of ischemic cardiac events due to coronary vasospasm is broad, ranging from angina pectoris to myocardial infarction.^{1 2 3} Most patients present with angina at rest, often with preservation of exercise capacity.⁴ In some subjects there is a ...

DURING the past decade, the study of cardiac arrhythmias has been greatly assisted by the development and refinement of two techniques: intra-cardiac recording, whereby electrical activity can be measured at different sites within the heart, and ...

HEMORRHAGE into the spinal canal can be a complication of lumbar puncture,¹ especially when coagulopathy is present. The spinal subdural and epidural spaces are well-recognized sites of possible hematomas that result in compressive myelora-diculopathy.^{2 3} ...

PERCUTANEOUS cephalocentesis without ultrasound is used as an adjunct to the delivery of a fetus with massive cranial enlargement due to hydrocephalus.¹ The procedure carries substantial risks of fetal morbidity and is selected when cranial dimensions ...

AN association between administration of halothane for general anesthesia and postoperative hepatitis is generally believed to exist,^{1 , 2} although some disagreement continues.^{3 , 4} An unresolved feature of the assumed association is the mechanism by ...

Presentation of Case

A 29-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of renal failure.

There was an eight-year history of manic-depressive illness, with repeated admissions to other hospitals. For seven years he had received lithium carbonate, with ...

From the mid-1940s until the 1960s, studies of post-transfusion viral hepatitis focused on prevention by immune serum globulin. The value of globulin in transfusion hepatitis is still to be determined.¹ However, investigations of such prophylaxis provided ...

The possible causes of angina pectoris have intrigued physicians and their patients since the first descriptions of this disorder. Early investigators, including Sir William Osler,¹ postulated that contraction of coronary arteries ("spasm" in modern ...

One does not have to be a pessimist or an incurable victim of nostalgia to agree that modern medicine in the Western world is undergoing some form of crisis. One indication of the depth of the crisis is the attention with which thoughtful people are ...

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To the Editor: In the December 18 issue, Davis et al.¹ and Shands et al.² set out strict criteria for the diagnosis of toxic-shock syndrome (TSS). We would like to draw the attention of your readers to two patients whom we have seen recently. They ...

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To the Editor: The study of Arnold et al.¹ on the hemodynamic actions of digitalis is welcome and long overdue. Although the theoretical basis of the use of digitalis has been subjected to more investigative scrutiny than that of any other drug in use at ...

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In the preface the editors state that this is intended to be a "nontraditional textbook ... to meet the responsibility for the comprehensive health care of women." Dr. Romney, his coeditors, and the 57 contributors are to be congratulated for an excellent ...

These two books deal with contraception and its effects on the people using it. Both focus on the birth-control pill, and their authors cite the same references and data and expand the information that is contained in all packets of birth-control pills. ...

This is a work that is written for women, about women, by women. It is divided into three sections: chapters on health, both mental and physical; a glossary of commonly used medical terms; and appendixes that give a potpourri of informational material, ...

In spite of the apparent frank exposure of the general public to sexual issues in our culture, the subject of human sexuality continues to be controversial and emotionally charged. Confusion, ignorance, and myth prevail, and objectivity is difficult to ...

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Many of the leading causes of disability in persons over 50 years old are musculoskeletal. Interest remains high in the diagnosis and control of rheumatologic disorders. Two good works on arthritis have recently been produced.

Bluestone's textbook is the ...

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GASTROENTEROLOGY

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