THE use of anticholinergic agents as bronchodilators dates back for centuries¹; however, the introduction of adrenergic agents in the early part of this century displaced anticholinergic agents in the treatment of airway obstruction. Interest in these ...

RADIOACTIVE iodide (¹³¹I) has been used for treatment of thyrotoxicosis for more than 40 years. The dose given has ranged in different clinics from very low (1 to 3 mCi, or 40 μCi per gram of thyroid tissue) to high (10 mCi, or 150 to 200 μCi per gram). ...

PATIENTS who survive subarachnoid hemorrhage from a ruptured intracranial aneurysm have high mortality and morbidity from associated complications in the following weeks. Of these complications, rebleeding and cerebral ischemia are the most important.^{1 , ...}

RESPIRATORY abnormalities have been noted in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease since its initial description in 1817,¹ and respiratory complications, in particular aspiration pneumonia, are the most common causes of death in these patients.^{2 , ...}

THE clinical investigator must at times rely on quantitative information that is intrinsically imprecise. Clinical response ("worse," "unchanged," "improved") is such a variable; the response can be qualitatively ordered, but it often cannot be expressed ...

WHEN burns are so extensive that skin grafts obtainable from remaining donor sites are insufficient to provide wound coverage, a new source of autograft must be found. Human epidermal cells from a small skin-biopsy sample can be cultured to produce ...

DISORDERS of cobalamin (vitamin B₁₂) can be divided into those associated with a deficiency of this essential cofactor and those due to inborn metabolic errors. When they are a result of an inborn error of metabolism, symptoms usually appear in infancy ...

Presentation of Case

A 75-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of lumbar pain.

She was well until nine months earlier, when gross hematuria and dysuria developed. The hematuria resolved after the administration of trimethoprim–...

The use of muscarinic antagonists, such as atropine, as bronchodilators has captured the interest of investigators studying the regulation of airway smooth muscle. Cyclic anticholinergic compounds that have recently been developed can be delivered by ...

Surgery, antithyroid drugs, and radioiodine are all effective for the treatment of adult Graves' hypcrthyroidism. However, reports in the medical literature present widely varying and often conflicting data with regard to cure, relapse, frequency of side ...

When the history of 20th-century burn care is written, topical antibacterial agents are unlikely to receive the credit for contributing to progress in burn care that they have been awarded during the past two decades. Modern-day burn salves are probably ...

To the Editor: Of the 4861 cases of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) reported to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) through June 18, 1984, 852 (18 per cent) occurred in persons in whom intravenous-drug use was the only known risk factor. ...

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To the Editor: A murinc monoclonal antibody directed against an idiotype expressed by malignant lymphoma cells was used by Miller and co-workers to secure a complete remission in a patient with advanced B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma,¹ but this remarkable ...

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To the Editor: Characterization of learning disabilities as "developmental" problems by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III), which is accepted by Biedcrman and Jellinek in their article in the April 12 issue,¹ invites ...

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With the rapid rise of clinical magnetic-resonance imaging, a number of new books on the subject have appeared on bookstore shelves. This book stands apart from the crowd. One primary difference is that all but three chapters of the book are written by ...

This videodisc successfully achieves its purpose, which is to provide an interactive introduction to medical diagnostic ultrasound.

The videodisc medium is unique in several ways. Although a lascr-rcflcctivc videodisc playci with a remote-control unit (...

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'There is something of value in this volume for everyone. The scientist will find specific information and data from many of the major studies undertaken in the past 40 years. 'The policy maker and layman will be able to gain an invaluable appreciation ...

This book presents an accurate and complete description of the biologic effects of ultrasound and the risk and safety implications of medical ultrasound. It is the first textbook totally devoted to the subject, although documents dealing with the topic ...

The receipt of these books is acknowledged, and this listing must he regarded as sufficient return for the courtesy oj the sender. Honks that appear to he of particular interest will he reviewed as space permits.

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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY

Applications are now being accepted for the newly formed American College of Nuclear Cardiology. The College hopes to act as a strong advocate of the issues surrounding this high-technology area of study. The fee for ...

To control rising health-care costs, California enacted legislation in 1982 that eliminated its Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) for its 270,000 medically indigent adults.¹ Medically indigent adults are Medi-Cal recipients aged 21 to 65 who received state Medi-...