Treatment of bacterial corneal ulcers with concentrated antibiotic eye drops.
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Biomedical subjects
B Godfrey
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Human luteal phase function following oocyte aspiration from the immediately preovular graafian follicle of spontaneous ovular cycles.
Human luteal phase function as evaluated by peripheral venous blood steroid levels does not appear to be impaired following the aspiration of follicular fluid together with a cumulus enclosed oocyte and a number of granulosal cells from the immediate preovular follicle in women having otherwise spontaneous ovular cycles. The day to day levels of luteinising hormone, oestradiol-17 beta, 17 alpha-hydroxy-progesterone, progesterone and basal temperatures in 14 women who had their preovular follicle aspirated were compared with a control group of 28 spontaneously ovulating women. It was concluded that a carefully performed single aspiration of the contents of a preovular follicle, for the purpose of extra-corporeal fertilisation of the mature oocyte, did not lead to impaired steroid function of the subsequent corpus luteum, although the prolactin levels were increased due to the effects of the relaxant anaesthetic and/or the laparoscopic procedure. A safe and simple laparoscopic procedure is also described, which is particularly suitable for women with a likelihood of extensive pelvic adhesions.
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Semen pathology, consistency and relationship to FSH in males attending an infertility service.
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Is there gender bias in the prehospital management of patients with acute chest pain?
OBJECTIVE: Prior emergency department (ED) and inpatient studies have found that women with coronary artery disease are more frequently misdiagnosed and undertreated compared with men. This study was performed to determine whether there is a gender bias in the prehospital management of patients with acute chest pain. METHODS: This study was performed in a large urban county emergency medical services (EMS) agency with approximately 40,000 patient contacts/year. The study population comprised consecutive patients > or = 45 years old with a chief complaint of atraumatic chest pain. Using chi2 analysis and the unpaired Student's t-test, male and female patient encounters were compared. This study had >80% power (alpha 0.05) to detect a 3% difference between populations. RESULTS: Data from 2,858 consecutive patient encounters were analyzed, with females comprising 1,508 (53%). Females were significantly older than males (67 +/- 13.1 vs. 62.7 +/- 12.3 years, p < 0.001). Male patients were more likely to receive aspirin (42.3% vs. 35.4%, p < 0.001) and 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) (46.8% vs. 39.3%, p < 0.001) compared with female patients. The rates of transport refusal, oxygen, nitroglycerin, and narcotic administration did not differ between populations. CONCLUSION: Although females presenting to this urban EMS system with acute chest pain were older, they received significantly less aspirin and fewer 12-lead ECGs in the field. These results suggest strategies must be developed to ensure that appropriate therapy is provided to women presenting to EMS systems with acute cardiac ischemia.
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