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G Stout

Publications and source records attributed to G Stout.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1997

Experimental infection of deer with bovine viral diarrhea virus.

In order to determine the susceptibility of deer to infection with bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), four mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) fawns and one white-tailed deer (O. virginianus) fawn were inoculated intranasally with the New York-1 strain of BVDV originally isolated from cattle. None of the animals developed clinical signs of illness. Virus was isolated from white blood cells from four fawns on one or more occasions from day 2 through day 15 post-inoculation (PI) indicating that infection and systemic spread of BVDV had occurred. In addition, virus was isolated from nasal swabs from three fawns, one to three times, from day 2 through day 8 PI. Four fawns had virus neutralizing antibody titers to two strains of BVDV prior to inoculation and all developed greater than four-fold increases in virus neutralizing antibody titers by 3 wk PI. No gross lesions of bovine viral diarrhea were detected at necropsy approximately 3 mo PI. A variety of nonspecific lesions were detected by histopathology. Based on these findings, mule and white-tailed deer are susceptible to infection with BVDV. Isolation of virus from nasal swabs is evidence that BVDV could be transmitted by deer via direct contact.

Animals↗
PubMed1996

Who was Dr Lydgate?

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History, 19th Century↗
PubMed1996

Ambulatory surgery centers: harbinger of managed care shift.

Since the late 1960s, elective surgery in the US has been shifting from traditional hospitals to freestanding, independent, corporate or hospital-owned ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). At present, over three million surgeries are performed yearly in some 2,100 ASCs across the nation. Many underlying forces have been at work influencing this change in the surgical environment. For example, technological advances in minimally invasive procedures have gained acceptance by physicians and patients alike. And these new surgical developments are used in ASCs. Patients have chosen convenience over the institutional approach. And finally, managed care has demanded the lower overhead costs and the efficiencies that ASCs provide. This article examines the growth of ASCs. It also looks specifically at how Columbia/HCA's 130 ambulatory surgery centers purchase products and services.

Ambulatory Surgical Procedures↗
PubMed1995

Patient-focused care from the ground up.

When it opens in April 1997, Genesys Health Park (Grand Blanc Township, MI) will be one of the first US hospitals to offer patient-focused care from the ground up. Located on a 480-acre wooded site, south of Flint and northwest of Detroit, this new hospital will take a holistic, personal approach to treating patients while attempting to keep area residents healthy during their life span. The personal touch afforded by Genesys is evident from a patient's first contact. During a typical 4-day hospital stay, most patients see up to 60 caregivers. At Genesys, through hospital design, technological innovation, and cross-trained employees, a patient will see only 12 caregivers, improving patient care by 60% while cutting personnel costs 30%. This is just one facet of putting the patient first that will be used at this hospital of the future.

Architecture↗
PubMed1995

From hospitals to fitness centers--maintaining community health.

Healthcare today is moving from intervention to prevention, from curing illness to promoting wellness. Because of this focus, many hospitals are building fitness centers as an extension of community outreach services, both for therapy after rehabilitation and for lifestyle health maintenance. But what are the interconnections between the hospital and the fitness center? The following article describes the approach taken by the Lake Forest Health & Fitness Institute (Lake Forest, IL).

Community Health Planning↗
PubMed1993

Auditory stroop effects in children with hearing impairment.

The accurate perception of speech involves the processing of multidimensional information. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of the semantic dimension on the processing of the auditory dimension of speech by children with hearing impairment. The processing interactions characterizing the semantic and auditory dimensions were assessed with a pediatric auditory Stroop task. The subjects, 20 children with hearing impairment and 60 children with normal hearing, were instructed to attend selectively to the voice-gender of speech targets while ignoring the semantic content. The type of target was manipulated to represent conflicting, neutral, and congruent relations between dimensions (e.g., the male voice saying "Mommy," "ice cream," or "Daddy" respectively). The normal-hearing listeners could not ignore the irrelevant semantic content. Instead, reaction times were slower to the conflict targets (Stroop interference) and faster to the congruent targets (Stroop congruency). The subjects with hearing impairment showed prominent Stroop congruency, but minimal Stroop interference. Reduced Stroop interference was not associated with chronological age, a speed-accuracy tradeoff, a non-neutral baseline, or relatively poorer discriminability of the word input. The present results suggest that the voice-gender and semantic dimensions of speech were not processed independently by these children, either those with or those without hearing loss. However, the to-be-ignored semantic dimension exerted a less consistent influence on the processing of the voice-gender dimension in the presence of childhood hearing loss. The overall pattern of results suggests that speech processing by children with hearing impairment is carried out in a less stimulus-bound manner.

Attention↗
PubMed1984

A ledger stamped 'G.P'.

The practice statistics from a doctor's account ledger, initialled ;G. P.' are analysed to see if they fit the career of Dr George Pilkington, between 1879 and 1884.

England↗
PubMed1983

Adult hypertrophic pyloric stenosis--a description in 1834?

John Peacock MD was in practice in Darlington when he published his Practical Hints on the Treatment of Several Diseases in 1834. It is suggested that his cases described therein of ;scirrhous pylorus' are adult hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. If authenticated, his work would predate the earliest description of this condition by the French pathologist, Professor Jean Cruveilhier in 1835.

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PubMed1981

Any old iron.

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History, Ancient↗
PubMed1978

Radioimmunoassay of amitriptyline and nortriptyline in body fluids.

A radioimmunoassay for the measurement of amitriptyline and nortriptyline in serum, saliva, and urine is described. The sensitivity of the assay is such that 0.5 ng/ml of drug can be measured, although the assay does not distinguish between amitriptyline and nortriptyline. Other tricyclic compounds cross-react with the antiserum to varying degrees, but the metabolites of amitriptyline did not significantly cross-react. Total tricyclic compounds were detected in serum and saliva after single oral doses of amitriptyline, although the absorption was slow.

Amitriptyline↗