Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and biliary tract disease.
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
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J B Howe
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A comparison of the emotional content of dreams recalled by young and elderly women.
Twenty-four college and 37 elderly women kept diaries for six weeks, at the end of which they voluntarily submitted them for analysis. The college women selected significantly more emotions for their dreams than did the elderly women. Enjoyment-joy accounted for a significantly higher proportion of emotions in dreams of elderly than in those of college women; but anger-rage and fear-terror occurred significantly less often in dreams of the elderly. The results were interpreted as providing support for the continuity hypothesis which states that dream content is a reflection of one's daily life.
Adolescent↗
Emotional content of dreams recalled by elderly women.
At the end of 6 wk., 37 elderly women turned in 145 dream narratives and accompanying emotions. Approximately two emotions were used to describe each dream; enjoyment, surprise, distress, confusion, interest, and fear accounted for 86% of all dream emotions. The emotions of disgust, anger, shame, and contempt were infrequently reported by these elderly persons. The dreams associated with the retirement life style of the elderly exhibited pleasant as well as unpleasant emotions.
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Glaucoma visual field analysis by computed profile of nerve fiber function in optic disc sectors.
Automated perimetry has decreased the subjective aspects of data collection, but analysis has remained largely subjective. A microcomputer permits more objective analysis by regrouping and averaging data points in the threshold static visual field according to their retinotopic projection onto the optic disc rather than according to their eccentricity from the point of fixation. The applications of the technique include (1) following glaucomatous visual field loss, (2) differentiating glaucomatous from other forms of visual loss, and (3) studying the effects of aging on the visual field. Six formulas for data analysis are described, and their relative usefulness discussed. Percent loss or gain seemed to convey the most diagnostic information to the clinician. Percent of expected sensitivity was less than the decimal visual acuity when the diagnosis was glaucoma but greater when the diagnosis was cataract. In some cases this analytic method should provide information that could favorably affect patient management.
Adolescent↗
Development of a practical membrane lung system.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a compact, single-pump membrane oxygenator system designed for both short-term open-heart procedures and long-term extracorporeal support. Work was directed at developing a compatible, disposable venous reservoir, fabricating a compact mounting board, determining acceptable priming volumes, and establishing safe and effective modes of setup and operation. Ten adult baboons undergoing total cardiopulmonary autotransplantation as part of a separate study were operated on using a 1.5 m2 Kolobow spiral-coil membrane system. Blood gases, oxygen transfer, extracorporeal blood flows, priming volume, and setup times were determined. In addition, 3 infant and 6 adult human subjects undergoing cardiac operations in which spiral-coil membranes of various sizes were used were also similarly studied. The data and experience from these studies suggest that the spiral-coil membrane system utilized is safe and effective in procedures requiring short-term cardiopulmonary bypass.
Adolescent↗