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PubMed2001

Cutaneous Acanthamoeba in a patient with AIDS: a case study with a review of new therapy; quiz 386.

GOAL: To describe the presenting signs of an Acanthamoeba infection. OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, dermatologists and general practitioners should be able to: 1. Discuss the clinical presentation of Acanthamoeba infection. 2. Describe the conditions that make a patient susceptible to Acanthamoeba. 3. Outline treatment options for Acanthamoeba infection. CME: This article has been peer reviewed and approved by Michael Fisher, MD, Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. REVIEW DATE: April 2001. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Quadrant HealthCom, Inc. The Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 hour in category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. This activity has been planned and produced in accordance with ACCME Essentials.

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections↗
PubMed1999

The impact of primary mental health care in a prison system in Brazil.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impact of a psychiatric service in a prison general hospital that refers prisoners with mental disorders to a separate forensic psychiatric hospital (FPH). METHOD: Analysis of data on prison population and referrals to the FPH. RESULTS: Despite a 10.9% increase in the overall prison system population over 3 years, referrals from the prison general hospital with the new psychiatric service to the FPH were reduced by 36.5%, whereas referrals from other prisons increased by 120.4%. CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrate the efficiency of the new primary health care approach.

Brazil↗
PubMed1986

Technique and dosimetry of total body irradiations at Ulm.

At the University of Ulm total body irradiation before bone marrow transplantation is given in nine fractions within three days. A total dose of 13 Gy is applied via four fields with 8-MV X-rays. Dose to the lung is limited to 10.5 Gy by means of individually shaped blocks. The homogeneity of dose distributions is improved by the use of compensators for the lower extremities and boli in the head and neck region. Dosimetric data for treatment planning are measured by an ionization chamber and thermoluminescence dosimeters in water and perspex phantoms. In vivo measurements of dose distributions (ionization chamber, TLD) during each fraction allow modifications of compensators and boli in the case of deviations from calculated data.

Air Ionization↗
PubMed1985

Opto-electronic patient positioning.

A microprocessor-system is described which utilizes videocameras and a digital image recorder in order to facilitate and to improve the accuracy of patient positioning in radiation therapy.

Computers↗
PubMed1985

Prevalence of Paget's disease of bone in hospital patients in Jerusalem: an epidemiologic study.

Epidemiological studies have revealed the widely varied prevalence of Paget's disease of bone. The highest rates have been found in parts of England. The disease has been reported only infrequently in Jews and no previous studies of prevalence have been performed in the Middle East or Asia. In the present study an age- and sex-standardized rate of 1% was found among Jews, which is similar to that in many southern European populations. No case of Paget's disease of bone was found among Arabs in this study.

Aged↗
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Calcified mucinous adenocarcinoma of the stomach--the CT appearances.

The CT appearances of calcified mucinous adenocarcinoma of the stomach have not been previously reported. This is a rare tumour with a high propensity to calcify, the calcifications typically are small and spiculated. A case is described where the condition was suspected in the plain films of the abdomen and confirmed by CT examination of the stomach.

Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous↗