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R F Cioffi

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PubMed1979

Viral pericarditis in patients receiving hemodialysis.

Four patients with end-stage renal disease in whom pericarditis developed while they received intermittent hemodialysis therapy were evaluated for viral infection. We found high or rising serum antibody titers to influenza virus A (three patients) and coxsackievirus B (one patient). Cardiac tamponade occurred in three patients, requiring pericardiectomy in two; each patient eventually recovered. Viral pericarditis may be an important cause of "uremic" pericarditis in chronically dialyzed patients.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1975

Effect of prostaglandin a1 on acute renal failure in the rat.

In an attempt to alter the natural course of glycerol and uranyl nitrate induced acute ranal failure in the rat, the vasodilator, prostaglandin A1 was adminstered systemically at varying times during the induction phase of renal failure. According to the method used, no significant beneficial effect could be demonstrated in either experimental model.

Acute Kidney Injury↗
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Physician bonding techniques surveyed.

Success in the health care marketplace depends largely on satisfaction of the needs of patients and their physicians. To assess the success of specific physician bonding techniques and compare them to results obtained in an institution-specific study, the author surveyed hospital-based members of the College in late 1990. The outcome of the latter survey is summarized in this article.

Evaluation Studies as Topic↗