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S R Kern

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PubMed1989

Renal dysfunction resulting from NSAIDs.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a common cause of acute renal failure. The clinical presentation differs from that of interstitial nephritis due to antibiotic use: proteinuria is much more common in NSAID-induced nephritis, while eosinophilia, eosinophiluria, fever and rash are more common in antibiotic-related nephritis. Tubulointerstitial disease associated with NSAID use is more common in women than in men and is more frequently seen in the elderly. Because no prospective study of treatment for NSAID-induced acute tubulointerstitial nephritis has been performed, the efficacy of steroid therapy remains uncertain.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗
PubMed1986

"Insanity" in civil law.

The issue of "insanity" is rarely alluded to in the area of civil law. As a consequence, the legal standard for insanity is not clearly understood by many psychiatrists. The standard derives from case law and is based upon statutory law in the criminal sector. A civil case will be presented where the question of "insanity" was raised. In this case an individual committed suicide and his insurance company refused to pay the beneficiaries of his life insurance policy based upon a provision in his policy that excluded payment in situations of suicide. His beneficiaries sued, claiming that the deceased was insane at the time of his suicide and therefore not responsible for his actions. The standard for insanity in New Jersey and the reasoning of the psychiatrists will be presented.

Expert Testimony↗
PubMed1980

The effects of Clostridium perfringens type A enterotoxin in Shetland ponies--clinical, morphologic and clinicopathologic changes.

Severe abdominal pain, classic colic signs and hemorrhagic gastro-entero-cecocolitis were induced in three conventional Shetland ponies by intravenous injection with Clostridium perfringens Type A enterotoxin. Histological examination showed marked congestion, edema and hemorrhage of the large and small intestine and sloughing of the tips of the intestinal villi. Marked vacuolar degeneration of hepatocytes with dilatation of the spaces of Disse also was found. Clinical changes consisted of severe hypoglycemia, markedly increased aspartate aminotransferase levels and leukopenia that occurred rapidly.

Animals↗