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The State of Nevada has now given its fourth series of acupuncture licensing examinations. In all, 62 candidates have taken examinations. Licenses have been granted to 27 persons as master acupuncturists (Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine or Doctors of Acupuncture) and to 6 as Acupuncture Assistants. At present, 4 acupuncturists practice in the Reno area and 13 in Las Vegas.
Systemic vasculitis is a confusing subject which has been difficult to classify and understand. Improvements in therapy increase the importance of early diagnosis. This paper reviews the clinical and pathological differences of the systemic vasculitides, and a working approach to the differential diagnosis of vasculitis is formulated based on the size of the vessel involved. Vessel size and histopathology determine to what group of diseases a particular syndrome belongs, thereby allowing subclassification and a more rational approach to management.
Renal homotransplantaion and chronic hemodialysis are accepted methods of treating end-stage kidney disease. However, these procedures are fraught with complications involving bones, joints, and soft tissues. Transplantation and immunosuppressive therapy problems include "connective tissue-like" reactions, infections in joints and avascular necrosis of bone. Long term hemodialysis may accentuate secondary hyperparathyroidism, renal osteodystrophy, and metastatic calcification, which can be minimized by phosphorous control or calcium loading in the dialysate. In the presence of osteomalacia, vitamin D may be helpful and parathyroidectomy is indicated if autonomy is present. In one patient undergoing long term hemodialysis, a chalky material was aspirated from the olecranon bursa. Two inorganic solid phases were identified as being present - a major phase, octacalcium phosphate (ocp) and a minor phase, calcite (CaCO3). Because of its elusive properties, the role of OCP in biological systems is poorly known and can easily escape detection. Methods of identification of OCP and its potential role in crystal deposition syndromes are discussed.
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