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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunts (TIPSS) procedures can be a significant non-surgical treatment for patients with liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension and at least one episode of bleeding from gastroesophageal varices. This article presents an in-depth description of the TIPSS procedure and reports results obtained from 15 attempted TIPSS cases.
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Hepatic Veins , Hypertension, Portal/therapy , Portal Vein , Stents , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Esophageal and Gastric Varices/complications , Esophageal and Gastric Varices/therapy , Female , Hepatic Veins/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Hypertension, Portal/complications , Liver Cirrhosis/complications , Male , Methods , Middle Aged , Portal Vein/diagnostic imaging , Portasystemic Shunt, Surgical , Radiography, Interventional/methodsSubject(s)
Arterial Occlusive Diseases/surgery , Carotid Artery Diseases/surgery , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Subclavian Artery/surgerySubject(s)
Carotid Body Tumor/diagnosis , Adult , Aged , Carotid Body Tumor/surgery , Female , Humans , Male , UltrasonographySubject(s)
Aortic Aneurysm/complications , Kidney/abnormalities , Aged , Aorta, Abdominal , Aortic Aneurysm/surgery , Humans , Kidney/surgery , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
This article examines the validity of the National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) relative to three of its measures: alcoholism, depression, and schizophrenia when compared with the clinical interview. Preliminary results indicate that greater diagnostic agreement was observed for alcoholism and depression than for schizophrenia. Much of the disagreement between the DIS interview and the clinician's ratings regarding schizophrenia seems to have occurred in cases with a mixture of schizophrenic and depressive symptoms.
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Alcoholism/diagnosis , Depression/diagnosis , Schizophrenia/diagnosis , Adolescent , Adult , Black or African American , Female , Humans , Interview, Psychological/methods , Male , Mental Disorders/epidemiology , Middle Aged , National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) , Surveys and Questionnaires , United StatesSubject(s)
Midwifery , Nurses/statistics & numerical data , Obstetric Nursing , Rural Health , Attitude , California , Female , Humans , Infant Mortality , Infant, Newborn , Infant, Premature , Labor, Obstetric , Maternal Health Services , Nursing Staff, Hospital , Obstetrics , Pregnancy , WorkforceABSTRACT
The rubella epidemic of 1964-1965 resulted in the birth of a group of children with defects of vision, of hearing or of the heart. In this study of cases known to five Los Angeles agencies, it was found that about half of those affected have more than one defect. Findings demonstrate a need for more sensitive communicable disease surveillance and for the development of services for the multiple handicapped child.
