Additional Validation of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 (MMPI-3) Eating Concerns Scale.

Maladaptive eating behaviors are typically associated with significant impairment in psychological functioning more broadly. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) family of instruments has traditionally been the most frequently used psychological assessment of psychopathology by clinical psychologists. The most recent version, the MMPI-3, features a new Eating Concerns (EAT) scale that screens for the presence of problematic eating behaviors.

Endovascular Management of A Symptomatic Giant Hepatic Artery Aneurysm.

Hepatic artery aneurysms (HAAs) are an uncommon clinical condition. Ruptured hepatic artery aneurysm carries a high incidence of mortality. Traditionally, they are treated with open surgical resection; however, endovascular aneurysm exclusion is an alternative option to open repair in select patients who have suitable anatomy.

Further mapping of the MMPI-3 onto HiTOP in a primary medical care and a college student sample.

The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP; Kotov et al., 2017, 2021) is offered as a dimensional alternative to traditional categorical diagnostic nosologies such as the ). HiTOP researchers have recently published an open-source assessment system for clinical implementation, the HiTOP Digital Assessment and Tracker (Jonas et al.

Comparing Patency Rates of Arteriovenous Dialysis Access following Percutaneous Thrombectomy Using Various Catheter Directed Therapies.

Background: Arteriovenous fistulas often require frequent interventions to maintain patency for hemodialysis. Interventions may include open or percutaneous thrombectomy with additional targeted interventions as indicated. We evaluated the primary and cumulative functional patency rates following three unique approaches to percutaneous thrombectomy of thrombosed dialysis access.

Inferior vena cava perforation during percutaneous filter removal.

Background: Percutaneous Inferior Venacava (IVC) filter retrieval can be challenging when the filter is grossly angulated, embedded in the wall or penetrates through the IVC. When conventional filter removal technique fails, the use of advanced retrieval techniques often improves the chances of percutaneous filter retrieval. These techniques, however, are associated with a high rate of complications.

Endovascular Repair of Transected Axillary Artery via Snare Assisted Through and Through Femoral to Brachial Artery Access.

Axillary artery injury is a rare but complex surgical problem that often requires challenging exposures, lengthy operations, and morbid outcomes for repair. For these reasons, endovascular repair is an attractive alternative as it obviates many of the challenges present with open repair. While pseudoaneurysms, dissections, and short segment injuries with limited arterial disruption are regularly treated endovascularly, complete arterial transections are almost exclusively treated with open repair as obtaining wire access across the site of injury is often not possible.

Vagal Nerve Stimulator Placement by a Vascular Surgeon.

Background: Refractory seizure activity represents a difficult problem for both patients and practitioners. Implantation of the vagal nerve stimulator has been posited as an effective treatment for refractory seizure activity. These devices are inserted by placing leads into the carotid sheath along the vagus nerve.

Identifying factors influencing delays in breast cancer treatment in Kentucky following the 2014 Medicaid expansion.

Background And Objectives: A previous analysis of breast cancer care after the 2014 Medicaid expansion in Kentucky demonstrated delays in treatment despite a 12% increase in insurance coverage. This study sought to identify factors associated with treatment delays to better focus efforts for improved breast cancer care.

Methods: The Kentucky Cancer Registry was queried for adult women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer between 2010 and 2016 who underwent up-front surgery.

Management of anastomotic leaks following esophagectomy: when to intervene?

Background: Esophagectomy is the mainstay treatment for early stage and locoregionally advanced esophageal cancer. Anastomotic leaks following esophagectomy are associated with numerous detrimental sequelae. The management of anastomotic leaks has evolved over time.

Equivalence of Laptop and Tablet Administrations of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form.

The present study investigated the comparability of laptop computer- and tablet-based administration modes for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF). Employing a counterbalanced within-subjects design, the MMPI-2-RF was administered via both modes to a sample of college undergraduates ( N = 133). Administration modes were compared in terms of mean scale scores, internal consistency, test-retest consistency, external validity, and administration time.

Open repair of chronic thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic dissection using deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest.

Background: Chronic dissection of the thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta as sequela of a prior type A or B dissection is a challenging problem that requires close radiographic surveillance and prompt operative intervention in the presence of symptoms or aneurysm formation. Open repair of chronic thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic dissection using deep hypothermia has been our preferred method to treat this complex pathology. The advantages of this technique include organ and spinal cord protection, the flexibility to extend the repair proximally into the arch, and the ability to limit ischemia to all vascular beds.

First case reports of Ignatzschineria (Schineria) indica associated with myiasis.

We report three cases of infection due to the Gram-negative rod Ignatzschineria (Schineria) indica involving bacteremia and the urinary tract. Two cases were clearly associated with maggot infestation, and the third could conceivably have had unrecognized maggot infestation of the urinary tract. We believe these cases to be the first I.

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) normative elevation rates: comparisons with epidemiological prevalence rates.

Odland, Berthelson, Sharma, Martin, and Mittenberg ( 2013 ) caution that clinically elevated scale scores produced by members of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF; Ben-Porath & Tellegen, 2008 /2011) normative sample raise concerns about the potential for false positive findings of psychopathology. However, the MMPI-2-RF normative sample is intended to represent the general population of the United States, 26.2% of which met criteria for a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV (APA, 1994 ) disorder in a 12-month period (Kessler, Chiu, Demler, & Walters, 2005 ).

Management of degloving injuries of the lower extremity: a case report of a forklift injury.

Unlabelled: Soft-tissue injuries of the foot and ankle can vary from crushing to penetrating mechanisms. Degloving injuries of the lower extremity are the result of an entrapment between a fixed surface and a moving object. These injuries pose significant morbidity and potential complications (eg, infection) to the patient if prompt wound coverage is not initiated.

Medical imaging and radiographic analysis of the rheumatoid patient.

According to the Arthritis Foundation, approximately 1.3 million Americans have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), while an estimated 300,000 children are diagnosed with the disease each year. The disease is 2- to 4-times more common in women than in men and is least common in young men.