Publications by authors named "B W Ratliff"
Renal and Vascular Functional Decline in Aged Low Birth Weight Murine Adults.
Kidney Blood Press Res
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Maternal undernutrition leads to low birth weight in neonates, which can increase the risk for high blood pressure and kidney disease later in life, though the exact reasons are not fully understood.
- The study utilized a mouse model to examine factors like oxidative stress and vascular function in low birth weight mice after one year, measuring various health indicators and testing different pharmacological treatments.
- Results showed that low birth weight mice had higher blood pressure and decreased kidney function, but administration of specific drugs improved their conditions, indicating that therapies targeting oxidative stress and vascular function might mitigate some long-term health issues.
Foundational habitats such as seagrasses and coral reefs are at severe risk globally from climate warming. Infectious disease associated with warming events is both a cause of decline and an indicator of stress in both habitats. Since new approaches are needed to detect refugia and design climate-smart networks of marine protected areas, we test the hypothesis that the health of eelgrass (Zostera marina) in temperate ecosystems can serve as a proxy indicative of higher resilience and help pinpoint refugia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To highlight the use of procainamide as a potential alternative treatment modality in cases of ventricular tachycardia that are refractory to lidocaine and magnesium sulfate.
Animal: 1 adult horse weighing 380 kg.
Clinical Presentation, Progression, And Procedures: A 25-year-old Arabian gelding presented with severe colic signs.
Prior studies assessing workplace violence educational interventions have found positive outcomes including increased frontline staff confidence and reduced restraint utilization. An electronic, evidenced-based educational module was provided to frontline staff across a large healthcare system in response to a gap found during analysis of workplace violence prevention initiatives. This quality improvement project found that education can be feasibly implemented across large healthcare organizations to improve frontline staff vigilance and awareness of workplace violence risks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To describe a 3-wire method with endoscopic guidance for extensive nasal septum resection.
Study Design: Retrospective study.
Sample Population: Thirteen horses with nasal septum diseases.