Publications by authors named "I A Markowitz"
Involuntary smoking cessation: a treatment option in chemical dependency programs for women and children.
J Psychoactive Drugs
September 1996
Article Synopsis
- Recent research highlights a connection between nicotine addiction and the abuse of other substances, underscoring the need for specialized chemical dependency programs for women that prohibit smoking.
- Involuntary smoking cessation (ISC) programs have faced significant pushback, often leading to their elimination in mixed-gender settings, prompting the need to develop specific strategies for women's programs.
- The article discusses the creation of an ISC program for pregnant and postpartum women, detailing methods to reduce client resistance and measures to assess the program’s effectiveness, with initial findings suggesting it can be successfully implemented with positive outcomes.
Article Synopsis
- A case involving chronic obstruction of the left iliac vein is discussed, highlighting the patient's unsuccessful attempts at conservative treatment.
- Surgical reconstruction was carried out using the patient's own saphenous vein.
- Six months after the surgery, the patient is doing well, and a venogram shows that the graft remains open and functioning.
More than 150,000 patients undergo exploration of the common bile duct each year in the United States, and approximately 10 per cent of these patients are later found to have retained common bile duct stones. The usual recommended procedure to decrease the incidence of retained calculi is a more complete exploration of the common duct at time of initial operation. It is thought that the incidence of retained common bile duct stones can be decreased and almost eliminated with proper use of the flexible choledochoscope following intraoperative cystic duct cholangiogram.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn evaluation of extracranial carotid vascular disease, the use of arteriography has long been considered essential. With increasing expertise in noninvasive testing, the importance of extensive dye studies is being questioned. The data presented herein indicate that proper preangiographic evaluation of the patient population drastically reduces the possibility of missing significant intrathoracic pathologic processes.
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