, a bacterium generally isolated from fish and domestic animals, is a rarely reported human pathogen whose clinical characteristics and antimicrobial susceptibility remain uncertain. In this case report we describe a 19-year-old active-duty military sailor who suffered a blast injury to the left foot from a firework explosion. The injury was complicated by a polymicrobial wound infection that included .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction Ultrasound is a rapidly expanding imaging modality that many medical schools are incorporating into a structured curriculum. Learning both anatomy and ultrasound imaging simultaneously is intuitively challenging. This double-blinded, randomized control study examined the effect of utilizing three-dimensional (3d) cardiac models within an ultrasound video tutorial in order to achieve improved cardiac ultrasound anatomy education.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe amylopullulanse produced by Bacillus sp. DSM 405 was purified to homogeneity. It exhibited dual activity, cleaving the alpha 1-4 bonds in starch, releasing a range of malto-oligosaccharides, and also cleaving the alpha 1-6 bonds in pullulan, releasing maltotriose as the sole end-product.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To examine the concordance of pediatric radiograph interpretation between emergency medicine residents (EMRs) and radiologists.
Methods: A prospective, observational study was performed in a university pediatric ED with an annual census of 60,000 visits. Radiographs ordered by EMRs from December 1993 through October 1994 were initially interpreted solely by the EMR, with subsequent unmasked final review by attending radiology staff.
This study examined the concordance of radiographic readings between emergency department (ED) attending physicians and radiologists in a community teaching hospital. In addition, the incidents of misinterpretations leading to an alteration in patient care were also reviewed. All radiographs obtained from January through October 1993 were initially interpreted by ED attending physicians with subsequent final review by attending radiology staff.
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