The semblance of autonomy: treatment of persons with disabilities under the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act.

This Article illuminates the dangers of the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act, which provides a set of model rules designed to clarify and expedite end-of-life health-care decisionmaking for incapacitated patients. The uniform commissioners and many scholars who have commented on the Act have touted the legislation as a model for defending patient autonomy. As this Article will reveal, the impression of autonomy is an illusion.

Management of treatment-resistant cutaneous sarcoidosis with radiation.

Cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis frequently respond to medical management. Occasionally, however, this problem will reappear with the discontinuation of medication and ultimately result in the scarring and disfigurement of the patient's skin. Such a patient was treated with radiation therapy and had considerable improvement in her acute disease.

Iontophoresis treatment of basal cell carcinoma with cisplatin: a case report.

Iontophoresis is a process that uses electrical current to increase the flux of ionized substances through tissue. Iontophoresis has been used in rehabilitation to decrease inflammation and pain using dexamethasone and lidocaine. In 1993, Chang et al.

Bullous mastocytosis in an infant associated with the use of a nonprescription cough suppressant.

Bullous mastocytosis is an unusual expression of mastocytosis typically seen in young children, and many causes of the acute mast cell degranulation with bulla formation have been identified. We report a 6-month-old boy with urticaria pigmentosa and an extensive bullous eruption associated with the ingestion of a nonprescription cough suppressant containing dextromethorphan. The pathogenesis of mastocytosis and the care of patients with this disease are discussed.

Community mental health centers and insurance reimbursements.

This study represents the first of a two-stage project. The first phase of the study examined the funding sources for the 40 Community Services Boards in Virginia. Data provided from the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation in Virginia examined fee collections which are comprised of direct client, commercial insurance, Medicaid and Medicare.