Midazolam attenuates ketamine-induced abnormal perception and thought process but not mood changes.

Purpose: To determine the effects of midazolam, 30 ngxmL(-1), on altered perception, mood, and cognition induced by ketamine.

Methods: After ketamine was administered to achieve target concentrations of 50, 100, or 150 ngxmL in 11 volunteers, perception, mood, and thought process were assessed by a visual analog scale. Mini-Mental State examination (MMSE) assessed cognition.

Small-dose ketamine enhances morphine-induced analgesia after outpatient surgery.

Unlabelled: Small-dose ketamine may enhance the analgesic effect of opiates. We studied the effect of IV coadministration of small-dose ketamine 50-100 microg/kg with morphine 50 microg/kg on postoperative morphine requirements and pain in 140 patients undergoing outpatient surgery. Midazolam 1-2 mg was administered in the holding area.

Biotechnology awareness study, Part 2: Meeting the information needs of biotechnologists.

The second part of the biotechnology awareness study focused on health sciences libraries and how well they are meeting the needs of biotechnologists working in the study's nine medical centers. A survey was conducted over a three-month period to assess the demand for biotechnology-related reference services at nine libraries and the sources the librarians used to answer the questions. Data on monographic and current serial holdings were also collected.

Subject indexing of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy in MEDLINE and NAHL.

Rehabilitation professionals need access to current journal literature for research and patient care. Using the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, subject headings from the MEDLINE and NAHL files are compared to determine coincidence and numbers of headings. Based on the study findings, an information retrieval plan is suggested that librarians may use in assisting rehabilitation personnel in effective use of Index Medicus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health, and their online counter-parts.