Publications by authors named "Paige Evans"

Background: Despite the growing involvement of nurse practitioners in mental health services for children and adolescents, little is known about the patterns of mental health service use among youths treated by nurse practitioners compared to those by physicians.

Objectives: To identify new users of psychotropic medications initiated by nurse practitioners and physicians among Medicaid-insured youths and to assess if receiving psychosocial services prior to or concurrent with medication initiation differs among youths treated by provider and specialty type.

Design: A retrospective cohort study.

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Objective: To evaluate the effects of oral administration of diphenhydramine on pupil diameter, intraocular pressure (IOP), tear production, tear film quality, corneal sensitivity, and conjunctival goblet cell density (GCD) in clinically normal adult dogs.

Animals: 12 healthy adult dogs.

Procedures: All dogs received diphenhydramine (2.

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Purpose:   To describe the gross and histopathological ocular findings in a horse following suspected lightning injury.

Methods:   The eyes of a 2-year-old thoroughbred gelding were clinically and histopathologically evaluated following a severe lightning storm following euthanasia because of visual impairment.

Results:   Severe corneal edema and hydrops were noted clinically oculus dexter.

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Purpose: To describe a case of anterior uveal spindle cell tumor in a cat with features similar to spindle cell tumor of blue eyed dogs.

Methods: A 10-year-old female spayed domestic short-haired cat was referred for an iris mass OS. The mass was solitary, nodular, nonpigmented, located medially, and causing dyscoria.

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