Factors Associated With Hemostatic Agent Use During Laparoscopic Hysterectomy.

Unlabelled: STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate factors associated with the use of hemostatic agents during traditional laparoscopic or robotic hysterectomy.

Design: A retrospective cohort trial (Canadian Task Force classification III).

Setting: A single medical center in Cincinnati, OH, from August 1, 2013, to July 31, 2014.

Recurrent Pseudomembranous Colitis in an Ovarian Cancer Patient Undergoing Carboplatin Chemotherapy.

Background. Diarrhea is a common problem in ovarian cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and Clostridium difficile infection has been identified as a cause. The proper diagnosis and treatment of diarrhea are critical to patient care, especially to prevent the serious complications from a severe Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).

Assessment of False-negative Ascites Cytology in Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma: A Study of 313 Patients.

Objective: The objective was to determine how often peritoneal cytology is positive for malignancy in women with known ovarian cancer. Knowing this fact would help determine the usefulness of diagnostic paracentesis.

Methods: Records of all women diagnosed with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer from 2004 to 2012 were examined to correlate presence of ascites, cytologic, and pathologic findings.

Educational-entertainment as an intervention with Black adolescents exposed to community violence.

Witnessing violence is one adverse childhood experience (ACE) associated with living in impoverished Black urban communities. Youth with higher violence avoidance self-efficacy and positive coping are more likely to avoid violence. This study evaluates educational entertainment (edutainment) as an intervention with Black adolescents exposed to community violence.

Treating orthostatic hypotension in patients with Parkinson's disease and atypical Parkinsonism improves function.

Background: Patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) or atypical Parkinsonism (AP) often present with orthostatic hypotension (OH) as a result of the dysautonomia associated with the disease or as a side effect of the dopaminergic medications used to treat it. Our recent study suggested that OH negatively impacts gross motor, balance, and cognitive functions in patients with PD.

Objective: To determine if correcting the orthostatic hypotension (OH) of patients with PD or AP improves their gross motor, balance, and cognitive functions.

Differences in motor and cognitive function in patients with Parkinson's disease with and without orthostatic hypotension.

Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) often present with orthostatic hypotension (OH) as a result of the dysautonomia associated with the disease or as a side effect of the dopaminergic medications used to treat the disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in motor and cognitive function in patients with PD with and without OH. Forty-four patients with a diagnosis of PD were evaluated and stratified by the presence of OH based on orthostatic blood pressure recordings.

Effectiveness of an inpatient movement disorders program for patients with atypical parkinsonism.

This paper investigated the effectiveness of an inpatient movement disorders program for patients with atypical parkinsonism, who typically respond poorly to pharmacologic intervention and are challenging to rehabilitate as outpatients. Ninety-one patients with atypical parkinsonism participated in an inpatient movement disorders program. Patients received physical, occupational, and speech therapy for 3 hours/day, 5 to 7 days/week, and pharmacologic adjustments based on daily observation and data.

Neural substrates of resisting craving during cigarette cue exposure.

Background: In cigarette smokers, the most commonly reported areas of brain activation during visual cigarette cue exposure are the prefrontal, anterior cingulate, and visual cortices. We sought to determine changes in brain activity in response to cigarette cues when smokers actively resist craving.

Methods: Forty-two tobacco-dependent smokers underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging, during which they were presented with videotaped cues.

Cigarette smoking saturates brain alpha 4 beta 2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

Context: 2-[18F]fluoro-3-(2(S)-azetidinylmethoxy) pyridine (2-F-A-85380, abbreviated as 2-FA) is a recently developed radioligand that allows for visualization of brain alpha 4 beta 2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) with positron emission tomography (PET) scanning in humans.

Objective: To determine the effect of cigarette smoking on alpha 4 beta 2* nAChR occupancy in tobacco-dependent smokers.

Design: Fourteen 2-FA PET scanning sessions were performed.

Management of neurotrophic keratopathy.

Neurotrophic keratopathy is an epithelial defect associated with fifth nerve damage, arising from numerous etiologies, which can be difficult to treat. Depending on the location of these defects, they can also prove to be sight threatening if treatment is unsuccessful. Several treatment options are available to assist in the resolution of these defects and, due to the serious potential consequences for sight if not well managed, all treatment options should be considered.

Intravitreal triamcinolone for choroidal neovascularization in ocular histoplasmosis syndrome.

Purpose: To report the effects of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injections for subfoveal and juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in ocular histoplasmosis syndrome.

Methods: In a retrospective analysis, the proportion of eyes that gained >or=5 or lost >or=5 and >or=15 Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) letters, best-corrected visual acuity using ETDRS letter score (VA), greatest linear dimension (GLD), and treatment side effects were assessed.

Results: Ten patients (five subfoveal, five juxtafoveal CNV; median follow-up: 17 months; range, 6-41 months) were evaluated.