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Ann Thorac Surg
August 2024
Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 11032. Electronic address:
The relationship between the efficacy of resuscitation and the mattresses and backboards used in acute care units, has been studied previously. However, few reports focus on the relative efficacy of resuscitation when using mattresses with different modes of function. This study examines the performance of different support surfaces during experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRev Colomb Psiquiatr
September 2016
Magíster en Filosofía; Estudiante Doctorado en Filosofía, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia; Profesora Departamento de Filosofía, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia; Profesora Asociada Departamento de Ciencias Humanas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede Manizales, Manizales, Colombia. Electronic address:
A problem for both philosophers of Psychiatry and Psychiatrists within the domain of nosology is to determine which could be the more appropriate model to classify mental illnesses. Such an endeavor also requires questioning the very nature of mental illness. While trying to cope with the philosophical challenges of such a task, Peter Zachar purports to show that the nosological work in Psychiatry should not adhere to the model of natural kinds.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnnu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
August 2012
CUiiDARTE and the Physiology Department, School of Medicine, Universidad de la República, General Flores 2125, PC:11800 Montevideo, Uruguay.
Unlabelled: Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) is the most accepted technique for the evaluation of endothelial function. However, it has been show a great inter-subject variability limiting its clinical use. Carotid-radial pulse wave velocity (PWVcr) was proposed as an alternative tool for the evaluation of endothelial function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPsychol Med
September 2009
Department of Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Background: Epidemiological surveys based on complex diagnostic interviews, such as the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), report very low rates of anxiety and depressive disorders in older age groups. Mental health checklists show much less change over the lifespan. This paper explores the possibility that complex interviews present a special challenge to older respondents and thereby exaggerate the decline in mental disorder with age.
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