Epicondylitis is a diagnostic term that describes a pattern of pain and tenderness localized to the medial or lateral epicondyles of the distal humerus. The pathoanatomy, clinical presentation, and treatment of these disorders is described. Nonoperative treatment, operative techniques, postoperative care, and the results of treatment are discussed.

Viral warts, caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), are commonly seen in dermatology clinics. However, treatment for warts can be challenging, and there is no single method of treatment that is universally effective. Conventional therapies involve the physical destruction of lesions, including cryotherapy, electrodesiccation, CO2 laser, and topical keratolytic agents. ...

Little is known about the acceptability of internet and telephone treatments, or what factors might influence patient interest in receiving treatments via these media. This study examined the level of interest in face-to-face, telephone, and internet treatment and factors that might influence that interest. Six hundred fifty-eight primary care patients ...

Multiple sclerosis is the most common, non-traumatic, disabling neurological disease of young adults, affecting an estimated two million people worldwide. At onset multiple sclerosis can be categorised clinically into relapsing remitting MS (RRMS - 85-90% of patients) or primary progressive MS (PPMS). Relapses typically present sub-acutely over hours to days ...

Magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) is a noninvasive thermoablative therapy that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2004 for the treatment of uterine fibroids (leiomyomas). Data on safety and long-term efficacy are accumulating to establish the unique usefulness of this therapy in targeting and treating ...

BACKGROUND: Evidence-based treatment is not effective for all patients. Research must therefore be carried out to help clinicians to decide for whom and under what circumstances certain treatment is effective. Treatment theory can assist in designing research that will provide results on which clinical decision-making can be based. OBJECTIVE: To ...

What is the best treatment for traumatic corneal abrasion? Eye patching does not reduce pain in patients with corneal abrasions. Topical diclofenac does reduce pain in patients with corneal abrasions Pitfalls to avoid when treating abrasions: Treatment of small abrasions Treatment of larger abrasions When to refer for specialist treatment.

Successful treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum depends on prompt diagnosis. Here, a patient describes how an inaccurate diagnosis resulted in severe pain and delayed treatment, with a markedly negative effect on quality of life.

The treatment of hyponatraemia due to SIADH is not always as straightforward as it seems. Although acute treatment with hypertonic saline and chronic treatment with fluid restriction are well established, both approaches have severe limitations. These limitations are not readily overcome by addition of furosemide, demeclocycline, lithium or urea to ...

In summary, new FDA approvals offer options for the treatment of FM. CNS targets have proven to be effective in the treatment of FM. However, treatment must be individualized and the integration of various pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments may be the best approach.

An immune basis for most patients with aplastic anemia (AA) provides a rationale for immunosuppressive therapy (IST), using antithmyocyte globulin and cyclosporine as one therapeutic modality; hematologic response is observed in up to 75% of patients. Recent advances in understanding the pathogenesis of AA have identified defective telomere maintenance as ...

Excision is the most effective treatment for thrombosed external hemorrhoids. For prolapsed internal hemorrhoids, the best definitive treatment is traditional hemorrhoidectomy. Of nonoperative techniques, rubber band ligation produces the lowest rate of recurrence.

Internet therapy is a novel treatment approach that is used to deliver cognitive behaviour therapy. Treatment components are mainly delivered in the form of texts presented via webpages, and support is provided via e-mail. A growing number of controlled trials suggest that Internet therapy works well when (a) a proper ...

A 20-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of a viral wart located on his right thumb. Cryotherapy was administered weekly to the wart over 5 months without any significant improvement. A decision was made to treat the wart with red light photodynamic therapy (PDT) using topical methyl aminolevulinate (MAL) ...

OBJECTIVE: To describe a new treatment for perichondritis and haematoma of the pinna. At present, the existing treatment for these conditions is initially medical (which usually fails), followed by surgery (incision, drainage and compression to prevent recurrence) with accompanying medical management. However, the result is often a failure, resulting in ...

The introduction of effective pharmacological treatments has changed the management of acromegaly. However, chronic, life-long treatment with somatostatin analogues and/or growth hormone receptor antagonists is very expensive. We estimated the costs of treatment algorithms to control acromegaly from a Dutch perspective. We used the following assumptions: after the diagnosis of ...

We report a case of sternal non-union after open aortic valve replacement surgery in a 48-year-old man. The sternotomy was repaired using stainless steel wires and later, 'flexigrip' cables. He presented to us six months later complaining of persistent pain in the sternotomy site. CT-scan confirmed a sternal non-union. After ...

This paper considers the problem of identifying which treatments are strictly inferior to the best treatment or treatments in a balanced one-way layout with three treatments, which has important applications in screening trials for new product development. A stepdown procedure is constructed that selects a subset of the treatments containing ...

Precise treatment application relies on feedback that is directly related to the desired outcomes. Little is known, however, about relationships between reassessments used in clinical practice and outcomes at end-of-treatment. Within-session changes when pain intensity ( PAIN), pain location (Centralisation) and of range of movement ( ROM) are reassessed predict ...

OBJECTIVES: We examined gender similarities and differences in the predictors of substance use treatment entry and of the combination of treatment entry and completion. METHODS: The sample consisted of 2219 male and female program participants. Maximum likelihood probit estimation was used to identify background and attitudinal characteristics predictive of substance ...

Despite a recent proliferation of gambling treatment protocols and studies examining the success of these protocols, there exists an absence of attention to mechanisms of change and the individual characteristics that predict treatment outcome. A better understanding of the characteristics that place particular individuals at-risk for treatment failure will be ...

This article provides an overview of investigations of treatments for acquired apraxia of speech (AOS). Published treatment reports are summarized in tabular form to provide the reader with a resource for selecting and evaluating the empirical support for AOS treatments. The treatment summary highlights the fact that most available AOS ...

This study evaluated treatment providers' perceptions of the impact of the Internet on the treatment of sex offenders. This study surveyed all of the agencies in South Carolina that provide treatment services for sex offenders. Analysis indicated that (a) most treatment providers were unaware of the potential negative impact of ...

When possible, treatment should be directed at the underlying cause of vertigo. The particle repositioning maneuver is a simple curative bedside treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Symptomatic therapy using antivertiginous drugs can be used with specific treatments or when no specific treatment is available. Surgery has a limited role ...

The biochemistry and pharmacology of poisoning by organophosphorus esters and carbamates are outlined and methods of diagnosis and treatment are discussed. Treatment consists of reduction of exposure by decontamination, induction of vomiting or gastric lavage; pharmacological treatment with atropine and oximes (pralidoxime and obidoxime); and supportive treatment with artificial respiration ...

The effect of imipramine treatment on the aggressive display and predatory dominance was tested in 16 male cats yoked in 8 pairs. Imipramine applied chronically during 3 weeks in submissive cats produced a tendency to compete with the dominant cat in a predatory situation and an accompanying enhancement of aggressive ...

A newborn infant with clinical and radiologic evidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia was successfully managed with dramatic improvement within 36 hours of treatment with dexamethasone.As treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia is controversial, it is interesting to observe the clinical progress of one suggested mode of therapy with such remarkable results as illustrated ...

A synthetic progestogen (altrenogest) was used to synchronize estrus in 160 Yorkshire and Duroc x Yorkshire gilts (6 to 11 mo old) in four trials. Gilts were fed 15 mg altrenogest for 14 or 18 d beginning either at or near estrus (d -1, 0, +1 or +2) or at ...

In attempting to improve treatment of gonorrhea in men allergic to penicillin or in those who refused intramuscular (IM) treatment, a comparison of the test of cure rate of doxycycline vs tetracycline was done. Tests of cure were performed one week after treatment on culture positive patients only. Doxycycline proved ...

The conclusions, where pertinent, of the 10 papers on the treatment of non-specific urethritis which have appeared in the British Journal of Venereal Diseases between 1971 and now are reviewed. Recent studies purport to argue, but in fact assume, that tetracyclilne treatment for non-specific urethritis is both effective and desirable; ...

Azathioprine treatment benefited 19 (66%) out of 29 patients suffering from severe psoriasis. Haematological complications were not troublesome and results of biochemical liver function tests remained normal. Minimal cholestasis was seen in two cases and portal fibrosis of a reversible degree in eight. Liver biopsies should be undertaken at regular ...

This paper discusses (1) the mortality in 295 patients with myelomeningocele born 1961-9, (2) the "quality of life" of 88 surviving patients born 1961-5, and (3) their implications for selection for treatment in spina bifida cystica. Evidence is presented that high neurological levels, the presence of severe hydrocephalus, especially if ...

Azathioprine was given to 11 patients with pemphigoid who had been on long-term maintenance therapy with prednisone or prednisolone. In nine of these prednisone therapy was withdrawn and all were maintained symptom-free on azathioprine alone, while in two the dose of prednisone was considerably reduced. One patient who had never ...

Ten adult patients with long-standing specific phobias were treated by prolonged continuous exposure to their phobic objects in fantasy and reality without avoidance. All patients were greatly helped by four to five hours' treatment in two or three sessions, and all improved more after practice than after imaginal sessions. The ...

One hundred and three patients with anal fissures have been treated by lateral internal sphincterotomy performed by a subcutaneous myotomy technique, and 99 have been successfully followed up for from 3 to 24 months (mean 11 months). The operation was free from significant complications, apart from slight reactionary bleeding in ...

Eighteen patients with urinary tract infection were treated with cephalexin orally. Absorption was variable, between 29 and 89% of the total daily dose being excreted in the urine in 24 hours. A significant number of patients became faecal carriers of Pseudomonas aeruginosa compared with a control group who received no ...

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006.

Tetramisole, a new synthetic anthelmintic, was compared with piperazine in the treatment of ascariasis in African children. Of 100 children receiving tetramisole 94 were cured, and of 100 given piperazine 85 were cured (0.05>P>0.02). Tetramisole was free of side-effects.

FOR PURPOSES OF CORRECT TREATMENT IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT PATIENTS WITH COMPLETE ATRIOVENTRICULAR DISSOCIATION FALL INTO THREE GROUPS: Group I-established third-degree heart block with and without Stokes-Adams attacks; Group II-periodic third-degree heart block with and without Stokes-Adams attacks; Group III-established third-degree heart block with cardiac failure. Most patients ...

Mechanical ventilators may be required for the treatment of inadequate ventilation, intractable left heart failure and cerebral edema. Each situation requires different ventilator characteristics. The performance of the Blease P3, Engstr?m, M?rch Piston, Bird Mark 7 and 8 and Bennett PR1 and PR2 respirators has been studied. The factors governing ...

It has been estimated that about one-half of the adult population has internal hemorrhoids. While the majority of these experience relatively few symptoms, a considerable number continue to suffer discomfort because of unwillingness or inability to accept the expense and loss of time necessitated by operation. Ligation by elastic ligatures ...

The prevalence of ringworm of the scalp in many countries, and the fact that many of the current measures to control it are inconvenient for mass use, lend particular interest to the account given in this paper of mass treatment of tinea capitis in an Arab village in Israel. A ...

by A. Jacobi.