Kwashiorkor on the south shore

Effect of kwashiorkor on the cardiovascular system.

In kwashiorkor the heart is clinically and radiologically small. This study utilises echocardiography, a tool not previously used in this disease, to show that this is due to decreased muscle mass.

The colon in kwashiorkor.

Redmond, A. 0. B., Kaschula, R. 0. C., Freeseman, C., and Hansen, J. D. L. (1971). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 46, 470. The colon in kwashiorkor. The colon in kwashiorkor was investigated by means of rectal biopsy and sigmoidoscopy in 20 children, followed by barium enema in 10 of the children. The colon during the acute phase of the disease showed a surface epithelial atrophy, with infil...

The Psychopharmacology Algorithm Project at the Harvard South Shore Program: an update on posttraumatic stress disorder.

BACKGROUND This project aimed to provide an organized, sequential, and evidence-supported approach to the pharmacotherapy of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), following the format of previous efforts of the Psychopharmacology Algorithm Project at the Harvard South Shore Program. METHOD A comprehensive literature review was conducted to determine the best pharmacological choices for PTSD p...

Kwashiorkor.

The psychopharmacology algorithm project at the Harvard South Shore Program: an update on bipolar depression.

This updated version of the bipolar depression algorithm of the Psychopharmacology Algorithm Project at the Harvard South Shore Program aims to provide an organized, sequential, and evidence-supported approach for the treatment of that disorder. After initial evaluation and diagnosis, the psychiatrist should first assess whether there is an urgent indication for ECT. If ECT is not indicated, an...