OBSTRUCTED INTESTINE, ENDING FATALLY.

A Case of Continued Fever Ending Fatally

Phasic and Tonic Smooth Muscle Function of the Partially Obstructed Guinea Pig Intestine

This study was to generate phasic and tonic stress-strain curves for evaluation of smooth muscle function in the obstructed guinea pig jejunum. Partial and sham obstruction of the jejunum in guinea pigs was created surgically, with guinea pigs not being operated on served as normal controls. The animals survived 2, 4, 7, and 14 days, respectively. The jejunal segment was distended to 10 cm H(2)...

The Java memory model is fatally flawed

The Java memory model described in Chapter 17 of the Java Language Specification gives constraints on how threads interact through memory. This chapter is hard to interpret and poorly understood; it imposes constraints that prohibit common compiler optimizations and are expensive to implement on existing hardware. Most JVMs violate the constraints of the existing Java memory model; conforming t...

Imaging the obstructed Airway:

Introduction: The structure and the neural control of the upper airway have evolved to serve four important physiological functions: 1) respiration 2) deglutition 3) speech and 4) local immunity. The upper airway is collapsible in order to accommodate these functions. During wakefulness, upper airway collapse can be prevented by an increase in pharyngeal neuromuscular tone (1). However, this me...

Drinking histories of fatally injured drivers.

CONTEXT About 30% of drivers killed in crashes have high blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) of 0.10+ g/dl. There is a question about whether these drivers primarily are problem drinkers who chronically drink and drive-the so-called hard core drinking drivers. OBJECTIVE To investigate drinking histories of fatally injured drivers in relation to their BACs. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS Retrospect...