PURPOSE The purposes of this study were to (a) assess the prevalence of articles with honorary authors and ghost authors in 10 leading peer-reviewed nursing journals between 2010 to 2012; (b) compare the results to prevalence reported by authors of articles published in high-impact medical journals; and (c) assess the experiences of editors in the International Academy of Nursing Editors with h...

はじめに SIADH(syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ADH)は 低ナ トリウム麺症を主徴とする病態 である.これを非SIADHの 低ナ トリウム血症と比 較した場合,SIADHで は水分摂取の制限が低ナ ト リウム血症 の治療上有 効であ るの に対 と,非 SIADHで は血清ナ トリウム値の正常化 に先だつ て,脱 水や虚脱等,液 きに危険を伴 う副作用を招 く点で,両 者の鑑別診断は臨床上大き な意味をも つものといえる. ,ラ ジナイム ノアッセイによる血中ADHの 測定が可能 となつて,各 種の低ナ トリウム血症に ついて血中ADH濃 度を検討すると, SIADHの み ならず非SIADHにお いて も多 くの症例 で血 中 ADH濃 度の上昇がみ とめられる.非SIADHの 低 ナ トリウム血症の発症や維持に際 とて も,血...

Hyponatraemia is a common finding in patients with acute cerebral insults. The main diVerential diagnosis is between syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion and cerebral salt wasting. Our aim is to review the topic of hyponatraemia in patients with acute cerebral insults and suggest a clinical approach to diagnosis and management. (Arch Dis Child 2001;85:246–251)

Given the effectiveness of putative escape extinction as treatment for feeding problems, it is surprising that little is known about the effects of escape as reinforcement for appropriate eating during treatment. In the current investigation, we examined the effectiveness of escape as reinforcement for mouth clean (a product measure of swallowing), escape as reinforcement for mouth clean plus e...

The effectiveness of a video feedback and self-management package was assessed with various inappropriate behaviors exhibited by six youth with mild mental retardation. The procedure consisted of (a) videotaping participants' inappropriate behavior, (b) having them self-monitor and record their behavior, (c) prompting them to evaluate their behavior against a criterion, and (d) allowing to rein...

Inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST) is an incompletely understood condition associating unexpectedly fast sinus rates and debilitating symptoms whose management by sinus node modification/ablation demonstrated limited long-term success. We report about a case of IST who underwent two RF procedures using high density mapping system, highlighting some possibly specific features and discussing p...

INTRODUCTION Existing studies of inappropriate ambulance use focus on its extent, employing clinical criteria. Little is known about how front-line paramedics assess appropriateness. This study investigates how paramedics view and judge appropriate versus inappropriate ambulance use. METHODS We conducted interviews with 19 paramedics working in two regions in southwestern Ontario that were an...

OBJECTIVE The safety of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in elderly patients is still debated. Using the PRISCUS list, we examined the incident all-cause hospitalization risk associated with PIMs compared to PIM alternatives during the 180 days post individual first pharmacy dispensing (index date). METHODS Routine claims data from a German health insurer on 392,337 ambulatory pat...

Acute hyponatraemia is a common finding in patients with intracranial pathology. The diagnosis of the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) is often made, but it is important to distinguish this from cerebral salt wasting syndrome, which responds to very different management. Cerebral salt wasting is well documented in neurosurgical patients and in patients with space occupying...

A self-answered, anonymously completed, nationwide questionnaire survey was conducted between June 2002 and May 2003 among Malaysian doctors through post and at medical meetings. Findings based on 116 government and 110 private doctors who satisfactorily completed the forms (effective respondent rate: 30.1%) showed that more than 70% of government and private doctors claimed familiarity with as...