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Lewis L. Surfing lessons for nurses. NURSING NEW ZEALAND (WELLINGTON, N.Z. : 1995) 2000; 6:14-5. [PMID: 11111574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Pei Q, Lewis L, Sprakes ME, Jones EJ, Grahame-Smith DG, Zetterström TS. Serotonergic regulation of mRNA expression of Arc, an immediate early gene selectively localized at neuronal dendrites. Neuropharmacology 2000; 39:463-70. [PMID: 10698012 DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3908(99)00148-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Arc (activity regulated, cytoskeleton associated protein) is an effector immediate early gene that is selectively localized in the neuronal dendrites. Elevation of brain 5-HT by the combined administration of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor, tranylcypromine (TCP, 5 mg/kg, i.p.), and the 5-HT precursor L-tryptophan (L-TP, 100 mg/kg, i.p.), increased Arc mRNA abundance in the cingulate, orbital, frontal and parietal cortices as well as in the striatum but a reduction was observed in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. The 5-HT releasing agent p-chloroamphetamine (PCA, 5 mg/kg, s.c.) also increased Arc mRNA in the cortical and striatal areas. Depleting brain 5-HT with the tryptophan hydroxylase inhibitor, p-chlorophenylalanine (pCPA, 300 mg/kg, i.p. for two days), on the other hand, significantly attenuated the increase in Arc mRNA induced by tranylcypromine and L-tryptophan (TCP/L-TP). Pretreatment with the 5-HT2 receptor antagonist ketanserin (2 mg/kg, i.p.) significantly attenuated the effect of TCP/L-TP in the cortex but only partially in striatum and did not affect the reduction in the CA1 region. The 5-HT2 agonist DOI (0.2, 1 and 2 mg/kg, i.p.) dose-dependently increased Arc mRNA abundance in cortical areas with a pattern similar to that of TCP/L-TP and PCA. DOI, however, had much weaker effects on Arc mRNA in the striatum and did not have any significant effect in the CA1, CA3 and the dentate gyms (DG) of the hippocampus. Pretreatment with ketanserin completely blocked the effect of DOI on Arc expression. These data suggest that Arc mRNA expression can be induced in the cortex by increases in extracellular 5-HT and that 5-HT2 receptors play a major part in mediating such effects. Additional 5-HT receptors as well as other neurotransmitters may also be involved, particularly in the striatum and in CA1 subfield of the hippocampus. Overall, our data suggest that expression of Arc mRNA is highly responsive to changes in brain 5-HT functions, and may provide a sensitive marker of postsynaptic 5-HT2(2A and 2C) receptor functions.
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Madani S, Paine MF, Lewis L, Thummel KE, Shen DD. Comparison of CYP2D6 content and metoprolol oxidation between microsomes isolated from human livers and small intestines. Pharm Res 1999; 16:1199-205. [PMID: 10468020 DOI: 10.1023/a:1018989211864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the role of intestinal CYP2D6 in oral first-pass drug clearance by comparing the enzyme content and catalytic activity of a prototype CYP2D6 substrate, metoprolol, between microsomes prepared from human intestinal mucosa and from human livers. METHODS Microsomes were prepared from a panel of 31 human livers and 19 human intestinal jejunal mucosa. Microsomes were also obtained from the jejunum, duodenum and ileum of four other human intestines to assess regional distribution of intestinal CYP2D6. CYP2D6 content (pmole/mg microsomal protein) was determined by Western blot. CYP2D6 activity was measured by alpha-hydroxylation and O-demethylation of metoprolol. RESULTS Kinetic studies with microsomes from select livers (n = 6) and jejunal mucosa (n = 5) yielded K(M) estimates of 26 +/- 9 microM and 44 +/- 17 microM, respectively. The mean Vmax (per mg protein) for total formation of alpha-OH-M and ODM was 14-fold higher for the liver microsomes compared to the jejunal microsomes. Comparisons across intestinal regions showed that CYP2D6 protein content and catalytic activity were in the order ofjejunum > duodenum > ileum. Excluding the poor metabolizer genotype donors, CYP2D6 content varied 13- and 100-fold across the panels of human livers (n = 31) and jejunal mucosa (n = 19), respectively. Metoprolol alpha-hydroxylation activity and CYP2D6 content were highly correlated in the liver microsomes (r = 0.84, p < 0.001) and jejunal microsomes (r = 0.75, p < 0.05). Using the well-stirred model, the mean microsomal intrinsic clearance (i.e., Vmax/K(M)) for the livers and jejunum were scaled to predict their respective in vivo organ intrinsic clearance and first-pass extraction ratio. Hepatic and intestinal first-pass extractions of metoprolol were predicted to be 48% and 0.85%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS A much lower abundance and activity of CYP2D6 are present in human intestinal mucosa than in human liver. Intestinal mucosal metabolism contributes minimally to the first-pass effect of orally administered CYP2D6 substrates, unless they have exceptionally high microsomal intrinsic clearances and/or long residence time in the intestinal epithelium.
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Freifeld A, Marchigiani D, Walsh T, Chanock S, Lewis L, Hiemenz J, Hiemenz S, Hicks JE, Gill V, Steinberg SM, Pizzo PA. A double-blind comparison of empirical oral and intravenous antibiotic therapy for low-risk febrile patients with neutropenia during cancer chemotherapy. N Engl J Med 1999; 341:305-11. [PMID: 10423464 DOI: 10.1056/nejm199907293410501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 305] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Among patients with fever and neutropenia during chemotherapy for cancer who have a low risk of complications, oral administration of empirical broad-spectrum antibiotics may be an acceptable alternative to intravenous treatment. METHODS We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of patients (age, 5 to 74 years) who had fever and neutropenia during chemotherapy for cancer. Neutropenia was expected to be present for no more than 10 days in these patients, and they had to have no other underlying conditions. Patients were assigned to receive either oral ciprofloxacin plus amoxicillin-clavulanate or intravenous ceftazidime. They were hospitalized until fever and neutropenia resolved. RESULTS A total of 116 episodes were included in each group (84 patients in the oral-therapy group and 79 patients in the intravenous-therapy group). The mean neutrophil counts at admission were 81 per cubic millimeter and 84 per cubic millimeter, respectively; the mean duration of neutropenia was 3.4 and 3.8 days, respectively. Treatment was successful without the need for modifications in 71 percent of episodes in the oral-therapy group and 67 percent of episodes in the intravenous-therapy group (difference between groups, 3 percent; 95 percent confidence interval, -8 percent to 15 percent; P=0.48). Treatment was considered to have failed because of the need for modifications in the regimen in 13 percent and 32 percent of episodes, respectively (P<0.001) and because of the patient's inability to tolerate the regimen in 16 percent and 1 percent of episodes, respectively (P<0.001). There were no deaths. The incidence of intolerance of the oral antibiotics was 16 percent, as compared with 8 percent for placebo (P=0.07). CONCLUSIONS In hospitalized low-risk patients who have fever and neutropenia during cancer chemotherapy, empirical therapy with oral ciprofloxacin and amoxicillin-clavulanate is safe and effective.
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Zetterström TS, Pei Q, Madhav TR, Coppell AL, Lewis L, Grahame-Smith DG. Manipulations of brain 5-HT levels affect gene expression for BDNF in rat brain. Neuropharmacology 1999; 38:1063-73. [PMID: 10428425 DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3908(99)00022-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate whether changes in brain 5-HT concentrations affect the expression of BDNF mRNA in rat brain. Brain 5-HT concentration in the rat was elevated by combined treatment with tranylcypromine and L-tryptophan, tranylcypromine alone, by a single dose of the 5-HT releasing agent p-chloroamphetamine (PCA) or by the selective 5-HT reuptake inhibitor paroxetine. 5-HT was depleted by either multiple p-chlorophenylalanine (pCPA) or PCA injections. The extent of 5-HT depletion following pCPA or PCA was monitored using 5-HT immunocytochemistry. BDNF mRNA abundance in treated rats and the corresponding vehicle injected control rats was studied by in situ hybridization histochemistry (ISHH). Two hours after the combined administration of tranylcypromine and L-tryptophan BDNF mRNA abundance in the dentate gyrus was significantly decreased but increased in the frontal cortex. Tranylcypromine alone or a single injection of PCA had similar effects on BDNF mRNA expression to the combination of tranylcypromine and L-tryptophan, i.e. they caused significant reductions of BDNF mRNA expression in dentate gyrus and increased it in frontal cortex. Paroxetine also reduced BDNF mRNA in DG but was without effect in frontal cortex. Multiple injections of both pCPA or PCA resulted in marked reductions of 5-HT immunoreactive axons in the hippocampus, pCPA being more effective. Both drugs significantly increased BDNF mRNA abundances in the dentate gyrus. Multiple PCA injections also increased BDNF mRNA expression in parietal cortex, while pCPA induced 5-HT depletion was ineffective. These results suggests that 5-HT modulates BDNF mRNA levels in rat brain.
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Morrell G, Whalley J, Stewart A, Day S, Lewis L, Makar Y, Fuggle SV, Ross J, Dunn PP. Identification of an HLA-A11 serological variant and its characterization by sequencing based typing. TISSUE ANTIGENS 1999; 53:591-4. [PMID: 10395112 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.1999.530612.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We have identified an HLA-A11 variant allele, A*1105, segregating in a Caucasoid family. The variant antigen expressed by this allele failed to cross-react with most Caucasoid anti-HLA-A11 antisera tested. Sequencing based typing has been used to characterize this new allele and this showed that it has a novel mutation at a polymorphic position (502) in exon 3. In comparison with A*1101, the mutation (A-->G) results in an amino acid change from positively-charged lysine to negative glutamate and this may explain the altered HLA-A11 serological profile exhibited by this antigen. The new allele was found in a patient with acute lymphoid leukaemia (ALL), her father and two siblings.
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Pei Q, Lewis L, Grahame-Smith DG, Zetterström TS. Alteration in expression of G-protein-activated inward rectifier K+-channel subunits GIRK1 and GIRK2 in the rat brain following electroconvulsive shock. Neuroscience 1999; 90:621-7. [PMID: 10215164 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(98)00453-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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G-protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channels are coupled to a number of neurotransmitter receptors, including some monoamine receptors. In the present study we have investigated the effect of electroconvulsive shock on gene expression of the G-protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel subunits G-protein-coupled inward rectifier K+-channel (GIRK1) and GIRK2 in the rat brain using in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry. Acute electroconvulsive shock (a single shock) increased GIRK2 expression while causing a transient reduction of the messenger RNA abundance of GIRK1 in granule cells of the dentate gyrus. Chronic electroconvulsive shock (five shocks over 10 days) caused a larger increase in GIRK2 messenger RNA abundance, which was accompanied by an increase in GIRK2 immunoreactivity in the molecular layer of the dentate gyrus. Unlike for acute electroconvulsive shock, GIRK1 messenger RNA abundance in the dentate gyrus was significantly increased after chronic electroconvulsive shock. No significant alterations in GIRK1 and GIRK2 messenger RNA abundance were detected in the other brain regions studied, including the CA1 and CA3 subfields of the hippocampus, the frontal-parietal cortex and piriform cortex. The neuroanatomically specific changes in expression of the potassium channel subunits may directly influence neuronal excitability as well as the functions of G-protein-coupled neurotransmitter receptors.
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Chee S, House WJ, Lewis L. Population policies and programmes in the post-ICPD era: can the Pacific Island countries meet the challenge? ASIA-PACIFIC POPULATION JOURNAL 1999; 14:3-20. [PMID: 12295289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Allen JG, Console DA, Lewis L. Dissociative detachment and memory impairment: reversible amnesia or encoding failure? Compr Psychiatry 1999; 40:160-71. [PMID: 10080264 DOI: 10.1016/s0010-440x(99)90121-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The authors propose that clinicians endeavor to differentiate between reversible and irreversible memory failures in patients with dissociative symptoms who report "memory gaps" and "lost time." The classic dissociative disorders, such as dissociative amnesia and dissociative identity disorder, entail reversible memory failures associated with encoding experience in altered states. The authors propose another realm of memory failures associated with severe dissociative detachment that may preclude the level of encoding of ongoing experience needed to support durable autobiographical memories. They describe how dissociative detachment may be intertwined with neurobiological factors that impair memory, and they spell out the significance of distinguishing reversible and irreversible memory impairment for diagnosis, patient education, psychotherapy, and research.
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Lewis L, Boni RL, Adeyeye CM. The physical and chemical stability of suspensions of sustained-release diclofenac microspheres. J Microencapsul 1998; 15:555-67. [PMID: 9743912 DOI: 10.3109/02652049809008240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The major challenge in liquid sustained-release oral suspensions is to minimize drug diffusion into the suspending medium and to retain the original properties of the microparticles during storage. Diclofenac wax microspheres prepared by the hydrophobic congealable disperse phase method were formulated as a sustained release suspension and stored at three different temperatures (25, 37 and 45 degrees C) for 3 months, to evaluate the physical and chemical stability of the suspended microspheres. Suspensions of microspheres stored at ambient temperatures were both physically and chemically stable, but at higher temperatures, up to 45 degrees C, there was a decrease in drug release due to scaling and melting on the microsphere surface as observed by scanning electron microscopy. However, on prolonged storage, up to 90 days, especially at 45 degrees C, temperature became a dominant factor causing an increase in drug release. The suspension of diclofenac microspheres was chemically stable for 3 months, while the plain drug suspension exhibited slight degradation.
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Lewis L, Boni R, Adeyeye CM. Effect of emulsifier blend on the characteristics of sustained release diclofenac microspheres. J Microencapsul 1998; 15:283-98. [PMID: 9608393 DOI: 10.3109/02652049809006858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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This investigation involved the evaluation of the emulsifier blend effect on the development of sustained release diclofenac microspheres intended for use in a suspension formulation. The microspheres were prepared using the hydrophobic congealable disperse phase method. The emulsifier blend consisted of glycerol, monostearate (GMS), a hydrophobic emulsifier with HLB = 3.8, and Tween 80, a hydrophilic emulsifier with a HLB value of 15. The effect of this blend on the encapsulation efficiency, size distribution and drug release from the microspheres was studied. A critical amount of GMS (> 0.2 g) was found to be necessary for good encapsulation efficiency. X-ray diffractograms revealed that the drug retains its crystalline state within the microspheres, indicating that the drug is present as a dispersion within the wax matrix. Increasing amounts of Tween 80 caused an increase in the drug release while increased amounts of GMS retarded the release. The hydrophilic emulsifier and the emulsifier blend influenced the size distribution of the formed microspheres. With an increase in the amount of hydrophilic emulsifier, there was an initial increase in the percent of desired size fraction (137.5 microns) of microspheres followed by a decrease. Microspheres with a larger size released the drug slowly compared to smaller size microspheres, while increase in drug load increased the rate of drug release. The release pattern fitted the Higuchi dissolution kinetics for spherical matrices. Different impeller blade designs formed microspheres that exhibited different release rates. The microspheres (mean size 137.5 microns), had a release profile that made them suitable to be formulated as a sustained release suspension.
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Wood KA, Lewis L, Von Harz B, Kollef MH. The use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in the emergency department: results of a randomized clinical trial. Chest 1998; 113:1339-46. [PMID: 9596317 DOI: 10.1378/chest.113.5.1339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether the use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in the emergency department (ED) will reduce the need for tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. DESIGN Randomized, controlled, prospective clinical trial. SETTING ED of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, a university-affiliated teaching hospital. PATIENTS Twenty-seven patients meeting a predetermined definition of acute respiratory distress requiring hospital admission. INTERVENTIONS Conventional medical therapy for the various etiologies of acute respiratory distress and the application of NPPV. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS The primary outcome measure was the need for tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. Secondary outcomes also assessed included hospital mortality, hospital length of stay, acquired organ system derangements, and the utilization of respiratory care personnel. Sixteen patients (59.3%) were randomly assigned to receive conventional medical therapy plus NPPV, and 11 patients (40.7%) were randomly assigned to receive conventional medical therapy without NPPV. The two groups were similar at the time of randomization in the ED with regard to demographic characteristics, hospital admission diagnoses, and severity of illness. Tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation was required in seven patients (43.8%) receiving conventional medical therapy plus NPPV and in five patients (45.5%) receiving conventional medical therapy alone (relative risk=0.96; 95% confidence interval=0.41 to 2.26; p=0.930). There was a trend towards a greater hospital mortality rate among patients in the NPPV group (25%) compared to patients in the conventional medical therapy group (0.0%) (p=0.123). Among patients who subsequently required mechanical ventilation, those in the NPPV group had a longer time interval from ED arrival to the start of mechanical ventilation compared to patients in the conventional medical therapy group (26.0+/-27.0 h vs 4.8+/-6.9 h; p=0.055). CONCLUSIONS We conclude that the application of NPPV in the ED may delay tracheal intubation and the initiation of mechanical ventilation in some patients with acute respiratory distress. We also demonstrated that the application of NPPV was associated with an increased hospital mortality rate. Based on these preliminary observations, larger clinical investigations are required to determine if adverse patient outcomes can be attributed to the early application of NPPV in the ED. Additionally, improved patient selection criteria for the optimal administration of NPPV in the ED need to be developed.
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Hesser A, Cregler LL, Lewis L. Predicting the admission into medical school of African American college students who have participated in summer academic enrichment programs. ACADEMIC MEDICINE : JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES 1998; 73:187-191. [PMID: 9484192 DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199802000-00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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PURPOSE To identify cognitive and noncognitive variables as predictors of the admission into medical school of African American college students who have participated in summer academic enrichment programs (SAEPs). METHOD The study sample comprised 309 African American college students who participated in SAEPs at the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine from 1980 to 1989 and whose educational and occupational statuses were determined by follow-up tracking. A three-step logistic regression was used to analyze the data (with alpha = .05); the criterion variable was admission to medical school. The 17 predictor variables studied were one of two types, cognitive and noncognitive. The cognitive variables were (1) Scholastic Aptitude Test mathematics (SAT-M) score, (2) SAT verbal score, (3) college grade-point average (GPA), (4) college science GPA, (5) SAEP GPA, and (6) SAEP basic science GPA (BSGPA). The noncognitive variables were (1) gender, (2) highest college level at the time of the last SAEP application, (3) type of college attended (historically African American or predominately white), (4) number of SAEPs attended, (5) career aspiration (physician or another health science option) (6) parents who were professionals, (7) parents who were health care role models, (8) evidence of leadership, (9) evidence of community service, (10) evidence of special motivation, and (11) strength of letter of recommendation in the SAEP application. For each student the rating scores for the last four noncognitive variables were determined by averaging the ratings of two judges who reviewed relevant information in each student's file. RESULTS In step 1, which explained 20% of the admission decision variance, SAT-M score, SAEP BSGPA, and college GPA were the three significant cognitive predictors identified. In step 2, which explained 31% of the variance, the three cognitive predictors identified in step 1 were joined by three noncognitive predictors: career aspiration, type of college, and number of SAEPs attended. In step 3, which explained 29% of the variance, two cognitive variables (SAT-M score and SAEP BSGPA) and two noncognitive variables (career aspiration and strength of recommendation letter) were identified. CONCLUSION The results support the concept of using both cognitive and noncognitive variables when selecting African American students for pre-medical school SAEPs.
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Freeman K, Wynn-Jones J, Groves-Phillips S, Lewis L. Teleconsulting: a practical account of pitfalls, problems and promise. Experience from the TEAM project group. J Telemed Telecare 1998; 2 Suppl 1:1-3. [PMID: 9375075 DOI: 10.1258/1357633961929187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In Wales the Tele Education and Medicine (TEAM) project has given clinicians, in both the primary- and secondary-care sectors, practical experience in teleconsulting. From this project we have been able to identify the potential pitfalls and problems in developing and using this new technology. These problems include: using teleconsulting simply because it is fashionable; the failure to base it on the needs of the patients and the primary-care physicians; the failure to validate accuracy, acceptability and cost; the failure to adapt to new technical improvements; and the failure to scale up from a pilot project to a wider teleconsulting service. In our experience technical support is essential and is best facilitated by multisite cooperation, rather than small free-standing projects.
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Price JH, Beach P, Everett S, Telljohann SK, Lewis L. Evaluation of a three-year urban elementary school tobacco prevention program. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 1998; 68:26-31. [PMID: 9553904 DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1998.tb03483.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The longitudinal study compared effects of varying amounts of tobacco instruction (one, two, and three years) on the knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intentions of urban elementary students. A three-year, fourth-through-sixth grade tobacco prevention curriculum was developed based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guidelines for School Health Programs to Prevent Tobacco Use and Addiction. The curriculum comprised five, 45-minute lessons per year. The same trained instructor taught the curriculum all three years. Six intervention schools were taught the curriculum, and two control schools were not. A 49-item questionnaire was used to assess tobacco knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intentions. The experimental group's posttest knowledge and attitude scores were significantly higher than the control group's posttest scores. No significant differences occurred in posttest behavioral intention scores between the control and intervention groups.
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Scism JL, Powers KM, Artru AA, Chambers AC, Lewis L, Adkison KK, Kalhorn TF, Shen DD. Effects of probenecid on brain-cerebrospinal fluid-blood distribution kinetics of E-Delta 2-valproic acid in rabbits. Drug Metab Dispos 1997; 25:1337-46. [PMID: 9394022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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E-Delta 2-valproic acid (E-Delta 2-VPA), a major active metabolite of VPA, has been proposed as an alternative to VPA because it is less hepatotoxic and is nonteratogenic. In rodents, VPA and E-Delta 2-VPA have a brain tissue/free plasma concentration ratio less than unity, which suggests rapid removal of the alkanoate anticonvulsants from the central nervous system. This study in rabbits employed a simultaneous iv infusion-ventriculocisternal (VC) perfusion technique to investigate the steady-state kinetics of E-Delta 2-VPA transport at the blood-brain barrier, the blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barrier, and the neural cell membrane. Probenecid (PBD) was coadministered to probe the mediation of transport by organic anion transporter(s). Rabbits in the control group (N = 6) received an iv infusion of E-Delta 2-VPA to achieve a steady-state plasma concentration of 50 to 60 microg/ml. Blood and cisternal outflow of mock CSF perfusate were continuously sampled. Midway through the experiment, the VC perfusate was switched to one containing [3H]E-Delta 2-VPA. At 225 min, the rabbits were sacrificed, and each brain was removed and dissected into ten regions. Rabbits in the PBD group (N = 9) received an iv infusion and VC perfusion as in the control group as well as concomitant iv infusion of the inhibitor. The mean steady-state VC extraction ratio for [3H]E-Delta 2-VPA did not differ between the control and PBD groups (63.7 +/- 8.3% vs. 60. 6 +/- 9.6%), indicating the lack of a significant PBD-sensitive transport at the choroidal epithelium. Coadministration of PBD elevated brain concentration of cold E-Delta 2-VPA in the absence of a significant change in total or free steady-state plasma concentration. Mean E-Delta 2-VPA brain tissue/free plasma concentration ratios in the various brain regions were 3.5- to 5.2-fold higher in PBD-treated animals than in the controls. Significant increases (3.0- to 4.5-fold) in the mean brain tissue/cisternal perfusate concentration ratios were also observed. Compartmental modeling of the steady-state distribution data suggested that clearance of E-Delta 2-VPA from the brain parenchyma is governed jointly by efflux transporters at the neural cell membrane and brain capillary endothelium. Moreover, PBD-induced elevation of E-Delta 2-VPA tissue concentrations is attributed primarily to inhibition of E-Delta 2-VPA efflux transport at the neural cell membrane, resulting in both intracellular trapping and greater tissue retention of E-Delta 2-VPA.
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Mintzer JE, Colenda C, Waid LR, Lewis L, Meeks A, Stuckey M, Bachman DL, Saladin M, Sampson RR. Effectiveness of a continuum of care using brief and partial hospitalization for agitated dementia patients. Psychiatr Serv 1997; 48:1435-9. [PMID: 9355171 DOI: 10.1176/ps.48.11.1435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE A behavioral intensive care unit was originally designed as a 21-day inpatient program for treating agitation among demented patients, one of the most common behavioral disorders in this group. Due to the need to dramatically reduce length of stay and create alternative care environments, the original model was modified into an integrated continuum of care blending inpatient and outpatient care and partial hospitalization that reduced hospitalization from 21 to an average of seven days. This quasiexperimental study compared the effectiveness of the inpatient and continuum-of-care programs and conducted cost analyses. METHODS Subjects were inpatients diagnosed with both dementia and agitation. Outcomes of 68 patients treated in the inpatient program were compared with those of 110 patients treated in the continuum of care. The primary outcome measure was patients' score on the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory, which provides a total agitation score and scores on three factors describing agitated behavior--physically aggressive behavior, verbally aggressive behavior, and nonaggressive behavior. RESULTS A statistically significant reduction in agitation was found for patients treated in both programs, with no significant difference in outcome between programs. Patients in both programs showed significant improvements in physical aggression, verbal aggression, and nonaggressive behavior. The cost-effectiveness analysis revealed clear advantages for the continuum-of-care program, especially in the area of aggressive behaviors. CONCLUSIONS The data suggest that the restructured program is an effective and economically feasible intervention.
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Bonnick SL, Nichols DL, Sanborn CF, Lloyd K, Payne SG, Lewis L, Reed CA. Dissimilar spine and femoral Z-scores in premenopausal women. Calcif Tissue Int 1997; 61:263-5. [PMID: 9312194 DOI: 10.1007/s002239900333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to determine if differences exist in premenopausal women between z-scores for lumbar spine and proximal femoral bone mineral densities (BMD). Participants were 237 women ranging in age from 20 to 45 years. BMDs of the lumbar spine and proximal femur (femoral neck, Ward's area, and trochanter) were assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (Lunar DPX). Mean (+/-SD) age, height, and weight of the participants were 29.4 +/- 6.9 years, 164.4 +/- 6.1 cm, and 64.9 +/- 12.1 kg, respectively. Lumbar spine BMD and BMD at the femoral neck, Ward's area, and trochanter were significantly correlated with large SEEs (r = 0.59-0. 65; SEE = 0.09-0.11). No positive correlation with age and BMD at any site was seen in this population but a significant negative correlation with age was seen in the proximal femur beginning at age 30. Twenty to 24% of the 20-29-year-olds exhibited a difference in z-scores of greater than 1 between the spine and sites in the proximal femur. This percentage increased to 32-46% in the 30-45-year-olds but the nature of the observed differences changed. The differences in spine and proximal femoral z-scores that are seen in the older age group appear to be the result of the earlier onset of bone loss in the proximal femur rather than an initial difference in peak bone mass which has been maintained.
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Gray J, Lewis L, Nierenberg D. Clinical pharmacology education in primary care residency programs: Education Committee, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Clin Pharmacol Ther 1997; 62:237-40. [PMID: 9333098 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9236(97)90025-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Lewis L, Stock F, Williams D, Weir S, Gill VJ. Infections with Roseomonas gilardii and review of characteristics used for biochemical identification and molecular typing. Am J Clin Pathol 1997; 108:210-6. [PMID: 9260763 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/108.2.210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Roseomonas is a recently described genus of gram-negative coccobacilli formerly designated as "pink-coccoid" groups I through IV by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, Ga) because of the organism's characteristic pink colonies. Since 1991 we have isolated Roseomonas from eight patients; in seven from blood cultures and in one from a skin lesion. The seven blood isolates were from patients with clinically significant underlying diseases who had central venous catheters in place; the majority were associated with polymicrobial catheter infections. Additional characteristics of their infections are described. The eight isolates had originally been identified by us as Centers for Disease Control (CDC) pink-coccoid group III. These organisms were re-identified using the criteria of Rihs et al, and all isolates fit most closely with Roseomonas gilardii. Antibiotic profiles were fairly homogeneous showing susceptibility to many antibiotics, but uniform resistance to cefoxitin, ceftazidime, and piperacillin. Attempts to determine whether the isolates were the same strain by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis suggested that 3 of the isolates were similar. Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis, however, demonstrated that each of the eight isolates was a unique strain.
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Maurer L, Lewis L, Rigas J, Beaulieu B, Nierenberg D, Smith E, Meyer L, Hammond S. 151 The effect of paclitaxel scheduling on the pharmacokinetics of ifosfamide in patients with lung cancer. Lung Cancer 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(97)89430-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ma J, Folsom AR, Lewis L, Eckfeldt JH. Relation of plasma phospholipid and cholesterol ester fatty acid composition to carotid artery intima-media thickness: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Am J Clin Nutr 1997; 65:551-9. [PMID: 9022543 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.2.551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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We examined the relation of fatty acid composition of plasma phospholipids and cholesterol esters with carotid artery intima-media thickness (a measure of atherosclerosis) in 2872 white men and women aged 45-64 y from the Minneapolis center of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. In both men and women, average carotid intima-media thickness was associated significantly (P < 0.01) and positively with saturated (SFA) and monounsaturated fatty acid composition, and inversely with polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) composition and the ratio of PUFAs to SFAs in both phospholipids and cholesterol esters. These associations were independent of age, cigarette smoking, low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, body mass index, diabetes, and hypertension in men; but in women, only SFAs and PUFAs in the cholesterol esters and the ratio of PUFAs to SFAs were independently associated. The plasma fatty acid pattern is associated with carotid atherosclerosis in a direction generally consistent with the dietary fat-coronary artery disease relation. These results support recommendations to reduce dietary saturated fat to prevent cardiovascular disease.
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Seventeen nurses in eight rural general practices participated in a distance education project. Low-cost videoconferencing equipment was assessed for its suitability in two training sessions, concerning asthma and travel immunization. The intended learning outcomes were reached and although initially apprehensive, the nurses quickly became accustomed to the medium. Videoconferencing has now become an accepted part of in-service training. Technical reliability remains the most important problem.
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Richards AM, Nicholls MG, Lewis L, Lainchbury JG. Adrenomedullin: correction. Clin Sci (Lond) 1996; 91:525. [PMID: 8983881 DOI: 10.1042/cs0910525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Hesser A, Pond E, Lewis L, Abbott B. Evaluation of a Supplementary Retention Program for African-American Baccalaureate Nursing Students. J Nurs Educ 1996; 35:304-9. [PMID: 8892117 DOI: 10.3928/0148-4834-19961001-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This study evaluated the Minority Academic Advising Program (MAAP), a supplementary retention program established for African-American students enrolled in a southern state health sciences university's baccalaureate nursing program. The evaluation method merged a quasi-experimental with a time-series design. A group of 114 black students were included in the study. A comparison group consisting of 608 nursing student cohorts who were predominantly white was incorporated for control purposes. Although the students who were MAAP participants had significantly lower SAT scores, reduced Pre-Admission GPAs, and included a contingent of 11 students at high risk of failing, the following enhancements were identified: their retention-to-graduation rate increased 5.3 percentage points to 97.1%, their nursing program GPA increased nearly one-quarter letter grade, their time-persisted-in-program increased 0.7 months, and their nursing board examination pass rate increased 15 percentage points.
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