This article identifies the tools necessary for basic primary care assessment and evaluation of the cardiovascular system in women. Risk factors and abnormalities associated with cardiovascular problems are discussed. Guidelines are presented that will enable the primary care clinician to determine normal cardiovascular function in women, identify risk factors that indicate the need for preventive care, and discover abnormalities that may require referral and intervention.

Cardiovascular Diseases↗

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Increased bromide levels in serum and hair during lithium treatment.

The concentration of bromide was measured by neutron activation analysis in samples of serum from 32 patients on maintenance lithium carbonate and from 32 age- and sex-matched controls. Whole blood and hair samples were also taken for analysis from a number of patients and controls. Bromide levels were found to be significantly higher in serum and hair of patients on lithium carbonate than in controls. The possible effects of this increase and the mechanisms causing it are discussed.

Adult↗

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Anabolic-androgenic steroid use among 133 prisoners.

We performed a forensic evaluation of a 16-year-old boy convicted of murdering his 14-year-old girlfriend while he was taking anabolic steroids. Prior to steroid use, he had displayed no features of antisocial personality disorder and no criminal record. Prompted by this index case, we interviewed 133 consecutive male convicts at the same facility where this boy was incarcerated to assess whether steroid use frequently contributed to criminal acts. Two other cases of apparent steroid-induced crimes were found in this cohort, suggesting that steroid use is an uncommon, though occasionally significant, factor in criminal behavior.

Adolescent↗

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Effect of estrogen deprivation on the rat's uterine reaction to a nylon suture.

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Adrenalectomy↗