Biomedical subjects
C Proctor
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Congenital lesions of the head and neck.
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Tympanoplasty report (1966).
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Evidence for an adrenergic homeostatic bronchodilator reflex mechanism.
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The enhancement of histamine bronchospasm after blockade of pulmonary sympathetic function.
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Patient Self-Determination Act: advocating for the patient's wishes.
The United States has a long tradition of protecting an individual's rights. A recent example is the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA), federal law (1992, P.L. 101-508). It specifically allows competent individuals to communicate their preferences for life-sustaining medical treatment before they become incapacitated and are unable to make them known. It requires health care agencies, including home health agencies, receiving funds through Medicaid or Medicare programs to provide information and education about advance directives (ADs) to their patients, staff, and the community. Home health care agencies need to have protocols in place to be in compliance with the law. Agencies have to inform patients about their rights to make health care decisions and must maintain written policies about the implementation of those rights. The federal law prohibits home care providers from making the patient's care conditional on the existence of an AD or in any way altering the quality of care provided because of his or her wishes.
Metabolic management in Menière's disease.
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Petrosquamosal suture and lamina.
The junction of the petrosal and squamosal portions of the temporal lobe has important relationships that are of interest to the otologist. The resultant suture extends from the glaserian fissure across the top of the middle ear cleft and into the mastoid portion of the temporal bone. It may permit quick passage of infection from the middle ear to the middle cranial fossa. The petrosa may override the squama, forcing it down into the tympanum, where it could cause malleus fixation and a conductive type hearing loss. In the mastoid the suture is identifiable on the surface, but in the interior it is represented by the petrosquamosal lamina. The deeper portion in the petrosal portion of the mastoid may be easily overlooked in surgery of the mastoid and may lead to facial nerve injury.