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M Sherman

Publications and source records attributed to M Sherman.

At least 163 records · Page 9Linked to original sources
PubMed1975

Alpha-fetoprotein in antenatal diagnosis of congenital nephrosis.

Alpha-fetoprotein (A.F.P,) levels were found to ge significantly raised in maternal serum and amniotic-fluid samples form the 16th and 18th weeks of gestation in a woman with an apparently normal fetus but with histological evidence of congenital nephrosis of the Finnish type. Increased concentrations of A.F.P. in early pregnancy with a living fetus are therefore not specific for neural-tube defects; More likely they result from the fetal circulation. Extended investigations, including kidney morphology, should be done in cases of apparent false-positive A.F.P. tests.

Alpha-Globulins↗
PubMed1975

The reward value of peers. A variable influencing the efficacy of filmed modeling in modifying social isolation in preschoolers.

Sixteen socially isolate preschoolers were classified as peer- or non-peer-oriented on the basis of their responses to a test devised to measure the reward value of peers. Half of the subjects in each classification were assigned to a modeling treatment and viewed a film depicting appropriate social behavior in the nursery school; half served as controls and saw an animal film. Peer-oriented modeling film subjects increased significantly more in their peer social interactions at posttest and follow-up assessments than did the non-peer-oriented modeling group. In addition, both peer-oriented and non-peer-oriented modeling groups were significantly higher on peer interaction than the control groups. Alternative and supplemental procedures for increasing isolate preschoolers' social interaction are discussed.

Behavior Therapy↗
PubMed1975

Therapeutic index of nutritional depletion in hospitalized patients.

A creatinine height index, which compares the creatinine excretion of a patient with that of an idealized normal adult of the same height, was used to assess protein status in 30 young males serving as controls and 11 malnourished male surgical patients, eight on a metabolic ward and three on a general surgical ward. The mean creatinine height index was 1.09 in the normal males and 0.50 in the 11 who were malnourished, a difference which is highly significant, p less than 0.005. The creatinine height index was more sensitive than other measures of nutritional status in this study, which included weight for height, nitrogen balance and serum albumin levels. These results suggest a role for this technique in the nutritional assessment of the surgical patient, which must play an increasing role in the critical care of this patient population.

Adult↗