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R R Eckert

Publications and source records attributed to R R Eckert.

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PubMed1988

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy in cervical spinal cord injury patients.

Sixty consecutive patients admitted to the spinal cord injury unit at a Downey, California medical center were evaluated for hand and upper extremity pain. Patients averaged nine months postinjury and had an average age of 37 years. Seven patients (11.7%) complained of diffuse hand pain, swelling, and stiffness. All patients with complaints were evaluated with three-phase radionuclide scintigraphy. Six of those seven patients had scintigrams consistent with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), an overall incidence of 10%. Three of these six patients were treated with stellate ganglion blocks, which gave relief of symptoms and allowed return to their rehabilitation program. An awareness of RSD as a cause of pain in spinal cord injured patients should lead to earlier recognition and treatment.

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PubMed1983

Microcomputer-controlled plotting of environmental health data.

A general microcomputer program has been developed which facilitates the preparation of finished plots of geographical and temporal variations in such data as: the concentrations of suspended airborne particulate matter and of metallic and organic components detected in the particulate; the incidences of several kinds of respiratory illnesses and symptoms; epidemiological information obtained from physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, and schools. Examples of plots produced by the program, detailed explanations of how it works and a complete program listing are included.

Air Pollutants↗
PubMed1981

The use of a microcomputer in a biomedical research project.

The use of an inexpensive microcomputer system in an NIH-supported biomedical research project is explained. Computer programs which store and analyze air pollution data; records from hospitals, doctors' offices, pharmacies, and schools; and data from a community public health survey are described. The analysis consists primarily of calculations of various temporal and geographical correlation coefficients in order to determine whether particulate air pollution is affecting public health in southern Puerto Rico.

Air Pollution↗
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Exchange of environmental health information between microcomputers.

Programs have been developed which permit the transfer of disk files (programs or data) from a TRS-80, Model-III microcomputer to a TRS-80, Model-I system via an RS-232-C serial interface. The programs allow researchers to effectively use both computers in the entry and processing of air pollution and epidemiological data, in addition to facilitating the exchange of programs, data, and word processor documents between users of the two machines. A detailed explanation is given of how the programs control the RS-232 hardware and use several of the file management routines in each computer's operating system to achieve successful information transfer.

Air Pollutants↗