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W Huber

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PubMed1979

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Austria↗
PubMed1979

[The exocrine pancreatic function in chronic renal insufficiency (author's transl)].

46 patients, who suffered from chronic renal insufficiency (serum creatinine: 1,4-14,9 mg%) and had not yet been dialysed, were given a secretin-pancreozymin-test. Statistical evaluation of the results and comparison with a healthy reference group showed amylase secretion, total secretory volume and bicarbonate secretion to be significantly reduced in patients with serum creatinine levels above 4,0 mg%. No signs of secondary hyperparathyroidism (laboratory data, osseous changes) were observed. Blood base excess and increased serum creatinine levels were significantly related. Together with influences of low protein diet metabolic acidosis going along with chronic renal insufficiency is consequently considered to be the pathogenic factor responsible for alterations in the exocrine function of the pancreas and for the occurrence of chronic pancreatitis.

Adult↗
PubMed1979

[Therapeutic atmosphere in psychiatric wards--an attitudinal study (author's transl)].

Psychiatric care in the Federal Republic of Germany has been consistently improving in recent years. In many psychiatric institutions therapeutic development has moved away from the "custodian" pattern toward a sociopsychiatric and patientoriented therapy. Those who are mainly concerned with this change, namely, the patients themselves, have so far been approached only rarely to give their opinion about conditions in their ward or to say how they experience and assess the situation in their ward. The present study attempts to explore, with the help of a questionnaire, the attitude of inpatients toward the psychiatric institution or ward. The following results are considered to be important: There is hardly any difference in the attitude of the patients toward the four hospitals investigated in Baden-Württemberg; Patients treated in open wards were significantly more satisfied than patients in closed wards; with increasing age, the patients expressed greater satisfaction with regard to the hopes for the future imparted by aimed therapeutic measures, and also with regard to material aspects of their environment; female patients are on the whole more content than male ones; the socioeconomical level and diagnosis of the patients influence their attitude toward the psychiatric institution.

Attitude to Health↗
PubMed1979

[Computerized data processing for radioimmunoassay (author's transl)].

The computer programm of Marschner et al. ((1974), Arztl. Lab. 20, 184-191) for the calculation of radioimmunoassay data by spline functions was improved with regard to immediate availability of quality parameters. The existing programm was adapted to a computer Siemens 4004/151. Methods are reported for obtaining an exactly reproducible and objective smoothing of spline functions. The additional modifications enable even unskilled technicians to use the programm.

Computers↗
PubMed1978

[Broca's aphasia. The clinical picture and a consideration of the neurolinguistic structure (author's transl)].

Broca's aphasia is characterized by disorders on the phonemic, syntactic and lexical level of linguistic description. It is not only the patient's speech which is impaired; abilities to comprehend, read and write are likewise impaired. Articulatory disorders (dysarthria) which are due to an impaired innervation of the phonatory and articulatory musculature may exist. However these disorders do not account for all the linguistic deficits found in cases of Broca's aphasia. The characteristic feature enabling a differential diagnosis of Broca's aphasia is agrammatism.

Adult↗
PubMed1978

Orgotein (superoxide dismutase): a drug for the amelioration of radiation-induced side effects. A double-blind, placebo-controlled study in patients with bladder tumours.

Orgotein, the drug version of Cu-Zn superoxide dismutases is a new and safe anti-inflammatory agent. Animal experiments have shown that it does not interfere with the tumourolytic effects of radiation or chemotherapy. A double-blind, placebo-controlled study has demonstrated that orgotein injected after each daily irradiation session can be used safely and effectively to ameliorate or prevent the side effects due to high-energy radiation therapy (8,400 or 6,400 rads) of bladder tumours. Orgotein significantly reduced the signs and symptoms both in the bladder and the bowel, indicating that it provides a therapeutic regimen for control of these side effects, which to date could only be treated symptomatically.

Clinical Trials as Topic↗
PubMed1978

Evidence of possible association of nephrolithiasis and nephroptosis.

Two separate populations, one consisting of 100 patients with renal stones and one consisting of 81 patients with nephroptosis were examined to determine whether an association may exist between excessive renal mobility and renal stone formation. The statistical analysis of the data suggests a direct relationship between nephroptosis and the occurrence of renal stones.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1977

[Efficiency of patients with chronic renal failure (author's transl)].

In 77 patients with chronic renal failure - all were conservative treated - exercise-tests were performed with the bicycle and in 67 cases spiro-ergometric tests. We found a correlation between the decrease of hemoglobin and the decrease of efficiency and a linear function between the decrease of hemoglobin and the increase of creatinin in serum. There was no direct correlation between the increase of creatinin and the decrease of efficiency. The efficiency, measured in Watt, and the oxygen pulse correlated. More patients with hypertonia exceeded the level of 70 of the quotient heart volume/oxygen pulse but those with normal pressure. The efficiency was reduced in general: only 13,4% obtained 100 Watt, 28,4% 75 Watt and the rest of 58,2% were of bad efficiency and performed only 50 Watt or less.

Cardiac Volume↗
PubMed1977

[Global aphasia. The clinical picture and a consideration of the neurolinguistic structure (author's transl)].

Global aphasia is described as a unitary syndrome which is characterized by a severe impairment of all linguistic capabilities. Speech production is extremely limited and consists of stereotyped phrases, recurring utterances or a few isolated words which are usually neologistically distorted. The patients are unable to express their thoughts in a situationally adequate manner. Language comprehension is restricted to simple questions and commands. A clinical description of the syndrome is given and the neurolinguistic structure of the disorders is discussed.

Aphasia↗
PubMed1977

Glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid actions on gastric secretion in man.

The effects of a 6-day course of treatment with a glucocorticoid (prednisolone, 1 g per day i.v.), a mineralocorticoid (9-alpha-fluorohydrocortisone, 0.3 mg per day orraly), or both the drugs on gastric secretion of acid, protein, pepsin, and N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA) containing glycoproteins were investigated in 22 volunteers. None of the treatments produced any statistically significant changes in gastric secretion of aggressive factors, acid and pepsin. However, the output of protective NANA bound to glycoproteins was found to be decreased following prednisolone. The prednisolone effect was not prevented by 9-alpha-fluorhydrocortisone given concomitantly. Gastroduodenoscopy did not reveal any lesions attributable to drug adminstration.

Adult↗