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Libraries are accessible to faculties of schools of nursing but tend not to be fully utilized by them. The author describes the results of her surveys of nursing literature concerning libraries and one faculty's opinions and knowledge about its school library. Suggestions are made for assisting nurse educators and students to use the library to its fullest extent.
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As part of Washington University School of Medicine Library's continuing use of computers in the library, a selective dissemination of information system was tested. The project was to evaluate the system in relation to its serving the needs of a specialized medical research group. Both the manual and computer operations of the system are described. After three months of operation, the results, including relevancy, effectiveness, and existing needs, are discussed and analyzed; modifications are suggested to improve the present system.
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Senior staff in libraries at 281 medical schools, postgraduate institutions, schools of nursing and postgraduate medical centres were approached. They were asked to complete a detailed questionnaire on the availability of patient-orientated information and the nature of access by other health care professionals, patients and the public to their facilities. A total of 252 replies was received (response rate 90%). Medical and nursing schools tended to discriminate against each other's staff. Discrimination against patients was more widespread with less than 30% of libraries open to them. This was reflected in the lack of patient information such as booklets and videos. Less than 10% of libraries provided such information. Libraries in schools of nursing were significantly better in the provision of information about self-help groups. Overall there were limited interest in the provision of any service to patients or the general public.
The historical background of community-based medical schools is described with emphasis on the experiences of the University of South Dakota Lommen Health Sciences Library. The steps undertaken by the library to meet Liaison Committee for Medical Education accreditation standards required for a full four-year, M.D.-degree granting institution are outlined. The governance structure of the participating Libraries of the Affiliated Teaching Hospitals Council is described. Special problems and their solutions are discussed in the context of providing service to a medical school which is decentralized on a statewide basis.
AIM: To analyze published data related to modern insight in the etiology of preeclampsia. METHODS: We analyzed 38 published articles on the etiology of preeclampsia. The articles were identified by a combined search of PubMed database of the National Library of Medicine, USA, by using the key words "preeclampsia" and "cause/etiology". Full-text articles were retrieved from the library of Hamamatsu University School of Medicine and Japan's library network. RESULTS: According to the reports, vasospasm and vascular endothelial injury were two major pathological conditions of preeclampsia. They could be classified into 4 types of uteroplacental circulation failure: 1) disturbance in the circulation from the aorta to the uterine artery, 2) disturbance in the circulation of the spiral artery, 3) disturbance in the circulation of the intervillous space, and 4) disturbance in the circulation of the uterine vein reflux disorder. Major vessel bed of the uteroplacental unit consists of trophoblast, not of endothelial cells. Moreover, the trophoblast has many cellular functions, such as endothelial, immune, neural, and hormonal, resulting in production of various vasoactive substances. Thus, trophoblastic injury induced by uteroplacental circulation failure could affect and deteriorate the systemic circulation of the mother, resulting in preeclamptic symptoms. CONCLUSION: The development of preeclampsia could be envisioned as a series of events from uteroplacental circulation failure to trophoblastic injury to vascular endothelial injury or vasospasm. The concept of "trophoblastic injury attributable to the uteroplacental circulation failure" can be a signpost for further investigations into the etiology of preeclampsia and type-specific treatment of preeclampsia.
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Records from the Louisiana Dental Association deposited in the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry Library provide a history of dentistry in Louisiana. Documents from dental organizations, dental schools, professional journals, and significant individuals illustrate the origins of professional dentistry in Louisiana during the nineteenth century and its continued development in the early twentieth century.