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Hyponatremia and osteoporosis: reappraisal of a novel association by Afshinnia, F., Sundaram, B., Ackermann, R. J., Wong, K. K.

“…Summary Age was a modifier of the independent association between hyponatremia and osteoporosis (OP). Risk of OP was the highest in the youngest age group as…”
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Emergency Department Use by Nursing Home Residents by Ackermann, Richard J, Kemle, Kathy A, Vogel, Robert L, Griffin, Ralph C

“…Study objective: To describe a community's experience with the use of emergency department services by nursing home residents. Methods: We performed a…”
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Simultaneous Transmission-Emission Thallium-201 Cardiac SPECT: Effect of Attenuation Correction on Myocardial Tracer Distribution by Ficaro, Edward P, Fessler, Jeffrey A, Ackermann, Robert J, Rogers, W. Leslie, Corbett, James R, Schwaiger, Markus

“…This study evaluates the effect of attenuation correction on regional myocardial tracer distributions defined by 201TI cardiac perfusion SPECT images obtained…”
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Bacteremic urinary tract infection in older people by Ackermann, R J, Monroe, P W

“…To describe patients with bacteremic urinary tract infections, compare characteristics of young and older patients, and suggest appropriate empiric antibiotic…”
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The Effect of a Physician Assistant on the Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents by Ackermann, Richard J., Kemle, Kathy A.

“…OBJECTIVES: To describe the impact of regular visits to a nursing home by a gerontologist physician assistant (PA) on the hospitalization and medical costs of…”
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Uptake of 18-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose by thyroid cancer: implications for diagnosis and therapy by Sisson, J C, Ackermann, R J, Meyer, M A, Wahl, R L

“…A patient developed a pulmonary metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma. This tumor concentrated relatively little 131I, but sufficient…”
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Triple-head SPECT with 2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG): initial evaluation in oncology and comparison with FDG PET by Macfarlane, D J, Cotton, L, Ackermann, R J, Minn, H, Ficaro, E P, Shreve, P D, Wahl, R L

“…In patients with cancer, performance was assessed of a commercially available triple-head gamma camera fitted with ultra-high energy parallel-hole collimators…”
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In Vivo Mapping of Cholinergic Neurons in the Human Brain Using SPECT and IBVM by Kuhl, David E, Koeppe, Robert A, Fessler, Jeffrey A, Minoshima, Satoshi, Ackermann, Robert J, Carey, James E, Gildersleeve, David L, Frey, Kirk A, Wieland, Donald M

“…In the search for an in vivo marker of cholinergic neuronal integrity, we extended to human use the tracer (-)-5-[123I]iodobenzovesamicol (IBVM). IBVM, an…”
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A new technique for placement of nasoenteral feeding tubes using external magnetic guidance by Gabriel, Sabry A, Ackermann, Richard J, Castresana, Manuel R

“…OBJECTIVE To evaluate a new technique in which a hand-held external magnet is used to maneuver nasoenteral feeding tubes through the pylorus and into the…”
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Medical consultation for the elderly patient with hip fracture by Ackermann, R J

“…This article describes a family physician geriatrician's perspective on the comprehensive management of hip fracture in frail elderly patients. Primary care…”
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Hepatic Radioembolization with Yttrium-90 Containing Glass Microspheres: Preliminary Results and Clinical Follow-Up by Andrews, James C, Walker, Suzette C, Ackermann, Robert J, Cotton, Lisa A, Ensminger, William D, Shapiro, Brahm

“…The treatment of hepatic tumors remains unsatisfactory. These lesions receive most of their blood supply from the hepatic artery, therefore the hepatic artery…”
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Prognostication of Recovery Following Stroke Using the Comparison of CT and Technetium-99m HM-PAO SPECT by Mountz, James M, Modell, Jack G, Foster, Norman L, DuPree, Erin S, Ackermann, Robert J, Petry, Neil A, Bluemlein, Laurie E, Kuhl, David E

“…This study investigated the possibility that a relationship between the anatomic defects observed on computed tomography (CT) and the functional defects…”
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Sclerosing peritonitis by Bowers, V D, Ackermann, J R, Richardson, W, Carey, L C

“…Sclerosing peritonitis (SP) is an uncommon and devastating problem which involves the visceral and parietal peritoneal surfaces of the abdominal cavity. SP has…”
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Surgery in nonagenarians: morbidity, mortality, and functional outcome by Ackermann, R J, Vogel, R L, Johnson, L A, Ashley, D W, Solis, M M

“…There are few studies that document the outcomes experienced by very old patients who undergo major surgery. This is a case series and 7-year follow-up of 116…”
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Physician reimbursement issues in home health care by Ackermann, R J, Huyck, T H

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Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Presence of Left Bundle-Branch Block by Ackermann, Richard J, Vogel, Robert L, Levenson, James, Byrne, John, Liron, Meir, Sgarbossa, Elena B, Pinski, Sergio L, Wagner, Galen S

“…To the Editor: Sgarbossa and colleagues (Feb. 22 issue) 1 use data from the GUSTO-1 (Global Utilization of Streptokinase and Tissue Plasminogen Activator for…”
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SPECT of the peritoneal cavity: method for delineating intraperitoneal fluid distribution by Wahl, RL, Gyves, J, Gross, BH, Cochran, M, Juni, JE, Arnstein, NB, Lahti, D, Ackermann, RJ

“…Seventeen single-photon emission CT (SPECT) studies were performed after intraperitoneal administration of 99mTc-sulfur colloid in patients with a history of…”
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Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment by Ackermann, R J

“…Withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining therapies is ethical and medically appropriate in some circumstances. This article summarizes the American Medical…”
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Prostate cancer screening by Ackermann, R J

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Authors disagree about probability estimates by Ackermann, R J

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