BACKGROUND: This study was performed to determine and compare the practice patterns of management of hypertension of the internists and family physicians in general hospitals and to compare them according to the JNC V guidelines. METHODS: Questionnaires were mailed to total 964 of internists and family physicians in general hospitals during May, 1996. 217 of them were returned with the response rate of 23.5%. Chi-square test and Fishers exact test were performed to examine the statistical difference between two groups. RESULTS: The mean age of the respondents was 39.1 and 77.9% of them were male. 65.4 % of hospitals for respondents were located in metropolitan cities. Concerning the number of measurements of blood pressure, 0.5% of the respondents measured just once before confirmation of the diagnosis. Items for physical examinations for initial evaluation were as follows; cardiac auscultation(94.0%), measurements of body weight and height(58.9%), abdominal examination(52.8%), auscultation for carotid bruit(41.7%), fundoscopic examination (25.6%). Regarding the laboratory tests, the frequency of evaluation of all item were higher than that of the physical examinations. For initial drug therapy, calcium channel blockers and ACE inhibitors were the most frequently chosen mediations. No difference was found between two specialties or tertiary and secondary hospitals in this trend. With educations for the life-style modification, 60-80% of the respondents educated the patients. No difference was found between two specialties except one item. CONCLUSIONS: As a whole the JNC V guidelines were not followed faithfully for the management of hypertension.
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors ; Auscultation ; Blood Pressure ; Body Weight ; Calcium Channel Blockers ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Diagnosis ; Drug Therapy ; Hospitals, General* ; Humans ; Hypertension* ; Male ; Physical Examination ; Physicians, Family* ; Postal Service ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Among the efficient cancer treatments, photodynamic therapy (PDT) is one of the therapies inducing rapid apoptosis of cancer cells while causing minimal damage to surrounding normal tissue. We studied the effect of PDT on the adenocarcinoma in BALB/-c mice of homograft model, and the following results were obtained. Apoptosis occurred up to 3 mm in depth from the surface in the first 1 hour after PDT applied, and subsequently the counts were increased in the deeper portion. A remarkable apoptosis observed up to 6 mm in depth shows that the light in use could not penetrate more than 6 mm of tissue. Tissue necrosis was identified in the deeper area of the tumor 6 hours later or thereafter. This necrosis seemed to occur as an indirect effect of vascular obstruction resulting from the damage of endothelial cells which was induced by selective collection of photosensitizer in the endothelial cells of newly forming vessels as well as in the cancer cells. These results indicate that the effective depth of PDT is greater than the depth of light penetration.
Adenocarcinoma* ; Allografts* ; Animals ; Apoptosis ; Endothelial Cells ; Mice* ; Necrosis ; Photochemotherapy*

A case of cutaneous sarcoidosis in the 66 year-old Korean female patient is presented. She shows typical skin manifestations of plaque type in the absence of other common objective evidence of systemic involvement. Diagnosis was confirmed by charcteristic histological findings and positive Kveim test with the support of other compatible clinical and biochemical findings. She had been followed up for 3 years since the first visiting. Recently chest X-ray, slit lamp examination and skin biopsies were taken again, but failed to reveal any significant interval changes.
Aged ; Biopsy ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Kveim Test ; Sarcoidosis* ; Skin ; Skin Manifestations ; Thorax

This study was investigated to compare the staining resistance of soft denture liners. Specimens wee made of Coe-soft. Coe-Comfort, Soft-liner, Visco-gel, and were stored in 1% methyleneblue solution for 24 hours. The amounts of color change before and after treatment with mono-poly and thermocycling were measured by colorimeter(TC-6FX, Tokyo Denshoku Co. Ltd, Japan) for evaluation of staining resistance. The following conclusions were drawn from this study. 1. The staining resistance of Visco-gel was increased, but there was no changer of staining resistance in Coe-soft, Coe-comfort, and Soft-liner after treatment with monopoly. 2. The staining resistance of the Coe-comfort was the least in all soft denture liners. 3. The staining resistance of Visco-gel and Soft-liner were decreased after thermocycling.
Denture Liners* ; Dentures*

Thrombosed capillary or vein is a dome-shaped or slightly lobulated moderately firm, blue black nodule arising either abruptly or gradually. There may be a rim of erythema or brownish pigmentation around it. Its clinical features are similar to a malignant melanoma. We report a case of thrombosed capillary or vein associated with angiokeratoma in 44-year old male patient who has a bean sized, dome-shaped, blue-black nodule and multiple hyperkeratotic pinhead sized dark red papules un scrotum.
Adult ; Angiokeratoma* ; Capillaries* ; Erythema ; Humans ; Male ; Melanoma ; Pigmentation ; Scrotum ; United Nations ; Veins*

No abstract available.
Erythropoietin* ; Humans* ; Renal Dialysis*

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of the extent of involvement in the results of cementless THA in patients with idiopathic AVN of the femoral head. We reviewed 70 hips (52 patients) who had undergone cementless THA for idiopathic AVN of the femoral head. Anatomic femoral components were used in 43 hips and Harris Galante porous prosthesis were employed in 27 cases. The hips were classified according to International Classification (Association Research Circulation Osseous). The length of the follow-up period ranged from 3 to 5 years (average 53.5 months). Preoperative and postoperative clinical documentation and radiographs were evaluated. Statistical analysis was performed on the results of three analysis groups (Group A, comparison of results among Stage IIIA, IIIB, IIIC, and IV; Group B, between stage III and IV; Group C, between IIIA+IIIB and IIIC + IV). Of the 70 hips in the present study, there were 47 hips in stage III (IIIA, 15; IIIB, 19; IIIC, 13) and 23 hips in stage IV. The average postoperative Harris hip score at the time of study was 91.5 (Analysis Group C, p=.009). Femoral subsidence of more than 5 mm occurred in 5 hips (7.1%). Two hips were in Stage IIIC and three hips were in Stage IV (Group C, p=.024). The hips lower than -10 on Engh's index were present in one hip in Stage IIIC and three hips in Stage IV (Group C, p=.011). This study demonstrated that the clinical and radiological results of cementless THA were poor when the extent of involvement was greater or in the case of late stage subjects, particularly those above IIIC (p<05), with avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip* ; Classification ; Follow-Up Studies ; Head* ; Hip ; Humans ; Necrosis* ; Prostheses and Implants

A clinical study was made on 112 cases of benign prostatic hypertrophy, admitted to the Department of Urology, East City Hospital, Seoul, Korea during the period from January 1979 to December 1982.The results were summarized as follows.1. Benign prostatic hypertrophy were 112 cases of all 761 cases hospitalized, admission rate was 14.7%. 2. Majority of cases was found in 6th and 7th decades with mean age of 72,4 years old. 3. In composition of sexual life during 2th to 5th decades, long-term obstinence or irregular sexual life were 57 cases, long-term bachelohood were 38 cases, normal sexual life were 17 cases. 4. In most cases, the duration of the obstinence or the irregular sexual life was 11 years to 25 years. 5. The presenting symptoms were frequency in 94 cases, acute urinary retention in 59 cases and dysuria in 37 cases etc. 6. The blood chemistry showed elevated BUN in 83 cases and elevated creatinine in 61 cases. 7. The endoscopic examination was performed in 98 cases which revealed trabeculation in 87 cases, inflammation in 61 cases, kissing of lateral lobes in 46 cases and diverticular formation in 15 cases. 8. Hypertension in 12 cases and pulmonary tuberculosis in 12 cases were frequently associated with benign prostatic hypertrophy. 9. Methods of operative treatment were suprapubic prostatectomy in 24 cases, transurethral resection 21 cases and suprapubic cystostomy in 33 cases. 10.Postoperative complications were temporary incontinence in 33 cases, delayed bleeding in 8 cases, acute epididymitis in 3 cases and wound infection in 2 cases.
Chemistry ; Creatinine ; Cystostomy ; Dysuria ; Epididymitis ; Hemorrhage ; Hospitals, Urban ; Hypertension ; Inflammation ; Korea ; Male ; Prostatectomy ; Prostatic Hyperplasia* ; Seoul ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; Urinary Retention ; Urology ; Wound Infection

Endometriosis in the abdominal wall following Cesarean section is one of the very rare condition among the extrapelvic endometriosis. Although benign, endometriosis possesses the unique ability to invade tissue and to disseminate or metastasize by hematogeneous, lymphatic route, or direct implantation. We reported the case with brief review of the literature.
Abdominal Wall* ; Cesarean Section* ; Endometriosis* ; Female ; Pregnancy

This study was performed to investigate the effects of impression method and design of the retainer on the stress of abutment tooth in distal extension RPD. Three different types of direct retainer such as Akers clasp. RPI clasp, and wrought wire clasp were designed . Stress on the abutment tooth was measured and analyzed with strain gauge method. Impressions were anatomic impression technique and functional impression technique. The following conclusions were drawn from this syudy. 1.The stress at the abutment tooth on all RPD was decreased in functional impression except RPI clasp retained RPD. 2.The stress at the abutment tooth on RPI clasp retained RPD was the most smallest in anatomic impression 3.While load is increase the stress at the abutment tooth was increased, but the change of stress at the buccal side of abutment tooth was not too much in functional impression.
Denture, Partial, Removable* ; Tooth