GALLSTONE

see gall bladder.

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books on: Gallstone  - 115 results

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Eating Disorders and Obesity: A Comprehensive Handbook
Book by Christopher G. Fairburn, Kelly D. Brownell; Guilford Press, 2002
Subjects: Eating Disorders
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Quality of Care for General Medical Conditions: A Review of the Literature and Quality Indicators
Book by Eve A. Kerr, Steven M. Asch, Eric G. Hamilton, Elizabeth A. Mcglynn; Rand, 2000
Subjects: Medical Care--United States--Evaluation, Medical Care--United States--Quality Control
...summary of the NIH consensus conference on gallstones and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (1993...Physicians Guidelines for the Treatment of Gallstones and the accompanying background paper...developing this chapter. IMPORTANCE Gallstone disease is common. Approximately 10...
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The Outpatient Treatment of Eating Disorders: A Guide for Therapists, Dietitians, and Physicians
Book by James E. Mitchell; University of Minnesota Press, 2001
Subjects: Ambulatory Medical Care, Cognitive Therapy, Eating Disorders--Treatment
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Gastric Bypass Surgery: Everything You Need to Know to Make an Informed Decision
Book by Mary P. Mcgowan, Jo Mcgowan Chopra; McGraw-Hill, 2004
Subjects: Gastric Bypass--Popular Works
...elevated cholesterol and triglycerides, gallstones, pancreatitis, abdominal hernia, fatty...vated cholesterol and triglycerides, gallstones, pancreatitis, abdominal hernia, fatty...develop blood clots in the legs and lungs, gallstones, pan- creatitis, abdominal hernia...
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Disease in Populations in Transition: Anthropological and Epidemiological Perspectives
Book by Alan C. Swedlund, George J. Armelagos; Bergin & Garvey, 1990
Subjects: Communicable Diseases, Environmental Health, Human Ecology
...Populations: The Dogrib Studies 75 Emoke J. E. Szathmary 6 Transitional Diabetes and Gallstones in Amerindian Peoples: Genes or Environment? 105 Kenneth M. Weiss II INFECTIOUS...
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journal articles on: Gallstone  - 9 results

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Controlled Human Exposure to Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether in Gasoline: Symptoms, Psychophysiologic and Neurobehavioral Responses of Self-Reported Sensitive Persons
Journal article by Nancy Fiedler, Kathie Kelly-Mcneil, Sandra Mohr, Paul Lehrer, Richard E. Opiekun, Chiawei Lee, Tom Wainman, Robert Hamer, Clifford Weisel, Robert Edelberg, Paul J. Lioy; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 108, 2000
...MTBE exposure from the literature on gallstone dissolution, animal toxicology, and...both the Alaskan epidemiologic and gallstone studies involved other concurrent exposure (e.g., sedatives for gallstone procedures), which could contribute...
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Industrial Design Engineering and the Theory of Direct Perception and Action
Journal article by Gerda Smets; Ecological Psychology, Vol. 7, 1995
Subjects: Environmental Psychology--Periodicals
...is important not simply that a technique be available to enable noninvasive entry into the body, so that the removal of a gallstone, for example, can be effected through a small incision. It is just as important that the surgeon has possibilities of perception...
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Differential Treatment of Corporate Defendants by Juries: An Examination of the 'Deep-Pockets' Hypothesis
Journal article by Robert J. MacCoun; Law & Society Review, Vol. 30, 1996
Subjects: Sociological Jurisprudence
...have diagnosed Mr. Taylor as having gallstones; that he should have ordered follow-up...abdominal pain were caused by symp tomatic gallstones rather than diver ticulosis or irritable...that had those tests been ordered, gallstones would have been diagnosed and Mr...
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The Alignment of Technology and Structure through Roles and Networks
Journal article by Stephen R. Barley; Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 35, 1990
Subjects: Organizational change--Research, Organizational research--Analysis, Technological innovations--Research
...front of him) Sure. Tech: You didnt even look! Rad: (Laughs) I didnt even look. (Examines the film.) Oooop! Theres a rock! Gallstone. Tech: Oh yeah, where? Rad: (Points to a white speck along the side of the spine at the upper pole of the left kidney...
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John George Haigh: A Malingerer's Legacy
Journal article by Katherine Ramsland; The Forensic Examiner, Vol. 15, 2006
Subjects: Haigh, John George--Cases, Murder--Cases
...withdrew a hard object that turned out to be a human gallstone. He also found a partially dissolved foot. After the...processed, it produced 28 pounds of human body fat, 3 gallstones, 18 fragments of human bone, a pair of custom-made...
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magazine articles on: Gallstone  - 9 results

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The Gallbladder; an Organ You Can Live Without
Magazine article by Ricki Lewis; FDA Consumer, Vol. 25, May 1991
Subjects: Cholecystectomy--Methods, Gallbladder, Gallstones--Care and treatment
...this woman is a composite of several gallstone patients, her experiences are fairly...of the 10 percent of patients whose gallstones contain calcium, which makes them visible...disease can progress this far. Who Gets Gallstones? Although gallstones are a very common...
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The Galling Plight of Gallstones
Magazine article by Evelyn Zamula; FDA Consumer, Vol. 19, November 1985
Subjects: Gallbladder diseases--Care and treatment, Gallstones--Care and treatment
The Galling Plight of Gallstones. by Evelyn Zamula Proudly displayed...kind--a small amber glass jar filled with gallstones. Surgeons used to send patients home with their gallstones. Some still do, but--thankfully--exhibiting...
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Presto! A Patient's Eye View of Magical Surgical Procedures
Magazine article by Jpl; Insight on the News, Vol. 16, August 14, 2000
Subjects: Gallbladder--Surgery, Medical emergencies--Personal narratives
...being a local call. As news dribbled in, it appeared that a gallstone had fallen into my common bile duct, keeping the juices backed...already had made their pronouncements: the gallbladder and the gallstones had to come out or I was likely to show up here again with...
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Fondue
Magazine article by T. Coraghessan Boyle; The Antioch Review, Vol. 59, Spring 2001
Subjects: Short stories
...you worry, Im going to be here for you. I know what its like to be stretched out like this, helpless and all, because of my gallstone operation, but thats another story. Plenty of time for that." He had something in his lap, a suitcase, the suitcase hed...
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Fondue
Magazine article by T. Coraghessan Boyle; The Antioch Review, Vol. 57, Fall 1999
Subjects: Short stories
...you worry, Im going to be here for you. I know what its like to be stretched out like this, helpless and all, because of my gallstone operation, but thats another story. Plenty of time for that." He had something in his lap, a suitcase, the suitcase hed...
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newspaper articles on: Gallstone  - 53 results

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Ashcroft Hospitalized in Intensive Care; Has Severe Gallstone Pancreatitis
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 6, 2004
Subjects: Ashcroft, John D.
...Hospitalized in Intensive Care; Has Severe Gallstone Pancreatitis. Byline: Jerry Seper...care yesterday with a severe case of gallstone pancreatitis, the Justice Department...he was suffering from a severe case of gallstone pancreatitis." Doctors at George Washington...
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Patient Died after Error by Doctors
Newspaper article; Birmingham Evening Mail (England), August 27, 1999
...Doctors. A WOMAN of 68 who suffered complications from gallstone surgery died after doctors at a Birmingham hospital made an...there was no leak when he performed the operation to remove gallstones. The following morning Mrs Brown was still in pain, which...
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How Prostate Cancer May Be Linked to High Cholesterol
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 12, 2006
Subjects: Cancer research, Cancer--Research, Cholesterol, Gallstones, Oncology, Experimental, Statins
...claimed yesterday. The researchers said gallstone sufferers are also at a greater risk...cent more likely to have suffered from gallstones than our controls, with an apparently...figure was not statistically significant, gallstones are often related to high cholesterol...
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Tell Us Why Mum Died
Newspaper article; Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), September 16, 2005
...a routine operation. Speaking after being awarded a pounds 200,000 settlement Christine Pinnegar, from Thornaby, vowed to fight to discover why her bright 20-year-old daughter died a week after undergoing gallstone surgery. Full story: Page 3
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They Put a Camera in My Belly Button and Blew Me Up like a Balloon
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 8, 2004
...an attack of pancreatitis caused by gallstones. The followingmonth he underwent an...scan and noticed that I had a lot of gallstones in my gall bladder. Pancreatitis can...alcohol, but it can also be down to gallstones. They recommended I seek help for this...
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encyclopedia articles on: Gallstone  - 1 result

 
 
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Gallstone
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GALLSTONE see gall bladder . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.


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