In this oral history, Sr. Norma reflects on her sixty-four years (as of 2015) of being a Franciscan Sister. She discusses her upbringing in St. Louis, Missouri, during the Depression era, and how that led to her vocation of...
Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular bacterium responsible for causing culture negative endocarditis. The manifestation of this condition several years following initial infection exhibits Coxiella’s ability to...
30 cm from heart level; CVAR), venoarteriolar response plus a decrease in perfusion pressure (venous occlusion by proximal cuff inflation; CVAR with DPP), and ischemia (arterial occlusion by proximal cuff inflation) and sweat...
Introduction Delayed vasopressor initiation can occur with septic patients who arrive to the emergency department (ED) hemodynamically stable but decompensate later in their ED or hospital course. The relationship between...
In her oral history, Sr. Diane Jamison describes how her mother and seventh grade teacher shaped her character and guided her decision to become a Sister of Saint Francis. A math and religious teacher, a director of religious...
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) consists of a group of neuromuscular disorders characterized by degeneration of alpha motor neurons, leading to a lower motor neuron-type syndrome. Children afflicted with SMA 1 and 2 are prone to...