“I gave him the Infusum Digitalis stronger than usual, viz. two drams to eight ounces. Finding
himself relieved by this, he continued to take it, contrary to the directions given, after the …

Patient noncompliance with the physician's prescribed therapeutic regimen can present
serious obstacles both to individual patient care and to the obtaining of information …

Background: Noncompliance with long-term medication regimens, such as those employed
in the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF), has been found to be approximately 50 …

Field observations of coastal and lowland regions in the McMurdo Dry Valleys suggest they
are on the threshold of rapid topographic change, in contrast to the high elevation upland …

In the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria Land, Antarctica, melting of glacial ice is the primary
source of water to streams, lakes, and associated ecosystems. To understand geochemical …

Meteorological and surface change measurements collected during a 2.5 yr period are used
to calculate surface mass and energy balances at 5324 m asl on Guanaco Glacier, a cold …

Taylor Glacier hosts an active englacial hydrologic system that feeds Blood Falls, a
supraglacial outflow of iron-rich subglacial brine at the terminus, despite mean annual air …

We study the meteorological drivers of melt at two glaciers in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, using
22 years of weather station observations and surface energy fluxes. The glaciers are located …

As noted earlier, digitalis toxicity is difficult to diagnose with certainty. When symptoms
develop in a patient with cardiovascular disease who is taking digoxin and is presumed to …

Although the primary focus of this review is on digitalis toxicity, a broader consideration of
the cellular mechanisms of action of cardiac glycosides seems appropriate because the …