Renal lesions in narcotic addicts

Treser, Gerhard; Cherubin, Charles E.; Lonergan, E.T.; Yoshizawa, Nobuyuki; Venkataraman, Viswanathan; Tannenberg, Alf M.; Pompa, D.; Lange, Kurt

doi:10.1016/0002-9343(74)90842-0

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“…Early reports of AA amyloidosis in drug addicts came almost exclusively from New York City mainly in the late 1970s and early 1980s . Interestingly, there have not been any recent reports of the disease in the USA, not even from New York City.…”

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Characteristics of AA amyloidosis patients in San Francisco

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Characteristics of AA amyloidosis patients in San Francisco

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“…[2][3][4][5] The main renal manifestation was nephrotic syndrome, but the underlying pathomorphologic renal changes differed substantially, and no specific lesion could be consistently associated with addiction. 6 The diversity of lesions is probably due to the numerous diseases associated with drug abuse, such as viral hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus infection, chronic cutaneous bacterial infection, or endocarditis with concomitant bacteremia or amyloidosis, all of which lead to a different renal pathology.…”

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Renal Lipidosis in Patients Enrolled in a Methadone Substitution Program

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Kuppe

Maier

et al. 2014

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

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“…Twenty per cent of all identified drug abusers seen in the emergency room required inpatient hospitalization compared to less than 10 per cent of all patients seen in the emergency room. Twenty-two of the inpatient cases (31.8 per cent) had at least one previous drug-related hospitalization, **Alcoholism was diagnosed by history of alcohol consumption greater than one pint whiskey/one quart wine per day and clinical evidence of liver disease.…”

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The medical cost of drug abuse in an inner-city community.

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Goldman²

1979

Am J Public Health

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PUBLIC HEALTH BRIEFSrequires a minimum population of 1,500 who would see the provider an average of three times a year at an average fee of $10 per encounter and a collection rate of 100 per cent to generate $45,000 a year in revenue. This figure represents a bare minimum for the support of one mid-level practitioner, without considering the cost of capitalizing facilities or equipment. Thus, it could be predicted that remote areas with smaller populations would be unable to sustain an independent NHSC mid-level practice without continuing subsidy.The high expense ratio demonstrated by the sites reflect the fact that a modern curative medical practice requires an expensive plant and relatively high personnel costs. Fixed costs are high; variable costs relatively low. This is exemplified by the Alaskan sites in which extremely remote, small villages have low utilization, high need, and high operating costs. Perhaps good management and experience can reduce these costs. However, the major decision revolves around questions of equity. If we as a society decide to make curative health care readily available to remote populations, we will have to increase external subsidies to increasingly smaller communities. On the other hand, the data suggest that from an economic standpoint mid-level practitioner sites that are started and nurtured in communities of over 1,500-2,000 people can approach financial self-sufficiency.

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Renal lesions in narcotic addicts

Cited by 34 publications

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Characteristics of AA amyloidosis patients in San Francisco

Characteristics of AA amyloidosis patients in San Francisco

Renal Lipidosis in Patients Enrolled in a Methadone Substitution Program

The medical cost of drug abuse in an inner-city community.

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