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70,000 Labels Added To The Visible Human CD

The Visible Human Male CD Version 2.0 includes more than
70,000 labels describing over 1,600 features of three major
systems of the body. The CD is the first digital labeled
reference of the male anatomy. Version 2.0 includes labels
for the muscular, nervous, and skeletal system. Another new
feature in version 2.0 is an improved graphical Navigator.

The Navigator is a mouse-driven browser that lets users select
a body section, click on it, and retrieve the corresponding image.
With the new and improved Navigator, users can annotate slices
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commands to select the modality, resolution or orientation of the
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>>>> SURPLUS RESEARCH & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT <<<<

U L T R A M E D, I N C.
Grosse Pointe Farms
MI 48236
USA
313-884-1139
email: ultrame…@worldnet.att.net

****NOTICE****

ULTRAMED, INC. has available for immediate sale equipment as
described in attached INVENTORY LIST NO. 97112. All equipment has been
used in research and/or clinical applications.

Many of these items are priced as low as ten percent of original
cost. We believe that this represents exceptional value for quality
equipment from leading manufacturers. The equipment is believed to be in
very good to execllent operating condition but is offered on an AS IS
basis at these prices.

Call or write for further information. Thanking you and
hoping that we may be able to help with your equipment needs.

INVENTORY LIST

NO. 97112
ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT
********************

INTERSPEC-XL VER 4.2A ULTRASOUND SYSTEM. With Doppler and Cardiac
and vascular calculations. Comes with (2) 7.5 Mhz 6mm short focus
probes and 5.0 Mhz 10mm short focus probe and 5.0 Mhz Pencil probe
for CW and PW doppler. Sony UP-811 printer optional. $INQUIRE$

SHIMADZU Model SDU-700 Sector/Linear Diagnostic Ultrasound System. With
Doppler and (1) 3.5 Mhz Sector Probe, (1) 2.5 Mhz Sector probe with CW/PW
Doppler, (1) Sony UP-850 printer and optional AG-6300 VTR. Does echo-
cardiography, general purpose abdominal applications, and doppler echo.
This is an exceptionally clean system with very versatile capabilities.
EXCEPTIONAL VALUE $8,500.00

ATL MK-450 Ultrasound system. General purpose imaging and
doppler when used with Model 721B or 724B scanhead. Furnished
with 721B (3.0Mhz) scanhead. Others available. No VTR.
Comes with ATL multi-format camera. $2,200.00

ATL MK-300I General purpose ultrasound system. Comes with
Multi-format camera and choice of 720A or 723A scanhead. $1,250.00

ATL PROBES Models 722A and 723A for MK-300/MK-450 systems. call for $

ATL Model 724A Multi Frequency probe for MK-300/450 (2) call for $

IMEX Model 301-P Vascular doppler system with 8.0 Mhz. doppler
transducer and strip chart recorder. $ Inquire $

MEDASONIC Fetal stethoscope. $ 250.00

MEDASONICS ‘Versatone’ Fetal & Vascular doppler. 2.0 & 5.0Mhz. $ 450.00

IMEX "POCKET DOP-II" Fetal heart beat dopplers ( 3.0 Mhz). Can also
be used for vascular work with 8Mhz probe available from IMEX. $ 275.00 Each

MULTIGON Model 500A CW doppler unit. Designed for umbilical
cord doppler studies but can be used in other applications.
Probes must be ordered separately from Multigon. With integral
spectrum analyzer. $ 650.00

PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORS
***********************

SPACELABS Model 90623A ECG, (2) Pressure (2) Temperature and
respiration channel. With 90651 recorder. Trend feature. $ 850.00

SPACELABS Model 90623A Same as above except no recorder. $ 600.00

SPACELABS Model 90603A ECG, (2) Pressure (2) Temperature and
pulse (plethysmography type) with 90651 recorder and trend. $ 850.00

SPACELABS Model 514 with 551 recorder. Does ECG, Pulse,
(2) Pressure and temperature. Has trend feature. $ 750.00

SPACELABS (Tektronix) Model 414 Opt. 21 Monitor. $ 425.00

AIR-SHIELDS Model AS-461 Neonatal monitor. No recorder. $ 450.00
Designed to monitor ECG, Respiration, Apnea and Temp.

HEWLETT-PACKARD Model 78801 Neonate monitors. ECG, RESP and
some have invasive B.P. (4) available. Ideal VET units. $ 650.00

STRESS TEST SYSTEMS
*******************

MARQUETTE "CASE 12" Stress Test System with Marquette 1800
treadmill. System is in exceptional condition. $6,800.00

EATON MEDICAL Model G-7000 Stress Test system with treadmill. $5,500.00
Provides full disclosure final report.

HOLTER MONITORS
***************

MARQUETTE Model 8000/T Holter monitor system. Best of the Best. INQUIRE
Includes (4) Marquette Model 8500 holter recorders.

DMI "SIMPLICITY-I" Compact full disclosure holter monitor.
Provides a full disclosure report automatically. Comes with
a Spacelabs Model 90205 Holter recorder.. $2,450.00

TELEMETRY SYSTEMS
*****************

MENNEN Telemetry system. (4) Patient system with (4)
transmitters and central station receiver w/ recorder. $1,800.00

QUINTON Q-TEL-400 Telemetry system. Four channel system with
Three transmitters included. Many features. $2,250.00

HEWLETT-PACKARD Telemetry sets Model 78100/78101. Transmitter
and matching receiver. (4) available) $ 450.00 each

HEWLETT-PACKARD OB/GYN TELEMETRY SETS. HP-78120 Transmitter
with TOCO and Ultrasound transducers. 78100 receiver with
80140 adapter for connection to 8040 Fetal monitor. Can be
used as stand alone units (for research applications only)
with suitable power supply for 80140. (2) sets available $ 500.00 each

VET MEDICINE MONITORS
*********************

HEWLETT-PACKARD 78801B Neonate monitors. These are ideal for
vet medicine. ECG, pressure and respiration channels. $ 650.00 Each

TEKTRONIX 413A Neonate monitors. ECG, Pressure and Respiration.$ 450.00 Each

MENNEN Model 744 Patient Monitors. ECG only. Storage scope. $ 285.00 Each

MENNEN Patient Monitor with recorder. Does ECG & Respiration. $ 375.00

MENNEN Model 740 with recorder. ECG only. $ 475.00

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHS – ECG’s
***************************

CAMBRIDGE VS-550 EKG single channel. $ 550.00

CAMBRIDGE (Picker) Model CM-3000 ten lead (3) channel ECG $ 850.00

BURDICK E-310 ten lead (3) channel ECG. $1,150.00

TELEMED three channel, ten lead electrocardiograph. $ 550.00

MARQUETTE MAC-I three channel 12 lead EKG. $ 350.00

CAMBRIDGE VS-500 Single Channel ECG. Some cosmetic
damage on case but works fine. Good Vet unit. $ 250.00

FUKUDA-DENSHI compact portable ECG. Battery operated with
ac charger. (4" X 6" X 9") Ideal for field work. (1) channel $ 425.00

SEISMED "SEISMOCARDIOGRAPH" Model SCG-2000. This is a highly
specialized instrument that combines ECG with SEISMOCARDIOGRAPHY
for increased diagnostic accuracy. A preliminary multi center trial
validated this technology in 1992. This unit sold for over
$20,000.00 in 1992 and is in pristine condition. Ideal for
research in this exciting area of cardiology. INQUIRE

MONITORS & RECORDERS
*********************

HEWLETT-PACKARD Model 78171A Strip Chart Recorder. $ 250.00

HEWLETT-PACKARD Model 78330 monitor with 78171A Recorder $ 350.00

HEWLETT-PACKARD Model 78534C Monitor/Terminal with 78553A
Pressure module. Does (2) Channels of EKG and Two Pressures
and Two Temperature inputs. $ 850.00

STRIP CHART RECORDERS: a variety of H.P. recorders are available. INQUIRE

PULSE OXIMETERS (Compact)
*************************

MINOLTA PULSOX-7 Pulse Oximeter. Compact hand held unit with
finger sensor. $ 650.00

NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS
************************************

CRITIKON Model 1846-SX N.I.B.P. monitor. $ 850.00

PHYSIO-CONTROL ‘Lifestat 200′ NIBP with printer. $ 750.00

AIR-SHEILDS (Healthdyne) Model BP-203NA. NIBP with printer. $ 485.00

DATASCOPE ACCUTOR-2A NIBP monitor (no printer) $ 650.00

CRITIKON Model 847XT Neonate N.I.B.P. monitors. Ideal for
veterinary medicine. $ 550.00 Ea.

PHYSIO-CONTROL ‘LIFESTAT 100′ NIBP. With charger. This unit
is ‘beat up’ cosmetically but works fine. $ 200.00

KENDALL System 9200 N.I.B.P. monitors with cuff. $ 250.00 each

DEFIBRILLATORS
**************

HEWLETT-PACKARD Model 43110A with monitor and strip chart
recorder. INQUIRE

HEWLETT-PACKARD Model 78660A Defibrillator with monitor
strip chart recorder and charger. INQUIRE

PHYSIO-CONTROL LIFEPAK-7 Defibrillator and monitor. INQUIRE

Note: Operating (open heart) paddles are available for the
43110A defibs. DEFIBRILLATORS sold only to
qualified EMS, BIOMED or other medical professionals.

MISCELLANEOUS
*************

TECA Model EP-40 Evoked Response System. Does BAER (Brainstem
auditory evoked response), SEP (Somatosensory Evoked response)
and VEP (visual evoked response> testing. With ST-10 multi
function stimulator, XY recoder and roll around stand. Very
nice system. Many research and/or clinical applications. $3,250.00

GOULD Signal Conditioning Preamplifiers. Have a wide assortment
including the following:

20-4615-50 Transducer signal conditioner
20-4615/526612 Pressure processor signal conditioner (2) available
20-4615-58 Universal Signal Conditioner (EMG, EEG, ENG,ECG,etc.) (4)pcs.
20-4615-65 ECG/Biotach Signal Conditioner
13-G4615-474029 Temperature Signal Conditioner (2) available
13-G4615-71 Differentiator Signal Conditioner
13-G4615-70 Integrator Signal Conditioner.

The above modules are designed to operate with a wide variety
of GOULD recorders and can also be used with AD convertor cards
in a PC with appropriate accessories. We also have (2) eight slot INQUIRE
equipment racks, the power supply, and two input/output panels
for these modules. All of this equipment appears in exc. condition.
With a data acquisition board and your PC this could be the basis for
a very fine physiological data acquisition system. INQUIRE

PURITAN-BENNETT (DATEX) CO2 Monitors. Model 223 and others. $ 500.00 Ea.

BAUM Blood Pressure manometers (mercury wall mount units) (18) $ 40.00 Ea.

WELCH-ALYN Model 74710 Wall mount power unit with otoscope
and opthalmoscope. $ 275.00

SIEMENS Model ‘Ultratherm 608′ Diathermy unit. 27 Mhz $ 600.00

BECKMAN Model R-611 (8) Channel Physiological recorder. $ 500.00
This unit could be ideal for sleep studies or biofeedback.

JOBST Compression unit. $ 200.00

HARVARD APPARATUS CO. Model 613 Large animal positive pressure
ventilator. INQUIRE

HARVARD APPARATUS CO. Model 901 Infusion/withdrawal pump. INQUIRE

VITAL-STAT ’CALORIMETER’ VVR (Vital Signs Distributes) $ 500.00

GRASS Model P-15 General purpose AC preamplifier. $ 200.00 (2)

GRASS Model RPS-112 Power supply for P-15 or P-16 preamps.
Sold only with P-15 or P-16. $ 100.00

GRASS Model P-16 DC Microelectrode preamp. (NO electrode inc.) $ 275.00

TITMUS Model OV7M Vision Screener (professional Model) $ 450.00

YASHIMA Microscope. Monocular type w//40X/100X OI obj. $ 275.00

COLPOSCOPE Model 1000 by Berkeley Bio-Engineering Inc. $1,250.00

SONY Model VO-5600 High Resolution VTR for imaging applications
Broadcast quality recorders. Umatic Format. $ 650.00 Ea.

ZIMMER Model 666 Dermatome with three heads and motor. $ 375.00

MUSCLE STIMULATORS for physical therapy applications. Have
both regulated voltage and reg. current types. (3) available. Call for $$

BIRD MARK-7 and MARK-8 Respirators. UNTESTED $ Inquire

PICKER two light Xray viewing box. New condition. $ 175.00

OLYMPUS Model OSF flexible sigmoidoscope. 60 CM working length
with Olympus Model CLV Light source with air source. $1,000.00

OLYMPUS Model PF-27M fiberoptic scope. Eyepiece needs
repair. With Olympus case. $1,250.00

OLYMPUS Model OTV-F2 Color camera for Olympus endoscopes.
Camera and control box. With Olympus case. $2,500.00

FIBER-OPTIC LIGHT SOURCES: ACMI 95, DYONICS Model 450,
CUDA 150/300, STRYKER "OrthoBeam", EDER 600 and MORGAN. Inquire

OLYMPUS Model CLE-F10 Halogen light source with Xeon flash
for photography. For endoscopy applications. $1,500.00

OLYMPUS Model CLK-4 Light source with air pump. $ 425.00

OLYMPUS ILK-3 light source. $ 300.00

WOLF Model 4046.00 Light source. (2) available $ 350.00 Each

WOLF Model 2054.6 "System For Electronic Insufflation" INQUIRE

MADSEN Model ZS76 Impedance audiometer with acoustic audiometer $ 500.00

AMERICAN ELECTROMEDICS Tympanometer with audiometer capability. $ 450.00

MAICO Model MA-19 Screening audiometer. $ 450.00

BAXTER COM-2 Cardiac output monitors. Disposable sensor req’d. $ 350.00

RJL SYSTEMS Model BIA-103 Impedance Analyzer. $1,000.00

AMERICAN OPTICAL Model 11666 SLIT LAMP. Excellent binocular
variable power scope. Pt. chin rest and support columns not
included. Unit needs some work. $ 350.00

AMERICAN OPTICAL "Project-O-Chart" Needs new media strip. $ 100.00

PROCEDURE and OPERATING LAMPS. A variety of portable units
is available. INQUIRE

OPERATING & SPECIAL PURPOSE MICROSCOPES
***************************************

ZEISS Model OPMI-99 Microscope. Set up as a colposcope with
12V 100 watt Fiber-optic light source (w/green filter), and
ZEISS Model 30-32-87-9901 Swivel arm assemply. Low roll around
stand. Other applications are possible with options from Zeiss.
Would also make a high grade inspection scope for any type of
precision work. Comes with 19X Oculars, 160mm tube and 250mm
Objective lens. Provides 7X, 12X and 20X magnifications. Top
Quality scope. Scope is in excellent condition. $2,450.00

MICROSCOPES
*************

LEITZ ‘LABORLUX-11′ Microscope with PLOEMOPAK 2.5 Fluorescence
package. Furnished with N2.1 and I2 filters. Many high end
objectives including NPL fluotars, APO’s, etc. $3,500.00

AMERICAN OPTICAL Model One-Twenty "Microstar" microscope. With
10X WF Oculars, and 2.5X, 4.0X, 10X, 20X, 40X and 100X O.I. $2,850.00
All above objectives are the superb A.O. PLAN achromats.

AMERICAN OPTICAL (Spencer) Binocular microscope. 10X Oculars
and 10X, 40X and 90X O.I. Objectives. $ 650.00

ABCO (Japanese Import) Bionocular microscope. 10X Oculars
and 4X, 10X, 40X and 100X OI Objectives. Nice mid grade scope $ 850.00

ZEISS PHOTOMICROSCOPE I and II. Two units are available. These
prime examples of German craftsmanship are in fine shape and
include many objective lens. They are both setup with dual
light sources (mercury and halogen or mercury and incadescent).
One scope is equipped with Epi fluorescense filters and condenser.
Some accessory items are also available. These scopes are, perhaps,
the finest ever built. Virtually impossible to duplicate today. INQUIRE
A variety of objectives are available for the PHOTOMICROSCOPE’s.

ZEISS "PLANAPO OBJECTIVE" 63X / 1.4 N.A. 160mm /-. This is one of
the finest and most sought after objectives ever manufactured. The
one we have is the newer, wide body, laser etched "ZEISS", objective
(Pt.# 4618-40-9901). Last ZEISS price was $5,800.00. INQUIRE

ZEISS "PLANAPO" Objective. 100X / 1.3 N.A. 160mm/-. Another
primo Zeiss objective lens. INQUIRE

KRAMER SCIENTIFIC CORP. Model XM-160 Projecting microscope. This
system uses a Leitz Laborlux microscope and a custom XEON light
source to project bright microscope images at distances up to
20 feet (dark room). With 4.0X EF objective and 25X APO obj. $1,550.00

EDMUND SCIENTIFIC Trinocular microscope with 4X, 10X, 40X and
100X objectives. Comes with EDMUND adapter for use with TV
camera. Furnished with Hitachi TV camera and monitor. INQUIRE

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
********************

HEAT SYTEMS, INC. (formerly BRANSON) "SONICATOR" ultrasonic
cell disruptor MODEL XL2020. With sound dampening housing. INQUIRE
450 watts output. In excellent condition. W/ extra tips.

CLINTEK-200 (Miles Diagnostics) URINE ANALYZER. Uses
inexpensive ‘Multistix 10 SG’ strips for complete urine
analysis. INQUIRE

HARVARD Model 901 INFUSION and WITHDRAWAL PUMP. Variable
speed and capacity. $ 350.00

AMERICAN OPTICAL (A.O.) Model 820 MICROTOME. The industry
standard for histology sectioning. $1,600.00

LKB "PYRAMITOME" Model 11800 Microtome. Used for sectioning
in the range 1 micron / 10 microns using glass knives, and for
precision shaping of resin (or other media) encapsulated samples
prior to ultra-microtome sectioning. In excellent condition.
With WILD (Heerbrugg) M-4 Binocular-stereo microscope. $1,250.00

SORVAL (Porter Blum) Model MT-1 ULTRA-MICROTOME complete with
AO (Amer.Optical) Binocular stereo microscope 10X-to-40X &
stand with light. $1,200.00

SORVAL (Porter Blum) MT-1 ULTRA-MICROTOME. Does not include
microscope. $ 350.00

SORVAL GLC-3 Centrifuge with HL-4 Rotor and (4) six place
holders PN 00565. $ 550.00

CLAY-ADAMS "DYNAC" centrifuge. With 6 place holder & SS tubes. $ 650.00

CLAY-ADAMS SERO-FUGE Centrifuge $ 450.00

CLAY-ADAMS SERO-FUGE II Centrifuge (dual speed) $ 375.00

GILFORD STASAR III Spectrophotometer covers 312/727 nm $ 550.00

SYVA (GILFORD) STASAR III Spectrophotometer covers 312/727 nm $ 600.00

SORVAL (Dupont) GLC-4 CENTRIFUGE with HL1000 rotor and
(4) twenty tube buckets. $ 750.00

HAMILTON-BELL Model 1750 Centrifuge. 4 place rotor 3300 rpm. $ 275.00

YSI Tele-Thermometer with probe. New Condition. INQUIRE

ORTHO DIAGNOSTICS "COAGULAB Model 40A" coagulation diagnostics
system. This unit came out of a clients lab and was in good
working order when replaced. MAKE OFFER

BECTON-DICKENSON ‘SCEPTOR’ Microbiology susceptability
system, automated. Models 216 and 217. MAKE OFFER

ORION Model 811 PH meter. $ 650.00

CORNING Model 6 portable PH meter. $ 325.00

CORNING Model 5 PH Meter $ 300.00

NOTE: PH meters do not include electrodes as these are
normally application specific.

ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT
*********************

SINGER MODEL NM 17/27 RFI-EMI (Radio Interference) RECEIVER.
Covers 10 Khz / 32 Mhz in 8 bands. Sensitivity specified at
01 microvolt to 1.0 V. This unit was received new and
unused from the U.S. Govt. Original cost over $33,000.00.
This receiver has fantastic sensitivity and along with its
RFI-EMI functions it makes a great general coverage receiver. $3,750.00

HEWLETT-PACKARD Spectrum analyzer. Models 141T, 8552B,
8553B (0/110Mhz RF), 8556A (O/300Khz). $1,750.00 OBO

HEWLETT-PACKARD Model 7046A X-Y Recorder. $1,000.00

HEWLETT-PACKARD PLOTTERS HP Model 7470 $ 300.00
HP Model 7475 $ 600.00

HOUSTON INSTRUMENTS "OMNIGRAPHIC 2000" X-Y Plotter. $ 650.00

ABBOTT "VISION" Clinical chemistry analyzer. Does most common
clinical tests including cholesterol, tryglycerides, glucose,
bun, and many others. $1,500.00

COMPUTER EQUIPMENT: Loads of PS-2 units including models
70-386, 80-386, 56SX, 55SX, 30-286,and 30-286 upgraded to 386SX Inquire

Fluke Model 332-B DC Voltage Standard.
Specified accuracy .002%. Microvolt to 1100 v DC at 50Ma. $ 1,250.00

Other test equipment is also available. INQUIRE

*************************

All equipment is offered AS-IS, F.O.B. Grosse Pointe Farms, MI and subject
to prior sale. NO WARRANTIES are expressed or implied.

We supply some of the leading research facilities in the U.S.A. and our
customers have ALWAYS indicated that equipment received from us has by
far exceeded their expectations for value and quality.

There are many items available that have not been itemized at the time
this list was posted. Inquire with any of your special equipment needs.

All equipment is set up and operating and can be inspected at our Grosse Pte.,
MI facility BY APPOINTMENT. Call or email for further information.

Special pricing consideration will be given to BULK orders. Call for a
quotation.

Thank you
Gil Groehn, General Manager
ULTRAMED, INC.
OCTOBER 29, 1997
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email: ultrame…@worldnet.att.net -or- ad…@detroit.freenet.org
Phone: ac 313 884-1139
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Feb

Decision Making in the Clinical Laboratory

The following presentation is now online ….

Decision Making in the Clinical Laboratory:
A Statistical Approach for Methods Evaluation

This presentation introduces the basic principles and statistical tests which
can easily be applied to decision making in the clinical laboratory. Most of
the statistical tools may be found in the popular spreadsheet programs, such as
Excel (Microsoft) and QuattroPro (Corel).

LEVEL: Intermediate

CEU: 4.0 Contact Hours

SPECIAL BONUS FILE: Included in this presentation is an Excel template to
perform a regression analysis based on Deming’s model, which is particularly
appropriate for method comparison studies in the Clinical Laboratory. The
fully functional routines are not protected in any way, allowing customization
to a user’s needs.

For complete details, visit: http://www.medtechnet.com/
-or-
Send an empty E-Mail message to: NO…@medtechnet.com

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Feb

Strep A

- — -

> Rapid tests for strep A that I have found either don’t bother to
> mention detectable limits or seem only to detect 1.5 x 10^5 organisms.
> This seems like a lot of bugs!!!!
> I cannot believe that a throat swab would pick up that many bugs!
> Does anyone know how many bugs would be needed to detect strep A by
> routine culture methods?
> And/or how many Strep A bugs would be considered to cause infection as I have been told that they are present in almost every throat in low
> numbers and in high numbers in 5 – 10% of asymptomatic patients!
> All literature searches and text-books have not been any use.
> Thanks

> Andrew
> PS. Prefer email response and NOSPAM!!!!!!!
> ***********************************************
> E: ash…@trinitybiotech.ie -or-
> E: trinitybiot…@technologist.com
> ************************************************

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Feb

Medical Informatics FAQ

Archive-name: medical-informatics-faq
Posting-Frequency: monthly
Last-modified: 1995/05/30

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): Medical Informatics, sci.med.informatics

This document is intended to answer some frequently asked questions about
medical informatics and the newsgroup sci.med.informatics. It is posted
each month. It is periodically updated and all comments and contributions are
welcome.

Recent changes:

5/30/95: Added: Luebeck medical informatics training site
5/11/95: Added: "What is HL7?" FAQ by Al Stone
5/02/95: Added: UPenn/Philadelphia VAMC Informatics Fellowship listed
4/18/95: Added: 3D Reconstruction Page URL, Vanderbilt Home Page URL

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Contents:
1) What is medical informatics?
2) What is the purpose of the sci.med.informatics newsgroup?
3) Is this newsgroup available as a "LISTSERV" (mailing list)?
4) Where can I train in medical informatics?
5) What do people trained in Medical Informatics do?
6) How do I learn more about medical informatics?
7) What is HL7?

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1) What is medical informatics?

Simplistic definition: Computer applications in medical care
Complicated definition:
Biomedical Informatics is an emerging discipline that has been defined
as the study, invention, and implementation of structures and
algorithms to improve communication, understanding and management of
medical information. The end objective of biomedical informatics is
the coalescing of data, knowledge, and the tools necessary to apply
that data and knowledge in the decision-making process, at the time
and place that a decision needs to be made. The focus on the
structures and algorithms necessary to manipulate the information
separates Biomedical Informatics from other medical disciplines where
information content is the focus.
Yet another:
gopher://umabnet.ab.umd.edu:152/00/ball_article

2) What is the purpose of the sci.med.informatics newsgroup?

As stated in the Charter:
The focus of this newsgroup will be the discussion of the grand
challenges facing medical informatics today (and tomorrow).
Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to:

* Medical Information Standards (e.g. UMLS, HL-7)
* Medical Informatics Training
* IAIMS (Integrated Academic Information Management Systems)
* Computerized Medical Records
* Clinical Information Systems
(including radiology, laboratory, pharmacy, nursing, etc.)
* Physician Order Entry Systems
* Computer-Aided Instruction
* Medical Expert Systems
* Nursing Informatics
* Announcements of Interest, e.g. conferences, journals, societies
* National Library of Medicine
* Health Information Networks
* Medical Software Reviews
* Research Funding Opportunities
* Policy Making
(including procurement and certification of medical software)
* Medical Software Engineering
* Cultural/Sociologic Changes
* Medical Software Security
* Telemedicine
* Veterinary Informatics

3) Is this newsgroup available as a "LISTSERV" (mailing list)?

Not at present. However, there is a separate medical informatics mailing
list "MEDINF-L"; to subscribe, send a message "SUBSCRIBE MEDINF-L
<your name>" to <LISTS…@VM.GMD.DE>.
There is also an "Artificial Intelligence in Medicine" mailing list operated
out of Stanford. For more information or for a subscription, e-mail to:
<ai-medicine-REQU…@med.stanford.edu>.

4) Where can I train in medical informatics?

National Library of Medicine training sites in U.S.:
Harvard, New England Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Yale,
Duke-UNC, Oregon Health Sciences U., Rice-Baylor, U.Missouri,
Columbia, U. Minnesota
Some other U.S. programs: Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, Utah, Alabama,
U.Washington, Harvard/Center for Clinical Computing, U.Penn/
Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Outside U.S.: Victoria (Canada), Geneva (Switzerland), Heidelberg/
Heilbronn (Germany), Hildesheim (Germany), Luebeck (Germany),
Manchester (UK), Campinas (Brazil)

Many others exist, some of which are catalogued in the following site:
gopher://umabnet.ab.umd.edu:152/11/files
Contacts for most of the U.S. programs listed above can be obtained from
the following WWW page:
http://www-camis.stanford.edu/academics/informaticsprgms.html

5) What do people trained in Medical Informatics do?

Many people who train in medical informatics have professional degrees in
a health related area. Nurses, physicians, medical librarians, and computer
scientists will each find their professional niche in a different area:
Consultants with management consulting firms, hospital record managers, data
analysts, librarians, senior staff in state health departments, programmer/
analysts in industry, and just good old family doctors.

Different educational programs have varying expectations for their students
future careers. It is best to contact each program to explore the range
of career opportunities their graduates are prepared for.

6) How do I learn more about medical informatics?

Popular textbook: Medical Informatics by Shortliffe and Perreault.
Popular journals: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association,
M.D. Computing, Methods of Information in Medicine, Computers and
Biomedical Research
Other sources: Yearbook of Medical Informatics, Proceedings of Symposium on
Computer Applications in Medical Care, MEDINFO Proceedings
Good Review article: Greenes RA. Shortliffe EH. Medical informatics. An
emerging academic discipline and institutional priority.
JAMA.263(8):1990 Feb 23.
The AI in Medicine FAQ:
ftp://lhc.nlm.nih.gov/pub/ai-medicine/FAQ
A Few WWW Home-Pages:
Stanford: http://www-camis.stanford.edu/
Vanderbilt: http://vumclib.mc.vanderbilt.edu/
Duke: http://dmi-www.mc.duke.edu/
Yale: http://paella.med.yale.edu/
NASA 3D Reconstruction: http://biocomp.arc.nasa.gov/3dreconstruction
Web search results of "medical informatics"):
http://galaxy.einet.net/galaxy/Medicine/Medical-Technologies/Medical-…

7) What is HL7?

HL7 (Health Level 7) is a specification for electronic data exchange
between health care institutions, particularly hospitals, and between
different computer systems within hospitals. It defines standard
message types (for example, admit a patient, report a lab result) with
required and optional data for each. Messages are defined to be
independent of computer system and communications protocol, and they
are constructed so that later versions of the HL7 standard can add
data elements without "breaking" systems using older versions of HL7.

HL7 began as a bottom-up movement by system vendors and hospitals to
replace custom-built system interfaces with a shared standard. It has
become the de facto standard for hospital system interfaces in the
United States. Other standards in the field include ASC X12N, widely
used for insurance payment and remittance messages; and the ACR/NEMA
DICOM standards for radiology images.

More information on HL7 can be found on the HL7 WWW server:
http://dumccss.mc.duke.edu/ftp/standards.html
There is also an HL7 list server to which you can subscribe by
sending the message "subscribe HL7" to <majord…@virginia.edu>.

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Acknowledgements: Dean Sittig, Robin Lake, Al Stone, Oliver Niedung, Joseph Hales.

Further submissions, corrections, updates to
<zakar…@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu>

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Andrew Gal) wrote:

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Feb

Know of a Dermatology Newsgroup?

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Feb

Differential Diagnosis

True Case:

An infant is hospitalized with a presumptive diagnosis of ethylene
glycol intoxication. Presence of ethylene glycol is reported in the
infants blood/urine by two independent labs. Despite treatment the
infant dies. The mother is charged with felony murder and is
convicted. A second child is conceived with the same man and born to
her while in prison, falls ill like the older deceased sibling. A
genetic disease is suspected.

I need help:
What is the predicted clinical presentation in an infant exposed to
ethylene glycol? Why would a genetic disease be suspected in this
case? What specific genetic disease would be considered? Why would
ethylene intoxication be diagnosed in an infant with this genetic
disease? What laboratory/clinical methods would be used to make a
diagnosis of this genetic disease?

Any information would be helpful

Thank You
A.B.
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