OBJECTIVE To analyze association between urodynamic study (UDS) parameters and renal function in spinal cord injured (SCI) patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity. METHODS Patients with a suprasacral SCI, who underwent UDS and radioisotope renogram at least twice between January 1, 2006 and January 31, 2013, were included. UDS (cystometric capacity, reflex volume, compliance, and maxim...

Changes in unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS) in lymphocytes and lipid peroxidation (LPO) in the rat brain regions cortex, hippocampus and hypothalamus were studied after 12 months of treatment with the neuroleptic fluphenazine (5 mg/kg b.w.), lithium (0.05% in drinking water), alpha-tocopherol (alpha-TP, 0.01% in drinking water) and the anticholinergic drug 7-methoxytacrine (0.1 and 1.0 g/kg in t...

Objective To investigate the urodynamic study (UDS) patterns, obstruction status, continence status, and their correlations among neurologically intact women with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) through an epidemiological and logistic regression analyses. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the UDS data of 3265 neurologically intact women with LUTS (2002-2014). Five UDS patterns were iden...

The use of the urine drug screen (UDS) to test for substances of abuse has become commonplace because urine is relatively easily obtained and concentrations of drug in urine tend to be higher than in other biological matrices (1). The UDS is increasingly utilized as a pre-employment requirement, toxicological screen in the emergency room, as part of a general admissions medical screen at inpati...

A Clinical Task Force, composed of clinical leaders from Alzheimer's Disease Centers (ADC), was convened by the National Institute on Aging to develop a uniform set of assessment procedures to characterize individuals with mild Alzheimer disease and mild cognitive impairment in comparison with nondemented aging. The resulting Uniform Data Set (UDS) defines a common set of clinical observations ...

OBJECTIVES To describe our experiences with a continuous quality improvement process for the standardization of multicenter urodynamic studies (UDSs) in a multi-institutional network. Multicenter UDSs can have considerable variations in testing procedures, training, equipment, and reviewer biases. METHODS A quality control process was developed that included protocol development, certificatio...

PURPOSE Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common condition. In women, studies have shown that the prevalence of OAB is positively related to increasing body mass index (BMI). Our objective was to define a relationship between BMI and OAB through correlation with urodynamic study (UDS). METHODS A prospective study was conducted. Ambulatory women aged 18 years or older who had symptoms of OAB for a...

We previously developed a quantitative autoradiographic tech nique with special forceps for measuring unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS) in mouse skin after treatment with ultraviolet light in vivo. By this method, we investigated the relationship between the protective role of melanin and UV-induced DNA repair in black-and-white guinea pigs. Flat areas containing a sharp border between pigmented ...

We previously developed a quantitative autoradiographic technique with special forceps for measuring unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS) in mouse skin after treatment with ultraviolet light in vivo. By this method, we investigated the relationship between the protective role of melanin and UV-induced DNA repair in black-and-white guinea pigs. Flat areas containing a sharp border between pigmented a...

A 36-year-old woman presented to our department with a 6-week history of dysuria, urinary frequency and refractory urinary tract infection. Physical examinations revealed a tender cystic mass in the anterior vaginal wall. Laboratory test showed the following: leukocyte count, 13610 /mm3; C-reactive protein, 2.3 mg/dL. Urinalysis demonstrated microscopic pyuria (50-75 white blood cells/ high pow...