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Biography Historical Article
[Dissemination of medical knowledge to the public in Iceland by a country doctor 1782-1834].
Jón Pétursson (1733-1801) was an apprentice af the first Chief Medical Officer of Iceland. In 1765 Pétursson enrolled in the Medical Faculty at the University of Copenhagen. In 1769 with the Faculties approval he published a monograph on the so called Icelandic Scurvy. ⋯ It affects peope of all ages and has a female preponderance. They state that only rheumatoid arthritis fulfills these specifications. They conclude that medical history should give Pétursson credit for the first definite description of rheumatoid arthritis.
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A sublobar resection is performed on patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are not candidates for a lobectomy due to reduced pulmonary function or comorbid disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the outcomes of these operations in Iceland. ⋯ In Iceland, both survival and complication rate after sublobar resection for NSCLC are comparable to results published for lobectomies, even though a higher percentage of patients have underlying cardiopulmonary disease.
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The goal of the study was to evaluate the effect and safety of CSII treatment in individuals 18 years and older with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Iceland. ⋯ The experience of CSII treatment in Iceland is good. These results confirm that this treatment is safe and as effective as other treatment forms. Even though the difference in HbA1c was not significant the result showed that those who had the highest HbA1c at the beginning of CSII treatment did get the best result with the pump and the insulin dosage was lower with CSII than with MDI.