This article reviews the presentation, diagnosis, and management of common traumatic injuries of the ear, nose, and throat, including laryngeal trauma, auricular and septal hematomas, and tympanic membrane rupture.
Ear/injuries , Nose/injuries , Pharynx/injuries , Ear Diseases/diagnosis , Ear Diseases/therapy , Emergencies , Hematoma/diagnosis , Hematoma/therapy , Humans , Nasal Septum/injuries , Tympanic Membrane Perforation/diagnosis , Tympanic Membrane Perforation/therapy
BACKGROUND: Fifty-one patients with major depression were classified for 5-HTT promoter region polymorphism and platelet 5-HTT kinetics before treatment with fluoxetine, and then examined for treatment outcome. METHODS: Dose was stratified from 1.25 mg to 40 mg per day to allow for the possibility that one genotype could express a lower-dose fluoxetine response. A repeated-measures analysis of variance of 24-item Hamilton depression change through baseline, 1-week placebo lead-in, and 6, 12, and 18 weeks treatment was done to test a genotype effect on outcome. RESULTS: Genotype had a significant effect on outcome (F = 4.7, p <.02), with the initial affinity constant (K(m)) (F = 11.9, p =.001), and dose (F = 6.0, p <.02) being significant covariates on outcome as well. The gene effect, however, was complex in that the 5-HTT promoter region insertion showed two effects: both a placebo response effect (F = 4, p <.025), and a drug dose response effect (r =.40, p <.01). The long allele group was more responsive to placebo, as well as more responsive to drug dose than was the short allele group. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to examine the antidepressant dose-response relationship to 5-HTT kinetics and genetics. The findings indicate that both the initial affinity and genotype of 5-HTT may contribute in unique ways to the variation in the outcome of depression treatment trials.
Carrier Proteins/genetics , Carrier Proteins/metabolism , Depressive Disorder/drug therapy , Fluoxetine/therapeutic use , Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics , Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism , Membrane Transport Proteins , Nerve Tissue Proteins , Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Analysis of Variance , Depressive Disorder/psychology , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Female , Fluoxetine/metabolism , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Polymorphism, Genetic/genetics , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins , Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/metabolism , Treatment Outcome