Richard J. Foley

Development of an Outpatient Native Kidney Biopsy Service in Low-Risk Patients: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Gearoid M. McMahon, Molly E. McGovern, Vanesa Bijol, Carol B. Benson et autres

BACKGROUND: In the US, native kidney biopsies are usually inpatient procedures. We developed an outpatient biopsy protocol for low-risk patients and assessed its safety and efficacy. METHODS: Patients with an SBP <140 mm Hg and a BMI ≤35 who were not taking …

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Front & Back Matter

Rintarou Moriguchi, Yoshinaga Otaki, Satoshi Hazeki, T. Shimada et autres

Serum Potassium Concentrations in Cyclosporine- and Azathioprine-Treated Renal Transplant Patients

Richard J. Foley, Ronald W. Hamner, Edward J. Weinman

Hyperkalemia was commonly observed in successful renal transplant patients treated with cyclosporine and prednisone. At 1, 3 and 6 months after transplantation, 13 of 50, 9 of 50, and 5 of 50 patients, respectively, had serum concentrations of potassium greater than 5 …

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Granulomatous Interstitial Nephritis after a Jejunoileal Bypass: An Ultrastructural and Histochemical Study

Regina Verani, Marwan A. Nasir, Richard J. Foley

We present a case of granulomatous interstitial nephritis and renal failure after a jejunoileal bypass for obesity. Improvement of the renal function occurred after reversal of the intestinal bypass. The renal biopsy showed an interstitial nephritis, oxalate crystal deposition and several aggregates …

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Hyperthyroidism in End-Stage Renal Disease

Richard J. Foley, Ronald W. Hamner

We report the 2nd patient to have hyperthyroidism while on maintenance hemodialysis. This case is instructive because the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism in uremic patients is difficult due to similar signs and symptoms. This case report describes, for the first time, the unique …

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Treatment of Acute Cyanide Intoxication with Hemodialysis

Donald E. Wesson, Richard J. Foley, Sandra Sabatini, Jacqueline Wharton et autres

A dramatic response was noted in a patient at our hospital who received hemodialysis therapy for severe acidosis secondary to an unknown toxin, subsequently identified as cyanide. We were unable to find any information concerning the hemodialysis clearance and extraction ratio of …

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Stability of optical elements in the NIF target area building

D. Trummer, Richard J. Foley, Gene S. Shaw

The target Area Building (TAB) of the NIF is 300 feet long, 100 feet wide, and 100 feet tall and is comprised of a cylindrical target building and two switchyard space frames. The reinforced concrete target building houses the target chamber, target …

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Field Reliability of Oil/Air Clearance Seal for Air Turbine Starters

William L. Giesler, Richard J. Foley, David M. Mathis, Gerhard Schroeder

A noncontacting clearance seal consists of a series of centrifugal air pumps and oil/air separators for air turbine starters on the BR710 and the CFM56-5 engines. Conventional contacting seals for rotating shafts are limited in life due to the formation of oxidized …

Stability of optical elements in the NIF target area building

Richard J. Foley, Gage Shaw, D. Trummer

The Target Area Building (TAB) of the National Ignition Facility (NIF) is 300 feet long, 100 feet wide, and 100 feet tall and is comprised of a cylindrical target building and two switchyard space frames. The reinforced concrete target building houses the …

Design of the target area for the National Ignition Facility

Richard J. Foley, V.P. Karpenko, C. Howard Adams, C. S. Patel et autres

The preliminary design of the target area for the National Ignition Facility has been completed. The target area is required to meet a challenging set of engineering system design requirements and user needs. The target area must provide the appropriate conditions before, …

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Design and performance of the Beamlet laser third-harmonic frequency converter

Charles E. Barker, B. M. Van Wonterghem, Jerome M. Auerbach, Richard J. Foley et autres

The Beamlet laser is a full-scale, single-aperture scientific prototype of the frequency-tripled Nd:glass laser for the proposed National Ignition Facility. At aperture sizes of 30 cm by 30 cm and 34 cm by 34 cm using potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystals of 32 …

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NTES (Nuclear Test and Experimental Sciences Program) laser facility for physics experiments Building 391 High Bay Option

D.J. Christie, Richard J. Foley, D. N. Frank, Henesian et autres

This report discusses the following topics: high-energy laser driver; NTES laser and experiment facilities; system control and data acquisition; and auxiliary lasers.