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Brenda Diane Jamerson

Brenda Diane Jamerson

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences
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The use of ibuprofen to treat fever in COVID-19: A possible indirect association with worse outcome?

Journal Article Med Hypotheses · November 2020 Fever has been reported as a common symptom occurring in COVID-19 illness. Over the counter antipyretics such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen are often taken by individuals to reduce the discomfort of fever. Recently, the safety of ibuprofen in COVID-19 pat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency: An Actionable Risk Factor for Patients with COVID-19?

Journal Article Arch Med Res · October 2020 Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a common X-linked mutation that is more prevalent in African, Asian, Latin American and Mediterranean populations. Although most individuals are asymptomatic, exposure to certain food, drugs, or infect ... Full text Link to item Cite

A New Method of Identifying Characteristics of Needing Help to Take Medications in an Older Representative Community-Dwelling Population: The Older Adults Medication Assist Scale.

Journal Article J Am Geriatr Soc · June 2016 OBJECTIVES: To determine the sociodemographic characteristics, health conditions, and cognitive and functional status associated with baseline prevalence and new need for help taking medication 3 years later and to construct a brief scale indicative of nee ... Full text Link to item Cite

Folate metabolism genes, dietary folate and response to antidepressant medications in late-life depression.

Journal Article Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · September 2013 OBJECTIVE: The primary aims of this study were to (i) determine whether folate metabolism genetic polymorphisms predict age of onset and occurrence of late life depression; and (ii) determine whether folate metabolism genetic polymorphisms predict response ... Full text Link to item Cite

Natural food folate and late-life depression.

Journal Article J Nutr Elder · October 2009 Low folate status has been linked to depression, but findings have been inconsistent. The authors sought to examine the association between folate intake and late-life depression. This cross-sectional study included individuals age 60 and older (n = 111 de ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effects of sustained-release bupropion among persons interested in reducing but not quitting smoking.

Journal Article Am J Med · February 1, 2004 PURPOSE: To determine whether sustained-release bupropion promotes smoking reduction leading to smoking cessation among persons who wish to reduce their amount of smoking, but who are unwilling to quit or who perceive themselves as being unable to quit. ME ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effect of bupropion SR on specific symptom clusters of depression: analysis of the 31-item Hamilton Rating Scale for depression.

Journal Article Psychopharmacol Bull · 2003 Principal component (PC) analysis is a statistical technique that has been used to identify core depression symptoms on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D). PC analysis is also a useful method to identify unidimensional scales of the HAM-D tha ... Link to item Cite

Bupropion SR vs. placebo for weight loss in obese patients with depressive symptoms.

Journal Article Obes Res · October 2002 OBJECTIVE: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of bupropion sustained-release (bupropion SR) in reducing weight and depressive symptoms in obese adults. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Obese adul ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hemodynamics and emergence profile of remifentanil versus fentanyl prospectively compared in a large population of surgical patients.

Journal Article J Clin Anesth · September 2001 STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare the responses to, and hemodynamics associated with surgical stress, recovery profiles, and anesthesiologists' satisfaction following balanced general anesthesia using either remifentanil or fentanyl in a large-scale population. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Does functional ability in the postoperative period differ between remifentanil- and fentanyl-based anesthesia?

Journal Article J Clin Anesth · September 2001 STUDY OBJECTIVES: To compare patients' functional ability in the 24-hour postoperative period following a remifentanil compared to a hypnotic-fentanyl-treated anesthesia regimen using a 24-Hour Functional Ability Questionnaire. DESIGN: Prospective, 1:1 sin ... Full text Link to item Cite

Is there a learning curve associated with the use of remifentanil?

Journal Article Anesth Analg · November 2000 UNLABELLED: This study prospectively determined whether there was a learning curve with the use of remifentanil, as indicated by decreased hemodynamic variability, improved recovery profile, and decreased incidence of opioid-related adverse events with inc ... Full text Link to item Cite

A comparison of remifentanil and fentanyl in patients undergoing surgery for intracranial mass lesions.

Journal Article Anesth Analg · July 2000 UNLABELLED: We compared the effects of remifentanil versus fentanyl during surgery for intracranial space-occupying lesions. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either remifentanil (0.5 microg. kg(-1). min(-1) IV during the induction of anesthesia r ... Full text Link to item Cite

Assessing a tool to measure patient functional ability after outpatient surgery.

Journal Article Anesth Analg · July 2000 UNLABELLED: The "24-Hour Functional Ability Questionnaire" (24hFAQ) was developed to measure final recovery and satisfaction 24 h after surgery. We used structured interviews preoperatively to measure baseline patient concerns, and up to 24 h after dischar ... Full text Link to item Cite

The use of ibuprofen to treat fever in COVID-19: A possible indirect association with worse outcome?

Journal Article Med Hypotheses · November 2020 Fever has been reported as a common symptom occurring in COVID-19 illness. Over the counter antipyretics such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen are often taken by individuals to reduce the discomfort of fever. Recently, the safety of ibuprofen in COVID-19 pat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency: An Actionable Risk Factor for Patients with COVID-19?

Journal Article Arch Med Res · October 2020 Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a common X-linked mutation that is more prevalent in African, Asian, Latin American and Mediterranean populations. Although most individuals are asymptomatic, exposure to certain food, drugs, or infect ... Full text Link to item Cite

A New Method of Identifying Characteristics of Needing Help to Take Medications in an Older Representative Community-Dwelling Population: The Older Adults Medication Assist Scale.

Journal Article J Am Geriatr Soc · June 2016 OBJECTIVES: To determine the sociodemographic characteristics, health conditions, and cognitive and functional status associated with baseline prevalence and new need for help taking medication 3 years later and to construct a brief scale indicative of nee ... Full text Link to item Cite

Folate metabolism genes, dietary folate and response to antidepressant medications in late-life depression.

Journal Article Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · September 2013 OBJECTIVE: The primary aims of this study were to (i) determine whether folate metabolism genetic polymorphisms predict age of onset and occurrence of late life depression; and (ii) determine whether folate metabolism genetic polymorphisms predict response ... Full text Link to item Cite

Natural food folate and late-life depression.

Journal Article J Nutr Elder · October 2009 Low folate status has been linked to depression, but findings have been inconsistent. The authors sought to examine the association between folate intake and late-life depression. This cross-sectional study included individuals age 60 and older (n = 111 de ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effects of sustained-release bupropion among persons interested in reducing but not quitting smoking.

Journal Article Am J Med · February 1, 2004 PURPOSE: To determine whether sustained-release bupropion promotes smoking reduction leading to smoking cessation among persons who wish to reduce their amount of smoking, but who are unwilling to quit or who perceive themselves as being unable to quit. ME ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effect of bupropion SR on specific symptom clusters of depression: analysis of the 31-item Hamilton Rating Scale for depression.

Journal Article Psychopharmacol Bull · 2003 Principal component (PC) analysis is a statistical technique that has been used to identify core depression symptoms on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D). PC analysis is also a useful method to identify unidimensional scales of the HAM-D tha ... Link to item Cite

Bupropion SR vs. placebo for weight loss in obese patients with depressive symptoms.

Journal Article Obes Res · October 2002 OBJECTIVE: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of bupropion sustained-release (bupropion SR) in reducing weight and depressive symptoms in obese adults. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Obese adul ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hemodynamics and emergence profile of remifentanil versus fentanyl prospectively compared in a large population of surgical patients.

Journal Article J Clin Anesth · September 2001 STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare the responses to, and hemodynamics associated with surgical stress, recovery profiles, and anesthesiologists' satisfaction following balanced general anesthesia using either remifentanil or fentanyl in a large-scale population. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Does functional ability in the postoperative period differ between remifentanil- and fentanyl-based anesthesia?

Journal Article J Clin Anesth · September 2001 STUDY OBJECTIVES: To compare patients' functional ability in the 24-hour postoperative period following a remifentanil compared to a hypnotic-fentanyl-treated anesthesia regimen using a 24-Hour Functional Ability Questionnaire. DESIGN: Prospective, 1:1 sin ... Full text Link to item Cite

Is there a learning curve associated with the use of remifentanil?

Journal Article Anesth Analg · November 2000 UNLABELLED: This study prospectively determined whether there was a learning curve with the use of remifentanil, as indicated by decreased hemodynamic variability, improved recovery profile, and decreased incidence of opioid-related adverse events with inc ... Full text Link to item Cite

A comparison of remifentanil and fentanyl in patients undergoing surgery for intracranial mass lesions.

Journal Article Anesth Analg · July 2000 UNLABELLED: We compared the effects of remifentanil versus fentanyl during surgery for intracranial space-occupying lesions. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either remifentanil (0.5 microg. kg(-1). min(-1) IV during the induction of anesthesia r ... Full text Link to item Cite

Assessing a tool to measure patient functional ability after outpatient surgery.

Journal Article Anesth Analg · July 2000 UNLABELLED: The "24-Hour Functional Ability Questionnaire" (24hFAQ) was developed to measure final recovery and satisfaction 24 h after surgery. We used structured interviews preoperatively to measure baseline patient concerns, and up to 24 h after dischar ... Full text Link to item Cite

Intracranial pressure and hemodynamic effects of remifentanil versus alfentanil in patients undergoing supratentorial craniotomy.

Journal Article Anesth Analg · August 1996 Remifentanil hydrochloride is an ultra-short-acting esterase metabolized mu-opioid receptor agonist. The purpose of this study was to provide preliminary information regarding the effects of this drug on intracranial pressure (ICP) and mean arterial pressu ... Full text Link to item Cite