The cost of auditing outpatient records.

abstract：:To assess the reliability and accuracy of the Papanicolaou smear for the detection of cervical Chlamydia trachomatis infections, we obtained chlamydial cultures and cervical smears from 252 patients attending a gynecologic service during an eight-month time period. In 12 of these patients (4.8%), the cervical culture ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Clark RB,Schneider V,Gentile FG,Pechan B,Dalton HP

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term "top of the basilar" has been used in reference to a group of signs and symptoms of midbrain, diencephalic, and posteroinferior hemispheric dysfunction. It has been attributed to ischemia in the territory of second- and third-order vessels that arise from the uppermost portion of the basilar artery. We report...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gomez CR,Hogan PA,Cruz-Rodriguez RF,Jumao-As AP

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As with our case, patients with rupture of the atrium may survive untreated for prolonged periods. Although three survivors have been reported after rupture of the right or left ventricle, ventricular injuries are usually fatal. With improvements in transportation methods, rapid recognition and diagnosis, and early op...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tobin HM,Hiratzka LF,Vargish T

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chest pain is a frequent patient complaint that requires a careful history and physical examination to determine its cause. Cardiac and esophageal causes of chest pain are common, but musculoskeletal disorders such as Tietze's syndrome, chest wall pain syndromes, fibrositis, inflammatory arthritic conditions, cervical...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Semble EL,Wise CM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:: Bronchus-associated Lymphoid Tissue (BALT) lymphomas are a rare type of extranodal marginal zone lymphomas. They comprise 1% of lymphomas and more than two-thirds of all primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) of the lung. BALT lymphomas arise from the bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue. METHODS:This report d...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Arnaoutakis K,Oo TH

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the urinary bladder, manifested as a systemic disease in a 51-year-old woman, was diagnosed at necropsy. Diffuse lytic bone lesions and extensive bone marrow involvement with a leukoerythroblastic blood picture led to an initial clinical diagnosis of a hematologic malignancy...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Zarabi CM,Huntrakoon M,Fine KD

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal cell carcinoma is not an uncommon finding in our population. Since the symptoms of renal cell carcinoma may mimic those of other abdominal disease, we strongly advocate ultrasonic evaluation of the entire abdomen when screening patients with pain. Whether our three patients' symptoms were due to gallbladder dise...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Daughtry JD,Rodan BA

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though epidural analgesia is effective and has advantages over conventional postoperative analgesia, it is also labor intensive, requiring 24-hour supervision by an anesthesiologist. In an effort to decrease the manpower requirements, some hospitals allow the nursing staff to administer epidural narcotics to adul...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tobias JD,Oakes L,Austin BA

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To design and implement a formal otolaryngology inpatient consultation service that improves satisfaction of consulting services, increases educational opportunities, improves the quality of patient care, and ensures sustainability after implementation. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study in a lar...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Huddle MG,London NR Jr,Stewart CM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a patient with an asymptomatic left upper lobe pulmonary arteriovenous fistula, preoperative chest roentgenograms simulated bronchogenic carcinoma, but no overt feeding vessel was demonstrated. Intraoperatively no lesion could be palpated. Postoperative evaluation revealed a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. This en...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kilgore TL,Chasen MH

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-four cases of meningococcal disease were identified in a retrospective survey of nine US Army posts in the southeastern United States from June 1977 to August 1979. Group B organisms predominated in dependents and civilian communities surrounding two of the posts, while active-duty personnel had a greater varie...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Haburchak DR

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) persists into adulthood in up to 60% of cases with childhood onset. A childhood history of ADHD is a prerequisite for making the ADHD diagnosis in an adult. The Utah, Copeland, and Brown self-rating scales are useful in helping the primary care physician confirm the diag...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Elliott H

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac ascites is a rare condition. Diagnosis is aided by liver histology, which characteristically shows diffuse hepatic congestion affecting the centrilobular region. In our case of refractory ascites due to constrictive pericarditis, diagnosis was delayed because centribular hepatic congestion was absent histologi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kirsch M,Fleshler B

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a patient with a biopsy-proven mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the orbit. Although it may have represented a metastasis from a malignancy of the upper respiratory tract, clinically it appeared to be a primary neoplasm of the lacrimal gland. This case emphasizes the value of transmission electron microsco...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lawton AW,Karesh JW

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To deliver effective care, healthcare systems should understand patients' preferences for weight management across a spectrum of needs. Our objective was to describe patients' perceptions of what helps or hinders weight loss and maintenance. METHODS:Semistructured interviews were conducted with patients who ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pfoh ER,Flench R,Varghai NH,King M,Heinberg LJ

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The range of procedures now routinely done through the laparoscope has continued to expand due to improved equipment for insufflation, hemostasis, and tissue manipulation, and to imaginative approaches to otherwise "routine" gynecologic problems traditionally treated by laparotomy. As with all new technologies, advoca...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Wagner J,Droesch J,Mann WJ

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a recent five-year period 14 patients had pseudoaneurysms as late complications of aortic bifurcation grafts. Severe atherosclerosis had been present at the time of the aortic grafts, and subsequent progression of arterial disease appeared to be the usual cause of the pseudoaneurysms which occurred from two to ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Harbrecht PJ,Ahmad W,Fry DE

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic peripheral neuropathy affects 5 to 50% of people with diabetes in the United States. It is a progressive disorder that results in a gradual decrease in peripheral sensation and eventually complete loss of sensation. Patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy are challenging to treat because of intolerable a...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kline KM,Carroll DG,Malnar KF

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed 76 cases of small cell bronchogenic carcinoma seen at the University of South Florida Medical Center. One third of the 55 patients who have subsequently died did so within one month of diagnosis. Thirty-five patients were treated with cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, and radiation therapy includi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lyman GH,Hartmann RC,Saba HI,Preston D,Shukovsky L,Jensen R,Knight M

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a succinct and updated discussion on common ear, nose, and throat (ENT) disorders encountered by primary care physicians. METHODS:Review of recent and pertinent literature. RESULTS:Recent data was identified via a PubMed search as well as commonly utilized texts in otolaryngology. DISCUSSION:Whi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Emerick KS,Deschler DG

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported a case of partial hypopituitarism involving deficient ACTH, LH, FSH, and growth hormone production and elevated prolactin. The hypopituitarism was caused by injury to the pituitary resulting from a parachute accident without direct craniocerebral trauma. The pathogenesis of this pituitary injury as ei...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Soules MR,Sheldon GW

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-six cases of serologically documented Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) from North Carolina are reviewed. Gastrointestinal manifestations were present in 80% of these patients. Because other common expressions of RMSF occasionally do not accompany severe gastrointestinal dysfunction, improper diagnosis and the...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Middleton DB

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To avoid, delay, or ameliorate the microvascular complications of diabetes, intensive insulin therapy with the goal of normoglycemia is required. In most patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), this cannot be achieved because of severe hypoglycemia, which is one of the major causes of morbidity in di...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bell DS,Cutter G

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the first two known cases of infantile botulism in Oklahoma. The first case was due to type B toxin; the second was due to type A toxin. Both cases demonstrate most of the classic features of what now appears to be the most common form of botulism. Infantile botulism is an underrecognized but reversible cau...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gay CT,Marks WA,Riley HD Jr,Bodensteiner JB,Hamza M,Noorani PA,Bobele GB

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original and most widely accepted applications for point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) are in the settings of trauma, shock, and bedside procedures. Trauma was the original setting for the introduction of POCUS and has been standardized under the four-plus view examination called the Focused Assessment with Sonograph...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Morrow D,Cupp J,Schrift D,Nathanson R,Soni NJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary sarcomatous arterial tumors are rare. We have reported a case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma in an elderly woman successfully treated by resection of the involved femoral vessel and reconstruction with a PTFE graft. The long-term result in this patient is presently uncertain. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Feldtman RW,Cox CS Jr,Nirgiotis J,Guarjardo M

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1986 to December 1987, 32 patients with recurrent colorectal cancer had second-look radioimmunoguided surgery (RIGS system). All patients had pathologic confirmation of recurrence. The RIGS system identified 81% of recurrences, and in six patients recurrent tumor was identified only by RIGS. All patients ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sardi A,Agnone CM,Nieroda CA,Mojzisik C,Hinkle G,Ferrara P,Farrar WB,Bolton J,Thurston MO,Martin EW Jr

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of ten patients with anterior diaphragmatic hernia treated by operation, only three had shortness of breath and chest pain. The remainder of the patients were referred to us because of a roentgenographic abnormality. All patients have had follow-up of between six months and 11 years without recurrence. Surgical repair...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Saha SP,Mayo P,Long GA

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injuries from sea urchins result from penetration of the calcareous spines into the skin. Local pain of several days' duration is the most common symptom, but systemic reaction from toxins found in certain species can occur. There is no uniformly accepted successful treatment other than cleansing the wound. Attempts t...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Baden HP,Burnett JW

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study evaluated the role of ankle-brachial index (ABI) as an effective screening test of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the Hispanic population. METHODS:This was an observational cross-sectional study, based on a retrospective review of the medical management of the study patients using already avail...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Enoch A,Ijeoma A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00