Serous psammocarcinoma of the ovary.

abstract：:The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) plays a major role in blood pressure regulation and is thus an important therapeutic target in the management of hypertension. Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), which interrupt RAAS overactivity by blocking a specific receptor that mediates the pathogenic activity of...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Catanzaro DF,Frishman WH

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Community violence is associated with health-compromising behaviors (HCBs) and adverse general health and pregnancy outcomes. It is unknown whether these effects persist after adjusting for health behaviors. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study of 36,637 pregnancies, 2005-2009, using birth certificate/hospita...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Okah FA,Oshodi A,Liu Y,Cai J

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atomoxetine (Strattera®, Eli Lilly and Co.) is the first non-stimulant drug in the United States (US) to be approved for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the past, physicians have been concerned about the safety of a variety of ADHD medications. As a result, non-stimulant drugs were...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Seifi A,Griffith H,Avestimehr S,Dib H

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of impairments relevant to upper extremity following breast cancer surgery and its impact on disability and health-related quality of life. METHODS:Sixty-seven female patients being treated with modified radical mastectomy or breast conserving surgery we...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kaya T,Karatepe AG,Günaydn R,Yetiş H,Uslu A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxybutynin is a tertiary amine and has chemical similarities like protamine sulfate. Protamine sulfate's effect on bacterial viability has been shown in some studies; however, there is scanty data regarding the effect of oxybutynin on bacterial viability. Accordingly, the aim of the present study was to inve...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gedik A,Ersay A,Atmaca S,Sener A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with recurrent thrombosis may have one of the thrombophilias described in recent literature. These clotting disorders may involve abnormalities in platelets, fibrinogen, plasminogen, protein C, protein S, or antithrombin III. There is usually a family history of clotting disorders, since most of these are inh...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Patton D

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variant of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia may be gastrointestinal bleeding with no other classical symptoms. This case demonstrates the effectiveness of surgical resection as treatment of duodenal bleeding from telangiectatic lesions. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Welling RE,Jain VK,Panke TW,Childs E

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The authors sought to explore patients' views about discussing spiritual issues with primary care physicians, including perceived barriers to and facilitators of discussions. METHODS:The study was a qualitative, semistructured interview of 10 chronically or terminally ill patients who were deliberately sele...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ellis MR,Campbell JD

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A reemergence of medical students choosing primary care is occurring, with medicine/pediatrics as an increasingly popular option. We compared applicants to pediatrics, medicine, and medicine/pediatrics and the factors that influence career choice. METHODS:We designed a survey to gather objective data and in...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Doucet H,Shah MK,Cummings TL,Kahn MJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prednisone therapy induced prompt clinical remission in a 38-year-old woman with hypereosinophilic vasculitis. Smoldering vasculitis accounts for the 38% fatality rate in treated patients with the Churg-Strauss syndrome. Complete suppression of the peripheral hypereosinophilia will reflect the efficacy of therapy more...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gilbert GJ

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Few tests of functional motor behavior are useful for rapidly screening people for lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The goal of this study was to improve the widely used tandem walking (TW) test. METHODS:We tested "normal" (control) adult and ambulatory patients with peripheral neuropathy (PN) with the...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cohen HS,Mulavara AP,Peters BT,Sangi-Haghpeykar H,Kung DH,Mosier DR,Bloomberg JJ

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A significant percentage of high school students participate in athletics, and of those participating, at least one third will experience a sport-related injury. Despite the high risk of injury, there are few guidelines on what type of medical coverage should be provided for high school athletics. Although v...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Aukerman DF,Aukerman MM,Browning D

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old white male presented with jaundice, pruritus, and a 30-pound weight loss over two months. Physical examination revealed scleral icterus. Laboratory evaluation revealed ALT 161 U/L, AST 290 U/L, alkaline phosphatase 2004 U/L, GGT 2,552 U/L, total bilirubin 10.2 mg/dL, and a carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 1...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lowe D,Lee J,Schade R,Chaudhary A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported the case of a 26-year-old man who had had intermittent but severe gastrointestinal bleeding over a 30-month period from a Meckel's diverticulum. Meckel's diverticulum should be searched for angiographically, even in the face of normal isotopic scans, in cases of chronic or intermittent gastrointestina...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Geelhoed GW,Druy EM,Steinberg WM

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have discussed the pathology of the diverse, numerous neoplasms associated with the central and peripheral types of von Recklinghausen's disease, as exemplified by two case reports. While overlap can occur between these two major types, characteristically this does not occur. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Richardson RR,Noronha A,Lettsma J,Siqueira EB

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most nonendocrine pancreatic neoplasms are adenocarcinomas of ductal cell or acinar origin. Primary carcinomas of the pancreas with squamous differentiation are rare enough to warrant a search for other primary tumors. In the past few decades, well-documented individual reports and large series reviews support the vie...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Colarian J,Fowler D,Schor J,Poolos S

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative pain is commonly treated with significant doses of narcotics, occasionally resulting in side effects including nausea, pruritus, and respiratory depression. One potential advantage of regional anesthesia is profound postoperative analgesia that reduces exposure to potent narcotics. To evaluate the effica...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Dorman BH,Conroy JM,Duc TA Jr,Haynes GR,Friedman RJ

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subsequent misuse and abuse of sedatives and hypnotics prescribed to 190 patients of the family practice program at the Medical University of South Carolina was investigated by medical record abstract and patient interviews. Results indicated little misuse and no abuse, with most respondents indicating they took f...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bush PJ,Spector KK,Rabin DL

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old man had nausea, vomiting, periumbilical pain, tenesmus, and diarrhea shortly after eating seafood. Stool microscopy showed "beaver bodies," or Psorospermium haeckelii, a nonpathogenic algal organism often confused with enteric pathogens and commonly found in the excrement of persons consuming crayfish. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bouckenooghe AR,Marino BJ

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explores the history of lupus erythematosus from the origins of the name to the most modern therapeutic advances. The review includes information about the origin of the name "lupus," the first clear description of the skin lesions, the discovery of the systemic and discoid forms, and further advances whi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Mallavarapu RK,Grimsley EW

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic rhinitis affects approximately 40% of children and generally presents in children from 10-19 years of age; however, the condition has been seen in children as young as 6 months. Antihistamines are commonly prescribed in infants and children for the relief of allergic symptoms. A 23-month-old male with a histo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Jones MC,Jones CE 2nd

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases are presented in which an association between unilateral renal agenesis and multiple skeletal abnormalities is found. The pathologic agents responsible for the URA act similarily on other organ systems, including the skeleton. The skeletal abnormality can be diagnosed easily and promptly and may be an indica...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Jancu J,Zuckerman H,Sudarsky M

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In children, intramural duodenal hematomas resulting from blunt abdominal trauma are generally managed nonoperatively with nasogastric suction and parenteral nutrition. Experience with three cases in which this form of treatment failed caused us to reappraise its benefits and results. Consequently, we now recommend su...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Thoms CA,Ricketts RR

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of multifocal systemic sporotrichosis presenting with lobar pneumonia caused by Sporothrix schenkii is described. While five cases of pulmonary involvement in multifocal sporotrichosis have been previously reported, all had nodular or cavitary apical lesions. Similarly, unifocal pulmonary sporotrichosis usually...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Arango C,Davila E,Greenman R

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a large paraesophageal hernia had a Nissen fundoplication via laparoscopy. He returned a year later with the transverse colon herniated into the chest. At operation, the hernia ostium was found to be the aortic hiatus. We believe that the original ostium was missed because of the limited exposure of the...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Wagner RB,Barry MJ,Manney MS

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported a case of Campylobacter osteomyelitis, which we believe has not been previously reported. Symptoms and signs were nonspecific, but darkfield microscopy of a suspension of isolated bacteria was useful in making a presumptive diagnosis. Initial parenteral therapy based on sensitivity testing and prolong...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bracikowski JP,Hess IE,Rein MF

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare mobile health (mHealth) usage by residents of West Virginia with national estimates. METHODS:Pew Research Center data from its Internet and American Life Project were accessed for secondary data analysis. These data, available to the public, are a probability sample of Internet use in the United S...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Giacobbi P Jr,Cushing P,Popa A,Haggerty T,Hansell A,Sedney C

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac rupture due to blunt trauma has been recognized with increasing frequency over the past two decades. The mortality rate is high and the majority of patients die before they arrive at the emergency department. A high index of suspicion and prompt surgical intervention are crucial for survival. We report the man...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tassiopoulos AK,Carlin RE,Dibos L,McGraw DJ

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 17-year-old girl who came to our center with a red irritated eye from exposure to tarantula hairs. An ophthalmology literature search revealed six reported cases. There have been no reports of these cases in the general medical and pediatric literature. Due to the increasing popularity of tara...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Belyea DA,Tuman DC,Ward TP,Babonis TR

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00