Distribution of physicians in family practice and other medical specialties in Texas, 1969-1973: a statistical review.

abstract：:This study was planned to determine the effectiveness of the Breese scoring system for the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis and to evaluate its significance in different age groups. The research population was divided into two age groups. Group 1 consisted of children aged three and below and group 2 comprised c...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Karacan M,Karakelleoğlu C,Orbak Z

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are presently more than 7,000 Vietnamese refugees living in the greater New Orleans area. This paper summarizes the health and information on nutrition now available regarding Vietnamese refugees living in the United States. It is hoped that this effort will add to the documentation of the health changes occurri...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Waldman EB,Lege SB,Oseid B,Carter JP

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 10 years, one of us (M.C.A.) has treated 92 patients who required operation for symptoms associated with alcohol-induced chronic fibrocalcific pancreatitis. Four of these patients had duodenal obstruction. All four had had lateral pancreaticojejunostomy to relieve pancreatic ductal obstruction and associ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Taylor SM,Adams DB,Anderson MC

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Program directors have noted that first-year residents struggle with many of the patient care responsibilities they assume as they enter the US graduate medical education system. A national description of medical students' patient care experience in advance of graduation has not been published. We sought to ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： King CJ,Bolton A,Guerrasio J,Trosterman A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid loss of erythrocyte galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase in hemolysates from an infant 26 days after transfusion led to investigation of the possiblity of an unstable enzyme or other variant of galactosemia. However, the child was found to have the classic type of galactosemia. The seeming transferase instab...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Schwartz RP,Roesel RA,Blankenship PR,Hall WK

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric hospital services for adolescents have steadily increased in recent years and great interest has been generated in determining treatment outcome. In this study, 74 adolescent inpatients completed structured telephone interviews one year after discharge. The questions probed school, job, and family adjustme...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Davis DM,Gonzalez V,Piat J

更新日期：1980-09-01 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：:The diagnoses of complete obstruction in a duplicated renal collecting system and ureterocele can be made with a high degree of confidence by ultrasound. Two children presenting with abdominal masses were examined by gray scale ultrasonography which demonstrated large cystic masses dorsal to and displacing the lower p...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Morgan CL,Grossman H,Trought WS,Oddson TA

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet's syndrome) is described in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia, with a review of all published reports in the English literature. The disease is characterized by an acute febrile illness with painful plaques involving the extremities, face, and neck, and ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Chmel H,Armstrong D

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a young man who had acute myocardial infarction after his first use of cocaine. This case demonstrates that potentially lethal myocardial infarctions may be associated with such initial "experimentation" with cocaine even in relatively small doses. Cocaine intoxication should be considered in young p...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Wehbie CS,Vidaillet HJ Jr,Navetta FI,Peter RH

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a case of peripelvic extravasation of urine caused by lower ureteral obstruction from a breech presentation in a 20-year-old primigravida. The patient was successfully treated with cesarean section to relieve the obstruction, and systemic antibiotics. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Noe HN,Raghavaiah NV

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 1998, the Patient Care Partnership Project was conducted by general internal medicine physicians and hospital administration in an academic health care center. The project was designed to optimize cost, quality, and service results to inpatients. METHODS:The project focused on improved communication amon...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Palmer HC Jr,Halperin A,Elnicki M,Powers R,Kolar M,Evans K,Anderson K

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-four residents in internal medicine and primary care medicine were surveyed before and after receiving a prescription drugs price guide booklet to determine whether providing written price information to the residents would improve their knowledge of drug costs. Results indicated that the pricing information did...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Babington MA,Robinson LA,Monson RA

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old man presented with progressive visual loss, headache, and two days of confusion. A computed tomography of his head suggested subarachnoid hemorrhage with accompanying right parietal ischemic infarction. The magnetic resonance image was consistent with right parietal perisulcal pial and superficial cortic...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hoque R,Gonzalez-Toledo E,Jaffe SL

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lichen simplex chronicus (LSC) is a common pruritic disorder resulting from repeated rubbing and scratching. Nighttime pruritus is a common feature in LSC and may disrupt the sleep pattern. The aim of this study is to determine whether there are sleep abnormalities in patients with LSC. PATIENTS AND METHODS...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Koca R,Altin R,Konuk N,Altinyazar HC,Kart L

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The University of Virginia Department of Medicine has reorganized its adult diabetic ambulatory care program to provide optimal primary care and subspecialty services. This new program, the Diabetes Consult Service of the University Medical Associates, is organized to provide primary care by a single physician in addi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pohl SL,Hodge RH Jr,Evans WS,Hodge SS,Lumelsky-Weinbaum J

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Code status specifies the action that healthcare providers should take in the event of cardiac arrest. Studies have shown, however, that patients with do-not-resuscitate/do-not-intubate (DNR/DNI) orders have worse outcomes and do not consistently receive the standard of care. Several studies have demonstrate...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Engels R,Graziani C,Higgins I,Thompson J,Kaplow R,Vettese TE,Massart A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary care providers (PCPs) have limited training in recognizing common skin disorders, and additional emphasis may be placed on laboratory evaluation, including skin biopsies. METHODS:Primary care providers in Miami, Fla, were surveyed regarding skin biopsy and excision practices and histologic interpret...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kirsner RS,Federman DG

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Undocumented patient information in the medical record (MR) is a barrier to providing high quality care. Inadequate documentation has recently been reported for two cardiovascular diseases. This study was designed to evaluate the documentation of asthma management in the MR to determine if it is consistent with the NI...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Arnold LB,Usery JB,Finch CK,Wallace JL,Deaton PR,Self TH

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described three patients with diabetes and renal insufficiency who had hyperkalemia during heparin therapy. These cases lend support to previous findings, and emphasize the clinical importance of this entity. We believe that heparin-induced hyperkalemia is a potentially life-threatening problem that is more co...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Busch EH,Ventura HO,Lavie CJ

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients with cirrhosis have a high rate of 30-day hospital readmission that affects their quality of life and contributes to increased healthcare-related costs. The aim of our study was to identify frequency, predictors, and preventable causes of hospital readmissions among patients with decompensated cirrh...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Agrawal K,Kumar P,Markert R,Agrawal S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1979 to October 1986, 86 patients with surgically resectable adenocarcinoma of the rectum or rectosigmoid were treated with adjuvant radiotherapy consisting of preoperative 2,400 cGy (22 patients), preoperative 4,000 cGy (14 patients), "sandwich" technique (27 patients), and postoperative irradiation (23 ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rahman SM,McKibben BT,Hardy TG Jr,Schloss CD,Cho CC,Hartmann RF,Aguilar PS,Khanduja KS,Stewart WR

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) demonstrated a 20% reduction in mortality with low-dose computed tomography (CT) for lung cancer screening (LCS). The NLST found the greatest benefit to LCS for patients who underwent annual screening for a full 3-year follow-up period. The adherence to serial imaging...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bellinger C,Foley K,Genese F,Lampkin A,Kuperberg S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of an 11-year-old Bolivian boy with parotitis and aseptic meningitis to demonstrate that parainfluenza virus type 2 can cause disseminated infection in a normal child. Parainfluenza virus type 2 was isolated from nasopharyngeal and CSF specimens from the patient and was confirmed to be parainfluen...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Jantausch BA,Wiedermann BL,Jeffries B

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder of unknown cause, characterized pathologically by noncaseating granulomas. It is more commonly seen in younger adults and African Americans. Myocardial involvement occurs in at least 25% of patients with sarcoidosis and is associated with poor prognosis. In spite of recent advance...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ruiz-Arango A,Sharma GK

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most regions of the United States are served by poison control centers that provide 24-hour toxicologic guidance resulting in the home management of most poison exposures. It has been suggested that without public access to a poison control hotline the majority of poison-exposed patients would seek medical care in eme...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： King WD,Palmisano PA

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because household surveys are expensive and time consuming, determination of state or local family planning needs is based on national household survey estimates of contraceptive use rather than state-specific estimates. In June 1982, the University of Georgia Survey Research Center invited the Georgia Department of H...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Spitz AM,Schuster E,Oberle MW,Zaro SM,Morris L

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although d-penicillamine has a wide range of benefits in many clinical conditions, various side effects have also been reported and preclude its further use in certain patients. In this case, d-penicillamine-induced reversible airway obstruction developed, despite the "go slow--go low" regimen as suggested to reduce t...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tanphaichitr K

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sonographic and clinical findings in four patients with silicone-augmented breasts are presented. The ultrasonographic differences between breasts with silicone injections and breasts with silicone prosthesis are emphasized. Breast sonography may play a role in evaluation of silicone-augmented breasts. Awareness o...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rosenbaum JL,Bernardino ME,Thomas JL,Wigley KD

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians should be on the alert for the possibility of underlying thyrotoxicosis in patients having an affective disturbance. An initial detailed medical history and complete physical examination is essential even in severely agitated, threatening patients. The danger of inappropriate diagnosis and treatment of thes...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Regan WM

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00