Acute Page kidney phenomenon: a cause of reversible renal allograft failure.

abstract：:A retrospective study of 45 patients hospitalized with blastomycosis of bones or joints revealed 41 cases of osteomyelitis and 12 cases of septic arthritis. The majority were men (35 [78%] patients) and non-Aboriginal (32 [71%] patients). Median time from the onset of symptoms to hospitalization was shorter in women t...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Oppenheimer M,Embil JM,Black B,Wiebe L,Limerick B,MacDonald K,Trepman E

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research suggests that vitamin D may play a role in cardiovascular (CV) health. Although its exact role is still debated and is a matter of controversy, vitamin D deficiency has been linked to increased prevalence of CV risk factors and events. Factors that predispose persons with congestive heart failure (CHF)...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Patel R,Rizvi AA

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unremitting diarrhea is a common problem in patients with AIDS. We have reported the case of such a patient who was treated with the somatostatin analogue octreotide for chronic diarrhea and who had acute pancreatitis as a consequence of this therapy. We postulate that the possible mechanism for the pathogenesis of th...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gradon JD,Schulman RH,Chapnick EK,Sepkowitz DV

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to identify differences among internists in their attitudes about diabetes and how those attitudes influence practice behavior. METHODS:A cross-sectional study of 55 internists in an academic medical center was done using the Diabetes Attitude Scale (DAS-3), a valid and reliable meas...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Egede LE,Michel Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most patients with intestinal obstruction have had previous surgery. Rarely, the development of adhesions and resulting small bowel obstruction is attributed to previous intra-abdominal trauma. We present the case of a young man, without a history of surgery, who had been a restrained driver in a motor vehicle crash. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Harrison JR,Blackstone MO,Vargish T,Gasparaitis A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 15th case of maternal death associated with sepsis in pregnancy in a patient using the Dalkon Shield intrauterine device is reported. Intrauterine sepsis appears to be a complication of the use of this device. B acteria enter the uterus during pregnancy through the multifilament tail of the device. The management ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Monif GR,D'Alessandri RM,Khakoo RA,Kluge RM

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with a postpanic anxiety disorder (PPAD) have panic attacks less frequently than patients with a panic disorder. A PPAD must be suspected when a physician notes the following: persistent somatic complaints despite repeatedly normal results of physical examinations and laboratory tests, reluctance to engage in...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Scrignar CB

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes zoster and disseminated herpes zoster, or varicella (V-Z), continue to be dreaded complications of patients with immunosuppression. Currently, there is no available therapy for V-Z, except for general supportive measures. Seven cases of V-Z are presented, showing the results of cytosine arabinoside administrati...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： DuBois RE

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central hypothyroidism is an exceedingly rare form of hypothyroidism that results from a variety of conditions affecting the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland. The classic biochemical abnormality seen in these patients includes a low serum level of circulating thyroxine (T4) concomitant with an inappropriately low ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Basaria S,Altman K,Braga-Basaria M

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was investigated at a tertiary care hospital, and relationship was made between the clinical and genetic definitions of community- and healthcare-associated MRSA. METHODS:Nonduplicate isolates of S. aureus were collected during 2004. Iso...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Patel M,Hoesley CJ,Moser SA,Stamm AM,Baddley JW,Waites KB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human ehrlichiosis is not a common cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Physicians should be aware of this life-threatening but treatable entity. Progression to ARDS may be related to delay in diagnosis and treatment. Fever, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and a history of tick exposure in an endemic are...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Patel RG,Byrd MA

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old black man was admitted with a diagnosis of a ruptured rotator cuff syndrome two weeks after an injury to the right shoulder and treatment by intra-articular steroid injection. At operation pus and necrotic debris were found in the shoulder joint, but the rotator cuff was anatomically intact. Surgical deb...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gordon EJ,Hutchful GA

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman with stable diabetes presented with hypoglycemia and decreased insulin requirement. Further history suggested decreasing pituitary function. Laboratory tests confirmed pituitary deficiencies, associated with her increased insulin sensitivity. It may be helpful to be aware of this syndrome when dealing with dia...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Eller J,Winternitz WW

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of intestinal obstruction is readily made when a patient presents with typical history and signs, and when plain films of the abdomen display characteristic findings. Some patients, however, constitute diagnostic problems because abdominal roentgenograms are still equivocal, even after repetition in four...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Han SY,Laws HL,Aldrete JS

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of five patients with Barrett's esophagus revealed three with an associated active duodenal ulcer. Two patients also had adrenocarcinoma of the esophagus. Any patient with prolonged gastroesophageal reflux should have careful radiologic and endoscopic evaluation of the entire upper gastrointesti...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gelzayd EA,Maas LC

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I have described two patients who had recurrent spontaneous myoclonic jerking in the alcohol withdrawal state. These movements were distinguishable clinically and electroencephalographically from partial seizures and epilepsia partialis continua. The jerking did not respond to anticonvulsants but resolved as the withd...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Drake ME Jr

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a case of warm-antibody-mediated hemolytic anemia associated with a hypernephroma. Only four patients with renal cell carcinoma and Coombs'-positive hemolytic anemia have been reported previously. Although rare, the occurrence of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in association with a hypernephroma sho...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Johnson P,Gualtieri RJ,Mohler DN,Carpenter JT

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Symptoms of hyperphosphatemia usually relate to the associated hypocalcemia. In a 33-year-old patient accidental infusion of a bolus of potassium phosphate (5 ml intravenously) was immediately followed by cardiac arrest. During CPR, clinically important hypocalcemia or hyperkalemia was not detected, but serum phosphor...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nemer WF,Teba L,Schiebel F,Lazzell VA

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serologic tests for the diagnosis of blastomycosis have had inadequate sensitivity, but results are improved with enzyme immunoassay (EIA) with A-antigen of Blastomyces dermatitidis. The Premier Blastomyces EIA kit (Meridian Diagnostics Inc, Cincinnati, Ohio) detected antibody against the B dermatitidis A-antigen in s...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bradsher RW,Pappas PG

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The modern, comprehensive care of patients with hemophilia requires an awareness that complications other than those caused by acute hemorrhage can occur. The use of newer, more potent plasma concentrates has been accompanied by an increased incidence of liver disease in transfusion-requiring hemophiliacs. The progres...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： White GC 2nd,Blatt PM,McMillan CW,Webster WP,Lesesne HR,Roberts HR

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the comparative impact of the standard Parents as Teachers (PAT) to the nutrition and physical activity enhanced version (PATE) of the perinatal educational curriculum on compliance with infant feeding recommendations and changes in maternal infant feeding knowledge and beliefs. METHODS:Women a...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tussing-Humphreys L,Thomson JL,Goodman M,Landry A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was performed to examine the effect of stress on pregnancy outcome in women who underwent assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures. METHODS:In a controlled clinical study of healthy volunteers in an academic research environment, stress was measured subjectively by administering patient ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lovely LP,Meyer WR,Ekstrom RD,Golden RN

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with retained laparotomy pads after laparotomy had pain, abscess formation, and bleeding, with erosion of the pad into the small bowel and colon. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Richards WO,Keramati B,Scovill WA

更新日期：1986-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Cluster headache (CH), though not fully characterized until this century, is a relatively common primary headache disorder. METHODS:We reviewed pertinent literature on CH and related cephalalgias. RESULTS:We found that CH typically occurs in middle-aged men and has a characteristic cyclic temporal pattern....

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Mendizabal JE,Umaña E,Zweifler RM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the documentation frequency of informed consent for women undergoing a trial of nonemergent instrumental delivery. STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective chart review of instrumented vaginal deliveries from 1992 to 2005 was performed. Cases were identified from a Labor and Delivery database and hospital ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nichols CM,Pendlebury LC,Jennell J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding is the most serious complication of thrombolytic therapy and limits its usefulness. We have reported a case of epidural hematoma, a rare occurrence after combined therapy with tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) and heparin. We emphasize that in patients treated with thrombolytic agents, any trauma may increas...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Krolick MA,Cintron GB

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman developed anterior uveitis at age 24, inflammatory bowel disease at age 29, and ankylosing spondylitis at age 45 by history. There were frequent recurrences. An HLA-B27 test was positive at age 53. The literature indicates that all of these conditions together in a HLA-B27-positive woman are uncommon. Physicia...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Singleton EM,Hutson SE

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：:The patient we have described had lower extremity numbness, paresthesias, constipation, urinary retention, and sexual dysfunction. Laboratory evaluation confirmed a diagnosis of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP). Vitamin B6 and glucose therapy initiated resolution of symptoms. The sensory neuropathy described here is...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Goren MB,Chen C

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00