Isolated cardiac metastasis from cervical carcinoma: presentation as acute anteroseptal myocardial infarction.

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：:A case of pneumococcal endocarditis in an infant is reported together with a review of seven cases previously described in the literature. The prominent presenting symptoms of this usually fatal disease consisted of tachycardia, tachypnea, and cardiomegaly. A new murmur was heard in six of the eight patients. Fever wa...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tolaymat A,Rhatigan RM,Levin S

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the intent of cost containment, we conducted a survey of cimetidine usage in the Ambulatory Care Service of our Veterans Administration Medical Center. During a period of six months, this drug was prescribed for 132 patients. Only about 20% received cimetidine for FDA approved conditions. Treated conditions not a...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Thomas CT,Thomas E,Reddy KR,Martin E,Stapleton JA

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is a treatable disease. Despite the therapeutic nihilism of the past, the advent of thrombolysis has changed the way stroke is approached. Acute ischemic stroke is a challenging and heterogeneous disease. Treatment needs to be based on an understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of ischemia. Intervention...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Felberg RA,Naidech AM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with sickle cell anemia who were less than 5 years old were observed over a three-year period. Those born to recent Haitian immigrants accounted for 108.4 patient-years. They had seven episodes of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia and five due to Haemophilus influenzae for rates of 6.5 and 4.6 episodes per ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pegelow CH

更新日期：1989-07-01 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：:A technic for correcting hammertoe and other toe deformities by waist resection of the proximal phalanges of the toes effectively corrected these conditions in 95 patients and 466 toes. This procedure can be done quickly and easily with low morbidity. Through a very short incision over the waist of the proximal phalan...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： McConnell BE

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a 6-day-old male infant who presented with Neisseria gonorrhoeae conjunctivitis and a scalp abscess. Delivery was complicated by rupture of the membranes 24 hours before delivery and fetal monitoring for four hours. The rare scalp abscesses caused by gonococci cleared with penicillin therapy. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Brook I,Rodriguez WJ,Controni G,Gold B

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variant angina pectoris, usually not precipitated by exertion or emotional stress, often is more severe and lasts longer than classic angina. The pain tends to recur at about the same time each day. Arrhythmias, usually ventricular, occur in about 50% of cases during the peak of pain. Electrocardiograms show a charact...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Siegel JS

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of methicillin-resistant STaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in the hospital setting is increasing but little is known of its prevalence in the community. In a 1986-1987 study, the prevalence in dermatology outpatient clinics was <0.9%. This study reports changes in the same facilities from 19...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Price MF,McBride ME,Wolf JE Jr

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten bites by Loxosceles reclusa, the North American brown recluse spider, are reported from South Carolina. Envenomation by the brown recluse spider is becoming a public health problem in the United States. The spider reportedly now is found from coast to coast in the southern half of the country and its range is prob...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Majeski JA,Durst GG Sr

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Osteopenia is considerably more common than osteoporosis and accounts for most of the fracture burden in women older than 50 years. It is uncertain when to initiate treatment in osteopenia. We sought to determine in women with osteopenia what effect transitioning to lower categories had on subsequent fractur...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pfister AK,Welch CA,John M,Emmett MK

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic compound B-mode ultrasound scans done on gynecologic patients during the past three years were reviewed and compared with surgical findings or clinical follow-up. The 190 scans were analyzed and categorized as diagnostic, compatible (or confirmatory), equivocal, misleading, or negative. Although only 6.4% w...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Jamieson AD,Davis RO,Shingleton HM

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The data from temperate regions indicate increases in pediatric traumatic injuries during the spring and summer months with anticipated admission spikes on warm weather holidays; hospitals in southern subtropical regions should not anticipate the same trends. The objectives of this study were to identify hol...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Eyerly-Webb S,Solomon R,Young L,Bard K,Laituri C,Rosenthal A,Long J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antibody-coated bacteria (ACB) test was used to localize the site of urinary tract infection in a group of pediatric and adult patients. Duration of treatment of ACB-positive (upper tract) and ACB-negative (lower tract) infections was correlated with rates of recurrence during follow-up for six or more months. Two...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kulasinghe HP,Cushing AH,Reed WP

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pectus excavatum is relatively uncommon. Our experience with 177 children during a 15-year period produced changes in our surgical technique, which now includes a small transverse incision, minimal subcutaneous flap elevation, a muscle-relaxing incision over the fifth costal cartilage, complete resection of involved c...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Golladay ES,Wagner CW

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The need for colonoscopy is common among diabetic patients. However, there are no standards per se for bowel preparation in patients with type 2 diabetes. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of sodium phosphate (NaP), and the quality of bowel cleansing in relation to glycemic c...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ozturk NA,Gokturk HS,Demir M,Unler GK,Gur G,Yilmaz U

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：:It has been claimed that sonographic techniques offer no advantages over palpation of the maternal abdomen for detection of macrosomatia. We studied a group of 498 pregnant patients, 36 (7.2%) of whom gave birth to infants having macrosomatia. A sensitivity of 67%, specificity of 97%, and positive predictive value of ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rossavik IK,Joslin GL

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the prevalence of frequently occurring neurologic disorders in a biracial population, a survey of households and chronic care institutions was carried out for all residents of Copiah County, Mississippi. Along with a complete census, interviews were held using extensive questions about diagnoses, signs, a...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Haerer AF,Anderson DW,Schoenberg BS

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of acute intermittent porphyria associated with inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion and secondary aldosteronism is presented. Hypokalemic alkalosis was a prominent feature of this case, and appeared to be at least partly caused by secondary aldosteronism. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Farese RV,Karsh SJ,Bidot-López P

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraskeletal dedifferentiated chondrosarcomas (DC) are uncommon tumors that predominantly occur in the head and neck. Herein, we describe a case of pulmonary DC detected in a patient with systemic sclerosis and presenting with a symptomatic large pleural effusion and a pulmonary lobar consolidation on chest imaging. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Boueiz A,Abougergi MS,Noujeim C,Bousamra A,Sfeir P,Zaatari G,Bou-Khalil P

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three members of a family with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome had intussusception due to intestinal hamartomas. In addition, the grandfather had carcinoma of the jejunum, and the granddaughter had benign ovarian sex cord/stromal tumor causing sexual precocity. Benign and malignant tumors, not often associated with Peutz-Jeghe...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Laughlin EH

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technic of combined split-thickness and full-thickness skin grafts and local flap closure for extensive deep cicatricial neck contractures is presented. The head and neck are mobilized by excision of limiting tissues. The lateral neck skin is mobilized to be rotated anteriorly as flaps, and a full-thickness skin gra...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Vandeput JJ,Tanner JC,Lewis JR

更新日期：1976-06-01 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：:We retrospectively reviewed medical records and computerized critical care data for 40 consecutive critically ill surgical patients receiving "standard" doses (1.5 to 2.0 mg/kg loading dose and 3 to 5 mg/kg/day) of gentamicin or tobramycin for gram-negative infections. End points measured were serum drug levels and cl...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cornwell EE 3rd,Belzberg H,Berne TV,Kern JW,Henriques G,Asensio JA,Demetriades D

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid, extreme expansion of the extracellular fluid with solutions devoid of acid or alkali theoretically can produce a metabolic acidosis, due to buffer dilution. This phenomenon has previously been demonstrated only in experimental animal studies. We have reported what we believe to be the first documented case of h...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Goodkin DA,Raja RM,Saven A

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presented is a well-documented, autochthonous case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, a protozoan disease endemic to Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, South America, and Central America, which until recently was not found in North America. Diagnosis is made by positive culture on NNN media, positive serodiagnosis, positive ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Barlow D,Lonergan M,Tio FO,Meyerhoff WL

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food safety is an increasing concern to Americans. Recent recalls of peanuts and pistachios, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warnings to pregnant women to avoid eating fish have increased government oversight of food processing and handling. Consumers can play an important role in alerting their healthcare prov...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Codori N,Marinopoulos S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a nonspecific alveolar response to various forms of injuries. Many cases have been associated with hematologic malignancies. The most commonly reported complication of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is superinfection with fungal, bacterial, and viral infections. We report a case of a ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bakhos R,Gattuso P,Arcot C,Reddy VB

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00