Loop ileostomy: a reliable method of diversion.

abstract：:Nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia was diagnosed in a 34-year-old man with jaundice since childhood. Splenectomy at the age of 8 had no influence on the anemia. Bronze diabetes was diagnosed at age 31, presumably due to hemosiderosis and secondary hemochromatosis. Iron chelation was unsuccessful in controlling iron overl...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hanna WT,Machado EA,Montgomery RN,Lange RD

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an increased risk of other infections, including viral hepatitis, which can complicate the treatment and progression of the disease. We sought to characterize Alabama cases of HIV co-infected with hepatitis C virus or hepatitis B virus. METHODS:Usin...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Siza C,Bixler D,Davidson S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Use of mucolytic agents that result in reduced mucous viscosity of the gastric mucous has been suggested to have an additive effect in curing Helicobacter pylori infection. METHODS:Seventy Hpylori-positive patients were given either eradication treatment consisting of 500 mg clarithromycin bid and 30 mg lan...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gurbuz AK,Ozel AM,Ozturk R,Yildirim S,Yazgan Y,Demirturk L

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the breast is a rare cancer. Published reports of prognosis are variable, and most studies are case reports of one or a few patients. We report an additional case of squamous cell carcinoma of the breast occurring in a 53-year-old black woman. In reviewing the reported cases of this ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Weigel RJ,Ikeda DM,Nowels KW

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. Although AMD shares multiple risk factors with coronary artery disease (CAD), the association between AMD and CAD has not been established. The objective of our study was to demonstrate an association between the d...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Thomas J,Mohammad S,Charnigo R,Baffi J,Abdel-Latif A,Ziada KM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mortality rates for hyperthermia and hypothermia are higher in Alabama than nationally, and Alabama has twice as many hypothermia deaths as hyperthermia deaths. These causes of death have not been studied in the southeastern United States. We describe the epidemiology of heat- and cold-related deaths in Alab...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Taylor AJ,McGwin G Jr

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper explores the possibility that bed sharing may carry particular risks for children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN). Two cases of CSHCN who may have sustained adverse health effects from bed sharing are described. These two case reports indicate that CSHCN may be particularly susceptible to risks associ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sneed RC

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography is widely used to diagnose acute pancreatitis. Iodinated contrast medium lengthens the duration of pancreatitis and may increase the incidence of local or systemic complications. Total parenteral nutrition including IV lipid emulsion plays an important role in the management of patients with pancre...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kasi VS,Estrada CA,Wiese W

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the otolaryngologist in the diagnosis and management of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea is discussed. One hundred eight cases of cerebrospinal rhinorrhea were studied with emphasis on cause, localization, and treatment. Extracranial approaches produce minimal morbidity and should be considered as possible t...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hudson WR,Hughes LA

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While fish consumption is considered a component of a heart-healthy diet, many illnesses have been associated with eating contaminated fish. The authors describe two cases of muscle weakness and rhabdomyolysis that occurred after eating salmon. Cases of rhabdomyolysis and muscle weakness after consumption of fresh wat...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Langley RL,Bobbitt WH 3rd

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a patient with vaccinia necrosum after smallpox vaccination for persistent herpes labialis. The patient eventually recovered after surgical resection of the lesion and multiple courses of vaccinia immune globulin and methisazone. This report emphasizes the needless risks of vaccinating patients with ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Funk EA,Strausbaugh LJ

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevation in fasting serum gastrin levels was found in three patients being evaluated for persistent upper abdominal pain without radiographic evidence of peptic ulcer disease. Fiberoptic endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract in each patient revealed characteristic changes of chronic atrophic gastritis. Gastri...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Reinhardt JD,McCloy RM,Blackwell CF

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of recurrent Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) of the upper extremity, treated aggressively with wide local excision, regional lymphadenectomy, and immediate reconstruction. Five years after surgery, there is no clinical or diagnostic evidence of locoregional recurrence or distant disease. The patient's upp...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Metzinger SE,Wolfer RS,Disa JJ,Kupersmith JE,Robertson BC

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of primary subclavian axillary venous thrombosis (SAVT) was evaluated in eight patients to compare the accuracy of clinical diagnosis and noninvasive vascular evaluation with phlebography. Clinical evaluation led to three misdiagnoses: lymphedema (1), and inflammatory breast carcinoma (2). Doppler ultras...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pollak EW,Walsh J

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Payment systems in the US healthcare system have rewarded physicians for services and attempted to control healthcare spending, with rewards and penalties based upon projected goals for future spending. The incorporation of quality goals and alternatives to fee-for-service was introduced to replace the previous system...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hauswald E,Sklar D

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has caused resurgence in tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. HIV-TB coinfected individuals are at increased risk for complications of TB and HIV treatment, such as adverse drug reactions and immune reconstitution syndrome. A 17-year-old male with HIV-TB coinfection, who developed cardiac ta...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Wang SH,Menon A,Hyslop NE

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of a positive urine screen for cocaine on thyrotropin (TSH, also thyroid-stimulating hormone) concentrations. METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study, patients admitted to the mental health unit at an academic inpatient setting with a diagnosis of cocaine dependence or cocaine intoxic...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Koroscil MT,Schulte JJ,Bricker D,Koroscil TM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequent necessity for termination of pregnancy before the spontaneous onset of labor requires that we be able to accurately predict fetal lung maturity. We have used amniotic fluid studies for evaluation of fetal lung maturity and have found that (1) a "fat" cell concentration of 30% or more, or (2) a creatinine ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Wood GP

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keloid management remains controversial, and recurrence and untoward side effects limit the use of many techniques. During a seven-year period, I surgically treated 19 children, aged 3 to 17 (mean 10.5 years), with a total of 28 keloids. After aseptic skin preparation, the interface between the keloid and normal skin ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Golladay ES

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the relation between renal function and delirium and to assess and compare the relation between cerebral white matter lesion (WML) and renal function as estimated by three formulas for the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in older adult hospitalized veterans with and without delirium. M...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Detweiler MB,Lutgens BW,Choudhury D,Kenneth A,Kalafat N,Sherigar RM,Bader G

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a cocaine user who presented with polymorphonuclear pleocytosis in cerebrospinal fluid mimicking bacterial meningitis. Thorough investigation of the cerebrospinal fluid did not reveal evidence of bacteria or fungi. Clinical deterioration was observed in spite of empiric treatment with antibiotics...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Alexopoulou A,Deutsch M,Dourakis SP

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoma of the colon occurring to the right of the middle colic vessels is usually described as morphologically and clinically distinctive from cancers occurring in the left colon. Cancers of the right colon are characterized as polypoid tumors that are discovered in the search for occult blood loss, whereas carcino...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Geelhoed GW,Crossland SG

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The appearance of normal and injured cruciate ligaments on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been well described in the literature. Few studies have reported on changes found on sequential imaging of injured posterior cruciate ligaments (PCLs) during the healing process, however. METHODS:Ten consecutive ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Griffin LY,Burnett M,Milsap JH

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the prevalence of sexual contact between physicians and patients, we mailed a survey to a nationwide, randomized sample of 1,600 physicians, including internists, family medicine physicians, obstetrician-gynecologists, and ophthalmologists. The response rate was 52% (n = 787). Of all respondents, 4.5% rep...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bayer T,Coverdale J,Chiang E

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The predictability of a method of determining serum digoxin concentration was assessed in a retrospective study of 35 hospitalized patients taking digoxin orally for maintenance therapy. Simple pharmacokinetic expressions were used to estimate digoxin concentration. Clinically, the mean measured digoxin concentration ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Shearer SW,Sawyer WT,Petteway SB Jr

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bordetella bronchiseptica bacteremia is often associated with various infection in animals. The majority of B bronchiseptica infections reported in humans are cases of pneumonia. Very few cases have been reported in patients with a history of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The patient described herein, wh...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Mazumder SA,Cleveland KO

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From Jan 1, 1978 through Dec 31, 1983, 64 patients with epithelial ovarian tumors, frankly malignant or borderline, were managed at one institution. Nineteen patients (29.7%) were under age 40. The youngest patient was 19 years old. Nulliparity was present in 32% of this group of patients. Of these young patients, 58%...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gallup DG,Cody WM,Metheny WP,Talledo OE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) has been increasingly reported all over the world. In this study, we aimed to investigate the risk factors for the acquisition of nosocomial CRKP infections. METHODS:We conducted a case-control study with data collected from thirty-nine patients with nosocom...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Wu D,Cai J,Liu J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For various reasons, patients seek care at different hospitals within a region, resulting in fragmented medical records at the point of care. In the emergency department, this is a particularly important issue because the emergency department provides open access to all patients and requires rapid high-stakes decision...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Carr CM,DiGioia CH,Wagner J,Saef SH

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examined patient perceptions and attitudes toward various aspects of the male and female physician's professional appearance in the family practice setting. METHODS:Four hundred ninety-six patients from two family practice clinics in Knoxville, Tennessee, completed a valid and reliable questionna...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Keenum AJ,Wallace LS,Stevens AR

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00