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abstract：:Recommendations concerning postoperative extubation after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis are presently based upon retrospective chart reviews. We present the results of a prospective investigation of time to extubation after thymectomy for 14 patients over a 12-month period based upon a protocol that included preope...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gorback MS,Moon RE,Massey JM

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal cell carcinoma is not an uncommon finding in our population. Since the symptoms of renal cell carcinoma may mimic those of other abdominal disease, we strongly advocate ultrasonic evaluation of the entire abdomen when screening patients with pain. Whether our three patients' symptoms were due to gallbladder dise...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Daughtry JD,Rodan BA

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experience of the Southern Regional Trophoblastic Disease Center includes 222 patients who were referred from January 1972 to October 1977. The initial tissue diagnosis was hydatidiform mole in 212 patients and choriocarcinoma in ten. There was spontaneous remission of 142 (69%) of the moles and one of the chorioc...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hatch KD,Shingleton HM,Austin JM Jr,Boots LR,Younger JB,Soong SJ

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of death certificates of victims with laryngeal cancer in Oklahoma for the period 1950 to 1970 attempts to corroborate findings of the current literature. Sex-race specific death rates per 100,000 for white, nonwhite, and American Indian populaces displayed a distinct sex and racial pattern: respectively, 38....

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cuchiara AJ,Asal NR

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of postoperative death due to unsuspected pheochromocytoma are presented. Both patients exhibited signs and symptoms preoperatively which might have been attributable to a pheochromocytoma. These reports serve as a reminder of the potentially fatal consequences of inadequate evaluation of hypertensive patien...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cross DA,Meyer JS

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Sick building syndrome" (SBS) is one of the more colorful terms describing an increasingly common pattern of symptoms found among workers in modern office buildings. Core symptoms include lethargy, mucous membrane irritation, headache, eye irritation, and dry skin. To prompt a diagnosis of SBS, these otherwise common...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lyles WB,Greve KW,Bauer RM,Ware MR,Schramke CJ,Crouch J,Hicks A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine predictors of coronary events (cardiac death, acute myocardial infarction, and urgent revascularization) within 30 days after admission. METHODS:We prospectively collected data on 400 patients admitted through our emergency room for unstable angina and acute coronary syndromes. Patient...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tadros GM,McConnell TR,Wood GC,Costello JM,Iliadis EA

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to the increasing care needs of geriatric patients and attendant hospital costs, the Nashville Veterans Administration Medical Center, which has 393 beds and admits 8400 patients annually, initiated an Intermediate Care Service in 1988. A geriatric team was formed, sharing staff and resources from existing...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hauser B,Robinson J,Powers JS,Laubacher MA

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among patients with pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) seen recently at our center, a substantial number have had extensive calcified mediastinal, hilar, and peribronchial lymphadenopathy, a finding historically inconsistent with pulmonary MAC disease. METHOD:We retrospectively studi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Chan ED,Iseman MD

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rarely, a misguided or delusional patient will attempt to self-administer a relatively more invasive form of medical or surgical treatment. I believe this report to be the first described case of an attempt to self-administer ECT. A patient with schizoaffective disorder reported benefits from regularly applied electri...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bishop LC

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this series, thorough evaluation of 250 mediastinal lesions by various diagnostic methods showed that contrast enhanced CT scans of the mediastinum were superior to other modalities in differentiation and precise localization of the various types of lesions. Such superior evaluation may have a profound effect on th...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Devkota J

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schwannoma arising within breast parenchyma is rare. We report such a case in a 50-year-old woman. The tumor, which measured 7 mm, is the smallest and the only mammographically detected schwannoma of the breast thus far reported. Clinicians should be aware that this benign tumor of breast may simulate a malignant neop...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gultekin SH,Cody HS 3rd,Hoda SA

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional rate limits for sinus rhythm--100/min as the tachycardia threshold and 60/min as the bradycardia threshold--were established by consensus and never formally examined. Because clinical experience indicated that both figures were too high, we investigated this formally in 500 normal individuals. Results wer...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Spodick DH

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic poisonings occur in Mississippi despite public education campaigns to prevent poisonings in the home. We reviewed 44 Mississippi cases of arsenic exposures occurring from January 1986 to May 1990. We compared the epidemiologic differences between unintentional and intentional poisonings. Cases were found and c...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Park MJ,Currier M

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The decision to place a percutaneous feeding tube (PFT) in patients who are at the end of life is multidimensional and often complicated. We assessed the effect of physician education and counseling for patients and their surrogates on inpatient nonsurgical (endoscopic and radiologic) PFT placement rates, in...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Swaminath A,Longstreth GF,Runnman EM,Yang SJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery spasm can occur in the presence of excessive alpha-adrenergic tone. A decrease in protective coronary vasodilator substance and enhanced alpha-adrenergic responsiveness, which occurs in the setting of hypothroidism and beta blockade, predisposes to coronary artery spasm. The case presented supports the...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Schoolmeester WL,Jackman WM

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An example of a blind-ending branch of a bifid ureter in a woman presenting with a urinary tract infection is reported. Definition, diagnosis, and treatment of this anomaly are discussed. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Dalton DL

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endorphins and narcotics have been implicated in the exacerbation of neurologic deficits after stroke. To test the theory that narcotic antagonists might offer an improvement in neurologic sequelae following stroke, we administered various doses of naloxone intraperitoneally to 50 adult gerbils 45 minutes after caroti...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Benzel EC,Musgrove CC 2nd,Kesterson L

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a patient with an asymptomatic left upper lobe pulmonary arteriovenous fistula, preoperative chest roentgenograms simulated bronchogenic carcinoma, but no overt feeding vessel was demonstrated. Intraoperatively no lesion could be palpated. Postoperative evaluation revealed a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. This en...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kilgore TL,Chasen MH

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sleep apnea syndromes have been recognized clinically in the United States only within the past ten years. The true extent of the problem is not known, but it seems certain that these syndromes are much more common than was generally assumed five years ago. Every clinician should be aware of the signs and symptoms...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Chaudhary BA,Speir WA Jr

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agenesis of the gallbladder is a rare anomaly believed to be an organogenetic failure. This is the third instance of familial agenesis of the gallbladder reported in the literature. The diagnosis of agenesis of the gallbladder can only be made during exploratory celiotomy and must be confirmed by an intraoperative nee...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sterchi JM,Baine RW,Myers RT

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Cholesterol Education Program and physician/patient awareness of the risks of hypercholesterolemia have resulted in aggressive screening and treatment of elevated cholesterol levels. The "one size fits all" concept has been used as the criterion for intervention. However, this has been promulgated without...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kaiser FE

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenteric lipodystrophy (ML) is a rare condition characterized by a nonspecific inflammatory process that involves the root of the mesentery in a lipoma-like lesion. Presenting features of ML include abdominal pain, weight loss, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation. This case illustrates that ML should be inc...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hemaidan A,Vanegas F,Alvarez OA,Arroyo MA,Lee M

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continued improvements in computer technology have led to significant enhancement of clinical teaching. We describe a "digital toolbox" consisting of personally accessible hardware and software products to assist in clinical teaching. The areas covered are computer-assisted diagnosis, digitization and display of clini...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sandroni S,McGee J

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of left renocolic fistula secondary to chronic pyonephrosis has been reported. Neprectomy, excision of the fistulous tract, and closure of the colon is the treatment of choice. This was accomplished in this case with excellent results. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Vargas AD,Victor I

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since 2001 there have been several reported outbreaks due to carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp), particularly in the northeastern states. METHODS:Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae from healthcare facilities in Northeast Florida were phenotypically identified and confirmed using PCR amp...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Halstead DC,Sellen TJ,Adams-Haduch JM,Dossenback DA,Abid J,Doi Y,Paterson DL

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported two cases involving bacteremic patients who failed to respond adequately to the investigational agent daptomycin. Despite apparent sensitivity of the organisms, therapy was unsuccessful in both patients using the recommended dosage. The sponsor of daptomycin is currently reevaluating the recommendatio...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Garrison MW,Rotschafer JC,Crossley KB

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant catatonia is a severe form of catatonia which is acute in onset, and is systemically devastating, as it is associated with fever and autonomic instability. Although rarely described in children and adolescents, malignant catatonia should feature prominently in the differential diagnosis of acute pediatric en...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Dhossche DM,Shettar SM,Kumar T,Burt L

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed 91 cases of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NNEC), which continues to be a devastating disease occurring in 2% to 4% of all newborn intensive care unit admissions. Onset now occurs in older infants (11.9 days). The morbidity is significant (22%), with strictures (8%) and recurrences (8%) the primary pr...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Dudgeon DL,Schneider PA,Colombani P,Ghory MJ,Buck JR,Haller JA Jr

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency has been associated with obstructive lung disease in individuals possessing a homozygous phenotype (PiZZ), this association has not been as clearly documented in heterozygous individuals (PiMZ, PiMS, and PiSZ phenotypes). Information regarding the heterozygous adolescent populat...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nuckton TJ,Beckerman RC

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00