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_name
South Med Jjournal_title
Southern medical journalauthors
Brook I,Rodriguez WJ,Controni G,Gold Bdoi
10.1097/00007611-198003000-00042subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1980-03-01 00:00:00pages
396-7issue
3eissn
0038-4348issn
1541-8243journal_volume
73pub_type
杂志文章abstract::This descriptive study prospectively examined the performance and supervision of interpretive and procedural skills during an internal medicine clerkship. Students (N = 150) documented having done 7 required and 12 elective skills. Preceptors of required skills were interns (44%), residents (29%), attending physicians...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199606000-00009
更新日期:1996-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have presented a case of extensive coiling of both common carotid arteries in which surgical reconstruction on the most severely affected side relieved symptoms of cerebrovascular insufficiency. The underlying lesion is believed to be congenital, and surgical correction is recommended in symptomatic patients. ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198703000-00031
更新日期:1987-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The ability of Clonorchis sinensis to cause severe hepatobiliary disease is illustrated by the case we have reported, in which biliary obstruction and hepatic fibrosis resulted from the pathologic process associated with chronic clonorchiasis. Immunodiagnostic tests are currently limited, and diagnosis, as illustrated...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00007611-198707000-00030
更新日期:1987-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Increasingly the courts are expanding the scope of viable causes of action and the nature of damages, as well as the spectrum of plaintiffs to include the unborn. Generally the courts accept medically established standards of care, but on occasion courts create the standard of care. Predicated on this type of scenario...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1980-10-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000329
更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 27-year-old man had recurrent abscesses of the thigh caused by organisms typical of mouth flora. The unusual identity of these organisms from a thigh abscess led to the recognition that the illness was induced by self-injection with saliva, and that the patient had many of the characteristics of Münchausen's syndrom...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1979-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:: Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common clinical condition with presentations that may vary from asymptomatic subsegmental emboli to massive vascular obstruction and shock with high risk of death. Identifying patients at highest risk for death is critical to select those who would benefit most from thrombolytic the...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318268dbca
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::To our knowledge, this is the first known case of a patient with leptospirosis and very elevated CSF, which caused hydrocephalus. ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181a0ae80
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy of an educational curriculum designed for orthopedic surgery postgraduate year 1 (PGY-1) interns to improve initial Orthopedic In-Training Examination (OITE) performance. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study was performed that evaluated the PGY-1 intern OITE performance of one resid...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31824fb9a4
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Experience with the posterolateral approach to total hip replacement arthroplasty in 229 patients is reported. The technic has the advantages of providing excellent exposure and decreased operative time, minimal blood loss, and absence of the complications associated with removal and replacement of the greater trochan...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198001000-00019
更新日期:1980-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The gene for sickle cell disease is carried by 8% of the African-American population in the United States. The primary care physician is often called upon to recognize and treat one of the major sequelae of sickle cell disease--vaso-occlusive pain crisis. An injectable nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug has recently ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199208000-00005
更新日期:1992-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Accurate reptile envenomation mortality data for the United States is unavailable. Using data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), deaths from 1979 through 1998 were analyzed. METHODS:Records of deaths from reptile envenomation were selected using matches to code E905.0 of the International Cla...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-200407000-00006
更新日期:2004-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Concurrent occurrence of carotid artery stenosis and intracerebral aneurysm is uncommon and poses a therapeutic dilemma. We report a patient with bilateral carotid artery stenosis and a 2.5 cm left middle cerebral artery aneurysm who simultaneously underwent a successful stent-assisted coiling for his intracerebral an...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.smj.0000217190.93989.c9
更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Six patients with classical transient ischemic attacks that were not directly related to extracranial carotid disease are presented. These cases were selected to include a variety of pathologic conditions: one case each of brain tumor, arteriovenous malformation, chronic subdural hematoma, cervical spondylosis, and tw...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197606000-00015
更新日期:1976-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Catheter emboli are a significant risk to patient well-being. With a 49% complication rate for indwelling catheter emboli, the consensus is that these foreign bodies should be removed. Preferably, the emboli are removed by percutaneous extraction; however, if the emboli are in the heart or central vasculature and perc...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199607000-00013
更新日期:1996-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the association of utilization of health maintenance tables (HMTs) as a provider reminder tool within the electronic medical record with the completion of women's preventive health services. METHODS:Guidelines from the US Preventive Services Task Force and the Advisory Committee on Immunization ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001160
更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Total annual costs for syncope-related hospitalizations were $2.4 billion in 2000. The aim of this study was to examine the type and number of tests ordered for patients admitted with syncope and whether these tests helped establish the cause. METHODS:We studied the records of 1038 patients coded as "syncop...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000184
更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Chemotherapy with radiation has become more popular than radiotherapy alone for patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer because of the successful results associated with it. We report the case of a 67-year-old man with hypopharyngeal cancer invading the prevertebral fascia who became free of disease after ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.SMJ.0000125170.34916.FB
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an intriguing, difficult problem characterized by anxiety-producing intrusive thoughts and performance of anxiety-reducing rituals. Current evidence suggests that OCD may be associated with dysregulation of serotonin and dopamine neurotransmission. Numerous early studies involvin...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199403000-00003
更新日期:1994-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The study goals were to document the incidence of elevated blood pressure (BP) values in public high school students in Tulsa, Oklahoma; to determine whether age and sex are risk factors; and to encourage adolescents with abnormal screening BP values to seek medical care. Over a 2-year period, 5537 adolescents aged 14...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199205000-00007
更新日期:1992-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Early recognition and prompt intervention are the most crucial steps in the management of gallstone-induced biliary disease. Many conditions can mimic the presentation of gallstone-induced complications. Therefore, participation of a clinically astute physician is essential in evaluating symptoms and interpreting diag...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have described three cases of adenomyoma of the stomach. These benign lesions are found almost exclusively in the antrum or pylorus and are composed of combinations of ducts, glands, pancreatic tissue, and smooth muscle. Malignancy arising in adenomyomas is rare. ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198410000-00037
更新日期:1984-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Amiodarone, a widely used antiarrhythmic drug, is associated with pulmonary toxicity, with an estimated mortality of 1% to 33%. Standard treatment for amiodarone pulmonary toxicity (APT) has been discontinuance of the drug and steroid therapy. We report a case of APT that recurred after withdrawal of steroids and fail...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199601000-00016
更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::More than a century ago, Courvoisier published his observation on the significance of a palpable gallbladder in the differential diagnosis of obstructive jaundice. We have described two patients with newly described conditions--AIDS-associated cholangiopathy and diet-induced cholecystitis--who had a palpable gallbladd...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199205000-00018
更新日期:1992-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To perform a needs assessment to determine the extent to which hospitalist providers recognize and intervene upon obese patients in the hospital setting. METHODS:A chart review was performed for patients admitted to the hospitalist service at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center between September 1 and Octob...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181dfd715
更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The use of psychostimulants as antidepressants remains controversial in the field of psychiatry. While methylphenidate hydrochloride (MPH) and dextroamphetamine (DA) are often considered to be equivalent drugs, differences in their neurobiologic mechanism of action may account for different clinical response patterns....
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00007611-199210000-00012
更新日期:1992-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The topical anesthetic solution TAC (tetracaine, adrenaline, cocaine) has gained widespread acceptance as the preferred local anesthetic for repairing skin lacerations in children. Despite this popularity, there are no universally accepted guidelines for its application. We report the case of a 6-month-old infant who ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198911000-00004
更新日期:1989-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Between the years 1963 to 1982, 84 consecutive cases of intracranial complications of ear disease in pediatric patients were diagnosed and treated at the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. This group consisted of 65 patients with otitic meningitis, four with otitic brain abscess, four with otitic hydrocephalus, three wi...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198504000-00018
更新日期:1985-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Use of health services in rural communities has not been well studied. We explored how black and white children used health services in a rural Mississippi community. METHODS:Data were prospectively collected for 396 children attending a private practice to determine if race was associated wi...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.smj.0000232966.81950.a4
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Dietary advice based on saturated versus unsaturated fatty acids for the purpose of controlling the plasma cholesterol level has for many years plagued the American public with unpalatable diets that are difficult to adhere to. Stearic acid, an 18-carbon saturated fatty acid, does not share the hypercholesterolemic ef...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00007611-199201000-00007
更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00