Self-help and self-care in chronic illness.

abstract：:The use of tourniquets for upper and lower extremity operative procedures is controversial in patients with sickle cell hemoglobinopathies. The authors used Ovid and MEDLINE®, PubMed, and CINAHL® to detect English-language reports of any surgical procedure where a tourniquet was used on a patient with sickle cell dise...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Fisher B,Roberts CS

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The primary aim of this study was to determine reasons why health care personnel (HCP) in a public health department chose or refused free influenza vaccinations offered at the worksite. METHODS:In an internal review board-approved study, we offered, through a health nurse at the site, self-administered sur...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Millner VS,Eichold BH 2nd,Franks RD,Johnson GD

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively analyzed experience with total gastrectomy (TG) for gastric carcinoma in 23 patients. The TNM stage was I in one patient, II in one patient, III in eight patients, and IV in 13. Linitis plastica was found in ten patients. The operation was considered curative in only eight patients (35%). There were...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Brando CR,Halpern NB,Aldrete JS

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is underdiagnosed in primary care due to the absence of established criteria to warrant diagnostic testing. Our goal was to establish a risk factor hierarchy to enable earlier diagnosis of PVD. METHODS:Data sets of 142 patients with abnormal ankle brachial indices (ABI) wer...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Fine JJ,Hall PA,Richardson JH

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary care providers (PCPs) have limited training in recognizing common skin disorders, and additional emphasis may be placed on laboratory evaluation, including skin biopsies. METHODS:Primary care providers in Miami, Fla, were surveyed regarding skin biopsy and excision practices and histologic interpret...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kirsner RS,Federman DG

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis (LIP) is a rare complication of AIDS in adults. Patients with AIDS and LIP are at high risk for bacterial pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Staphylococcus aureus. We have described an HIV-positive patient with LIP complicated by recurrent pneumo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Harley W,Horton JM,Corbin RP

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid loss of erythrocyte galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase in hemolysates from an infant 26 days after transfusion led to investigation of the possiblity of an unstable enzyme or other variant of galactosemia. However, the child was found to have the classic type of galactosemia. The seeming transferase instab...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Schwartz RP,Roesel RA,Blankenship PR,Hall WK

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the records of 100 consecutive patients who had gastroscopy. All endoscopic work was done by our four-man surgical group. Roentgenographic and endoscopic diagnoses are compared with reference to degree of accuracy. The expanded uses of gastroscopy in surgical practice are illustrated and a plea is made for...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Futch CB,Jennings ER,Egan RW,Addison BA

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pancreatic steatosis in adults has been proposed to be associated with obesity; however, data on pancreatic steatosis in children are lacking. Our study aimed to measure the prevalence of pancreatic steatosis in children and to examine its association with obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. METHO...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pham YH,Bingham BA,Bell CS,Greenfield SA,John SD,Robinson LH,Eissa MA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) provides additional information regarding patency or occlusion of vessels that is not always detected by conventional angiography. Patency of distal vessels is a positive prognostic factor in predicting salvage of the foot in patients having various treatment procedures for occlus...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gavant ML

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical presentations of liver abscess, hepatoma, and metastatic tumor to the liver may be quite similar, and procedures such as computerized tomography, radionuclide scanning, and ultrasonography of the liver cannot make a specific diagnosis. Therefore, we compared the clinical presentations of 38 patients seen ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Klotz SA,Penn RL

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ours is apparently the first reported pediatric case of Stomatococcus mucilaginosus bacteremia. It is the second reported case of S mucilaginosus catheter-associated infection, but the first case successfully treated without removing the central venous catheter. This unusual organism should be added to the list of opp...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ascher DP,Bash MC,Zbick C,White C

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 29-year-old previously healthy man had a Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia and bacteremia. Early recognition of the organism and institution of appropriate antibiotic therapy led to rapid clinical response and recovery. Although Pseudomonas is rarely the cause of pneumonia in a healthy host, it should be considered i...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Fishman H,Eaton B,Lipson A,Delaney MD

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are two of the four eating disorders that appear to be increasingly prevalent. Each has its own diagnostic criteria and medical hazards, though certain features are shared. It is important for internists to be aware of these disorders, since their management is best accomplished by a team ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Harris RT

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scapulocostal syndrome is an often encountered yet infrequently diagnosed cause of back and/or shoulder pain. Results of examination and treatment in the three cases described point out the necessary differential diagnosis to effectively screen these groups of patients from among those with more complex diseases. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cohen CA

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brown recluse spider bites may result in extensive soft tissue injury, causing months of disability. We have described a patient who had a series of extensive surgical debridements after envenomation. Despite skin grafting, persistent cutaneous lesions and extensive satellitosis progressed to involve the entire lower ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hoover EL,Williams W,Koger L,Murthy R,Parsh S,Weaver WL

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an immunobullous disease characterized by circulating IgG antibodies directed towards cutaneous basement zone antigens. We report the case of a patient who had BP localized to a stoma site. At initial examination, a nodule was noted on the temple, which proved to be a large cell lymphoma, B-...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Egan CA,Florell SR,Zone JJ

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reported is the association of condyloma acuminatum and squamous carcinoma of the vulva in three cases and condyloma followed by squamous dysplasia in a fourth case. This association has previously been reported in both male and female genitalia and in the perianal area. In our four cases, cancer or squamous dysplasia...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rhatigan RM,Saffos RO

更新日期：1977-05-01 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：:In a prospective study of the etiology of pneumonia in patients hospitalized at a university hospital, all respiratory secretions were tested for routine pathogens as well as Legionella. A diagnosis was established in 60 of 87 patients studied. Of the 37 nosocomial infections, six were caused by L micdadei. Gram-negat...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rudin JE,Wing EJ

更新日期：1986-04-01 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：:The use of silver wire retention sutures requires added operating room time and expense, and it incurs the potential hazards of caught viscera, the possibility of more adhesions, leakage of intraperitoneal fluid through the exit wound, mild infection of exit wounds, and, on removal of the sutures, pain despite sedatio...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Old WL Jr,Stokes TL

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although exceedingly rare, fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) in immunocompetent patients can develop with primary or recurrent infection due to herpes simplex virus (HSV). The diagnosis is frequently obscured by the absence of mucocutaneous involvement. Elevated transaminase values with leukopenia and a relatively low b...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Fahy RJ,Crouser E,Pacht ER

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated a perinatal outreach education program to determine its "transportability" (usefulness to other regional centers). Three kinds of data were available from seven regional centers: (1) participation in the program by health care providers, (2) changes in cognitive knowledge, and (3) changes in neonatal care...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nowacek GA,Cook LJ,Kattwinkel J

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the persistently high mortality from sepsis in cancer patients, a retrospective study was designed to identify the causative organisms and to determine the factors affecting the outcome of sepsis. A total of 84 episodes of septicemia in 61 children with cancer were studied. The more frequently isolated orga...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Favor LF,Tarpay M,Blackstock R

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All cases of surgically proven and cured primary hyperparathyroidism, over a five-year period, were reviewed for the presence of hypertension, renal and/or prerenal azotemia, nephrolithiasis, nephrocalcinosis, and patient symptom status. In this group of 23 patients, the prevalence of hypertension was greater than 78%...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lueg MC

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subdural hematomas are among the most common forms of intracranial hemorrhage encountered in clinical practice and are a surgically remediable cause of dementia. When the symptom presentation is subtle or diffuse, a subdural hematoma can be overlooked. This is especially true among elderly people who may exhibit unrel...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Velasco J,Head M,Farlin E,Lippmann S

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary heart disease remains the major cause of mortality and morbidity in the United States and other western countries despite major advances in its treatment. During the last decades, many markers of coronary artery disease have been found which help predict future risk of cardiovascular events. High-sensitivity ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Abi-Saleh B,Iskandar SB,Elgharib N,Cohen MV

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：:Perinephric and prostatic abscesses may present with protean symptoms and often arise from ascending urinary tract infections. Both abscesses are often caused by uropathogens, and only on rare occasions is the etiology due to methacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Perinephric and prostatic abscesses have ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tobian AA,Ober SK

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00