Endocrine metabolic emergencies.

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：:Giant cell arteritis has been thought to occur only in white patients. There have been several recent reports of this disorder to blacks, however, and this case of biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis in a black patient indicates the diagnosis should be considered in any elderly patient with typical symptoms regardless ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Wilson JW,Topolosky MK,Hettleman BD,Bredehoeft SJ

更新日期：1979-09-01 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

authors： Gower DJ,McGuirt WF,Kelly DL Jr

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia may not have a systemic inflammatory response characterized by fever and leukocytosis. We compared lack of fever and leukocytosis with mortality in elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Patients with fever and leukocytosis (group A, 47 patients) were com...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ahkee S,Srinath L,Ramirez J

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a patient who had lung carcinoma, syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone, and central pontine myelinolysis (CPM). Although this association is well-known, it appears to be the first report having radiographic documentation of both the intracranial and intrathoracic abnormalities. When searchi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hardjasudarma M,Husain F,Fowler M,Eisenberg RL,Mirfakhraee M

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clotrimazole is a new antifungal agent which is effective topically in dermatophytosis, cutaneous candidiasis, and tinea vesicolor. The authors performed a controlled double-blind clinical trial comparing topical clotrimazole with its vehicle in the treatment of 66 patients with dermatophytic infections of the skin of...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Smith EB,Graham JL,Ulrich JA

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Reiter's syndrome associated with a dissecting popliteal cyst mimicking deep vein thrombophlebitis is reported. The cyst was diagnosed by arthrography and responded to intra-articular injection of corticosteroids. The diagnosis of a dissecting popliteal cyst should be considered in a patient with arthritis o...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Levitin PM

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of perforated solitary jejunal diverticulum in an 80-year-old woman. Jejunal diverticulosis occurs in 0.07% to 2.0% of the population. Jejunal diverticulitis with perforation is rare and is associated with high mortality. Treatment is surgical resection of the involved segment. Several theories to exp...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Albu E,Parikh V,Alankar S,Gerst PH

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed 12 arthrodeses of the knee and eight of the ankle, using the Hoffmann device as a compressor-fixator. For the knees, the double rectangular frame was used with the added fixation of a cylinder cast in six cases. In four cases a separate half frame was used in the anterior plane. Posttraumatic arthritis wa...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Velazco A,Fleming LL

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the efficacy of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for esophageal reflux in a community hospital. METHODS:One hundred nineteen patients (76%) of 157 patients having laparoscopic fundoplication for symptomatic reflux disease completed a questionnaire. All patients were evaluated with esophagoscopy,...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tucker LE,Blatt C,Richardson NL,Richardson DT,Cassat JD,Riechers TB

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bile drainage through normal lymphatic pathways has been described, but bile drainage from the liver to the duodenum via lymphatic collaterals has not. We have described a patient with a common bile duct stricture and lymphatic drainage of bile into the duodenum. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Stair JM,Buckner CB,Westbrook KC

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reviewed are 200 cases in which endolaryngeal suspension microsurgical procedures were done using intravenous anesthesia and Venturi insufflation oxygenation. Patients included 177 adults and 23 children, ranging in age from 20 months to 88 years. No significant complications were observed. The technic allowed the glo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Urban GE Jr

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient ingested a massive amount of an oral theophylline preparation and recovered. The paucity of central nervous system manifestations may have been related to the presence of fulminant diarrhea with expulsion of the tablets per rectum. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Iberti TJ,Hammond RS

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poisoning by antimony led to the death of a great individual in English literature. This case report gives as much of the history of the illness as can be found and tells a little about the individual. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Miller JM

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic ketoacidosis can be effectively and economically treated by using low-dose intravenous insulin and 2 to 3 liters of isotonic saline at 500 ml/hr to replace extracellular fluids, followed by 2 to 4 L of 5% glucose in 0.45% saline with potassium chloride and/or potassium phosphate to replace intracellular fluid...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Moss JM

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared a "cardiac profile" test with standard creatine kinase (CK) and lactic dehydrogenase (LD) electrophoresis in 798 cases of possible acute myocardial infarction (MI). The cardiac profile enzyme screen (CK-B, CK, LD) used on 495 patients who came to the emergency department with chest pain suggestive of acute...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： de Leon AC Jr,Farmer CA,King G,Manternach J,Ritter D

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Decreased bone mineral density has been found in the advanced stages of various lung diseases. Limited data are available about prevalence and risk factors for osteoporosis/osteopenia (OP) in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). METHODS:Patients with PAH (either idiopathic or secondary to scleroderma [SSC-...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Malik N,McCarthy K,Minai OA

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described two cases of spontaneous intracerebral hematoma, characterized by sedimentation level seen on unenhanced cerebral CT, in patients receiving anticoagulation therapy. Anticoagulation or coagulopathy may be important in producing sedimentation levels. The "sedimentation level" is a more accurate term th...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Huang TY,Ahn SS

更新日期：1993-10-01 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：:Considerable controversy exists with regard to therapeutic efficacy of plasmapheresis in the immune-mediated demyelinating disorders of the peripheral and central nervous system: acute inflammatory polyneuropathy (Guillain-Barré syndrome), chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, and multiple sclerosis. In a...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tindall RS,Rollins JA

更新日期：1986-08-01 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 have described a case of cyclic neutropenia and pregnancy. Although many such cases exist, we believe this is the first time the association has been documented. In this patient, pregnancy had a mitigating effect on the symptoms caused by cyclic neutropenia. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Katz VL,Egley CC,Bowes WA Jr

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported a case of partial hypopituitarism involving deficient ACTH, LH, FSH, and growth hormone production and elevated prolactin. The hypopituitarism was caused by injury to the pituitary resulting from a parachute accident without direct craniocerebral trauma. The pathogenesis of this pituitary injury as ei...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Soules MR,Sheldon GW

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal mechanisms for metabolic acidosis in selective hypoaldosteronism were investigated in a patient with marked renal insufficiency. Studies demonstrated a distal hydrogen ion secretory defect. Control of elevated serum potassium levels did not normalize urinary acid excretion, but systemic acidosis was improved. Mi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Barbour GL,Keller AW Jr

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Benchmarking techniques were implemented to optimize operating time and charges associated with laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The baseline LAVH profile over a period of 4 years (167 cases) was compared with 1-year data (47 cases) after a benchmarking educationa...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tu FF,Feinglass J,Milad MP

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary malignant melanoma of the oral cavity is uncommon. Four cases are presented. The average age is in the sixth decade. Early diagnosis is difficult and prognosis is generally poor. Efforts toward earlier detection and treatment are recommended. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Stromberg BV

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Despite the efforts of various leading organizations in medical education, representation of black students in US medical schools has declined since the mid-1990s. The Florida State University College of Medicine (FSUCOM) has undertaken efforts to increase black and other underrepresented minority in medicin...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Campbell KM,Brownstein NC,Livingston H,Rodríguez JE

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correct diagnosis of benign hyperthyroxinemia in this patient and his family members will spare them the unnecessary testing and treatment for thyrotoxicosis that has befallen some such patients. Results of the usual blood tests for assessment of thyroid function, such as T4, T3, and thyrotropin determinations, we...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tucker WS Jr

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old woman had sudden onset of portal hypertension manifested by diarrhea, ascites, and varices. When a splenic arteriovenous fistula was found to be the cause, the fistula was resected. Her signs and symptoms did not recur. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Schmidt JH,Howard RJ,Herrera MA,Hawkins IF

更新日期：1988-05-01 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

authors： Roberts CS,Nyland J,Broome B

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00