Treatment of poisonous snakebite with emphasis on digit dermotomy.

abstract：:One hundred sixty-two adolescents being seen for sick or well visits at two suburban private pediatric practices completed an anonymous, written questionnaire about drug habits. The respondents' ages ranged from 14 to 17 years; all were white and from middle-class or upper-middle-class families. The adolescents report...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Schwartz RH,Hayden GF

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 76-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who developed P multocida pneumonia and bacteremia has been described. The infection was treated with antibiotics, and the patient recovered. Pasteurella multocida is known to infect many species of animals. The instances of human infection due to this organ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Milder JE,Hall NK,Finley RA

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a patient with meningitis due to Candida albicans, in whom the only identifiable risk factor was a history of intravenous amphetamine abuse. Despite intravenous therapy with 2 gm of amphotericin B and concurrent 5-fluorocytosine, symptoms, CSF pleocytosis, and hypoglycorrhachia persisted. After a bri...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kantor HL,Emsellem HA,Hogg JE,Simon GL

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are an estimated 22 million users of smokeless tobacco in the United States, 3 million of them under age 21. We surveyed physicians and patients to determine whether the health hazard of smokeless tobacco was recognized and whether preventive measures were being implemented. Although more than 80% of physicians ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gross JY,D'Alessandri R,Powell VL,Rodeheaver A

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrograde gastrointestinal intussusception is a rare entity, most commonly reported after gastric resection and gastrojejunostomy. Its occurrence in the absence of previous gastric resection is extremely unusual, with only four cases reported. All cases were associated with previously placed gastrostomy tubes and imp...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gasparri MG,Pipinos II,Kralovich KA,Margolin DA

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-five overriding tibial shaft fractures (46 open, 39 closed) were treated at Ochsner Foundation Hospital between 1960 and 1972. Nine different treatment methods were employed by seven orthopedic surgeons. The best results were obtained in the nine patients treated by open reduction and either compression plating...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Dunn AW

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although d-penicillamine has a wide range of benefits in many clinical conditions, various side effects have also been reported and preclude its further use in certain patients. In this case, d-penicillamine-induced reversible airway obstruction developed, despite the "go slow--go low" regimen as suggested to reduce t...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tanphaichitr K

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A resurgence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) has been reported in many areas of the United States in recent years. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of inpatients with a new diagnosis of ARF from 1982 through 1988 at a children's hospital that serves a six-state referral area in the mid-South. Thirty pati...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Leggiadro RJ,Birnbaum SE,Chase NA,Myers LK

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothyroidism in the elderly may be associated with nonspecific symptoms. To determine the prevalence of undiagnosed hypothyroidism in residents of a skilled nursing facility, we screened 434 male and 137 female residents, aged 60 years or older, for thyroid dysfunction. Overt hypothyroidism was found in three men an...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Drinka PJ,Nolten WE

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An aberrant internal carotid artery (ICA) in the middle ear is rare. If unrecognized, it may lead to massive hemorrhage or other catastrophic results during even a minor surgical procedure of the tympanic membrane or middle ear. Recognition of this entity is particularly significant to the primary care or emergency de...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cole RD,May JS

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extreme bilateral protrusio acetabuli is an unusual complication of hematologic disease. We have described a patient with sickle cell anemia who had this complication probably as a result of osteopenia. Thus sickle cell anemia should be added to the list of potential causes of protrusio acetabuli. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rijke AM,Pope TL Jr,Keats TE

更新日期：1990-03-01 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：:I have described two patients who had recurrent spontaneous myoclonic jerking in the alcohol withdrawal state. These movements were distinguishable clinically and electroencephalographically from partial seizures and epilepsia partialis continua. The jerking did not respond to anticonvulsants but resolved as the withd...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Drake ME Jr

更新日期：1983-08-01 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

abstract：:Clinicians should be on the alert for the possibility of underlying thyrotoxicosis in patients having an affective disturbance. An initial detailed medical history and complete physical examination is essential even in severely agitated, threatening patients. The danger of inappropriate diagnosis and treatment of thes...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Regan WM

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred consecutive patients admitted to our cardiology service with the suspected diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction were evaluated with serical enzyme and isoenzyme determinations in an attempt to develop the medically and financially optimal combination of enzyme tests. In patients with onset of chest pai...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gann D,Cabello B,DiBella J,Rywlin AM,Samet P

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven patients with diabetes of ten to 24 years' duration and renal insufficiency were treated with fluphenazine and amitriptyline in an attempt to control severe pain in the extremities. Six patients had relief of pain within five days of initiation of therapy. One patient had no pain relief despite mood alteration. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Mitas JA 2nd,Mosley CA Jr,Drager AM

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wandering spleen is rare, particularly in children, and diagnosis is difficult. It usually occurs at 20 to 40 years of age, and most cases are seen in women. Diagnosis is difficult because of lack of symptoms, unless splenic torsion has occurred. Patients usually have an asymptomatic abdominal mass, an acute abdomen, ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Desai DC,Hebra A,Davidoff AM,Schnaufer L

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serologic tests for the diagnosis of blastomycosis have had inadequate sensitivity, but results are improved with enzyme immunoassay (EIA) with A-antigen of Blastomyces dermatitidis. The Premier Blastomyces EIA kit (Meridian Diagnostics Inc, Cincinnati, Ohio) detected antibody against the B dermatitidis A-antigen in s...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bradsher RW,Pappas PG

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pelorus Stereotactic Surgical System is a relatively new, commercially available device that can be used to perform computed tomography (CT)-guided stereotactic brain biopsy. It has been promoted as being a relatively simple and inexpensive system that is more rapid, less cumbersome, and generally easier to use th...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Engelhard HH,Nazar GB,Grieser GM

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to the abdomen produced prompt and sustained relief of the pain associated with pancreatitis in five patients and in another patient with probable acute pancreatitis. The disorder was acute in two patients and recurrent in four. Multiple hospitaliza...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Roberts HJ

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1965, 330 patients have received chronic dialysis treatment at the Nashville VA Hospital. Home hemodialysis training was established in 1968, and a unique class format has been used since 1970. Despite the national trend of fewer patients beginning home dialysis each year, more than 50 percent of our patients ha...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Latos DL,Spannuth CL,Stone WJ

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a patient with left ventricular failure complicated by shock and impairment of right ventricular function caused by an infarct, right atrial pacing improved cardiac output. We believe right atrial pacing offers an alternative to plasma volume expansion, afterload reducing agents, and inotropic drugs. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nader DA,Ceretto WJ,Vieweg WV

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic rhinitis affects approximately 40% of children and generally presents in children from 10-19 years of age; however, the condition has been seen in children as young as 6 months. Antihistamines are commonly prescribed in infants and children for the relief of allergic symptoms. A 23-month-old male with a histo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Jones MC,Jones CE 2nd

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported a case of reversible acute renal transplant failure due to the Page kidney phenomenon, which followed routine diagnostic needle biopsy. Duplex Doppler ultrasonography differentiated between allograft rejection and graft failure due to perirenal and mechanical abnormalities. Renal transplant failure ma...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Dempsey J,Gavant ML,Cowles SJ,Gaber AO

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman with stable diabetes presented with hypoglycemia and decreased insulin requirement. Further history suggested decreasing pituitary function. Laboratory tests confirmed pituitary deficiencies, associated with her increased insulin sensitivity. It may be helpful to be aware of this syndrome when dealing with dia...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Eller J,Winternitz WW

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While opioids are regarded as the mainstay of chronic pain management, their use is controversial in the minds of many primary care physicians due to clinical concerns about dependence, abuse, and addiction and medicolegal concerns regarding state and federal regulatory authorities. For patients with moderate to moder...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nicholson B,Passik SD

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported a case of intraduodenal duct disruption and duodenal hematoma associated with ERCP. The location of the extravasated contrast material created a confusing picture, which preoperatively was thought to be a pseudocyst, but was found at operation to be a duodenal hematoma. In retrospect, the upper gastro...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sisley JF,Bowden TA,Mansberger AR Jr

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of stress echocardiography (SE) in an elderly population was retrospectively evaluated and compared with myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) in a similar group. Patients > or = 80 years of age were evaluated by treadmill or pharmacologic SE (group 1; n = 65) to determine its predictive value for cardiac ev...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Font VE,Lara WC,Bournigal DR

更新日期：1996-12-01 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

authors： Stewart TW Jr,Mills LR

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00