Mediastinal tumors and pseudotumors: evaluation by computerized tomography.

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：:AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma rarely involves bone or bone marrow. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis of an AIDS patient with lower back pain and bilateral limb edema revealed multiple lesions involving liver, spleen, and axial skeleton. Bone marrow examination of the involved iliac crest revealed Kaposi's ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Teh BS,Lu HH,Lynch GR,Banez E,Kroll MH

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reviewed 60 consecutive cases, occurring in 57 patients, of intramedullary fixation of fractures of the midshaft of the tibia done over a ten-year period with the Lottes nail. Of 50 acute fractures, 38 were open fractures, nailed after adequate irrigation and debridement; the other 12 were closed fractures. Th...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Velazco A,Whitesides TE Jr,Fleming LL

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a nonspecific alveolar response to various forms of injuries. Many cases have been associated with hematologic malignancies. The most commonly reported complication of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is superinfection with fungal, bacterial, and viral infections. We report a case of a ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bakhos R,Gattuso P,Arcot C,Reddy VB

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was performed to examine the effect of stress on pregnancy outcome in women who underwent assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures. METHODS:In a controlled clinical study of healthy volunteers in an academic research environment, stress was measured subjectively by administering patient ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lovely LP,Meyer WR,Ekstrom RD,Golden RN

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described an adenocarcinoma observed as a grossly discrete area within a cystadenofibroma of the ovary. Fewer than 35 cases of malignant cystadenofibroma have been reported. We find our observations lend support to the prevailing thought that these neoplasms most often originate from preexisting cystadenofibro...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Saffos RO,Benrubi GI,Rhatigan RM,Nuss RC

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The blood gas analyzer (BGA) has been considered the "gold standard" for pleural fluid pH determination. METHODS:We report the various methods used to measure pleural fluid pH by 277 acute care institutions who responded to a mailed questionnaire. The techniques used included the BGA (32%), dip stick or pH ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Chandler TM,McCoskey EH,Byrd RP Jr,Roy TM

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I report my experience during one 6-month period as the sole rheumatologist running a weekly clinic at a small community hospital. The report illustrates the impact of rheumatologic expertise in an environment well-served by generalists and other medical subspecialists. This experience identifies important gaps in the...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kerr LD

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the epidemic of cholera in South and Central America and reports of cholera in the Northern Hemisphere in Mexico, increasing concern focuses on sanitation problems along the border between the United States and Mexico. It is feared that binationally shared water supplies are threatened or contaminated by sewage a...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cech I,Essman A

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diaphragmatic flutter is a rare phenomenon characterized by high-frequency, pulsatile contractions of the thorax and abdominal wall associated with breathlessness. We describe the case of a patient previously treated for status asthmaticus who had physical signs of diaphragmatic flutter. Respiratory inductive plethysm...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Harrison P,Onorato DJ

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize rates of initial misclassification of type 1 diabetes mellitus as type 2/unspecified diabetes mellitus in a cohort of children/adolescents and to examine the impact of misclassification on the risk of diabetes-related complications. METHODS:An 11-year dataset (1996-2006) was analyzed. Inclusion...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tripathi A,Rizvi AA,Knight LM,Jerrell JM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granular cell tumors (GCT) are rare, usually benign neoplasms of Schwann cell origin. Since discovery in 1926, fewer than 80 cases of GCT involving the lung have been reported. This report presents a 45-year-old male who presented with symptoms consistent with chronic pancreatitis associated with night sweats, weight ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Yoon Y,Curry K

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coagulopathy due to tuberculosis is rare. We believe ours is only the second reported case of cavitary tuberculosis associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation. Our review of all 13 cases to date shows that the patients are generally black, middle-aged, male, alcoholic, and febrile. The tuberculosis is gene...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Stein DS,Libertin CR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty consecutive patients having left ventricular (LV) aneurysmectomy were evaluated for surgical risk predictors and were then followed up after operation. Factors evaluated included age, time since last myocardial infarction, NYHA classification, principal indication for surgery, LV end diastolic pressure, LV "A" w...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lee GT Jr,Newton MC,Crosby IK,Burwell LR,Wellons HA

更新日期：1980-05-01 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

authors： Cobb TK

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported a case of Meige's syndrome in a middle-aged man who eventually had a cerebellar degeneration syndrome. The extrapyramidal symptoms preceded cerebellar signs and symptoms by 5 years. Most patients with idiopathic Meige's syndrome show some improvement with high-dose anticholinergic therapy. Our patient...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Khara JS,Calabrese VP

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transmission of echocardiograms via telemedicine links has allowed remote hospitals direct access to pediatric cardiology subspecialty care. This study assessed the accuracy of echocardiogram interpretation across an integrated services digital network (ISDN) telemedicine link. METHODS:Telemedicine systems ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cotton JL,Gallaher KJ,Henry GW

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1954 I described a case of chronic fluoride poisoning from artificially fluoridated water, in which the patient exhibited a multisymptomatic clinical picture without noticeable skeletal changes. Subsequently, others and I have confirmed this "nonskeletal phase" of the disease from fluoride in water and in air (in w...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Waldbott GL

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to train and evaluate teams of standardized (simulated) patients as part of a required course in family medicine for second-year medical students. During three hours of training, six women were trained to play the same person. These standardized teams played four roles during the 12-week ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nieman LZ,Thomas R

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a young man who had acute myocardial infarction after his first use of cocaine. This case demonstrates that potentially lethal myocardial infarctions may be associated with such initial "experimentation" with cocaine even in relatively small doses. Cocaine intoxication should be considered in young p...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Wehbie CS,Vidaillet HJ Jr,Navetta FI,Peter RH

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When patient records are to be auditied in a program designed to assess the quality of medical care rendered, careful consideration must be given to the cost of the system implemented. Structured data collection and a defined treatment plan are advantageous in facilitating the use of nonphysicians for the majority of ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ahlers P,Sullivan RJ,Hammond WE,Walter EL,Tolley HD

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 86-year-old man presented with sudden onset of dyspnea during hospitalization. Initial electrocardiography (ECG) showed poor R-wave progression of precordial leads with elevation of troponin I. Tension pneumothorax was subsequently diagnosed and the ECG returned to normal after resolution of clinical compromise. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Chan WH,Lin CS,Yang SP,Cheng SM

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrogen, derived from breakdown of dietary amino acids as ammonia, is normally converted to urea and excreted. Impairment in the conversion process (called the urea cycle) can occur, either as a consequence of primary genetic defects or through secondary suppression of enzyme activity. Either process results in hyper...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Miga DE,Roth KS

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A "life stress" scale is applied to the antecedent events motivating 179 patients to seek outpatient psychiatric help. Intake evaluation reports of patients who kept their appointments at the Adult Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic of Vanderbilt University Hospital over a three-month period were reviewed. Almost half of t...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Corney RT,Roback HB

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 74-year-old man was admitted with rhabdomyolysis after undergoing initial treatment for gastrointestinal cancer with irinotecan. The syndrome partially resolved after the discontinuation of all of his usual medications, including his chronic selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). The rhabdomyolysis was exace...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Richards S,Umbreit JN,Fanucchi MP,Giblin J,Khuri F

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：:The clinical, pathologic, and roentgenographic features of macrodactylia fibrolipomatosis described are based on 40 cases from the literature and five cases seen by the authors. This condition previously has been described as macrodactyly, megalodactyly, macrodystrophia lipomatosa, dactylomegaly, and local gigantism. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Yaghmai I,McKowne F,Alizadeh A

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of an extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP), which presented with a solitary pelvic tumor, is reported. Complete tumor resection was performed, followed by radiation therapy. Our experience demonstrates a satisfactory short-term oncological outcome. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lai CR,Chung SD,Tai HC,Huang SY,Chang YL,Chueh SC

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explores the history of lupus erythematosus from the origins of the name to the most modern therapeutic advances. The review includes information about the origin of the name "lupus," the first clear description of the skin lesions, the discovery of the systemic and discoid forms, and further advances whi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Mallavarapu RK,Grimsley EW

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transchondral talar dome fractures are a rare but not unknown cause of continued disability following a "sprained ankle." The diagnosis is made with standard ankle roentgenograms and an awareness of the lesion. Surgical treatment is recommended in acute and chronic cases, based on the amount of displacement of the fra...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nash WC,Baker CL Jr

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00