Blood loss at vaginal delivery.

abstract：:This review of the basic purposes and principles of tables is oriented toward their preparation by physician-authors for use in medical manuscripts. The guidelines suggested are consistent with the general format and style current in scientific and medical writing, with emphasis upon the latter. Style and usage do evo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors：

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a retrospective study to determine the sensitivity of mammography in detecting breast cancer arising in women with augmented breasts. Of eight women with breast implants in whom breast cancer developed, six had mammograms before biopsy. Only two of the six cancers were identified mammographically (sensiti...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Douglas KP,Bluth EI,Sauter ER,McKinnon WM,Bergeron RB,Merritt CR,Sullivan MA,Finley JM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While in most states information physicians obtain from the about patients is confidential and cannot be disclosed without the patient's permission, a recent California Supreme Court decision affirms that when the doctor reasonably believes his patient can cause violent harm to third persons, he had an overriding duty...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bunch PL,Dowben C

更新日期：1979-03-01 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：:A cross-sectional survey of a total semirural biracial population of children was conducted to determine the prevalence and types of cardiac disease. Of 4,074 children examined, 146 were thought to have significant cardiac murmurs. One hundred thirteen of these participated in a follow-up study in which they received ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Akman D,Berenson GS,Blonde CV,Webber LS,Stopa AR

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this project was to review the course of infants referred for consideration of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to identify maximal ventilator settings that, when exceeded, did not provide clinical benefit to the patient. These settings might then be used in defining failure of conventional mechan...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Edwards G,Karp WB,Davis HC,Kernaghan GG,Boedy RF,Hatley RM,Howell CG,Kanto WP Jr

更新日期：1997-06-01 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

authors： Auld AW,Shafey S

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our objective was to assess the educational benefits of a formal pathology rotation during an obstetrics and gynecology residency program and to determine the utility of this information in clinical practice. METHODS:In this descriptive study, the benefits of a 2-month rotation in pathology for obstetrics a...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： McGehee RP,Meeks GR,Davey-Sullivan BJ,Cowan BD,Morrison JC

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angioedema has not been associated with losartan therapy in hemodialysis patients, as it has been with angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. We report the case of a hemodialysis patient who previously had angioedema after therapy with ACE inhibitors and again had angioedema while taking losartan. We suggest ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sharma PK,Yium JJ

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of complex cervical spine disorders may underestimate the magnitude of structural disease because imaging is performed in a nondynamic non-weight-bearing manner. Myelography provides additional information but requires an invasive procedure. METHODS:This was a p...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Vitaz TW,Shields CB,Raque GH,Hushek SG,Moser R,Hoerter N,Moriarty TM

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrocolic fistulas are rare, and are usually seen as complications of peptic ulcer or malignancy of the stomach and large intestine. We have described a case resulting from chronic relapsing pancreatitis. The patient was successfully treated with excision of the fistula and closure of the gastric and colonic wall. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hansen CP,Christensen A,Thagaard CS,Lanng C

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated an incentive spirometer (IS) for monitoring changes in lung function in hospitalized patients. Accuracy and reproducibility of IS measurements of known volumes were adequate (r = 0.87). Flow dependency was demonstrated but was not significant in the clinically useful range. Reproducibility of IS measureme...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Scheinhorn DJ,Warner W,Ellis E

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most congenital heart anomalies now can be surgically corrected in a neonate or very young infant. Because their hearts are so small, it is advantageous to work in a bloodless and motionless operative field. Deep hypothermia with circulatory arrest provides this setting. Physiologic problems associated with hypothermi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ochsner JL,Lawson NW,Mills NL,King TD,Williams LC

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A leg ulcer in a 52-year-old renal transplant patient yielded foamy histiocytes containing acid-fast bacilli subsequently identified as a Runyon group III Mycobacterium. Skin infection with these organisms is unusual, and the histologic appearance in this case suggested lepromatous leprosy. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Love GL

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Appropriate use of antibiotics is enhanced by the effective application of data on antimicrobial susceptibility. A number of methods are currently available for routine determination of susceptibilities, including agar dilution, broth dilution, agar diffusion, and several semiautomated methods. If susceptibility testi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Moellering RC Jr,Kunz LJ,Poitras JW,Cameron M,Mercier BA

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenformin-associated lactic acidosis is an important though unusual cause of acute abdominal pain. Its clinical picture suggests other catastrophic abdominal entities. A representative case is presented. Aids to arriving at this diagnosis are presented and the specific therapy is outlined. The pathophysiology of this...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bartecchi CE,Williams JD

更新日期：1978-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Mortality rates for hyperthermia and hypothermia are higher in Alabama than nationally, and Alabama has twice as many hypothermia deaths as hyperthermia deaths. These causes of death have not been studied in the southeastern United States. We describe the epidemiology of heat- and cold-related deaths in Alab...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Taylor AJ,McGwin G Jr

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient we have described had lower extremity numbness, paresthesias, constipation, urinary retention, and sexual dysfunction. Laboratory evaluation confirmed a diagnosis of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP). Vitamin B6 and glucose therapy initiated resolution of symptoms. The sensory neuropathy described here is...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Goren MB,Chen C

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a term newborn with vein of Galen aneurysm. No antenatal diagnosis was done. The infant was admitted secondary to cardiac failure, with cardiomegaly and pulmonary hypertension. Physical examination was remarkable for acrocyanosis, microcephaly, cranial bruit, bilateral neck swelling, coarse breat...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Golombek SG,Ally S,Woolf PK

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bile acid sequestrants (BAS) continue to command a position in the treatment of dyslipidemias 25 years after their introduction. Partial diversion of the enterohepatic circulation using BAS depletes the endogenous bile acid pool by approximately 40%, thus stimulating an increase in bile acid synthesis from cholesterol...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Insull W Jr

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with stable non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus had five successive cranial nerve palsies, all of which resolved. This syndrome is rarely encountered in patients with diabetes and in otherwise healthy individuals. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Brett AS

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Documented fetal inactivity is strongly suggestive of fetal jeopardy, but the significance of excessive activity over a prolonged period has not been reported. Using data gathered from fetal movement charts recorded by 931 patients, fetal hyperactivity was defined statistically as 40 or more movements perceived per ho...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rayburn WF,Rayburn PR,Gabel LL

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among natural disasters, lightning is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. A well-informed bystander and an astute physician can make the difference between an outcome of death or lifelong disability versus complete or near-complete recovery. What is done in the first few minutes after such...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Milzman DP,Moskowitz L,Hardel M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risks of morbidity and mortality associated with transfusion are so great that no transfusion should be given until it is decided that it is absolutely necessary and then only with the utmost care. The unfavorable effects of transfusion reviewed are: hemolytic reaction; bacterial contamination; febrile reaction du...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Shaffer AW

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overall physical fitness has become increasingly popular in the 1990s, especially in the geriatric community. More runners, bikers, swimmers, and aerobic advocates over the age of 55 are requiring medical attention for foot complaints, as the feet are a necessary tool for almost any athletic activity. This paper discu...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gordon GM,Cuttic MM

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis treatments range from topical treatments and phototherapy to oral systemic medications and injections. Despite good control of the disease when applying appropriate treatments (according to disease severity, insurance parameters, patient preference, and patients' ability to adhere), continued advancements wi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Smith J,Cline A,Feldman SR

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Although alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency has been associated with obstructive lung disease in individuals possessing a homozygous phenotype (PiZZ), this association has not been as clearly documented in heterozygous individuals (PiMZ, PiMS, and PiSZ phenotypes). Information regarding the heterozygous adolescent populat...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nuckton TJ,Beckerman RC

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a patient with an asymptomatic left upper lobe pulmonary arteriovenous fistula, preoperative chest roentgenograms simulated bronchogenic carcinoma, but no overt feeding vessel was demonstrated. Intraoperatively no lesion could be palpated. Postoperative evaluation revealed a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. This en...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kilgore TL,Chasen MH

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00