Splenic arteriovenous fistula with portal hypertension, ascites, and diarrhea.

abstract：:Review of 185 consecutive Muller total hip arthroplasties five to nine years after operation showed that 14 patients had died and that three deaths were directly related to the surgery. Of these, 37 patients (54 hips) could not be located and were excluded. Another patient, nonambulatory for an unrelated cause, was al...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Dunn AW

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technic of combined split-thickness and full-thickness skin grafts and local flap closure for extensive deep cicatricial neck contractures is presented. The head and neck are mobilized by excision of limiting tissues. The lateral neck skin is mobilized to be rotated anteriorly as flaps, and a full-thickness skin gra...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Vandeput JJ,Tanner JC,Lewis JR

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with recurrent thrombosis may have one of the thrombophilias described in recent literature. These clotting disorders may involve abnormalities in platelets, fibrinogen, plasminogen, protein C, protein S, or antithrombin III. There is usually a family history of clotting disorders, since most of these are inh...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Patton D

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophagogastric variceal hemorrhage is a common cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with portal hypertension. In addition, it is now recognized that patients with alcohol-induced chronic liver disease and portal hypertension frequently bleed from acute mucosal lesions. Since alcohol can cause these le...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Schoppe LE,Roark GD,Patterson M

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To deliver effective care, healthcare systems should understand patients' preferences for weight management across a spectrum of needs. Our objective was to describe patients' perceptions of what helps or hinders weight loss and maintenance. METHODS:Semistructured interviews were conducted with patients who ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pfoh ER,Flench R,Varghai NH,King M,Heinberg LJ

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether racial disparities occurred among specialty and allied health inpatient consultations for patients admitted to adult hospital services at an academic hospital. METHODS:A retrospective data analysis of the first 2000 patients, ages 18 years or older, admitted to an academic hospital. RES...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Balter D,Bertram A,Stewart CM,Stewart RW

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening mammography, particularly for women in their 40s, has become a confusing issue for many physicians. Recent scientific and political controversies regarding screening guidelines have added to this confusion. METHODS:Many randomized clinical trials have shown the benefits of mammographic screening f...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Reichle JL

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a patient in whom complete regression of pulmonary metastases from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) followed treatment with medroxy-progesterone acetate (Depo-Provera). Although the reported rate of objective response to progesterone therapy in RCC is only 10% to 15%, the occasionally dramatic results, esp...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rao MK,Soloway MS

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported the case of a 19-year-old black man with sickle cell disease who had swelling over the right frontal and periorbital areas. Plain roentgenograms and CT scans were consistent with frontal sinus disease. At trephination, however, sterile liquescent blood clot was found in the frontal sinus. Awareness of...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Seibert RW,Seibert JJ,Frazier EA

更新日期：1987-12-01 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：:We have presented a case of extensive coiling of both common carotid arteries in which surgical reconstruction on the most severely affected side relieved symptoms of cerebrovascular insufficiency. The underlying lesion is believed to be congenital, and surgical correction is recommended in symptomatic patients. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Daskalakis MK

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 80-year-old man had acute pancreatitis during the fourth week of antibiotic therapy for enterococcal endocarditis and 12 days after initiation of ketoprofen therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip. Pancreatitis resolved after discontinuance of ketoprofen therapy and while continuing antibiotic therapy for endocarditi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cobb TK,Pierce JR Jr

更新日期：1992-04-01 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：:Transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) was used to guide 277 biopsies of the prostate in 182 patients. The Bard Biopty system was used. Of these 182 patients, 107 (59%) had benign changes, and 75 (41%) had malignant lesions. Of those with cancer, 40% (30/75) had negative results of digital rectal examination (DRE). The ca...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Allen MD,Embry B

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most frequent infections in intensive care units (ICUs), and nearly 50% of patients with VAP develop septic shock. Septic shock is an independent predictor for mortality in these patients. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the predictors for septic shock in VAP pat...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Aydogdu M,Gursel G

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to determine the relation among multiple morbidities and the prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among older adult Appalachian residents of Kentucky. This is the first known study to address multiple morbidities exclusively with a health-disparities population. METH...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Fleming ST,Schoenberg NE,Tarasenko YN,Pearce KA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antibody-coated bacteria (ACB) test was used to localize the site of urinary tract infection in a group of pediatric and adult patients. Duration of treatment of ACB-positive (upper tract) and ACB-negative (lower tract) infections was correlated with rates of recurrence during follow-up for six or more months. Two...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kulasinghe HP,Cushing AH,Reed WP

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In 2014, 726 bicyclists were killed and an additional 50,000 were injured in crashes with motor vehicles. The number of cyclists in the United States is increasing, and as a result there has been a call for more bike lanes. We examined the difference in the severity of injury of bicyclists involved in motor ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Helak K,Jehle D,McNabb D,Battisti A,Sanford S,Lark MC

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：:Sleep loss impairs ventilatory responsiveness to hypercapnia and hypoxia, and also interferes with performance on spirometry. To test the hypothesis that the decline in hypercapnic drive due to sleep loss is mediated by endorphin production, we measured loaded and unloaded CO2 response after injection of placebo and n...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Phillips B,Cooper KR,Newsome HH,Dewey WL

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Errors in drug dosing lead to poor patient outcomes and are common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Because the majority of patients with CKD are being treated by physicians specializing in internal medicine, we studied the awareness and knowledge that internal medicine resident trainees (IMRTs...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Saad CY,Fogel J,Rubinstein S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sometimes physicians assume responsibilities to third parties when undertaking the care of patients. Physicians have been held liable to third parties, though strangers to the patients, for failing to warn regarding the communicability of contagious diseases. Two suits have been allowed against physicians by third par...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hirsh HL

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To design and implement a formal otolaryngology inpatient consultation service that improves satisfaction of consulting services, increases educational opportunities, improves the quality of patient care, and ensures sustainability after implementation. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study in a lar...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Huddle MG,London NR Jr,Stewart CM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hearing and/or balance disorders are symptoms that may be associated with tumors of the cerebellopontine angle (CPA). Between March 1988 and May 1995, 22 patients had diagnosis or evaluation of CPA tumors at Cleveland Clinic Florida. The most common presenting signs or symptoms included unilateral low-frequency tinnit...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Astor FC,Lechtenberg CL,Banks RD,Hanft KL,Hanson MR,Salanga VD,DeSai MB

更新日期：1997-05-01 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：: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：:The accuracy of the noninvasive carotid system studies done in our laboratory during an 18-month period were reviewed. The usefulness of these procedures was found to be limited when used as a "blind" screen for extracranial vascular disease. The overall correlation with angiography was good, with few false-negatives ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Prendes JL

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

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：:Of 72 patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), 37 were Ph1 positive, eight were negative, and 27 were not evaluated for the Ph1 chromosome. Of the 37 patients positive for Ph1, 31 had adequate evaluation. These 31 patients were reviewed for survival with reference to spleen size. Seventeen patients with splee...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Collins RK,Jackson JF,Morrison FS,Meydrech EF

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00