Sharpening the tandem walking test for screening peripheral neuropathy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of chronic diuretic use on serum homocysteine and its metabolic cofactors vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and red blood cell (RBC) folate have not been well studied. METHODS:Blood samples from 17 hypertensive patients receiving long-term diuretic therapy and 17 hypertensive patients not taking diuretic...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Morrow LE,Grimsley EW

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old Costa Rican woman was seen for a jejunostomy tube malfunction. There was no evidence of tube malposition or intestinal obstruction. During endoscopy, a long worm was retrieved from the distal duodenum; it was later confirmed to be Ascaris lumbricoides. After treatment with mebendazole, no further episode...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kiafar C,Shah D,Wadas D,Gilani N

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：:The incidence of acute rheumatic fever in Mississippi was estimated by reviewing the hospital charts of Mississippi residents with a discharge diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever from 1964 through 1973. The average annual incidence was 1.5 cases/100,000 population for primary attacks and 0.4 cases/100,000 population fo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Powell KE,Watson DG

更新日期：1981-05-01 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：:The sonographic and clinical findings in four patients with silicone-augmented breasts are presented. The ultrasonographic differences between breasts with silicone injections and breasts with silicone prosthesis are emphasized. Breast sonography may play a role in evaluation of silicone-augmented breasts. Awareness o...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rosenbaum JL,Bernardino ME,Thomas JL,Wigley KD

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a rare occurrence of comorbidity of schizophreniform disorder and borderline personality disorder as an initial patient presentation. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Houry D,Johnson J,Cabrejos C

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumonia is a leading infectious cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) and American Thoracic Society (ATS) have published treatment guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) based upon the site of acquisition and specific pathogen ris...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Fleming V,Buck B,Nix N,Kumar P,Southwood R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency with which house staff noticed their patients to be anemic, the frequency with which they tried to find out why the patients were anemic, and the diagnostic accuracy of such endeavors were measured. Next, an intervention was conducted in which the teams were lectured on the subject of anemia, given readi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sapira JD

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cladophialophora bantiana, a dematiaceous fungus, is an uncommon pathogenic organism originally thought to more commonly affect immunocompetent patients. Increasing numbers of reports, however, describe the organism affecting immunocompromised patients. Like all dematiaceous fungi, Cladophialophora can be recognized i...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Harrison DK,Moser S,Palmer CA

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：:Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a malady usually identified during childhood. Prompt surgical correction provides definitive therapy with long-term survival. When not corrected, PDA leads to significant morbidity and mortality, making it a rare condition in the adult population. We report the case of a 44-year-old m...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Chang EE,Diethelm L,Lasky JA,Rubio ER

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent pharmacologic advances in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, the disease remains incurable. Effective disease management ultimately lies in the hands of the individual patient, who must take responsibility for key health behaviors related to bone health. One behavior modification strategy tha...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gold DT,Silverman SL

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients in whom the signs and symptoms of intracranial hypertension resolved after surgical correction of hydrocephalus are described. In both instances skull roentgenograms showed an abnormal sella turcica, and an arteriogram and sir study were necessary to prevent misdiagnosis as "pseudotumor cerebri." Evidence...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Weisberg LA

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Guidelines have recommended that risk stratification be performed in patients diagnosed with an acute pulmonary embolism (PE). No study has described the use of risk stratification in routine clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to measure the frequency and impact of risk stratification on treatm...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Stamm JA,Long JL,Kirchner HL,Keshava K,Wood KE

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of Clonorchis sinensis to cause severe hepatobiliary disease is illustrated by the case we have reported, in which biliary obstruction and hepatic fibrosis resulted from the pathologic process associated with chronic clonorchiasis. Immunodiagnostic tests are currently limited, and diagnosis, as illustrated...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lin AC,Chapman SW,Turner HR,Wofford JD Jr

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhalation abuse of volatile solvents, previously known generically as "glue sniffing," is typically pursued by adolescents. A wide range of legal, easily obtained products containing volatile substances are available for abuse. We report two illustrative cases of fatal volatile substance abuse: gasoline sniffing in a...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Steffee CH,Davis GJ,Nicol KK

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-four children with typhoid fever presented with the primary complaints of fever, diarrhea, and vomiting. Fifty-two percent had hepatomegaly and derangements of SGOT and LDH. None developed hepatic decompensation and all had rapid clinical recovery. The abnormal liver function test served no prognostic purpose. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Colon AR

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared personal and sexual behavior of a group of 32 young adult women who had a culture proven urinary tract infection (UTI) and a group of 28 women who had no urinary symptoms. All women were sexually active, and the two groups were similar for age, race, marital status, history of previous pregnancy, and use o...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Elster AB,Lach PA,Roghmann KJ,McAnarney ER

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 37 physicians and other health care professionals have been accepted into a monitoring and advocacy program for an average of 24 months. Thirty-five are working in their profession, one is in treatment, and one has repeatedly relapsed and is no longer practicing medicine (an overall improvement rate of 97%)...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Roy AK 3rd

更新日期：1994-09-01 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：:We have recently developed a Data Bank for Digestive Disorders, with primary data derived from the performance of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. By using this system to analyze the clinical characteristics of patients with atypical chest pain, we found information from the patient's history (reflux, dysphagia, abdo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pancotto FS,Garbutt JT Jr

更新日期：1983-01-01 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：:Cirrhosis affects millions of people around the world and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common complication of liver disease with cirrhosis and accounts for up to 30% of infections in patients with cirrhosis. Patients with a history of SBP and those ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Oliver A,Wong M,Sanchez C

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two patients who had tuberculomas that were initially misdiagnosed as neurosarcoidosis, leading to prolonged steroid therapy before initiation of antituberculous medications. Neither patient was infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, and one of the patients had a negative tuberculosis skin test. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cortez K,Kottilil S,Mermel LA

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography is widely used to diagnose acute pancreatitis. Iodinated contrast medium lengthens the duration of pancreatitis and may increase the incidence of local or systemic complications. Total parenteral nutrition including IV lipid emulsion plays an important role in the management of patients with pancre...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kasi VS,Estrada CA,Wiese W

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether prolonged length of stay (pLOS) in ischemic stroke is related to delays in discharge disposition arrangement. METHODS:We designed a retrospective study to compare patients with acute ischemic stroke who experienced pLOS to those who did not experience pLOS. Patients who have had acute i...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Siegler JE,Boehme AK,Fowler BD,George AJ,Monlezun DJ,Albright KC,Beasley TM,Martin-Schild S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original and most widely accepted applications for point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) are in the settings of trauma, shock, and bedside procedures. Trauma was the original setting for the introduction of POCUS and has been standardized under the four-plus view examination called the Focused Assessment with Sonograph...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Morrow D,Cupp J,Schrift D,Nathanson R,Soni NJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As endoscopic surgery comes into its own, the applications of this modality are increasing. This is well illustrated by the use of endoscopic polypectomy in the colon, and more recently by endoscopic polypectomy in the stomach and duodenum. We can anticipate increased applicability of these technics as the experience ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Appel MF

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Shear wave elastography (SWE) is an emerging technology that assesses hepatic fibrosis. The aim of our study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of General Electric (GE) Healthcare's LOGIQ E9 SWE in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus using liver biopsy as the reference standard. METHODS:The liver ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Abrams GA,Jamal H,Deeter WT 3rd,Patil N

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00