Leukocytosis and hypercalcemia: a rare combination of paraneoplastic features in squamous cell penile cancer.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Airway failures are the second leading cause of potentially preventable death on the battlefield. Improvements in airway management depend on identifying current challenges. We sought to build on previously reported data on prehospital, combat airway management. METHODS:We used a series of emergency departm...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Schauer SG,Naylor JF,Maddry JK,Beaumont DM,Cunningham CW,Blackburn MB,April MD

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoma of the colon occurring to the right of the middle colic vessels is usually described as morphologically and clinically distinctive from cancers occurring in the left colon. Cancers of the right colon are characterized as polypoid tumors that are discovered in the search for occult blood loss, whereas carcino...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Geelhoed GW,Crossland SG

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Like the introduction of bare metal stents (BMS), that of drug-eluting stents (DES) represented a quantum leap in the interventional cardiology community's ongoing efforts to conquer restenosis. However, recent concerns over late thrombosis (LT) have tempered the initial enthusiasm. Nonetheless, when compared with BMS...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Chen JP

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and hyperhomocysteinemia are both associated with increased lipid peroxidation (oxidative stress). This may contribute to the accelerated vascular disease associated with these conditions. It is not known whether the coexistence of elevated homocysteine levels ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Fonseca VA,Stone A,Munshi M,Baliga BS,Aljada A,Thusu K,Fink L,Dandona P

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-four patients with metastatic brain neoplasms received glycerol instead of corticosteroids during periods of brain irradiation. Headache, nausea, and vomiting were controlled in more than 90% of symptomatic patients, while paralysis, confusion, and papilledema improved in 55% to 80%. Patients with minimal or no ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bedikian AY,Valdivieso M,Heilbrun LK,Withers RH,Bodey GP,Freireich EJ

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our seven clinical vignettes illustrate different mechanisms of inappropriate admissions to psychiatric wards and the circumstances and outcome of such admissions, with emphasis on the shared responsibility of psychiatric and nonpsychiatric physicians, the financial consequences, and the implications of such admission...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Alarcon RD,Walter-Ryan WG,Shaw L

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anorexia nervosa has been associated with various hematologic and immunologic abnormalities, including characteristic bone marrow changes, red cell acanthocytosis, leukopenia, complement deficiencies, and defective bactericidal activity of granulocytes. Dietary and psychogenic factors may play a role in these abnormal...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kay J,Stricker RB

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual volar and radial perilunate transscaphoid fracture dislocation is reported. Treatment of perilunate transscaphoid fracture dislocations by closed reduction often produces a poor result. Early open reduction may be followed by a good result, but if open reduction is impossible, proximal row carpectomy is adv...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Woodward AH,Neviaser RJ,Nisenfeld F

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presented in a case in which calcification of the adrenal gland was roentgenographically evident on the first day of life. The earliest previously reported case of adrenal calcification was at 8 days of age and was attributed to an intrapartum hemorrhage. It is proposed that an intrauterine third trimester insult was ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Newman SL,Papciak MR,Gay BB Jr

更新日期：1979-03-01 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：:We have described a case of cyclic neutropenia and pregnancy. Although many such cases exist, we believe this is the first time the association has been documented. In this patient, pregnancy had a mitigating effect on the symptoms caused by cyclic neutropenia. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Katz VL,Egley CC,Bowes WA Jr

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of gastritis in relation to its various predisposing conditions is unclear, as is the respective distribution of damage caused by its predisposing conditions. We studied 100 patients with the endoscopic diagnosis of gastritis. The incidence of gastritis in our university gastroenterology endoscopy servic...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Elta G,Behler E,Nostrant T,Wilson J

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 46-year-old woman had features of acute pulmonary edema soon after taking hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) for the first time. Although 31 cases of HCTZ-induced pulmonary edema have been reported in the world literature since it was first described in 1968, little is known about this clinical entity. Because its presence ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Almoosa KF

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer of the esophagus remains a highly lethal disease, but new treatment approaches that build onto traditional surgical and radiotherapeutic methods are making an impact on organ preservation while offering hope for improved survival. METHODS:Reviewed here are recent data from trials on the use of new ra...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rich T

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients characterized by psychopathic behavior were treated with lesions placed in the center median nucleus of the thalamus. There was marked improvement of the psychopathic behavior in five patients. One patient with unilateral thalamotomy was parqially improved. Four of the six patients have been productive an...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Andy OJ

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Innovar, administered intramuscularly 45 minutes preoperatively, provides excellent operative sedation, analgesia, and patient cooperation. Postoperative complications are minimized, and the quantity of postoperative analgesics and antiemetics is drastically reduced when Innovar is used as a preoperative medication. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sloan JB

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently managed a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis who had an exceptionally high arterial oxygen tension of 144 mm Hg while breathing room air. This was higher than the calculated alveolar oxygen tension and suggested the impossible situation of an uphill diffusion gradient. We were surprised to find this is a r...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kelton JG,Collins FF

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mineral oil scrapings from an infant with a persistent, puzzling, generalized eruption revealed the mite, Sarcoptes scabiei. Various diagnostic technics and treatment for scabies are discussed. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hazelrigg DE,Jarratt M

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A poorly understood significant drug-drug interaction compounded by ineffective communication among providers at times of care transition most likely contributed to multiple thromboembolic events in an 81-year-old patient. Increased awareness of drug interactions with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), as well as imp...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rogers KC,Neu DW,Jaeger MC,Shah R,Finks SW

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surveys in recent years show that office emergencies are likely to occur in pediatric offices and that most offices are not equipped to deal with these situations. METHODS:To determine the pediatrician's preparedness to manage emergencies, we surveyed a randomly selected sample of 240 office-based pediatric...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Shetty AK,Hutchinson SW,Mangat R,Peck GQ

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only in relatively recent years has the role of dietary fiber, once thought to be an unnecessary and even undesirable by-product, begun to be appreciated in the maintenance of health. Research now indicates that a deficiency of fiber in the modern western diet may contribute to a host of diseases. Inadequate dietary f...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Vanderpool DM

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among exocrine pancreatic tumors, adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) is a rare, aggressive subtype with a worse prognosis and a higher potential for metastases compared to its more conventional glandular counterpart, adenocarcinoma. The disease distribution shows an approximately 1:1 male/female ratio and a median survival...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Trikudanathan G,Dasanu CA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tramadol (Ultram) is a new analgesic agent with a dual mechanism of action that includes weak agonistic effects at the mu-opioid receptor as well as inhibition of neurotransmitter (serotonin, norepinephrine) re-uptake. Although it has proven to be a safe and effective agent for the control of pain, adverse effects can...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tobias JD

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients with Marfan's syndrome were included in a study to determine the effect of beta-blockers on progressive aortic dilation. Patients' histories and results of physical examination, chest radiogram, electrocardiogram, and echocardiogram are reported. Patients ranged in age from 5 years 8 months to 14 years; o...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tahernia AC

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article documents distributional patterns of allopathic family practice physicians (including general practitioners) in Texas as compared with allopathic physicians in all other medical specialties in the state during the period 1969-1973, for which there are reliable data. Statistical analysis of this informatio...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Stefanu C,Zetzman MR

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an intriguing, difficult problem characterized by anxiety-producing intrusive thoughts and performance of anxiety-reducing rituals. Current evidence suggests that OCD may be associated with dysregulation of serotonin and dopamine neurotransmission. Numerous early studies involvin...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Jackson CW,Morton WA,Lydiard RB

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes zoster and disseminated herpes zoster, or varicella (V-Z), continue to be dreaded complications of patients with immunosuppression. Currently, there is no available therapy for V-Z, except for general supportive measures. Seven cases of V-Z are presented, showing the results of cytosine arabinoside administrati...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： DuBois RE

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a case of hypophosphatasia with a mild progressive course. This condition and its familial propensity may be more prevalent than recognized. Thus, family members of a patient with hypophosphatasia should be screened for this disorder. Enthusiastic pharmacologic, hormonal, and/or dietary supplemental ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Coto H,Douglas JE

更新日期：1983-12-01 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：:Several recent cases illustrate the medical-ethical-legal consequences associated with lack of awareness in caring for and treating the dying patient. We question whether solutions advanced by others are feasible or desirable for use in medical education, and suggest looking to the familiar principles of clinical medi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Mullaly RW,Osmond H

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00