Courvoisier's sign revisited: two patients with palpable gallbladder.

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：: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:The data from temperate regions indicate increases in pediatric traumatic injuries during the spring and summer months with anticipated admission spikes on warm weather holidays; hospitals in southern subtropical regions should not anticipate the same trends. The objectives of this study were to identify hol...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Eyerly-Webb S,Solomon R,Young L,Bard K,Laituri C,Rosenthal A,Long J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atomoxetine (Strattera®, Eli Lilly and Co.) is the first non-stimulant drug in the United States (US) to be approved for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the past, physicians have been concerned about the safety of a variety of ADHD medications. As a result, non-stimulant drugs were...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Seifi A,Griffith H,Avestimehr S,Dib H

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metal poisoning can cause a variety of hematologic disorders. Exposure to heavy metals is ubiquitous in the industrial environment and must be considered in the differential diagnosis of many types of anemia. The heavy metals most commonly associated with hematologic toxicity are arsenic and its derivative arsin...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ringenberg QS,Doll DC,Patterson WP,Perry MC,Yarbro JW

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A reemergence of medical students choosing primary care is occurring, with medicine/pediatrics as an increasingly popular option. We compared applicants to pediatrics, medicine, and medicine/pediatrics and the factors that influence career choice. METHODS:We designed a survey to gather objective data and in...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Doucet H,Shah MK,Cummings TL,Kahn MJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is an atypical cause of high intestinal obstruction, most frequently occurring in patients who have had rapid weight loss. Identification of this syndrome can be a diagnostic dilemma and is frequently made by exclusion. The most characteristic symptoms are postprandial epigast...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Baltazar U,Dunn J,Floresguerra C,Schmidt L,Browder W

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 61-year-old man with facial diplegia and new onset of congestive heart failure (CHF), electroneuromyography indicated diffuse axonal degeneration, but sural nerve biopsy showed mild changes and no amyloid. Four months later, after the onset of diplopia and increasing CHF, rectal biopsy demonstrated amyloid. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Massey EW,Massey JM

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old farmer had signs and symptoms of dinitrophenol poisoning after crop spraying with a herbicide containing derivatives of 2,4-dinitrophenol. Dinitrophenol causes toxicity by the uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation in the mitochondria of cells throughout the body. In man the classic syndrome consists of...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Leftwich RB,Floro JF,Neal RA,Wood AJ

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is controversy in the medical literature regarding the significance of "sickle cell cardiomyopathy." In an attempt to clarify this, we studied 14 patients with sickle cell anemia (age range 16 to 36 years) using simultaneous echocardiography and phonocardiography. The values of systolic time intervals and echoca...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Covarrubias EA,Sheikh MU,Solanki DL,Morjaria M,Fox LM

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An aberrant internal carotid artery (ICA) in the middle ear is rare. If unrecognized, it may lead to massive hemorrhage or other catastrophic results during even a minor surgical procedure of the tympanic membrane or middle ear. Recognition of this entity is particularly significant to the primary care or emergency de...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cole RD,May JS

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a case of reversible acute renal failure caused by acute pyelonephritis. In this entity, the kidneys are swollen by an interstitial infiltrate and edema, and white cell tubular casts and microabscesses may be present. Fractional excretion of sodium is high, and nephrotic proteinuria may occur without...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Olsson PJ,Black JR,Gaffney E,Alexander RW,Mars DR,Fuller TJ

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary small cell undifferentiated carcinomas (SCUCs) are unusual tumors of the colon and rectum. Histologically, these lesions represent a spectrum of neuroendocrine differentiation, with oat cell carcinoma being the most primitive subtype and carcinoid tumors being the most differentiated. This observation is suppo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Yaziji H,Broghamer WL Jr

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the breast is a rare cancer. Published reports of prognosis are variable, and most studies are case reports of one or a few patients. We report an additional case of squamous cell carcinoma of the breast occurring in a 53-year-old black woman. In reviewing the reported cases of this ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Weigel RJ,Ikeda DM,Nowels KW

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenteric occlusion is a rare and usually fatal complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We report a patient with RA who had an acute condition of the abdomen, with clinical evidence of perforated bowel confirmed by histologic study. The successful result in this case is attributed to early surgical intervention. A...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Tsai JT

更新日期：1980-07-01 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：: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：:This paper reports results of a project designed to examine factors related to compliance with referral for follow-up and treatment of cervical dysplasia. Women studied had cervical dysplasia diagnosed by Pap smear between May 1989 and April 1990. These women had regular follow-up at the gynecology clinic of the Reyno...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Laedtke TW,Dignan M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven patients with diabetes of ten to 24 years' duration and renal insufficiency were treated with fluphenazine and amitriptyline in an attempt to control severe pain in the extremities. Six patients had relief of pain within five days of initiation of therapy. One patient had no pain relief despite mood alteration. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Mitas JA 2nd,Mosley CA Jr,Drager AM

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively studied preoperative and postoperative grip and pinch strength in 21 patients having 30 consecutive median nerve decompressions for carpal tunnel syndrome. All procedures were done by one surgeon. Each hand operated on served as its own control and was studied by the same therapist preoperatively and ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Young VL,Logan SE,Fernando B,Grasse P,Seaton M,Young AE

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

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：:We have described a 6-day-old male infant who presented with Neisseria gonorrhoeae conjunctivitis and a scalp abscess. Delivery was complicated by rupture of the membranes 24 hours before delivery and fetal monitoring for four hours. The rare scalp abscesses caused by gonococci cleared with penicillin therapy. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Brook I,Rodriguez WJ,Controni G,Gold B

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of ten patients with anterior diaphragmatic hernia treated by operation, only three had shortness of breath and chest pain. The remainder of the patients were referred to us because of a roentgenographic abnormality. All patients have had follow-up of between six months and 11 years without recurrence. Surgical repair...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Saha SP,Mayo P,Long GA

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the prevalence of non-group-A beta-hemolytic streptococci (NGAS) in the pharyngeal cultures of symptomatic and asymptomatic children. Throat cultures were obtained by house officers in the Emergency Department at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh to aid in the evaluation of children with symptoms or signs o...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hofkosh D,Wald ER,Chiponis DM

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 86-year-old diabetic man had a late, gas-forming infection about Knowles pins. Although blood cultures were negative, a urinary tract infection followed by infection with the same organism in bone, muscle, and lung strongly supports hematogenous spread of E coli from the genitourinary system in this patient. The ge...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Mabie KN,Kulund DN,Whitehill R

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a patient with community-acquired, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis endocarditis that occurred on a prolapsing mitral valve. The patient was successfully treated with vancomycin and rifampin for six weeks and had no signs of relapse four months later. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lockman DS,Chew WH,Rissing JP

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of an 18-year old man with hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) having a classic clinical presentation and diagnostic renal pathology without evidence of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) by peripheral blood smear. Indirect evidence of hemolysis was suggested by mild anemia, elevation of serum lac...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Brilliant SE,Lester PA,Ohno AK,Carlon MJ,Davis BJ,Cushner HM

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases are reviewed which presented findings strongly suggesting congenital synostosis between the third metatarsal and third cuneiform bones. Supplementary x-ray films proved these joints to be present and intact. This point, though well known to skeletal radiologists, is worthy of emphasis to nonskeletal radiolog...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gutman E

更新日期：1981-01-01 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：:We report a case of multiple myeloma in which the bone lesions showed high uptake of technetium Tc 99m methylene diphosphonate on a bone scan. A review of the literature comparing the usefulness of conventional skeletal radiography and bone scans in diagnosing the osteolytic lesions of myeloma shows that bone scintigr...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Murthy NJ,Rao H,Friedman AS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00