Diabetes on a cardiovascular ward: adherence to current recommendations.

abstract：:Of five patients with hypernephroma who were maintained on hemodialysis after nephrectomy, four died with metastic disease after having been on hemodialysis for an average of 13.7 months (range 8 to 19). The fifth patient had no evidence of malignancy after 21 months of dialysis; he then received a renal allograft fro...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Mirahmadi MK,Vaziri ND,Winer RL,Giberson A,Gentile DE,Miller RB,Gorman JT

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described clostridial sepsis in a child who presented with an abdominal crisis of sickle cell disease. Clostridium paraputrificum should be included in the list of organisms known to cause sepsis in patients with sickle cell anemia. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Brook I,Gluck RS

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with obstruction of the pulmonary veins by bronchogenic carcinoma, an unusual cause, are presented. These and other cases reported have had features suggestive of mitral stenosis. The differential diagnosis is discussed. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Stinson JM,Goodwin RA Jr

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder of unknown cause, characterized pathologically by noncaseating granulomas. It is more commonly seen in younger adults and African Americans. Myocardial involvement occurs in at least 25% of patients with sarcoidosis and is associated with poor prognosis. In spite of recent advance...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ruiz-Arango A,Sharma GK

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the pelvic retroperitoneal anatomy was dissected during 140 consecutive exploratory laparotomies for benign gynecologic disease. In addition, 110 bilateral hypogastric artery ligations were done both to teach the technique and to attempt to determine whether such a procedure reduces blood loss in electi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cruikshank SH

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brown recluse spider bites are usually self-limited skin lesions that infrequently progress to bullae, ulceration, and scarring. We treated a patient with a documented brown recluse bite who had recurring lesions resembling pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) that persisted for months. Three other patients referred to Vanderbil...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rees RS,Fields JP,King LE Jr

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the remarkably low mortality from poisonous snakebites in the United States during the past few years, there has been little improvement in preventing deformities of digits. Using a retrospective study of 207 cases of poisonous snakebite, I present a method that has been highly successful in avoiding deformiti...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Watt CH Jr

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For various reasons, patients seek care at different hospitals within a region, resulting in fragmented medical records at the point of care. In the emergency department, this is a particularly important issue because the emergency department provides open access to all patients and requires rapid high-stakes decision...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Carr CM,DiGioia CH,Wagner J,Saef SH

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:Carcinoma of the fallopian tube is the least common of the gynecologic malignancies. Because of its rarity and the absence of typical symptoms, preoperative diagnosis is seldom made. Patient as well as physician delay in diagnosis is often considerable. There are no reliable laboratory aids available to enhance the di...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ingram FH,Hisley JC

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia was diagnosed in a 34-year-old man with jaundice since childhood. Splenectomy at the age of 8 had no influence on the anemia. Bronze diabetes was diagnosed at age 31, presumably due to hemosiderosis and secondary hemochromatosis. Iron chelation was unsuccessful in controlling iron overl...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hanna WT,Machado EA,Montgomery RN,Lange RD

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Slipped capital femoral epiphysis has been described in several syndromes associated with short stature and endocrine disturbances. I have presented a case of slipped capital femoral epiphysis in conjunction with Russell-Silver syndrome. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Limbird TJ

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported a case of small-bowel volvulus in which complete jejunoileal necrosis resulted from torsion of the superior mesenteric artery. This case was unusual not only because of the extent of necrosis but also because primary small-bowel volvulus is rare in adults. Despite nearly total small-bowel resection, t...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rubio PA,Galloway RE

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In this study, we determined patients' attitudes toward discussing firearms and issues of firearms safety with emergency department physicians. We assessed whether patients feel discriminated against should physicians discuss firearms safety, and whether they believed that physician counseling may change how...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Boge LA,Dos Santos C,Burkholder JD,Koschel BR,Cubeddu LX,Farcy DA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a succinct and updated discussion on common ear, nose, and throat (ENT) disorders encountered by primary care physicians. METHODS:Review of recent and pertinent literature. RESULTS:Recent data was identified via a PubMed search as well as commonly utilized texts in otolaryngology. DISCUSSION:Whi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Emerick KS,Deschler DG

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of an 11-year-old Bolivian boy with parotitis and aseptic meningitis to demonstrate that parainfluenza virus type 2 can cause disseminated infection in a normal child. Parainfluenza virus type 2 was isolated from nasopharyngeal and CSF specimens from the patient and was confirmed to be parainfluen...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Jantausch BA,Wiedermann BL,Jeffries B

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine vitamin D status in children with spina bifida (SB). METHODS:Charts of all patients with SB at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Houston, Texas, seen between July 2011 and June 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. Daily intake of milk, vitamins, amount of screen time, and time spent outdoors ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Mazur LJ,Wilsford LD,Rosas L,Sullivan E

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Malacoplakia is a granulomatous disease of unknown cause often associated with a coliform urinary infection. It is occasionally a self-limiting disease with diverse clinical presentations and roentgenographic appearances. The importance of a differential diagnosis which considers malignancy is emphasized. A rare insta...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rubenstein M,Bucy JG

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical presentations of liver abscess, hepatoma, and metastatic tumor to the liver may be quite similar, and procedures such as computerized tomography, radionuclide scanning, and ultrasonography of the liver cannot make a specific diagnosis. Therefore, we compared the clinical presentations of 38 patients seen ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Klotz SA,Penn RL

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last five years, much information has been gathered about the efficacy of several technics for managing obesity. Hospitalization with fasting, surgery, drugs, weight reducing clubs, and behavior modification methods have proven efficacious for select groups of obese individuals. Methods of behavior modification...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Malcolm T

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An example of a blind-ending branch of a bifid ureter in a woman presenting with a urinary tract infection is reported. Definition, diagnosis, and treatment of this anomaly are discussed. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Dalton DL

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supplemental digital content is available in the text. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bob-Manuel T,Askandar S,Khouzam RN

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:Vesicoureteral reflux occurs in approximately 50% of duplex systems that undergo evaluation and most commonly involves the lower renal segment ureter. The therapeutic approach can be tailored for each case after careful evaluation of the anatomic and functional status of each renal unit. If reparative srugery is indic...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Currie DP

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonmenstrual toxic shock syndrome (TSS) due to Staphylococcus aureus can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. While drotrecogin alfa (DA) has been employed in patients with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) severe sepsis and septic shock, its utility in TSS remains unclear. The authors report ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Haddadin DW,Samnani IQ,Moorman JP

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oligohydramnios sequence (OS) is manifest in newborns when prolonged oligohydramnios has been present during pregnancy. The most important signs are an infant small for gestational age, with wrinkled skin, Potter facies, compression deformities of the limbs, and respiratory distress caused by pulmonary hypoplasia....

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Prouty LA,Myers TL

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1975 and 1978, over 200 knee arthroscopies were performed at the Emory University Hospitals; the findings were totally correct in 91%. During the same period, arthrograms were performed on 79 different patients, 39 of whom had confirming arthrotomies. The arthrograms were totally correct in 38%. Fifteen totall...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： St Pierre RK,Sones PJ,Fleming LL

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A combined patient flow and work sampling study was done at the Ambulatory Pediatric Service of the Medical University of South Carolina. The biggest problem was that almost two thirds of the patient's time was spent waiting to see the doctor. Reasons for delay included too few examining rooms, the single block appoin...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Schuh SE,Tolins I,Westphal MC,Miller MC

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously healthy 38-year-old man was stung multiple times by yellow jackets without any signs of anaphylaxis being observed. An electrocardiogram taken 16 hours later revealed episodes of wandering atrial pacemaker, junctional rhythm, and intermittent premature ventricular contractions. These arrhythmias disappear...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rowe SF,Greer KE,Hodge RH Jr

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00