Terrorism and weapons of mass destruction: managing the behavioral reaction in primary care.

abstract：:I reviewed the cases of 50 consecutive patients who had a total of 75 plastic surgery procedures after weight reduction. The average weight loss was 126 lb. There were 28 women and 22 men. The 75 operations were abdominoplasty (24), face-lift (18), reduction mammaplasty (ten), blepharoplasty (eight), mastopexy (eight)...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lanier VC Jr

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis treatments range from topical treatments and phototherapy to oral systemic medications and injections. Despite good control of the disease when applying appropriate treatments (according to disease severity, insurance parameters, patient preference, and patients' ability to adhere), continued advancements wi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Smith J,Cline A,Feldman SR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continent reconstruction of the lower urinary tract using the appendicovesicostomy (Mitrofanoff principle) is an excellent means of managing many patients with altered bladder function, especially those with good bladder volume and low pressure. Motivated patients unable to perform urethral catheterization because of ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Harmon EP,Hurwitz G

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a case of chronic pancreatitis due to stenosing papillitis relieved by sphincteroplasty and removal of pancreatic duct stones, as opposed to a major pancreatic resection. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sutherland CM,Muchmore JH,Browder IW,Vega PJ

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is among the most common of clinical conditions. Like problems such as anemia, it is not one disease, but a constellation of signs and symptoms which may occur as the result of several psychopatho-physiologic processes. This paper summarizes the recent dramatic advances in research into the neurochemistry o...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bowden CL

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transmission of echocardiograms via telemedicine links has allowed remote hospitals direct access to pediatric cardiology subspecialty care. This study assessed the accuracy of echocardiogram interpretation across an integrated services digital network (ISDN) telemedicine link. METHODS:Telemedicine systems ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cotton JL,Gallaher KJ,Henry GW

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive biliary disease in childhood is not common, but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a child with jaundice, abdominal pain, or an abdominal mass. We have reviewed the experience at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital from 1970 to 1985, during which 87 children 18 years of age or younger with bi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Frexes M,Neblett WW 3rd,Holcomb GW Jr

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaerobic bacteria outnumber aerobic bacteria in normal flora in the oropharynx and gastrointestinal tract. They are important and frequent causes of infection, although they often go unrecognized except in the classic and very distincitve clostridial infections and intoxications-gas gangrene, botulism, and tetanus. A...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Meyer RD,Finegold SM

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoxetine is an antidepressant drug with a unique chemical configuration which enhances serotoninergic transmission by inhibiting serotonin uptake. The chronic presence of serotonin in the synaptic cleft reduces postsynaptic receptors, a postulated explanation for its antidepressant efficacy. Comparative studies show...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pary R,Tobias C,Lippmann S

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described the clinical, hemodynamic, and echocardiographic features of torn aortic cusps with mitral valve fenestration in a patient with infective endocarditis. Hemodynamic studies showed left atrial pressure intermittently exceeding left ventricular end-diastolic pressure. This phenomenon corresponded with i...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Dianzumba SB,Montello NJ,Joyner CR

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case report and review of the literature are reported concerning the relationship of intracardiac thrombosis and antiphospholipid antibody syndromes. Nine cases are identified, divided into three categories: three patients had antiphospholipid syndrome associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, three had primary ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Baum RA,Jundt JW

更新日期：1994-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The US Bureau of Primary Health Care has promoted collaboration between federally funded community health centers and neighborhood religious congregations, yet little is known about how such organizations currently interact in underserved neighborhoods. METHODS:Semistructured interviews were conducted with l...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gee L,Smucker DR,Chin MH,Curlin FA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C is a leading cause of liver failure and transplantation in the United States and a major public health issue. Studies have shown that patients with hepatitis C are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, which make statins of particular benefit in this patient population. However, the National Chol...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Andrus MR,East J

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:Diagnostic compound B-mode ultrasound scans done on gynecologic patients during the past three years were reviewed and compared with surgical findings or clinical follow-up. The 190 scans were analyzed and categorized as diagnostic, compatible (or confirmatory), equivocal, misleading, or negative. Although only 6.4% w...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Jamieson AD,Davis RO,Shingleton HM

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melatonin, a hormone produced by the pineal gland, may be a promising treatment option for tinnitus. The primary functions of this hormone are believed to be the initiation and maintenance of sleep because its secretions coincide with circadian rhythms. Some investigators have noted that melatonin may alleviate subjec...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Merrick L,Youssef D,Tanner M,Peiris AN

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review assessed the overall effectiveness of repeated treatments with botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA) across different conditions, as documented in the published literature. Forty-four original research articles reporting on 16 different conditions were identified that included data on the duration or efficacy of ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gordon MF,Barron R

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a case in which the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis with findings of progressive paraplegia and a neurogenic bladder led to supravesical urinary diversion. Pyocystis led to creation of a urethrovesicovaginal fistula. Psychotherapy later uncovered hysterical conversion reaction. Which was cured with h...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Frentz GD,Wilcox ME,Epstein AW

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the documentation frequency of informed consent for women undergoing a trial of nonemergent instrumental delivery. STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective chart review of instrumented vaginal deliveries from 1992 to 2005 was performed. Cases were identified from a Labor and Delivery database and hospital ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nichols CM,Pendlebury LC,Jennell J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physicians often treat patients with physical illnesses that have a functional component. Investigators have discovered that many of these patients have unresolved emotional problems associated with histories of trauma and abuse. METHODS:Abused and traumatized patients with medical complaints often seek med...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Brende JO,Dill JE,Dill B,Sibcy GA

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To our knowledge, this is the first known case of a patient with leptospirosis and very elevated CSF, which caused hydrocephalus. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sakellaridis N,Panagopoulos D,Androulis A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From our retrospective review of 30 patients having hepatic resection, we have made the following conclusions: (1) Hepatic resection is an uncommon procedure. (2) The majority of liver injuries require only drainage or suture ligation and drainage. (3) Midline incision, early arterial occlusion, and resectional debrid...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lang NP,Westbrook KC,Read RC

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic splenosis is rare, with fewer than two dozen reported cases. Patients uniformly have a history of splenectomy with combined abdominal and thoracic trauma. Clinical signs and symptoms are usually absent, and the condition is most often discovered on routine chest radiography. The interval between trauma and cl...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Buchino JJ,Buchino JJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gabapentin, an antiepileptic agent, is a safe and versatile medication also used in the adjunctive treatment of painful disorders. These include neuropathic pain, such as postherpetic neuralgia, diabetic neuropathy, and the pain of reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Interstitial cystitis, a painful disease entity, shares m...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hansen HC

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old male presented with progressive abdominal pain, dyspnea, weight loss, and dysuria. Lab work revealed elevated creatine phosphokinase levels, prostate-specific antigen level (approximately 60 ng/mL), and elevated liver enzymes. He was admitted to the intensive care unit for worsening respiratory distress ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Shakir FA,Madhoun M,Whorton J,Harty R

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of treating 238 transverse, longitudinal, and osteochondral fractures of the patella are reviewed. Of these, 89 patients had partial patellectomy and extensor mechanism reconstruction. After an average follow-up of four years, functional results have been excellent; there have been no late patellectomies and t...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Andrews JR,Hughston JC

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of suicidal behavior associated with antidepressant treatment is an issue of debate and concern. The US FDA has required that antidepressants carry a black box warning that there may be a risk of suicidal ideations in depressed pediatric patients treated with these medications, and recently extended the warni...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Reeves RR,Ladner ME

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was done to ascertain whether there was an increased incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in west Alabama, similar to that reported elsewhere within the United States. Hospital records for the previous 10 years were reviewed and 5-year intervals were compared (1980 through 1984 vs 1985 through 1989). A ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hefelfinger DC

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary abscesses of the spleen may occur as a consequence of septicemia from various septic foci, particularly intra-abdominal sites. A variety of causative organisms, including the clostridia, have been isolated. We have described a patient with multiple myeloma who had a solitary splenic abscess due to Clostridium...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kinnaird DW,Melo JC,McKeown JM

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00