Adverse effects of transfusions.

abstract：:Thirteen male patients consecutively admitted to an inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation hospital with the primary diagnosis of crack cocaine dependence were shown a 30-minute videotape that included salient environmental cues intended to elicit cocaine craving. The subjects were tested before and after the video...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kilgus MD,Pumariega AJ

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a case of malignant schwannoma (MS) originating from the posterior mediastinum with subsequent pathologic rupture of the thoracic aorta. The patient presented with acute retrosternal pain radiating to the back, and she died on the day of admission. Necropsy revealed a large hemothorax and a tumor mas...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bambirra EA,Miranda D

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of acute appendicitis with perforation associated with retained appendiceal barium. Abnormally retained barium may lead to appendicitis and this should be kept in mind when a barium-filled appendix is seen in an asymptomatic patient. Routine follow-up films on all patients whose appendix fills with ba...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sisley JF,Wagner CW

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subdural hematomas are among the most common forms of intracranial hemorrhage encountered in clinical practice and are a surgically remediable cause of dementia. When the symptom presentation is subtle or diffuse, a subdural hematoma can be overlooked. This is especially true among elderly people who may exhibit unrel...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Velasco J,Head M,Farlin E,Lippmann S

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical injuries may occur from high or low voltage contact. Low voltage injuries usually occur in the home, tetany may lead to sustained contact, and dangerous cardiac disturbances often result. High voltage injuries are usually work related and result from brief contact but may cause serious tissue destruction an...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Martinez JA,Nguyen T

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 10 years, one of us (M.C.A.) has treated 92 patients who required operation for symptoms associated with alcohol-induced chronic fibrocalcific pancreatitis. Four of these patients had duodenal obstruction. All four had had lateral pancreaticojejunostomy to relieve pancreatic ductal obstruction and associ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Taylor SM,Adams DB,Anderson MC

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patient survival depends on a number of factors, including early diagnosis and initiation of treatment. Standard treatment options for patients with NSCLC include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact that the i...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bullard JT,Eberth JM,Arrington AK,Adams SA,Cheng X,Salloum RG

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraskeletal dedifferentiated chondrosarcomas (DC) are uncommon tumors that predominantly occur in the head and neck. Herein, we describe a case of pulmonary DC detected in a patient with systemic sclerosis and presenting with a symptomatic large pleural effusion and a pulmonary lobar consolidation on chest imaging. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Boueiz A,Abougergi MS,Noujeim C,Bousamra A,Sfeir P,Zaatari G,Bou-Khalil P

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 75-year-old woman suffering from symptomatic cholelithiasis was admitted to our hospital for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Intraoperatively, because of severe inflammation and dense adhesions in the region of the Calot triangle and bleeding arising from the porta hepatis which obscured the operating fi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Felekouras E,Megas T,Michail OP,Papaconstantinou I,Nikiteas N,Dimitroulis D,Griniatsos J,Tsechpenakis A,Kouraklis G

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients seen recently at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center emphasize the point that coccidioidomycosis may resemble lymphoma because of persistence of adenopathy on the chest roentgenogram after the initial infiltrate has resolved. Such a clinical picture strongly indicates dissemination and is probably sufficie...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Jenkins DW Jr

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I report my experience during one 6-month period as the sole rheumatologist running a weekly clinic at a small community hospital. The report illustrates the impact of rheumatologic expertise in an environment well-served by generalists and other medical subspecialists. This experience identifies important gaps in the...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kerr LD

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blastomycosis in children is relatively infrequent. Further, osteomyelitis of the frontal bone, which prior to the antibiotic era occurred more frequently and was mostly due to pyogenic cocci, is rare today. We described a case of frontal osteomyelitis in a child due to blastomycosis which occurred in the absence of f...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Devgan BK,Devgan M,Gross CW

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of fatal and nonfatal pulmonary embolism (PE) was evaluated in a series of 578 patients, to quantify the suspected higher risk in cancer patients of death from massive PE when compared with patients not having cancer. PE occurred in 13% and was fatal in 8% of noncancer patients. It occurred in 17% and wa...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Shen VS,Pollak EW

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Accurate and consistent documentation of pain management, including patient responses regarding improvement in pain scores, is essential for improving patient care. The objective of the project was to evaluate the current prescribing patterns and to review the current documentation for opioid-managed, chroni...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： DeRemer CE,Fleming VH,Brown S,May JR

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a phylogenic classification of the spine, one can identify precisely the numerical location of any vertebra or disc, including vertebrae with junctional anomalies at transitional zones. Such precision permitted comparisons of myelographic reports of sites of disc disease with the actual levels of extradural defo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Wigh RE

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) failing to respond to therapy with a maximum dose of glyburide (GB) or glipizide (GZ) are often given a trial of the alternate second-generation sulfonylurea (SGS) before insulin therapy is considered. The efficacy of this therapeutic maneuver has not been ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Simcic KJ,McDermott MT,White JC,Kidd GS

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the apparent indefinite postponement of the release of chymopapain for lumbar disk disorders, it seems appropriate to review critically the proliferation of proposed methods of management of this common complaint, particularly the numerous exercise regimens which have been set forth as helpful. A critical review ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Specht EE

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phantom sensation and phantom limb pain are two recognized sequelae of limb amputation. In most previous surveys, amputations were done for arteriosclerotic or trauma related conditions. We studied 25 patients who had lower extremity amputation for neoplasia. In studying the features of pain before and after amputatio...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Wall R,Novotny-Joseph P,Macnamara TE

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco use causes significant morbidity and mortality. Resident physicians at the George Washington University Medical Center are trained to counsel patients to stop smoking. METHODS:I retrospectively reviewed charts of 300 patients treated by resident physicians in the Department of Medicine (200) and the...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Borum ML

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sucralfate is an unabsorbed antiulcer drug that binds to gastrointestinal tissue and protects it from acid and pepsin. Twenty-two arthritic patients taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were given sucralfate concomitantly for two weeks in an attempt to lessen gastrointestinal side effects. Changes from...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Caldwell JR

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed 91 cases of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NNEC), which continues to be a devastating disease occurring in 2% to 4% of all newborn intensive care unit admissions. Onset now occurs in older infants (11.9 days). The morbidity is significant (22%), with strictures (8%) and recurrences (8%) the primary pr...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Dudgeon DL,Schneider PA,Colombani P,Ghory MJ,Buck JR,Haller JA Jr

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The blood gas analyzer (BGA) has been considered the "gold standard" for pleural fluid pH determination. METHODS:We report the various methods used to measure pleural fluid pH by 277 acute care institutions who responded to a mailed questionnaire. The techniques used included the BGA (32%), dip stick or pH ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Chandler TM,McCoskey EH,Byrd RP Jr,Roy TM

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survival of infants with necrotizing enterocolitis may be complicated by intestinal stricture(s) as a result of healing of ischemic segments of bowel. An asymptomatic cecal stenosis not visible on barium enema was identified at operation for reestablishment of intestinal continuity. Infants recovering from acute necro...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Woodard BH,Bradford WD,Filston HC

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among natural disasters, lightning is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. A well-informed bystander and an astute physician can make the difference between an outcome of death or lifelong disability versus complete or near-complete recovery. What is done in the first few minutes after such...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Milzman DP,Moskowitz L,Hardel M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with sickle cell anemia who were less than 5 years old were observed over a three-year period. Those born to recent Haitian immigrants accounted for 108.4 patient-years. They had seven episodes of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia and five due to Haemophilus influenzae for rates of 6.5 and 4.6 episodes per ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pegelow CH

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of unilateral primary adrenal hyperplasia, without concomitant hypokalemia, is presented. After surgical removal of the gland, a complete remission occurred. This rare condition may, in fact, be more frequent than thought as it can coexist with normokalemia. We postulate that it is probably a new phase of the t...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pignatelli D,Falcão H,Coimbra-Peixoto A,Cruz F

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a cocaine user who presented with polymorphonuclear pleocytosis in cerebrospinal fluid mimicking bacterial meningitis. Thorough investigation of the cerebrospinal fluid did not reveal evidence of bacteria or fungi. Clinical deterioration was observed in spite of empiric treatment with antibiotics...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Alexopoulou A,Deutsch M,Dourakis SP

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to assuring an adequate and safe blood supply, blood collection agencies are responsible for the well being of donors. Several aspects of the current blood donor experience may negatively impact donor health and require modification. Physicians need to be aware of health-related issues associated with bloo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Reiss RF,Kessler D

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "wink" sign of nerve root cut-off seen on metrizamide-enhanced computerized tomography correlates well with compression of a lumbar nerve by a herniated disk. Seven of 46 patients had normal or equivocal myelograms, but had definite nerve root cut-off on metrizamide-enhanced CT scan. All seven patients were found ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Smith GR

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-six cases of serologically documented Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) from North Carolina are reviewed. Gastrointestinal manifestations were present in 80% of these patients. Because other common expressions of RMSF occasionally do not accompany severe gastrointestinal dysfunction, improper diagnosis and the...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Middleton DB

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00