Innovar as a preoperative medication.

abstract：:Early recognition and prompt intervention are the most crucial steps in the management of gallstone-induced biliary disease. Many conditions can mimic the presentation of gallstone-induced complications. Therefore, participation of a clinically astute physician is essential in evaluating symptoms and interpreting diag...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ahmad M,Cheung RC,Keeffe EB,Ahmed A

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize pain and exposure after Prolift placement and identify risk factors. METHODS:A case series of women who underwent Prolift vaginal mesh were surveyed. Pain was assessed using a visual analog scale. Exposure was evaluated clinically. RESULTS:Of 183 eligible patients, 160 completed the survey,...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Illston JD,Garris JB,Richter HE,Wheeler TL 2nd

更新日期：2015-12-01 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 study was undertaken to determine what factors would be useful in making a decision to do bronchoscopy to look for an obstructing carcinoma in cases of pneumonia. The study showed that in pneumonia limited to one lobe of the lung, which occurs in a heavy smoker over 50 years of age, and which does not have comple...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： McDowell DE

更新日期：1980-06-01 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：: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：:Agenesis of the gallbladder is a rare anomaly believed to be an organogenetic failure. This is the third instance of familial agenesis of the gallbladder reported in the literature. The diagnosis of agenesis of the gallbladder can only be made during exploratory celiotomy and must be confirmed by an intraoperative nee...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sterchi JM,Baine RW,Myers RT

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A unique case of Sheehan's syndrome is characterized by deficiencies of growth hormone, prolactin, thyrotropin, and ACTH. Clinically, it was manifested by adrenal and thyroid insufficiency with regular cyclical menses. Normal menstrual cycles do not preclude extensive hypothalamic-pituitary destruction. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Westbrock DA,Srivastava LS,Knowles HC Jr

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While opioids are regarded as the mainstay of chronic pain management, their use is controversial in the minds of many primary care physicians due to clinical concerns about dependence, abuse, and addiction and medicolegal concerns regarding state and federal regulatory authorities. For patients with moderate to moder...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nicholson B,Passik SD

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-five overriding tibial shaft fractures (46 open, 39 closed) were treated at Ochsner Foundation Hospital between 1960 and 1972. Nine different treatment methods were employed by seven orthopedic surgeons. The best results were obtained in the nine patients treated by open reduction and either compression plating...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Dunn AW

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a patient with an asymptomatic left upper lobe pulmonary arteriovenous fistula, preoperative chest roentgenograms simulated bronchogenic carcinoma, but no overt feeding vessel was demonstrated. Intraoperatively no lesion could be palpated. Postoperative evaluation revealed a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. This en...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kilgore TL,Chasen MH

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asbestos is a versatile fibrous mineral that can cause lung disease and death. Asbestosis, benign pleural disease, lung cancer, and mesothelioma can all result from inhaling asbestos. The history of disease and exposure risks are discussed. The difficult assessment of risk and the long latency period for development o...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Westerfield BT

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient had a tracheoesophageal fistula resulting from malignant histiocytoma. Surgical treatment included esophagectomy and repair of the left main-stem bronchus. Gastrointestinal continuity was restored by a right colon interposition after chemotherapy. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kelly JP,Roper CL

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with typical classic migraine, including clear-cut visual auras, who had been followed up clinically for more than 15 years developed permanent right homonymous hemianopia. The underlying cause of this clinical syndrome was established by computerized axial tomography as vascular infarction or ischemia, invo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Moorehead MT 2nd,Movius HJ,Moorehead JR,Jackson MH,Jackson JG

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public outcry regarding unsafe interhospital patient transfers led to the passage of the COBRA Law of 1985. Since its implementation in 1986, the law has been sharply criticized for its sporadic enforcement, narrow focus, and lack of care provisions for the poor. We reviewed retrospectively the charts of all emergency...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kerr HD,Byrd JC,Stuart RW,Whitcomb J

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative pain is commonly treated with significant doses of narcotics, occasionally resulting in side effects including nausea, pruritus, and respiratory depression. One potential advantage of regional anesthesia is profound postoperative analgesia that reduces exposure to potent narcotics. To evaluate the effica...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Dorman BH,Conroy JM,Duc TA Jr,Haynes GR,Friedman RJ

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a case of thrombocytopenic purpura caused by methyldopa. A methyldopa-dependent antiplatelet antibody as the mechanism of the patient's thrombopenia was suggested by a positive clot retraction inhibition test. This simple in vitro test should be done more often in suspected cases of drug-induced thro...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Polk OD,Kletter GG,Smith J,Castro O

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the ten-year period from 1978 through 1987, 261 patients with intussusception were admitted to Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. The diagnosis was established by barium enema or at laparotomy. The patients were divided into two groups; there were 228 children ranging in age from 1 month to 14 years, and 33 adults. Amon...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Pang LC

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reviewed 60 consecutive cases, occurring in 57 patients, of intramedullary fixation of fractures of the midshaft of the tibia done over a ten-year period with the Lottes nail. Of 50 acute fractures, 38 were open fractures, nailed after adequate irrigation and debridement; the other 12 were closed fractures. Th...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Velazco A,Whitesides TE Jr,Fleming LL

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two siblings had frequent seizures from the second and third day of life until one week and seven months, respectively. The mother, grandmothers, and three other family members were similarly affected. Known causes of neonatal seizures were excluded. The condition is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Its etiol...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Giacoia GP

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Demonstration of clonality is supportive of a diagnosis of malignancy in cases of lymphoproliferative disorders. Determination of clonality at the molecular level is currently accomplished by Southern analysis; however, the polymerase chain reaction offers a potential alternative that is rapid, simple, and less expens...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Mihalov ML,Huber S,Rachwalski E,Price JS,Hosso JM,Dizikes GJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of a positive urine screen for cocaine on thyrotropin (TSH, also thyroid-stimulating hormone) concentrations. METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study, patients admitted to the mental health unit at an academic inpatient setting with a diagnosis of cocaine dependence or cocaine intoxic...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Koroscil MT,Schulte JJ,Bricker D,Koroscil TM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene for sickle cell disease is carried by 8% of the African-American population in the United States. The primary care physician is often called upon to recognize and treat one of the major sequelae of sickle cell disease--vaso-occlusive pain crisis. An injectable nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug has recently ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sanders DY,Severance HW,Pollack CV Jr

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first case ofextracranial tuberculous lymphadenitis which paradoxically developed during treatment of intracranial tuberculoma. Our patient, a 15-year-old girl who initially presented with meningitis and intracranial tuberculomas, developed extracranial tuberculomas during treatment for central nervous s...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kalkan A,Serhatlioglu S,Ozden M,Denk A,Demirdag K,Yilmaz T,Kilic SS

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To design and implement a formal otolaryngology inpatient consultation service that improves satisfaction of consulting services, increases educational opportunities, improves the quality of patient care, and ensures sustainability after implementation. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study in a lar...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Huddle MG,London NR Jr,Stewart CM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myxoma is the most common primary tumor of the heart. The typical presentations include a triad of embolic phenomena, intracardiac flow obstruction, and constitutional symptoms. We report a case of cardiac myxoma presenting as prolonged fever. Leukocytosis with a left shift, anemia, and elevated C-reactive protein wer...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lin JN,Lai CH,Lu LF,Lin HH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study of the etiology of pneumonia in patients hospitalized at a university hospital, all respiratory secretions were tested for routine pathogens as well as Legionella. A diagnosis was established in 60 of 87 patients studied. Of the 37 nosocomial infections, six were caused by L micdadei. Gram-negat...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rudin JE,Wing EJ

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In three patients with SIADH, mannitol or glycerol promoted a rapid free water diuresis. Use of osmotic agents requires less laboratory and clinical monitoring than use of furosemide, is appropriate treatment, and in fact may be the treatment of choice in some patients with symptomatic hyponatremia from SIADH. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Weinberg MS,Donohoe JF

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common hereditary disorder and affects 30 million people worldwide. Advances in science have improved overall survival in patients with SCD and as such, more patients are reaching reproductive age and are becoming pregnant. SCD in pregnancy leads to multiple complications that put...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hathaway AR

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported a third case of miliary tuberculosis and associated consumption coagulopathy. It is proposed that clotting factors may be locally consumed, thus producing the syndrome of "multifocal vasculopathic coagulation." ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Krauss JS,Walker DH

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00