Temperature-related deaths in Alabama.

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：:The use of psychostimulants as antidepressants remains controversial in the field of psychiatry. While methylphenidate hydrochloride (MPH) and dextroamphetamine (DA) are often considered to be equivalent drugs, differences in their neurobiologic mechanism of action may account for different clinical response patterns....

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kraus MF,Burch EA Jr

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic peripheral neuropathy affects 5 to 50% of people with diabetes in the United States. It is a progressive disorder that results in a gradual decrease in peripheral sensation and eventually complete loss of sensation. Patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy are challenging to treat because of intolerable a...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kline KM,Carroll DG,Malnar KF

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Safety restraints have proven effective in the prevention of serious automobile injuries and deaths, but safety education has been ineffective in getting consumers to use restraints. We surveyed the personal and counseling practices of a group of pediatricians over a one-year period to determine whether prenatal and p...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Greenberg LW,Coleman AB

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I have described two patients who had recurrent spontaneous myoclonic jerking in the alcohol withdrawal state. These movements were distinguishable clinically and electroencephalographically from partial seizures and epilepsia partialis continua. The jerking did not respond to anticonvulsants but resolved as the withd...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Drake ME Jr

更新日期：1983-08-01 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：: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：:We report a case of recurrent Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) of the upper extremity, treated aggressively with wide local excision, regional lymphadenectomy, and immediate reconstruction. Five years after surgery, there is no clinical or diagnostic evidence of locoregional recurrence or distant disease. The patient's upp...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Metzinger SE,Wolfer RS,Disa JJ,Kupersmith JE,Robertson BC

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a pilot study had suggested that a drug augmented delayed hypersensitivity, we conducted a control study in which 19 normal volunteers had the same skin test battery applied as in the pilot study, on two occasions one month apart with no intervening treatment. No change was observed in delayed hypersensitivity r...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Maguire LC,Lackey SD,Roszman TL,Kidwell NS

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 59-year-old woman with an International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage IIIB serous psammocarcinoma. Only 12 cases of this rare ovarian neoplasm have been reported previously. These tumors act like borderline tumors and, therefore, do not usually require chemotherapy or radiation...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Powell JL,McDonald TJ,White WC

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis and management of hand infections in the elderly can be challenging. The general principles of rest, elevation, compresses, and drainage when appropriate apply. Antibiotics are important to therapy. Review of data from elderly patients and comparison with a younger population having identical infections show...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Stromberg BV

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 74-year-old man was admitted with rhabdomyolysis after undergoing initial treatment for gastrointestinal cancer with irinotecan. The syndrome partially resolved after the discontinuation of all of his usual medications, including his chronic selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). The rhabdomyolysis was exace...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Richards S,Umbreit JN,Fanucchi MP,Giblin J,Khuri F

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 29-year-old previously healthy man had a Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia and bacteremia. Early recognition of the organism and institution of appropriate antibiotic therapy led to rapid clinical response and recovery. Although Pseudomonas is rarely the cause of pneumonia in a healthy host, it should be considered i...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Fishman H,Eaton B,Lipson A,Delaney MD

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

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：:Reported is the fifth known case of Addison's disease due to adrenal involvement by North American blastomycosis (Blastomyces dermatitidis infection). The fact that amphotericin B therapy precipitated an addisonian crisis suggests that patients with disseminated blastomycosis should have their adrenal function and res...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Chandler PT

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothyroidism in the elderly may be associated with nonspecific symptoms. To determine the prevalence of undiagnosed hypothyroidism in residents of a skilled nursing facility, we screened 434 male and 137 female residents, aged 60 years or older, for thyroid dysfunction. Overt hypothyroidism was found in three men an...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Drinka PJ,Nolten WE

更新日期：1990-11-01 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：:We have reported a case of aplastic crisis occurring in an 11-year-old black boy with occult hereditary spherocytosis. An etiologic diagnosis of human parvovirus (HPV) B19 infection was confirmed serologically. The Coulter Model S + IV proved useful for both diagnosis and treatment monitoring through serial histograms...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Rappaport ES,Quick G,Ransom D,Helbert B,Frankel LS

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have presented a case of chronic pancreatitis with pseudocyst involvement of the spleen complicated by splenic rupture. This complication is uncommon, only 19 cases having been reported. As illustrated by our case, there is a high risk of hemorrhage from a pseudocyst involving the spleen and pancreas. Immediate sur...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： McMahon NG,Norwood SH,Silva JS

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of all admissions to the University of Kentucky Medical Center from 1977 to 1987 revealed six persons in whom splenic vein thrombosis could be documented. The patients had either upper gastrointestinal bleeding from gastroesophageal varices or abdominal pain. Pancreatic disease was present in fi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Simpson WG,Schwartz RW,Strodel WE

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hearing and/or balance disorders are symptoms that may be associated with tumors of the cerebellopontine angle (CPA). Between March 1988 and May 1995, 22 patients had diagnosis or evaluation of CPA tumors at Cleveland Clinic Florida. The most common presenting signs or symptoms included unilateral low-frequency tinnit...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Astor FC,Lechtenberg CL,Banks RD,Hanft KL,Hanson MR,Salanga VD,DeSai MB

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 37 physicians and other health care professionals have been accepted into a monitoring and advocacy program for an average of 24 months. Thirty-five are working in their profession, one is in treatment, and one has repeatedly relapsed and is no longer practicing medicine (an overall improvement rate of 97%)...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Roy AK 3rd

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 63 year-old woman who had had mitral valve commissurotomy 12 years earlier was seen because of rheumatic mitral stenosis and left brachial paresis due to cerebral embolism. On clinical evaluation, a diastolic rumble was heard over the mitral area, and the echocardiogram revealed a mass attached to the mitral subvalv...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cesena FH,Pereira AN,Dallan LA,Aiello VD,Mansur AJ

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One key component of human rabies prevention is the use of postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). No information is routinely available to evaluate the appropriateness of this intervention. METHODS:A survey queried county health departments regarding rabies PEP administered during July through September in 1997 an...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Conti L,Wiersma S,Hopkins R

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granular cell tumors (GCT) are rare, usually benign neoplasms of Schwann cell origin. Since discovery in 1926, fewer than 80 cases of GCT involving the lung have been reported. This report presents a 45-year-old male who presented with symptoms consistent with chronic pancreatitis associated with night sweats, weight ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Yoon Y,Curry K

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Use of mucolytic agents that result in reduced mucous viscosity of the gastric mucous has been suggested to have an additive effect in curing Helicobacter pylori infection. METHODS:Seventy Hpylori-positive patients were given either eradication treatment consisting of 500 mg clarithromycin bid and 30 mg lan...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gurbuz AK,Ozel AM,Ozturk R,Yildirim S,Yazgan Y,Demirturk L

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinal detachment complicating proliferative diabetic retinopathy is being recognized with increasing frequency. Although one type of detachment is tractional and requires vitrectomy for hopeful repair, the other variety of detachment is rhegmatogenous. The rhegmatogenous form of retinal detachment does not generally...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Humphrey WT

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventeen patients with Crohn's disease requiring emergency operative procedures disclosed important factors leading to successful outcome. In seven of the ten patients not known to have Crohn's disease, the history strongly suggested this diagnosis. Two patients died; three others had major complications, including t...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Flint LM Jr

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a patient who had lung carcinoma, syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone, and central pontine myelinolysis (CPM). Although this association is well-known, it appears to be the first report having radiographic documentation of both the intracranial and intrathoracic abnormalities. When searchi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hardjasudarma M,Husain F,Fowler M,Eisenberg RL,Mirfakhraee M

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seizures are common in acute exacerbations of hepatic porphyria, even though the etiology is not identified in most cases. We have reported a case of normeperidine-induced seizures in a patient with hereditary coproporphyria. Although meperidine is commonly used for pain control during acute attacks in these patients,...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Deeg MA,Rajamani K

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00