Suicidal behavior in psychiatric emergency room patients.

abstract：:We reviewed the records of patients with cecal volvulus at three affiliated hospitals of Eastern Virginia Medical School to elucidate its incidence, patterns of presentation, and current methods of surgical management. We identified 109 patients in whom a discharge diagnosis of intestinal obstruction due to volvulus w...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Wright TP,Max MH

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the first two known cases of infantile botulism in Oklahoma. The first case was due to type B toxin; the second was due to type A toxin. Both cases demonstrate most of the classic features of what now appears to be the most common form of botulism. Infantile botulism is an underrecognized but reversible cau...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gay CT,Marks WA,Riley HD Jr,Bodensteiner JB,Hamza M,Noorani PA,Bobele GB

更新日期：1988-04-01 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：:Only in relatively recent years has the role of dietary fiber, once thought to be an unnecessary and even undesirable by-product, begun to be appreciated in the maintenance of health. Research now indicates that a deficiency of fiber in the modern western diet may contribute to a host of diseases. Inadequate dietary f...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Vanderpool DM

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review of the basic purposes and principles of tables is oriented toward their preparation by physician-authors for use in medical manuscripts. The guidelines suggested are consistent with the general format and style current in scientific and medical writing, with emphasis upon the latter. Style and usage do evo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors：

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injuries from sea urchins result from penetration of the calcareous spines into the skin. Local pain of several days' duration is the most common symptom, but systemic reaction from toxins found in certain species can occur. There is no uniformly accepted successful treatment other than cleansing the wound. Attempts t...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Baden HP,Burnett JW

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A "life stress" scale is applied to the antecedent events motivating 179 patients to seek outpatient psychiatric help. Intake evaluation reports of patients who kept their appointments at the Adult Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic of Vanderbilt University Hospital over a three-month period were reviewed. Almost half of t...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Corney RT,Roback HB

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine sensitivity and specificity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasonography (US) in the detection of breast implant rupture, and also to determine the relative merits of clinical examination and mammography, we studied 81 patients (160 implants). All patients had implants removed, thus allowing co...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Netscher DT,Weizer G,Malone RS,Walker LE,Thornby J,Patten BM

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a case of hypophosphatasia with a mild progressive course. This condition and its familial propensity may be more prevalent than recognized. Thus, family members of a patient with hypophosphatasia should be screened for this disorder. Enthusiastic pharmacologic, hormonal, and/or dietary supplemental ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Coto H,Douglas JE

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vast majority of acute iron toxicity cases occur in children less than 5 years of age. Moreover, clinical hepatic injury is uncommon with most symptoms stemming from the intestinal tract (eg, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea). Therefore, physicians, particularly those who do not routinely treat pediatric patients, are o...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Daram SR,Hayashi PH

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of smoking in the general US population has declined significantly over the past few decades. Despite this, few studies have examined changes in cigarette attributes perceived by less educated, rural, or southern populations. METHODS:A survey was administered to individuals in clinic waiting ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Frank E,Denniston M,Pederson L

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meropenem is a new carbapenem antibiotic shown to resist degradation by renal dehydropeptidase I. In a multicenter, open-label, prospective trial, we compared the efficacy and safety of meropenem with imipenem/cilastatin in patients with skin and soft tissue infections. Patients received either 500 mg of meropenem eve...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nichols RL,Smith JW,Geckler RW,Wilson SE

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the prevalence of non-group-A beta-hemolytic streptococci (NGAS) in the pharyngeal cultures of symptomatic and asymptomatic children. Throat cultures were obtained by house officers in the Emergency Department at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh to aid in the evaluation of children with symptoms or signs o...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hofkosh D,Wald ER,Chiponis DM

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic inflammatory polyarthritis that destroys synovial joints, is associated with systemic as well as local inflammation and with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death not fully explained by traditional cardiac risk factors. Statins (HMG-coA reductase inhibitors), medications...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Costenbader KH,Coblyn JS

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experience with the posterolateral approach to total hip replacement arthroplasty in 229 patients is reported. The technic has the advantages of providing excellent exposure and decreased operative time, minimal blood loss, and absence of the complications associated with removal and replacement of the greater trochan...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gristina AG,Rovere GD,Nicastro JF,Burke JG

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have presented a case of tracheobronchitis due to C pseudodiphtheriticum in a patient with COPD who was treated with prednisone and apparently was not otherwise immunocompromised. Chronic lung disease seems to predispose to infection with C pseudodiphtheriticum; it can also occur in the immunocompetent host. This o...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Craig TJ,Maguire FE,Wallace MR

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weber-Christian disease is an uncommon disorder of unclear etiology whose unifying feature is fatty tissue inflammation. Its association with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency produces severe clinical manifestations. Although many agents have been used to treat Weber-Christian disease, current therapy is based on the poo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Strunk RW,Scheld WM

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All cases of surgically proven and cured primary hyperparathyroidism, over a five-year period, were reviewed for the presence of hypertension, renal and/or prerenal azotemia, nephrolithiasis, nephrocalcinosis, and patient symptom status. In this group of 23 patients, the prevalence of hypertension was greater than 78%...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lueg MC

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The need for colonoscopy is common among diabetic patients. However, there are no standards per se for bowel preparation in patients with type 2 diabetes. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of sodium phosphate (NaP), and the quality of bowel cleansing in relation to glycemic c...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ozturk NA,Gokturk HS,Demir M,Unler GK,Gur G,Yilmaz U

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study goals were to document the incidence of elevated blood pressure (BP) values in public high school students in Tulsa, Oklahoma; to determine whether age and sex are risk factors; and to encourage adolescents with abnormal screening BP values to seek medical care. Over a 2-year period, 5537 adolescents aged 14...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： O'Quin M,Sharma BB,Miller KA,Tomsovic JP

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this review article is to selectively examine research that was designed to evaluate the relation between religious involvement and health among older people. Four facets of religion are examined in detail: church-based social support, religious coping, forgiveness, and prayer. In addition, potential ne...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Krause N

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Innovar, administered intramuscularly 45 minutes preoperatively, provides excellent operative sedation, analgesia, and patient cooperation. Postoperative complications are minimized, and the quantity of postoperative analgesics and antiemetics is drastically reduced when Innovar is used as a preoperative medication. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Sloan JB

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food safety is an increasing concern to Americans. Recent recalls of peanuts and pistachios, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warnings to pregnant women to avoid eating fish have increased government oversight of food processing and handling. Consumers can play an important role in alerting their healthcare prov...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Codori N,Marinopoulos S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because household surveys are expensive and time consuming, determination of state or local family planning needs is based on national household survey estimates of contraceptive use rather than state-specific estimates. In June 1982, the University of Georgia Survey Research Center invited the Georgia Department of H...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Spitz AM,Schuster E,Oberle MW,Zaro SM,Morris L

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old white male presented with jaundice, pruritus, and a 30-pound weight loss over two months. Physical examination revealed scleral icterus. Laboratory evaluation revealed ALT 161 U/L, AST 290 U/L, alkaline phosphatase 2004 U/L, GGT 2,552 U/L, total bilirubin 10.2 mg/dL, and a carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 1...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Lowe D,Lee J,Schade R,Chaudhary A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 232 in vol. 113.]. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Available N

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conclude that DIC can occur as a result of sickle cell crisis in the absence of sepsis and we recommend that patients with sickle cell disease, particularly those with hemoglobin SC disease, presenting in crisis should be considered at risk for the development of disseminated intravascular coagulation. With symptom...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Corvelli AI,Binder RA,Kales A

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported the case of a 30-year-old woman with Cushing's disease who died of massive pulmonary thromboembolism 5 weeks after successful transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. Glucocorticoid excess appears to cause a hypercoagulable state, and consideration of this thromboembolic propensity and its potential duration a...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Jackson JA,Trowbridge A,Smigiel M

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using local anesthesia, we did 97 carotid endarterectomies--48 of them for acute completed stroke, stroke in evolution, or stroke associated with unstable neurologic status, and 49 for transient cerebral ischemic attack. The neurologic status of the awake patients was monitored continuously. Neurologic deterioration r...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Khanna HL,Garg AG

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Citalopram is the newest selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) available in the United States. It is currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of major depression. However, a number of studies have found it to be effective in the treatment of panic disorder as well. While there h...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Brauer HR,Nowicki PW,Catalano G,Catalano MC

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00