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 diagnostic data in patients with symptomatic gallstones.
journal_name
South Med Jjournal_title
Southern medical journalauthors
Ahmad M,Cheung RC,Keeffe EB,Ahmed Asubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2000-03-01 00:00:00pages
261-4issue
3eissn
0038-4348issn
1541-8243journal_volume
93pub_type
杂志文章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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197904000-00043
更新日期:1979-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Since the incidence of endometrial cancer among estrogen-treated women at Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center was not increased as reported by others, a prospective study was begun in 1975. With this data base, the cases of breast and endometrial cancer in estrogen and oral contraceptive users were reviewed. The inc...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198412000-00009
更新日期:1984-12-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197912000-00039
更新日期:1979-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::This case report describes an accidental ingestion of a gold dental inlay prosthesis that became lodged in the appendix. A nonsurgical approach was pursued because this blunt foreign body posed a minimal perforation risk. A second opinion for an elective appendectomy was chosen by the patient until a preoperative abdo...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199807000-00012
更新日期:1998-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent disorder that is associated with multiple medical consequences. Although in-laboratory polysomnography is the gold standard for the diagnosis of OSA, portable monitors have been developed and studied to help increase efficiency and ease of diagnosis. We aimed to a...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000543
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have described a class 4 choledochal cyst in a 24-year-old black woman treated with choledochocystoduodenostomy. ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198605000-00034
更新日期:1986-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have described two cases of spontaneous intracerebral hematoma, characterized by sedimentation level seen on unenhanced cerebral CT, in patients receiving anticoagulation therapy. Anticoagulation or coagulopathy may be important in producing sedimentation levels. The "sedimentation level" is a more accurate term th...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199310000-00020
更新日期:1993-10-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181f0c6b4
更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have described a patient with portal hypertension and retrocardiac paramediastinal density on upright PA chest x-ray film. Splenoportograms showed this density to be paraesophageal collateral veins. ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198511000-00030
更新日期:1985-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Rebound nasal mucosal edema may follow the use of topical nasal vasoconstrictors for even a short time. The physician seeing a patient with nasal stuffiness should always ask about the usage of these substances. Management of patients with rhinitis medicamentosa includes making the diagnosis, reversing the mucosal cha...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1982-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:A reemergence of medical students choosing primary care is occurring, with medicine/pediatrics as an increasingly popular option. We compared applicants to pediatrics, medicine, and medicine/pediatrics and the factors that influence career choice. METHODS:We designed a survey to gather objective data and in...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199903000-00007
更新日期:1999-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::A previously healthy 38-year-old man was stung multiple times by yellow jackets without any signs of anaphylaxis being observed. An electrocardiogram taken 16 hours later revealed episodes of wandering atrial pacemaker, junctional rhythm, and intermittent premature ventricular contractions. These arrhythmias disappear...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197904000-00030
更新日期:1979-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Patients with blunt hepatic injury can safely be managed nonoperatively if they show hemodynamic stability. Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) is a useful adjunct in the treatment of patients who show evidence of continued hemorrhage or who have pooling of contrast material on computed tomography (CT). In these...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Supplemental digital content is available in the text. ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000716
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The value of splenoportography in evaluating patients with portal hypertension was assessed. The technic was found to be useful in estimating portal-venous pressure, ruling out portal vein thrombosis, evaluating the superior mesenteric and portal veins as to their suitability for shunt procedures, and defining anatomy...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197710000-00017
更新日期:1977-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Compartment syndrome of the leg is usually associated with significant trauma. It has also been associated with prolonged surgery in the hemilithotomy position. Fracture tables that are used for the internal fixation of proximal femur fractures under fluoroscopy place a patient in this position. This report chronicles...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2002-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::We present the case of a 17-year-old girl who came to our center with a red irritated eye from exposure to tarantula hairs. An ophthalmology literature search revealed six reported cases. There have been no reports of these cases in the general medical and pediatric literature. Due to the increasing popularity of tara...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199806000-00011
更新日期:1998-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have presented a case of pregnancy complicated by diabetes insipidus. Treatment with desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) appropriately managed the DI, and was not associated with a worsening of the condition as pregnancy progressed. ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198706000-00026
更新日期:1987-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Pentazocine (Talwin) originally was believed to be a safe, nonaddictive analgesic, but further experience has shown that severe mental and emotional disturbance, as well as addiction, may occur. This survey documents the experience in the Texas Medical Center and elsewhere. The accumulated data show the following: (1)...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197507000-00004
更新日期:1975-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recent research suggests that vitamin D may play a role in cardiovascular (CV) health. Although its exact role is still debated and is a matter of controversy, vitamin D deficiency has been linked to increased prevalence of CV risk factors and events. Factors that predispose persons with congestive heart failure (CHF)...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318213cf6b
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Rapidly growing mycobacteria have occasionally been reported to cause catheter-related infections. We report a case of a central venous catheter-related bacteremia, caused by Mycobacterium smegmatis, in a patient with cancer. Cultures of the catheter tip and blood cultures grew M smegmatis and Enterococcus faecalis. T...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00007611-199801000-00007
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The rapid increase in the use of helicopters for hospital transport during the 1980s is the culmination of several hundred years of military medical innovation. Mass battefield casualties spurred both technologic and medical changes necessary for today's sophisticated helicopter systems in use worldwide, particularly ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198907000-00022
更新日期:1989-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Adhesive capsulitis is characterized by a progressive and painful loss of shoulder motion of unknown etiology. Previous studies have found the prevalence of adhesive capsulitis to be slightly greater than 2% in the general population. However, the relationship between adhesive capsulitis and diabetes mellitu...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181705d39
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::We describe a patient with pseudotumor cerebri for which a lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt was placed. After a pseudomeningocele was noted at the lumbar incision site, an LP shunt revision was done, at which time migration of the catheter into the thecal sac was noted. Three months later, radiologic studies revealed crania...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199606000-00019
更新日期:1996-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Acute methemoglobinemia is a medical emergency that can rapidly become fatal. A substantial number of drugs, including topical preparations, can precipitate this condition. I report a rare example of severe, acute methemoglobinemia caused by oropharyngeal anesthesia with topical benzocaine spray for orogastric intubat...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00007611-199709000-00018
更新日期:1997-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Six patients characterized by psychopathic behavior were treated with lesions placed in the center median nucleus of the thalamus. There was marked improvement of the psychopathic behavior in five patients. One patient with unilateral thalamotomy was parqially improved. Four of the six patients have been productive an...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197504000-00013
更新日期:1975-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Dietary advice based on saturated versus unsaturated fatty acids for the purpose of controlling the plasma cholesterol level has for many years plagued the American public with unpalatable diets that are difficult to adhere to. Stearic acid, an 18-carbon saturated fatty acid, does not share the hypercholesterolemic ef...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00007611-199201000-00007
更新日期:1992-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197704000-00029
更新日期:1977-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Clinicians should be on the alert for the possibility of underlying thyrotoxicosis in patients having an affective disturbance. An initial detailed medical history and complete physical examination is essential even in severely agitated, threatening patients. The danger of inappropriate diagnosis and treatment of thes...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198811000-00032
更新日期:1988-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recent investigations of outbreaks of Salmonella enteritidis gastroenteritis among humans, especially in the northeastern United States, implicate grade A shell chicken eggs as the likely vehicle of transmission. In April 1991 we investigated an outbreak of S enteritidis infections after a wedding anniversary celebrat...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199312000-00005
更新日期:1993-12-01 00:00:00