SMJ // January 1955, Volume 48 - Issue 1
Article
Public Health and Preventive Medicine in Tropical America
This review provides a most interesting historical survey of the accomplishments of preventive medicine and public health in the control of many of the tropical diseases. The resultant shift in incidence to the degenerative diseases is becoming obvious.
Article
Atherosclerosis and Lipoproteins
The place of the lipoproteins in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis has not been established with certainty. The recent demonstrations of the influence of androgenic and estrogentc steroids on the lipoprotein pattern are intriguing.
Article
Arteriovenous Fistula of the Uterus
This is in part the story of an operation which started out to take fifteen minutes and ended six hours later. It is in part a review of the literature on the condition found.
Article
Clinical Results in Early Detection and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
The author finds that either delay in bringing diabetes under control or its inadequate management predispose to a greater severity of the disease and an increased incidence of complications. This confirms the beliefs of other students of the disease.
Article
The Role of Histopathology in Modern Dermatological Practice
The practice of dermatology has rested for years mainly upon the interpretation of the morphology of skin lesions. An increasing use of the skin biopsy is contributing not only to a better understanding of diseases of the skin, but also to earlier and at times more accurate diagnosis.
Article
Psychosomatic Aspects of Industrial Medicine
Without an understanding of the body's physiologic reactions to stress, much of clinical medicine is confusion and inexplicable. This paper clarifies this aspect of medicine by pointed examples.
Article
Intestinal Obstruction: An Analysis of 1007 Cases
The mortality rate in intestinal obstruction continues to remain high. The author emphasizes the continued contribution of the misuse of therapeutic intestinal intubation to this mortality rate. Intubation should be adjunctive to the preparation of the patient for operation.
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Report of a Survey for Intestinal Parasites: In School Children in a Rural Mountain County in Tennessee
By contrast to the medical thinking of two or three decades ago, intestinal parasitism is commonly forgotten in clinical diagnosis. In at least some areas parasitism must be considered in the individual's health as well as from the public health viewpoint.
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The Treatment of Hyperpotassemia: Some Observations on the Use of a Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor as a Therapeutic Aid
In reviewing the measures which may be used in the treatment of hyperkaliemia, the authors suggest a place for a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor especially in older patients having chronic renal disease.
Article
The Role of Curare in Anesthetic Deaths
This essay places the use of curare in anesthesia in a proper perspective.
Article
Remarks on Orthopedic Surgery in the South in 1954
The author reviews the growth of interest in orthopedic surgery in the South and speculates on its promising future.
Article
Employee Health
Prevention of disease and disability is the major objective of industrial medicine. This is paramount in the older age group where neglect of the individual's desire to fill a place in society may lead to progressive deterioration.
Article
The Feasibility of Rehabilitation of the Ulcer Patient
Peptic ulcer is not only a large problem in the hands of the physician and surgeon, but has important economic and social aspects. The adequate management early, if possible, is essential in the prevention of complications and chronic invalidism.
Article
Certain Anomalies of the Genitourinary Tract in Children
Surgery in the genitourinary tract in the pediatric age is usually related to congenital anomalies. The less obvious ones may be overlooked as a cause of symptoms, a fact of importance to the family physician or pediatrician. Newer technics are permitting better functional repair of anomalies.
Article
The Application of the Betatron to the Treatment of Brain Tumors
Studies of high energy irradiation of brain tumors provided by the betatron seem to point to better results than by treatment with the conventional x-ray.
Article
Cytological Studies in Lesions of the Breast: Findings in Nipple Secretions and Aspirates from Tumors
As the search for malignant cells in the secretions and excretions of the body continues, the field of usefulness widens. Here is a study using this tool as an aid to diagnosis in lesions of the breast.
Article
Pioneer Medicine in Missouri
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Granuloma Inguinale of the Cervix
The rare involvement of the uterine cervix by granuloma inguinale poses not only diagnostic problems, but also possible complications in the course of pregnancy. The antibiotics have happily changed the therapeutic difficulties of the past.