SMJ // November 1959, Volume 52 - Issue 11
Book Review
Clinical Radiology of Acute Abdominal Disorders
Book Review
Intracranial Calcification
Book Review
Lesions of the Lower Bowel
Case Report
Radiographic Findings in Whipple's Disease
Case Report
Cryptococcosis (Torulosis) of the Central Nervous System Treated with Amphotericin B During Pregnancy
It is too early to predict the ultimate prognosis in this case and thus the efficacy of treatment. However, the case report is published since it presumably is the first reported instance of the use of amphotericin B during the course of pregnancy. This is of interest because of the…
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Original Article
Carcinoma of the Breast: A small Private Series
The outlook in carcinoma of the breast has changed little over the years. Advances have been made, however, in a better determination of the degree of surgery indicated by biopsy study of draining lymph nodes.
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X-ray Treatment of Hemangiomas A Review of 500 Cases and 15 Years Experience
Because there is much disagreement with respect to the treatment of hemangiomas, the author's experiences with a large series of patients treated by the x-ray is of particular value.
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The Management of the Elderly Cardiac
In an aging population the family doctor is frequently called upon to treat cardiac disease. Since it often has aspects not common to heart disease in the younger age group, some thought should be given by every physician to the recognition of these differences and their treatment.
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The Nostalgia Syndrome: With a Reference to Its Occurrence in the Union Army in the Civil War
The authors consider the part nostalgia may play in psychiatric disorders, especially in those of a reactive-depression type. This is a factor to which little attention has been given.
Original Article
Buccal Incision for Chin Implants
The author emphasized the advantages of using costal cartilage from a cadaver for this technic for reconstructive surgery of the receding chin.
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Subpulmonary Pleural Effusions
The smaller amounts of pleural effusion may remain subpulmonary and the costophrenic sinus may remain clear. Films made with the patient in the lateral decubitus may demonstrate such fluid to be free in the pleural space.
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The Use of Adrenal Steroids in the Treatment of Sudden Collapse Associated with Surgery: A Review of Five Cases
Clinical material, such as described here, is accumulating to point to the use of steroids under certain circumstances of collapse. More study and experience will be needed to outline the clear-cut indications. Careful observations are needed in all cases in which such therapy is used.
Original Article
Does the General Practitioner Deserve Hospital Privileges?
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Utilization of the Short Saphenous Vein in Cut Down Procedures
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Cancer Cells in the Circulating Blood
Studies of this type may eventually cast light upon aspects of the pathologic physiology of malignant growths.
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Alpha-Chymotrypsin in Cataract Surgery: An Operative and Postoperative Study in 80 Cataract Extractions
This recent contribution to cataract surgery offers a better prognosis because of fewer complications than in the past.
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Optical Aids for Persons with Subnormal Vision
Great advances have been made in recent years for the provision of visual aids for certain patients having vision which is seriously impaired.
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A Relationship Between Initial Therapy in Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Treatment Failures
It seems quite clear that the end results of antimicrobial therapy in pulmonary tuberculosis are in a large measure dependent upon adequate therapy in the initial stages of the disease.
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Headache Due to Absorption of Lanolin
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The Genghis Khan of the 1959 Microbial World
This paper points up some of the dangers of the indiscriminate use of antibiotics and a more casual practice of asepsis because of a false sense of security based on antimicrobial therapy.
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The Present Status of the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia
This is an excellent review of newer knowledge relative to the pathogenesis of tic douloureux and certain logical developments in treatment.
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Role of the Electrocardiogram in the Differential Diagnosis of Acute Chest Pain
At times all possible aid is needed in the differential diagnosis of pain referred to the chest. Though much in the diagnosis depends upon the history and the examination, help may be offered by the electrocardiogram.
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An Evaluation of Nursing Homes in a Suburban Community
Nursing homes, their number and their adequacy to meet the domiciliary and medical needs of the patients, present a pressing problem in every community of the nation. Studies such as this offer basic information of aid in planning and supervision.
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The Status of Antibiotics in Surgical Infections
The author reviews the development of the antimicrobial drugs and substances. Special consideration is given to their use in surgery and question is raised relative to their prophylactic use in “clean surgery.”
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Reactions of Soft Somatic Tissue Which May Progress to Bone Formation: Circumscribed (Traumatic) Myositis Ossificans
Myositis ossificans is a term about which there is much confusion. It is used here in a sense related to the formation of new bone following trauma to soft tissues. The lesion may appear at several anatomic sites dependent upon circumstances.
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Blade-Plate Internal Fixation of Supracondylar Fractures of the Femur
By this management of supracondylar fractures, the best anatomic restoration may be attained; the use of external fixation may need to be less extensive and early movements of the knee may be begun with a better and earlier end result.
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A Study of a Protective Powder
The author gives his findings in the use of a powder which seems helpful in diaper rashes.
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Social Origins of Delusions
The authors present an interesting analysis of delusions which should be kept in mind when considering such symptoms in the patient.
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Nitrogen Mustard and Adrenocorticotropic Hormone in the Management of Patients with Incurable Carcinoma
Nitrogen mustard seems to have a palliative effect in certain instances of advanced malignancy, either primary or metastatic.
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Atrial Septal Defects
This form of congenital heart disease is one of the more common anomalies encountered in practice. Since it is curable by surgery, with a reasonable mortality rate, its correct and early diagnosis is important. The diagnostic criteria have been reviewed in this paper.
