SMJ // August 1959, Volume 52 - Issue 8
Book Review
The Art of Listening
Book Review
Textbook of Neurology
Book Review
Recent Advances in Paediatrics
Book Review
The Excitable Cortex in Conscious Man
Book Review
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Book Review
Radiation Protection
Book Review
Physiology of Spinal Anesthesia
Book Review
The Story Behind the Word
Book Review
History of Medicine in Louisiana, Vol. 1
Book Review
The Clinical Examination of the Nervous System
Book Review
Tuberculosis and Other Communicable Diseases
Case Report
Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
This case report points up the important features of pulmonary histoplasmosis.
Editorial
THE USES OF THE PAST
Editorial
DERMATOMYOSITIS AND MALIGNANCY
Announcement
INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTRIBUTORS
Original Article
The Hazards of Radium Accidents
All those dealing with radioactive materials are much more aware of the potential hazards at the present time than in past decades. It is probable that most contamination by radium usually went unnoticed in the past.
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Pancreatitis: A Twelve Year Review
Experience has shown that pancreatitis may have lesser clinical manifestations than recognized in the past. Furthermore, causes other than alcohol must be suspected and searched out.
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Quinacrine in the Treatment of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus: A Five Year Follow-Up Survey — Results and Evaluation
This five year follow-up study in the treatment of discoid lupus with quinacrine confirms other reported studies of its value. Though not universally effective, it offers help in such a high percentage of cases as to make it a drug worthy of trial in these cases.
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Osteochondritic Changes in the Head of the Femur after Reduction of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip
The author is searching for the cause of osteochondritis or aseptic necrosis of the femoral head following the reduction of congenital dislocation of the hip, and questions the necessity for prolonged traction before reduction.
Original Article
Anticholinergic Anesthesia
The anticholinergic drugs given orally appear to have little if any effect in the control of the secretion of acid. Rather their effect seems to be that of an anesthetic in the presence of peptic ulcer, merely controlling pain. The danger of their use lies in the suppression of the…
Original Article
Citrated Calcium Carbimide in the Treatment of the Alcoholic
The author describes the use of a substance, whose effects had been recognized a half century before, as an adjunct in the treatment of alcoholism.
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Diverticulum of the Female Urethra: With Special Reference to Diverticular Carcinoma
Diverticulum is being recognized more frequently as the urologist searches for the lesion. Carcinoma as a complication is quite rare.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Injuries to the Lumbar Intervertebral Disk of Industrial Workers
This paper contains an excellent portrayal of the lumbar disk syndrome, its history, course and the abnormalities in the physical examination.
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Medicolegal Aspects of Anesthesiology
In spite of the title, it would be well for every physician to review the medicolegal aspects of medical practice irrespective of the field. All this is well summarized here.
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Further Observations on the Problems of Vesicoureteral Reflux
An effort should be made to find and evaluate obstructions of the lower urinary tract and diseases of the bladder wall which may permit ureteral reflux.
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Hemolytic Anemia in Cirrhosis
That destruction of red cells may occur in hepatic cirrhosis has been recognized for years. The authors' studies have shown there are at least two varieties of the hemolyric process which may occur in this disease.
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Intussusception in Child and Adult—A Comparison
The incidence of intussusception is probably more common than statistics would indicate. The primary lesion to which the intussusception usually is secondary is the one commonly catalogued. Treatment perforce is usually resection in contrast to the preferable treatment in infants.
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Tympanoplasty Class III in Teaching Mastoidectomy Operations
Improvement in operative technics permits the use of tympanoplasty as a means to attain better results than in the former unmodified mastoidectomies.
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Contributions of Intraluminal Pressure Measurements to our Understanding of Esophageal Disorders
Much more is to be known of the relationship of changes in motility of the esophagus to diseased conditions of this organ. Studies of this type extend our knowledge in this area.
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A Note on Hydrochlorothiazide as A Therapeutic Agent
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The Problem of Hemorrhage Following Massive Transfusions
A disturbing matter is the massive oozing which may occasionally follow the use of great quantities of transfused blood. Defects in the clotting mechanism play a part in this complication.
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Four Years Experience with a Cobalt Unit
Teletherapy with radioactive cobalt is being used more commonly. The author discusses several aspects of this type of irradiation.
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Limbic Tumors
Precancerous tumors of the epithelium of the eye are relatively uncommon. Their early recognition, however, is important since their removal is often a matter of cure.
