SMJ // May 1962, Volume 55 - Issue 5
Book Review
Surgical Treatment of Intracranial Meningiomas
Book Review
Procedures in Vascular Surgery
Book Review
The Pathology of Ionizing Radiation
Book Review
Blood Flow in Arteries
Book Review
Interpersonal Relationships in the Hospital
Book Review
A Primer of Electrocardiography
Book Review
The Spinal Cord
Editorial
The World’s Population Explosion
Editorial
THE AUTO-IMMUNE CONCEPT
Original Article
Early Treatment of Meningitis
Mortality and morbidity rates are high in inadequately treated purulent meningitis. Therefore it seems best to use a number of antimicrobial agents in treatment immediately, awaiting the results of cultures and sensitivity tests before embarking upon more specific therapy.
Original Article
Edward Henry Cary
Original Article
Clinicopathologic Conferences Duke University School of Medicine
Original Article
Colposcopy
The colposcope has had a tardy acceptance in gynecologic practice in this country. Its use, however, offers advantages in a more selective use of the cervical biopsy and extends the findings which the Papanicolaou provides.
Original Article
Common Mistakes in the Diagnosis of Skin Disorders Most Frequently Seen in Infants and Children
The frequent confusion which arises in the area of skin disease in early childhood led to this consideration of differential diagnosis—a most valuable contribution.
Original Article
Direct (Immediate) Repair of Ligaments About the Knee
The author urges immediate repair of damaged ligaments about the knee.
Original Article
The Painful Terminal Spine A Clinicostatistical Review of 318 Cases of Painful Terminal Spines Resulting from Fracture, Congenital Anomalies, Ligamentous Tear, Traumatic or of Insidious Onset—Together with Method of Treatment and the Results Therefrom
The significance and management of coccygodynia is a controversial topic at times. The author reports a careful evaluation of a large number of patients with this complaint and discusses the treatment indicated.
Original Article
The Pregnant Patient with Heart Disease
Experiences of the past ten to fifteen years have changed the outlook of cardiac disease complicated by pregnancy remarkably. The family physican should re-examine the teachings and thoughts of the past and reorient his approach to this problem in advice, prognosis and management.
Original Article
The Use of Progestins for Oral Contraception
Contraception by the use of steroids and their interference with the ovulatory cycle is attracting increasing attention. Studies such as reported here are determining acceptability and safety.
Original Article
Midline Spinal Anomalies in Infants and Children
The author has considered the congenital anomalies occasionally found in the newborn. Every effort must be made, through surgery and nursing care, to provide as normal a life as possible.
Original Article
The Significance of Obesity in Gynecologic Practice
Obesity, a major problem in the health of our people, cuts across every field of medical practice. The author clearly defines the responsibilities of every doctor to emphasize the preventive medical aspects of weight reduction in those overweight.
Original Article
Exfoliative Cytology in Treated Cervical Malignancies
The authors have made a valuable contribution in their cytologic study of vaginal smears in patients having been treated for cancer of the cervix. They relate prognosis to the results of these studies and outline the circumstances under which further diagnostic procedures are indicated.
Original Article
Action on Aging at the Community Level
The problems of aging and the aged are not new, for these persons have always been with us. However, social, economic and political factors have made this segment of our population very prominent in the public eye. Again, though the problems facing the aged are not new, public opinion will…
Original Article
The Incidence and Mechanisms of Shock in Head Injury
The incidence of surgical shock in cases of trauma to the head has been overemphasized. The author made a study, first of the incidence of shock and, more importantly, the hidden causes of shock if it was found to be present.
Original Article
Relationship Between Alcoholism and Morphogenesis of Cirrhosis
There has been speculation in the past as to possible interrelationships between portal and postnecrotic cirrhosis. This study indicates a high incidence of alcoholism in patients of both groups. It would seem that postnecrotic cirrhosis may be a later or end stage of portal cirrhosis.
Original Article
The Early Diagnosis of Cancer of the Oral Cavity
The authors re-emphasize the need for early diagnosis in the cure of malignancy. Physicians and dentists must avoid a “wait and see” attitude in the management of suspicious lesions, if given an opportunity for early diagnosis. Education of the public is important to give the family physician this opportunity.
Original Article
Use of the Colposcope in Gynecological Practice
Original Article
Pseudosarcomatous Fasciitis
Some pathologists might not agree that this lesion can be declared a benign one on pathologic examination and that it is always safe to treat it as such.
Original Article
A Technic for Kidney Scanning
The diagnostic use of radioactive isotopes is under constant study in every field of medicine. The use as described here of radioactive iodohippurate offers interesting diagnostic possibilities.
