SMJ // April 1966, Volume 59 - Issue 4
Book Review
Lung Cancer. Surgery and Survival
Book Review
Doctors by Themselves. An Anthology
Book Review
Age with a Future
Book Review
Medical Climatology
Book Review
Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Book Review
Current Diagnosis and Treatment
Book Review
Human Tumors Secreting Catecholamines
Book Review
Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease
Case Report
Hematocolpos Causing Urinary Retention
Clinical Brief
The Combination of Alcohol and Drug Intoxication
Editorial
FAMILY PLANNING
Original Article
Dismemberment-Type of Pyeloplasty
The authors summarize their experience with this type of operation for hydronephrosis. Their results have been satisfactory with good clinical results.
Original Article
Management of Psoriasis Using Methotrexate Orally in a Single Weekly Dose
The introduction of folic acid antagonists into the treatment of psoriasis was the first definitive step in treatment of the disease. The authors describe their results with a weekly dose of the drug given orally.
Original Article
Atypical Defects of the Atrial Septum: Surgical Treatment
Atypical defects make up about one-fifth of atrial septal defects. This article classifies the defects and describes the treatment used in their closure. There was a very low case fatality rate associated with the operations.
Original Article
Marked Elevation of Serum Alkaline Phosphatase: The Causative Diseases
The authors correlate the results of this laboratory test with clinical evidence of disease. They believe that elevated values unaccompanied by jaundice or elevated serum bilirubin may be suggestive of metastatic carcinoma of the liver.
Original Article
Public Family Planning Services in the South – A Progress Report
Here the author tells the story of the awakening of people to an issue which cannot be avoided by merely closing the eyes. The South as well as the Nation at large is facing the problem with action.
Original Article
The Orthopedic Surgeon and the Law
This paper emphasizes well how precarious the doctor's professional life and activities are when considered in a medicolegal setting. It may be well for every practitioner to read carefully a paper of this type and then sit and ruminate about it for a bit.
Original Article
Medical Grand Rounds from the University of Alabama Medical Center
Original Article
Fluorescein Fundus Photography As Special Office Practice Procedure
Original Article
Scintillation Scanning in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Though this method for the investigation of inflammatory disease of joints is quite new, it seems to be a tool which may be most helpful in both clinical and investigation studies.
Original Article
Hair Loss as a Symptom of Chronic Thallotoxicosis
The author calls attention to the sources of chronic intoxication with this chemical used as a pesticide. The doctor must have thoughts of the possibilities of chronic poisoning under symptoms of hair loss and mental abnormalities.
Original Article
Sex Education Patterns and Professional Responsibility
Sexuality is one of the most important areas of human behavior, and yet one about which physicians know little or at least feel so insecure as to be ineffective in playing the role which should be theirs for the betterment of human relations.
Original Article
Invasive Carcinoma of the Cervix Complicated by Pregnancy
It is now generally accepted that whatever measures are necessary to the diagnosis of cervical cancer in the pregnant woman should be used. If such a diagnosis is established an active program of management is indicated. The pros and cons of the surgical approach and irradiation have been considered.
Original Article
Treatment of False Aneurysms of Peripheral Arteries
The authors show that small false aneurisms resulting from puncture, as in catheterization, may heal spontaneously. They outline the indications for “watchful waiting” or for surgical intervention.
Original Article
Arteriographic Demonstration of Compression Syndromes of the Thoracic Outlet
Arteriograms have been valuable in demonstrating the effect of postural variations upon the blood vessels going to the upper extremities. Treatment naturally must be directed to relief the obstruction either by muscle exercises or surgical intervention.
Original Article
Myotonia Dystrophica Review of 17 Patients
Original Article
Electroretinography
The author describes a method, not in general use, of evaluating physiologic responses of the retina to light stimuli. Abnormal responses are helpful in recognizing certain diseases. No doubt this method of examination will be extended and contribute information about certain disease processes.
Original Article
Chronic Duodenal Ulcer: Changes in Gastric Secretion Correlated With Rate of Success in Treatment
These studies have shown a correlation between a lowering of gastric secretion and symptomatic and roentgenographic improvement in duodenal ulcer. Results of medical treatment may be good even in the presence of high levels of secretion and chronicity.
Original Article
Partial Anomalous Drainage of Right Pulmonary Veins from Normally Connected Pulmonary Veins Cineangiographic Differentiation
The preoperative demonstration of an anomalous venous pattern may be helpful in planning an operation for the correction of a congenital cardiac lesion.
Original Article
Cataract Extraction Through an Iridodialysis
The author reviews this type of operation and describes his experiences with it.
Original Article
Mechanism and Use of Mannitol Diuresis in Major Surgery and in Trauma
In the author's experience mannitol offers a valuable adjunct in the management of renal or potential renal failure accompanying surgical conditions. He outlines the indications for its use in the emergency room or during operations.
Original Article
Plasma Volume in Sickle Cell Disease
The authors have studied plasma volume in this disease to show that the volume lies between normal and elevated values in the steady state. However, they found a definite decrease in the plasma volume during painful or febrile crises.
