SMJ // June 1975, Volume 68 - Issue 6
Acknowledgment
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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Rapid Diagnosis of Viral Infections
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Arteriovenous Fistula With Bovine Arterial Grafts for Hemodialysis
Bovine arterial graft arteriovenous (AV) fistulas have proven to be very helpful devices for access to the circulation in hemodialysis patients, especially after conventional AV shunts and fistulas cannot be made.
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Hallux Valgus and Metatarsus Primus Varus Treated by Bunionectomy and Proximal Metatarsal Osteotomy
Sixteen feet with hallux valgus and metatarsus primus varus have been treated by excision of the exostosis of the first metatarsal head, advancement of the medial capsule and the abductor hallucis, release of the lateral capsule and adductor tendon, and open-wedge osteotomy at the base of the first metatarsal inserting…
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Distribution of Gold Au 198 After Intraperitoneal Injection in Animals
The distribution of gold Au 198 after intraperitoneal administration in dogs and rats was determined by scans and tissue radioassays obtained 24 hours after injection. Relative activity and percent of injected radioisotope contained in different organs were calculated. The radioisotope was found to be heavily concetrated in mediastinal lymph nodes…
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Filtration Characteristics of Dacron Wool (Swank) Blood Transfusion Filters
Stored human blood of varying age was passed through standard commercial blood transfusion filters (pore size, 170μ) and Swank Dacron wool blood transfusion filters (pore size, 20μ). Passage through the Dacron filter resulted in a marked decrease in SFP and an increase in filter weight indicating removal of microaggregates which…
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Otitis Externa Treatment Using a New Expandable Wick
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Physician Suicide Risk Practical Recognition and Management
This paper presents some preliminary data on physician suicides from the American Psychiatric Association Task Force on Suicide Prevention as well as pertinent items from the literature. Data are presented according to age, gender, method, and health status. Signs and symptoms that physicians should recognize in their peers and approaches…
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Avoidable Pitfalls in Augmentation Mammaplasty
With the popularity of the augmentation mammaplasty has come a variety of approaches, prostheses, and results. In reviewing my own cases and experience, I have attempted to: (1) establish the criteria of the ideal breast contour and (2) point out a few of the pitfalls to be avoided when attempting…
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Anuria Resulting From Extrinsic Ureteral Compression
Two recent patients presenting with anuria due to abdominal aortic aneurysm and metastatic retroperitoneal tumor and illustrating this dramatic aspect of obstructive uropathy, provide the basis for this paper. Other reported causes of ureteral compression resulting in anuria are mentioned; these include bilharzial strictures, iatrogenic ligatures, idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis, primary…
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Predictability of Response to Endocrine Ablation in Breast Cancer
Carcinoma of the breast remains the most common and most frequently lethal form of cancer in women. In far-advanced disease, endocrine manipulation remains the major modality of treatment. Recent advances have shown that approximately 40% of breast cancers contain estradiol receptors in their cytoplasm. The presence or absence of these…
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Colonoscopy Its Principles and Applications
Fiberoptic colonoscopy has seen its early development in the past five years and in the last two to three years a rapidly expanding experience has developed. The use of this instrument has been documented abundantly both as a diagnostic tool and as a therapeutic tool, and its effectiveness in both…
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Alleviating Agitation, Apprehension, and Related Symptoms in Geriatric Patients A Double‐Blind Comparison of a Phenothiazine and a Benzodiazepine
A four-week, double-blind study compared the effectiveness of thioridazine and diazepam in 40 geriatric patients with various symptoms of senility. Patients' progress was evaluated with the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, a Modified Nurses' Observation Scale for Inpatient Evaluation (NOSIE), a global rating of degree of illness, and a global rating…
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Anesthesia for Intracranial Aneurysms
At the Medical University of South Carolina during the past five years, 62 patients have had intracranial aneurysm surgery, with an overall mortality of 4.8%. Anesthesia was given by me to 14 of these patients. Preoperatively these patients were placed on bedrest, steroid prophylaxis, and sedative and antihypertensive medication to…
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An Evaluation of the Management of Hypertensive Patients
The medical work-ups received by hypertensive patients at Charity Hospital, New Orleans, during a three-month period in 1972 were evaluated. One hundred charts were reviewed using a questionnaire which covered aspects of history, physical examination, and laboratory tests important to the clinical evaluation of hypertension. The frequency with which these…
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“Bicarbonate Overshoot” An Indication for Acetazolamide Therapy
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Current Assessment of the Distal Splenorenal Shunt
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Prosthetic Fitting Immediately After Below‐Knee Amputation
Frequently surgical amputation of a lower extremity is required when gangrene develops as a result of peripheral vascular disease. This is particularly true in geriatric patients. A below-knee amputation, with refinements in the surgical procedure, and immediate rigid-cast prosthetic fitting are strongly advocated by our group. The progress of two…
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Amygdalotomy for Bilateral Temporal Lobe Seizures
A 37-year-old woman had bilateral amygdalotomy for psychomotor and minor motor seizures and long periods of very pronounced mental depression. The patient has been seizure-free for four years postoperatively. A preoperative left temporal spike focus disappeared after extensive left amygdalotomy. Of particular interest in this case is the recovery of…
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Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm Associated With Pheochromocytoma
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The Problem‐Oriented Record For Rehabilitation Personnel
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Tuberculosis Without Fever
Fever is usually thought to accompany tuberculosis. However, a review of 103 cases of tuberculosis presenting to a general hospital showed that 53% of the patients did not have fever when they first came to the outpatient clinic, and 10% did not have fever at any time while under observation….
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Xanthomatous Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Lung
A case of xanthomatous inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung is reported. Large lipid-laden macrophages were the most prominent microscopic feature of the lesion. Within the lung parenchyma three possible sources of alveolar lipids are serum lipids that pass into the alveolar spaces after injury to alveolar capillary walls, lipoproteins secreted…
