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Acute respiratory arrest in status asthmaticus. A report of 2 cases

Whitelaw D.A. (1982)

Respiratory arrest is a rare but serious complication of status asthmaticus. Two such cases, which were closely associated with the use of intravenous steroids, are reported. Possible causes for the sudden deterioration ...

Adenosine deaminase estimations in the differentiation of pleural effusions

Maritz F.J. Malan C. Le Roux I. (1982)

Adenosine deaminase (ADA) estimations were performed on the pleural fluid from 368 effusions. The mean (±SD) ADA concentration in tuberculous effusions was 92.11 ± 37.05 U/l, and these values were found to be highly ...

Administration of depolarizing muscle relaxants after non-depolarizer reversal: When is it safe?

De Roubaix J.A.M. (1982)

In the light of studies on the duration of action and pharmacokinetics of intravenous neostigmine, it is recommended that, depending upon the dosage administered, at least 1 hour should elapse before a depolarizer can ...

A modified latex armoured endotracheal tube for distal tracheal resection

De Roubaix J.A.M. (1982)

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A new, tubeless radiological test for duodenogastric reflux

Keet A.D. (1982)

As a modification of the double-contrast barium meal, a tubeless radiological test for duodenogastric reflux, not involving the administration of any pharmacologically active substances, is described. The procedure minimizes ...

Aortocoronary bypass surgery at Tygerberg hospital

Barnard P.M. Lubbe De J.J.W. Rossouw J.J. Weich H.F.H. (1982)

Between January 1978 and December 1980, 118 patients underwent saphenous vein bypass surgery for obstructive coronary artery disease at Tygerberg Hospital. Sixteen patients in addition to bypass surgery underwent mitral ...

Cholecystography and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of gallstones

Loxton A.J. Schulman A. Grove H. (1982)

Oral cholecystography and ultrasonography of the gallbladder were performed in 190 patients with the aim of diagnosing gallstones. At surgery gallstones were found in 23 patients and a roundworm in 1 patient. The results ...

'Coronary intimal fibrous stenosis' - early coronary atherosclerosis causing acute myocardial infarction. A case presentation and overview

Przybojewski J.Z. Van der Walt J.J. (1982)

A 34-year-old Coloured man had typical angina pectoris which was unresponsive to medical therapy. There was no history of factors predisposing to atherosclerosis apart from moderate cigarette smoking. A resting ECG suggested ...

Correlative clinical, neuroradiological and pathological findings in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. A report of 5 cases

Schoeman J.F. Von Bezing K.L. Hewlett R.H. (1982)

Changes in the brain in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) as detected on computed axial tomography (CT) have so far been insufficiently assessed. An attempt was therefore made to correlate the clinical, neuroradiological ...

Early recognition of pulmonary dysfunction during intramedullary orthopaedic surgery

Du Toit H.J. Erasmus F.R. Taljaard J.J.F. (1982)

Peri-operative partial arterial oxygen tension (Pa(O2)) was monitored in 20 patients undergoing total hip replacement. Three distinct groups emerged on analysis of the arterial oxygen tensions. In group I there was no ...

Iatrogenic aortocoronary vein fistula. A case presentation and review of the literature

Przybojewski J.Z. (1982)

A patient underwent aortocoronary saphenous bypass grafting to the left anterior descending coronary artery (LADA) and its first diagonal branch for the relief of severe angina pectoris. There was difficulty in exposure ...

Juvenile pernicious anaemia in a 28-year-old coloured woman. A case report

Wagener G.W.W. Bezuidenhout D.J.J. (1982)

A case of classic addisonian pernicious anaemia is described in a 28-year-old Coloured woman with a 15-year history of anaemia.

Kaposi's sarcoma in a renal allograft recipient with cytomegalovirus infection. A case report

Le Roux F.B. Burman N.D. Becker W.B. (1982)

There are increasing reports of Kaposi's sarcoma arising in immunosuppressed patients, including renal allograft recipients. Furthermore, evidence is accumulating that cytomegalovirus infection may be an aetiological factor ...

Kidney transplantation at Tygerberg Hospital: A review of surgical complications

De Kock M.L.S. Schmidt A.C. De Klerk J.N. (1982)

From May 1976 until January 1981 74 patients received 76 renal transplants at Tygerberg Hospital. Forty-one patients (55%) developed at least one surgical complication. Four patients (5.4%) died from widespread sepsis. In ...

Metastatic calcification as demonstrated by technetium-99m-pyrophospate bone scanning: Case reports

Louw N.W. Klopper J.F. Van Heerden P.D.R. (1982)

Two cases of chronic renal failure showing very interesting technetium-99m-pyrophosphate bone scans are presented. In both cases striking uptake of activity was shown in the left ventricle of the heart, the mucosa of the ...

Penetrating wounds of the heart and great vessels: A new therapeutic approach

Knott-Craig C.J. Przybojewski J.Z. Barnard P.M. (1982)

A series of 36 Black and Coloured patients, presenting during a 1-year period with life-endangering intrathoracic trauma secondary to assault, is presented. Penetrating wounds of the heart were documented in 32 of these ...

Repair of a cosmetic defect of the lower leg with a myocutaneous free flap

Lamont A. Malherbe W.D.F. Middelhoven J. (1982)

The use of free-tissue transfers by modern techniques of microvascular surgery is not new, and the many possibilities in reconstructive surgery are well documented. A case in which a disfiguring cosmetic defect of the lower ...

Serum ferritin and mean corpuscular volume as predictors of bone marrow iron stores

Brink S. Van Schalkwyk D.J. (1982)

The prognostic value of serum ferritin (SF) as a predictor of bone marrow iron stores (BMS) was evaluated in an attempt to use SF and other readily available clinical and laboratory parameters in the more accurate prediction ...

Systemic sporotrichosis. Pulmonary complications of a well-known cutaneous fungal disease. A case report

Matthews H.J. Joubert J.R. Truter F.C. Van Der Walt J.J. (1982)

Pulmonary involvement during Sporotrichium schenkii infection can present as either primary pulmonary or systemic disease. The clinical and radiological features in the primary form closely resemble those of adult-type ...

The anatomical extent of the pyloric sphincteric cylinder, the pyloric mucosal zone and the pyloric antrum

Keet A.D. (1982)

The anatomy of the pyloric sphincteric cylinder is discussed. The pyloric ring is not a separate anatomical structure, but is an inherent part of the cylinder. Contraction of the cylinder narrows the diameter of the pyloric ...

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