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Acute coronary vasospasm secondary to industrial nitroglycerin withdrawal. A case presentation and review

Przybojewski J.Z. Heyns M.H. (1983)

A Black employee exposed to industrial nitroglycerin (NG) in an explosives factory presented with severe precordial pain. The clinical presentation was that of significant transient anteroseptal and anterolateral transmural ...

Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary vasospasm secondary to industrial nitroglycerin withdrawal. A case report

Przybojewski J.Z. Heyns M.H. (1983)

A case of acute transmural anterior myocardial infarction in a 45-year-old Black employee of an explosives factory during a period of withdrawal from industrial nitroglycerin is documented. Angiography revealed that the ...

Acute myocardial infarction with a non-diagnostic electrocardiogram. Case presentation and overview

Przybojewski J.Z. Gilburt S.G.M. (1983)

The clinical presentation of a young hypertensive White man with acute high lateral non-transmural myocardial infarction (MI) is documented. This diagnosis was established on the grounds of a history of chest pain, elevated ...

Alan Blyth - half a century at Ladismith

Van Zyl J.J.W. (1983)

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Aneurysm of the splenic artery - a controversial entity. A case report

Du Toit D.F. Theron J.C. Groenewald J.H. (1983)

The case of an asymptomatic, calcified, arteriosclerotic, intact splenic artery aneurysm in a 60-year-old woman is presented. The diagnosis was confirmed by selective coeliac arteriography and the aneurysm was successfully ...

Complications in 8,509 laparoscopic Falope ring sterilizations performed under local anaesthesia

Pattinson R.C. Louw N.S. Engelbrecht B. Nieuwoudt A.J. (1983)

During the 3-year period 1 January 1980 - 31 December 1982, 8,509 laparoscopic Falope ring sterilizations were performed under local anaesthesia in rural areas of the Cape Province by the Sterilization Service of Tygerberg ...

Diet and heart disease in the 1980s

Rossouw J.E. (1983)

In a climate of increasing concern about the high incidence of coronary heart disease in South Africa, calls are increasingly being made for South Africans to alter their diet. Can this exhortation be justified, and are ...

Effectiveness of the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases instituted by local authorities of the Western Cape

Anderson, C.J. Anderson, C.J. (1983)

It is a strange paradox that now that the treatment of venereal diseases is comparatively painless, effective and easily available, there has been a considerable upsurge in the incidence thereof. A global picture of the ...

Epidural and intramuscular pethidine - a pharmacokinetic study

Payne K.A. (1983)

Epidural preservative-free pethidine hydrochloride 0,75 mg/kg is rapidly absorbed into the blood. At 1,5 mg/kg the plasma levels reached are similar to those achieved by intramuscular preservative-free pethidine hydrochloride, ...

Epidural versus intramuscular pethidine in postoperative pain relief

Payne K.A. (1983)

Twenty-one patients received epidural pethidine 0,75 mg/kg in 10 ml normal saline for postoperative analgesia. A control group of 20 patients received intramuscular pethidine 1,5 mg/kg. Respiratory and cardiovascular ...

Flunisolide nasal spray in the treatment of perennial rhinitis

Joubert J.R. (1983)

Twenty patients with perennial rhinitis took part in a double-blind, randomized, cross-over comparison of flunisolide nasal spray (Syntaris; Syntex) and its vehicle. The sprays were used twice daily for 4 weeks and a total ...

Formative (in-course) graduate assessment. Design of an accurate multiple-choice question examination and the training merits thereof

Gledhill R.F. (1983)

Medical graduate learning is being appraised to an increasing extent during training. The adequacy of these formative (in-course) assessments has not been widely studied. The performances and opinions of junior specialists ...

Gastric ulcer diagnosed on a plain abdominal radiograph

Paradisgarten H.C. (1983)

On occasion gastric ulcers may be recognized on plain abdominal radiographs. A case in which a gastric ulcer was diagnosed on the plain abdominal radiograph, illustrating the importance of careful scrutiny of the plain ...

Giant lower oesophageal ulcer in a Bushman baby: A case report

Heydenrych J.J. Keet A.D. (1983)

The case of a giant, penetrating lower oesophageal ulcer in a 14-month-old Bushman baby is reported. This would probably be classified as a Barrett's ulcer. Histological examination showed that the ulcer developed in ...

High-output cardiac failure associated with an iliac artery aneurysm and arteriovenous fistula. A case report

Du Toit D.F. Van Der Merwe D.M. Groenewald J.H. De Roubaix J.A.M. (1983)

Rupture of an aneurysm into a major vein is an uncommon complication, and the resulting arteriovenous fistula frequently causes hihg-ouput cardiac failure as a presenting symptom. A patient with high-output cardiac failure ...

Hyperkalaemic complete heart block. A report of 2 unique cases and a review of the literature

Przybojewski J.Z. Knott Craig C.J. (1983)

Two White male patients with temporary complete heart block (CHB) secondary to hyperkalaemia are presented. One, a 40-year-old man, developed CHB with ensuing shock within the first 24 hours of repeat aortic valve replacement ...

Interferon - the clinical experience

Van Helden P.D. (1983)

Recent trials with interferon, in particular those using pure, recombinant interferon, have provided us with improved data (compared with those obtained in early studies) and show that interferon does hold some promise as ...

Interval Falope ring sterilization in the Cape Province. Experience with 9,175 cases over 4 years

Nieuwoudt A.J. Louw N.S. Engelbrecht B. (1983)

During a 4-year period 9,175 women were sterilized under local anaesthesia by the laparoscopic Falope-ring method. These procedures were performed in smaller towns in the Cape Province. The method used, its cost-effectiveness, ...

Lead levels in deciduous teeth of children from selected urban areas in the Cape Peninsula

Van Wyk C.W. Grobler S.R. (1983)

The lead levels in shed deciduous teeth of children from two selected urban regions in the Cape Peninsula were compared. The average levels in the teeth of children living in the vicinity of two large industrial plants ...

Multiple coronary vasospasm: A cause of repeated myocardial infarction and symptomatic 'torsade de pointes' (atypical ventricular tachycardia). A case presentation and review

Przybojewski J.Z. (1983)

A middle-aged Coloured man had a 6-year history of chest pain induced by effort and also experienced at rest. Quite dramatic episodes of associated arrhythmias, specifically 'torsade de pointes' (atypical ventricular ...

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