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Acute abdomen in a patient with situs inversus. A case report

Du Toit D.F. Greeff M. (1986)

The case of a man with situs inversus who presented with acute abdomen is reported. Acute left-sided appendicitis was considered before operation, but at laparotomy an omental abscess of unknown aetiology was drained. The ...
A DNA polymorphism in the human low-density lipoprotein receptor gene

Kotze M.J. Retief A.E. Brink P.A. Weich H.F.H. (1986)

A new restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) in the low-density lipoprotein receptor gene is described using the Stu I restriction endonuclease and a cDNA probe. The frequency of the two RFLP alleles was ...
Alcohol levels in trauma victims

Muller R. Van Rensburg L.C.J. (1986)

A group of 142 patients injured in motor vehicle accidents or assaults was investigated to ascertain patterns of alcohol usage and blood alcohol levels; 77% were positive for blood alcohol (range 0,01 0,492 g/dl; mean ...
A new povidone-iodine cream for the treatment of burns. Comparison with a standard topical regimen

De Kock M. Van Der Merwe A.E. Houghton F.C. (1986)

A remarkable improvement in the rate of burn healing has been achieved with a mixture of povidone-iodine ointment (Betadine) and malic, benzoic and salicylic acids (MBS) (Aserbine). A study was undertaken to compare the ...
Anterior myocardial infarction with coronary thrombus formation secondary to acute coronary vasospasm: A case report

Przybojewski J.Z. Vogts B.C. Myburgh D.P. (1986)

An acute myocardial infarction in a young man when there was no fixed atherosclerotic lesion in the coronary arteries is reported. Soon after the myocardial infarction the patient was shown to have th rombosis in the ...
Balanced chromosome translocations and abnormal phenotypes. A report of 5 cases

Van Heerden K.M.M. De Jong G. Fox M.F. (1986)

Five cases in which phenotypic abnormalities were found in association with apparent balanced chromosomal translocations are described. In 3 patients, one of the parents was found to be carrier of the same translocation. ...
Beneficial effects of adenosine triphosphate-MgC12 administered intravenously to rabbits subjected to haemorrhagic shock

Engelbrecht F.M. Mattheyse F.J. (1986)

The beneficial effects of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-MgCl2 administered as a bolus following fluid infusion or in combination with the infusion fluid were investigated in rabbits subjected to severe but reversible ...
Bicycle accident injuries

Grundill W.L. Muller R. (1986)

Bicycle accidents in 210 patients are analysed. Ages ranged from 1 to 59 years (mean 14,5 years) with a male predominance. In 52% of patients there was a head or facial injury, 6% being moderate to severe. Of the fractures ...
Blood oxygen saturation levels during conscious sedation with midazolam. A report of 16 cases

Roelofse J.A. Van Der Bijl P. Joubert J.J. Breytenbach H.S. (1986)

In a double-blind randomized study on 16 healthy individuals, two groups of subjects (8 in each group) received either midazolam (Dormicum; Roche) 0,1 mg/kg or placebo intravenously for conscious sedation during oral ...
Cerebrospinal fluid lactate and lactate dehydrogenase activity in the rapid diagnosis of bacterial meningitis

Donald P.R. Malan C. (1986)

The value of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lactate and lactate dehydrogenase (LD) activity in the rapid diagnosis of meningitis was investigated in three groups of patients - a 'no meningitis', an aseptic meningitis and a ...
Computed tomography in psychiatric patients

Emsley R.A. Stander D. Bell P.S.H. Gledhill R.F. (1986)

In a retrospective study of 100 consecutive adult psychiatric patients referred for computed tomography (CT) for suspected intracranial lesions, abnormalities were found in 61%. Of these, 23% had focal lesions significantly ...
Congenital choledochal cyst. A case report

Du Toit D.F. Warren B.L. (1986)

A congenital choledochal cyst presented as an upper abdominal mass in a non-jaundiced woman; at laparotomy total cystectomy was performed and biliary enteric continuity re-established by a hepaticojejunostomy Roux-en-Y ...
C-reactive protein levels in ectopic pregnancy, pelvic infection and carcinoma of the cervix

Theron G.B. Shepherd E.G.S. Strachan A.F. (1986)

The value of C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in the differential diagnosis of pelvic infection and ectopic pregnancy, in the staging of carcinoma of the cervix, and after necrotizing irradiation for tumour was assessed. ...
Effects of nifedipine on the peri-operative ECG, as determined by continuous Holter monitoring. A double-blind study

Du Toit H.J. Weich H.F.H. Weymar H.W. Przybojewski J.Z. (1986)

A double-blind study was performed on 50 elderly patients undergoing hip-replacement surgery under general anaesthesia; 26 were given nifedipine and the remaining 24 placebo to determine effects on the continuously monitored ...
Endocrine responses after thyrotrophin-releasing hormone stimulation and dexamethasone suppression tests in the major depressive syndrome

Aalbers, C. Taljaard, J.J.F. Gagiano, C.A. (1986)

The effects of dexamethasone 1 mg on plasma cortisol levels and of thyrotrophin-releasing hormone (TRH) 200 μg on thyrotrophin (TSH), growth hormone and prolactine levels in 107 patients with a major depressive disorder ...
Epidemiological research methods. Part II. Descriptive studies

Botha J.L. Yach D. (1986)

In a descriptive study, therefore, the magnitude and distribution of a health problem in a specified population is studied in terms of TIME (when did it occur?), PLACE (where did it occur?) and PERSON (which groups are ...
Epidemiological research methods. Part I. Why epidemiology?

Yach D. Botha J.L. (1986)

In the first article in a series on epidemiological research methods, we describe the origins and uses of epidemiology and introduce the different types of epidemiological study design.
Extra-adrenal phaeochromocytoma. A case report

Botma J.P. De Kock M.L.S. (1986)

A case of hypertension in a young woman caused by an extra-adrenal phaeochromocytoma (EAP) situated in the hilum of the left kidney is reported. Surgical removal of the EAP resulted in control of the patient's hypertension ...
Giant intracranial aneurysm. A case report

Stockland B. (1986)

A 27-year-old woman presented with a history of loss of balance and deafness in the left ear for 2 weeks. Computed tomography and arteriography demonstrated a giant aneurysm 49 mm in diameter in the posterior cranial fossa. ...
HTLV-III infection in the RSA

Becker W.B. (1986)

[No abstract available]