Southern medical journal
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Southern medical journal · Mar 2006
Case ReportsParadoxical bronchospasm: a potentially life threatening adverse effect of albuterol.
We report a case of paradoxical bronchospasm to both levalbuterol and albuterol. While the exact mechanism for this known adverse effect of albuterol is not known, awareness of this adverse effect can be life saving to the patient. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of paradoxical bronchospasm to levalbuterol inhalation solution.
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Southern medical journal · Mar 2006
Comparative StudyFirearm-related personal and clinical characteristics of US medical students.
Firearm injuries are the second leading cause of fatal injury in the US, and several medical specialty societies encourage patient counseling about firearm injury prevention. Because personal choices. influence physicians' willingness to counsel, it would be valuable to know how frequently guns are kept in the homes of physicians-in-training, as well as their perceptions and current rates of counseling about firearm injury prevention. ⋯ US medical students reported substantially lower rates of household gun ownership than the general population, but their participation in firearm-related counseling is also low.
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Southern medical journal · Mar 2006
Case ReportsLemierre syndrome complicating a subcutaneous neck abscess.
Lemierre syndrome is septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein caused typically by an oropharyngeal infection. We report a case of Lemierre syndrome complicating a subcutaneous neck abscess. Lemierre syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of septic emboli and sepsis, especially in a patient with tenderness along the sternomastoid muscle.