Southern medical journal
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Southern medical journal · Jan 2023
Adherence to Hypertensive Treatment among Vietnamese Patients in New Orleans.
Our principal objectives were to identify the level of adherence and identify the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that influence adherence to antihypertensive treatment among Vietnamese patients in New Orleans, Louisiana. ⋯ Adherence to antihypertensive treatment among Vietnamese patients in New Orleans was relatively high compared with other ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Further assessment of the characteristics of patients, providers, and the community may improve adherence to other chronic conditions in this population and patients of other ethnicities and races.
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Southern medical journal · Jan 2023
Skin-to-Renal Pelvis Distance Predicts Costovertebral Angle Tenderness in Adult Patients with Acute Focal Bacterial Nephritis.
The aim of this study was to examine whether the distance between the skin and the renal pelvis affects the detection of costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness in patients with acute focal bacterial nephritis (AFBN). ⋯ CVA tenderness showed low yield in the diagnosis of AFBN in patients with longer SPD. Its use for diagnosis in obese patients may therefore be limited.
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Southern medical journal · Jan 2023
Historical ArticleThe Early History of New Orleans Radiology and Its Practitioners.
Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of the x-ray in late 1895 was relatively quickly shared with the New Orleans community through reports published in 1896 in local newspapers and medical journals. Radiology became popularized through public demonstrations organized by local proponents and was open to both the lay and medical communities. The first clinical x-ray equipment in New Orleans was installed at Charity Hospital in 1896 within the Department of Surgery, and the first examination was performed on December 23, 1896. ⋯ Early clinical uses were the localization of foreign bodies, particularly bullets, and the evaluation of bones for fractures and other abnormalities. The fluoroscope was quickly adopted by roentgenologists as a faster and easier method for obtaining medical diagnosis but with the disadvantage of the absence of a permanent record. By the early 1910s, the use of x-rays in clinical medicine had been firmly adopted.