Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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Problems about penetrating injuries are well known, but spinal cord damage is rare. Stab wounds to the spinal cord may be a new type of injury in our society. ⋯ Minor penetrating wounds in the neck region may represent damage to the spinal cord with major neurologic injury. Further investigation with MR is preferable and we recommend immediate surgical treatment with closure of the dural tear.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Jan 2001
Case Reports[Air in the portal vein and necrosis of the ventricle].
Air in the portal vein is a serious sign, usually caused by enteric necrosis. ⋯ Differential diagnoses are discussed, and we conclude that the patient most probably died from ischaemic necrosis. In severely ill patients, hepatic portal venous gas is an indication for urgent laparotomy.
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From superstition and witchcraft, to detailed scientific insight into the human body in health and disease: Stupendous though the development of medical science has been over the last few centuries, it does not in itself give doctors a sufficient basis for meeting their patients and the people around them. In these interpersonal encounters, fundamental, immaterial values are the all-important basis. These values and their place in life are not visible in science itself, hence the humanities and the arts offer approaches and inspiration that are of the greatest value in the education of doctors at all levels.