New Jersey medicine : the journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey
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In January 1924, Florence Chapman Child, MD, was elected to membership in the Mercer County Medical Society. Against great odds, she made her mark in medicine as one of the first women members of the County Society. Dr. Child will be remembered for her dedication to public health.
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Thirty-seven patients underwent the high posterior approach to the internal jugular vein with a 97.3 percent success rate. The authors present a simple technique for central venous cannulation. A comparison is made to three standard methods of jugular vein catheterization.
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The number of physicians' office laboratories (POLs) is increasing. Formal technical education and certification for physician office laboratory personnel assure more accurate results.
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The number of tuberculosis cases reported has begun to rise. This rise in the number of cases may be due to HIV infection, particularly among intravenous drug abusers.