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South African Medical Journal - Volume 53, Issue 18, May 1978
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Volume 53, Issue 18, May 1978
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Osteosarcoma - the winds of change
Author E.E.D. MillsSource: South African Medical Journal 53, pp 695 –698 (1978)More LessThe occurrence of pulmonary metastases in patients suffering from primary classic osteogenic sarcoma is compared among two groups of patients treated according to different protocols at Groote Schuur Hospital.
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When to investigate and when to treat hypertension
Author F.J. MilneSource: South African Medical Journal 53, pp 698 –700 (1978)More LessWhen a raised blood pressure is found, a thorough clinical assessment and a few simple investigations are sufficient in the average patient.
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The doctor as humanist
Author G.T. HarrellSource: South African Medical Journal 53, pp 701 –703 (1978)More LessThe education of the doctor, traditionally based on the classics, is now founded on the sciences. However, the practice of medicine on individual patients will remain an art.
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A survey of admissions and deaths in a Black paediatric department
Source: South African Medical Journal 53, pp 703 –705 (1978)More LessPatterns of paediatric illness in hospital were surveyed with a view to planning for improved community health services.
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The midwife obstetric unit
Source: South African Medical Journal 53, pp 706 –708 (1978)More LessThe urgent need for an alternative to domiciliary delivery in Cape Town has been met by the development of midwife obstetric units (MOUs).
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Increased erythrocytic diphosphoglycerate in megaloblastic anaemia - a compensatory mechanism?
Source: South African Medical Journal 53, pp 709 –712 (1978)More LessThe levels of erythrocytic 2,3-diphosphoglyceric acid (2,3DPG) in a group of patients with megaloblastic anaemia were compared with levels in an iron-deficient subject.
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The clinical and histological features of South West African cutaneous leishmaniasis
Author S.S. GroveSource: South African Medical Journal 53, pp 712 –715 (1978)More LessThe clinical and histological features of 18 cases of dermal leishmaniasis encountered in South West Africa are descriptionbed and discussed.
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Southern Africa - a case report
Author C.J. Rutherford, G.S. & UysSource: South African Medical Journal 53, pp 716 –718 (1978)More LessThe microscopical findings in a case of cutaneous leishmaniasis from South West Africa are presented in order to highlight the pathology of this disease and facilitate its recognition, should unsuspected cases occur in the Republic of South Africa.
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Cystinosis with Fanconi's syndrome - a case report
Author P.M. Adams, B.K. & NaidooSource: South African Medical Journal 53, pp 719 –721 (1978)More LessA 19-year-old girl suffering from the nephropathic form of cystinosis presented with the full clinical and biochemical picture of Fanconi's syndrome.
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Haemophilia in the newborn - a case report and literature review
Author J.A. KochSource: South African Medical Journal 53, pp 721 –722 (1978)More LessHaemophilic bleeding in the newborn is rare.