The oratory of addiction: a 30-year perspective on alcohol and drug misuse.

abstract：BACKGROUND:High inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) rates have been reported in Australasia, but no state-wide studies have yet been performed. AIM:This study estimates the 1-year incidence and point prevalence of IBD in the state of Tasmania, Australia. It also reports clinical outcomes after 12 months of diagnosis in a...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Bhatia R,Yeoh SW,Vaz K,Studd C,Wilson J,Bell S,Otahal P,Venn A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambulatory care is an important service for patients with the COVID-19 infection especially in a regional area where most of the patients underwent home isolation. Escalation of treatment and timely transition to inpatient care are critical when COVID-19 patients deteriorate. Equally important is ensuring transfer int...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Lwin N,Burgess J,Johnston C,Johnson N,Chung S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extramedullary haemopoiesis (EMH) is a complication commonly associated with beta-thalassaemia intermedia; it is frequently asymptomatic but can sometimes lead to symptomatic tumour-like masses. No guidelines or common consensus are available in literature regarding the different treatment strategies and only single c...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Ruo Redda MG,Allis S,Reali A,Bartoncini S,Roggero S,Anglesio SM,Piga A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic lead exposure is recognized as a potential cause of hyperuricaemia, kidney damage and hypertension. The fascinating story of lead poisoning and nephrotoxicity illustrates the utility of descriptive studies in the early elucidation of a new disease entity. The pursuit towards understanding lead nephropathy is p...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Chow KM,Liu ZC,Szeto CC

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low socioeconomic status is associated with cardiovascular diseases, and an association with atrial fibrillation (AF) could guide screening. AIM:To investigate if indices of advantage/disadvantage (IAD), index of education/occupation (IEO) and index of economic resources were associated with incident AF, in...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Ramkumar S,Ochi A,Yang H,Nerlekar N,D'Elia N,Potter EL,Murray IC,Nattraj N,Wang Y,Marwick TH

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clarithromycin is the most documented cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitor to cause an adverse interaction with simvastatin. This particular case is of interest as rhabdomyolysis only occurred after an increase in the dose of clarithromycin. The patient developed raised cardiac biomarkers without any obvious cardiac...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Page SR,Yee KC

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young onset dementia (YOD), where symptoms of dementia have an onset before the age of 65, has become more prominent due to the population increase from the Baby Boomer generation. This clinical perspective examines key issues in the assessment, diagnosis and management of YOD. Challenges in the assessment and diagnos...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Draper B,Withall A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups are 'neutral polymorphisms' in the mtDNA genome, which have accumulated and persisted along maternal lineages as the human population has migrated worldwide. Three ethnically distinct lineages of human mtDNA populations have been identified: European, characterized by nine haplogr...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Manwaring N,Jones MM,Wang JJ,Rochtchina E,Mitchell P,Sue CM

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of tuberculosis in the non-indigenous Australian population is low. However, in this paper we report on three cases of cavitating disease, which seem to be associated with a common illicit drug habit namely smoking marijuana using a makeshift pipe or bong. There was a total of 34 positive contacts of the...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Thu K,Hayes M,Miles S,Tierney L,Foy A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hereby present two case reports of moderate coronavirus disease patients, suffering from profound hypoxaemia, further deteriorating later on. A schedule pre-planned awake prone position manoeuvres were executed during their hospital stay. Following this, the patients' saturation improved, later to be weaned from ox...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Cohen D,Wasserstrum Y,Segev A,Avaky C,Negru L,Turpashvili N,Anani S,Zilber E,Lasman N,Athamna A,Segal O,Shenhav-Saltzman G,Segal G

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma is an incurable malignancy of plasma cells. We retrospectively reviewed the survival outcomes of patients with multiple myeloma in Western Australia (WA) public hospitals over a 10-year period. We did not detect a difference in survival between patients residing the metropolitan Perth and regional are...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Ng TF,Burrow S,Leahy M,Augustson B,Trentino K,De Kraa R,Wright M,Carnley B

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The current results on the diagnostic accuracy of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in the detection of left atrial/left atrial appendage (LA/LAA) thrombus are conflicting. AIM:The aim of the present study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of MDCT in LA/LAA thrombus with meta-ana...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Ning Z,Min ZG,Jiang HX,Hu BL

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advanced physician training in clinical pharmacology lacks a continuing education programme. There is a need for continuing medical education but how to introduce and develop education remains unclear. AIMS:The primary aim was to develop and implement a peer-led, web-based multiple choice question approach ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Athavale A,Murnion B

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are an increasingly prescribed class of medication for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis (euDKA) has been reported in association with SGLT2i use. Clinicians need to understand how to recognise and treat this complication. We describe three ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Isaacs M,Tonks KT,Greenfield JR

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to assess the structural and functional effects of autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) on scleroderma finger clawing. METHODS:Using photocopies of hands of five scleroderma patients who underwent ASCT using photocopies of hands. Functional assessments used a standardized que...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Englert H,Kirkham S,Moore J,Poon TS,Katelaris C,McGill N,Schrieber L,Manolios N

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally accepted that the prevalence of food allergy has been increasing in recent decades, particularly in westernised countries, yet high-quality evidence that is based on challenge confirmed diagnosis of food allergy to support this assumption is lacking because of the high cost and potential risks associat...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Tang ML,Mullins RJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:  Several cellular pathways are implicated in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and attempts to arrest disease progression with a single drug would not be expected to succeed in the medium term. In clinical practice, combination therapy is often used in patients deteriorating on monot...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Keogh A,Strange G,Kotlyar E,Williams T,Kilpatrick D,Macdonald P,Brown K,Pidoux A,Kermeen F,Steele P,Dalton B,Gabbay E

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) frequently responds to chemoimmunotherapy combining cytotoxic chemotherapy and monoclonal antibodies. However, CLL is associated with significant genetic heterogeneity, and some high-risk forms are known to be chemo-resistant and associated with early relapse. AIMS:To rev...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Kuss BJ,Tam CS

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD), such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis are often complicated by infection, which results in significant morbidity and mortality. The increased risk of infection is probably due to a combination of immunosuppressive effects of the...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Wong PKK,Bagga H,Barrett C,Hanrahan P,Johnson D,Katrib A,Leder K,Marabani M,Pentony P,Riordan J,White R,Young L

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Cardiac myxoma is a rare but important cause of stroke, which affects young people. More recently the diagnosis has been enhanced by the use of echocardiograms. We aimed to review the neurological presentations, including stroke, of cardiac myxoma in this modern era of diagnosis and management. MET...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Ekinci EI,Donnan GA

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression, ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease are important causes of morbidity and are among the leading contributors to global health burden. These conditions often occur in the same patient, resulting in considerably greater effect on health than combinations of chronic diseases without depression...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Ziegelstein RC,Parakh K,Sakhuja A,Bhat U

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The consumption of Energy Drinks (Edks), has increased significantly in the last years, with a growing market that is estimated to reach $61 billion by 2021 worldwide. Several studies demonstrated the physiological and pathological effects of these substances contained in Edks. The most common ingredient con...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Piccioni A,Covino M,Zanza C,Longhitano Y,Tullo G,Bonadia N,Rinninella E,Ojetti V,Gasbarrini A,Franceschi F

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our previous work identified deficiencies in stroke care practices at regional hospitals in comparison to standards suggested by published stroke care guidelines. These deficiencies might be improved by the implementation of clinical pathways. The aim of this study was to assess changes in acute stroke care ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Read SJ,Levy J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-aminosalicylates (5-ASA) remain an important strategy in the induction and maintenance of remission of inflammatory bowel diseases especially in ulcerative colitis. The prototypical drug of this class, sulfasalazine is generally well tolerated with severe hypersensitivity reactions and hepatotoxicity also described ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Kong LM,Fok KC,Tsui A,Qian C,Fisher L

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A Resuscitation Plan is a medically authorised order to use or withhold resuscitation interventions. Absence of appropriate resuscitation orders exposes patients to the risk of invasive medical interventions that may be of questionable benefit depending on individual circumstances. AIMS:To describe among ju...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Bryant J,Waller A,Pickles R,Hullick C,Price E,White B,Willmott L,Bowman MA,Knight A,Ryall MA,Sanson-Fisher R

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Waldenström macroglobulinaemia (WM) is an indolent B-cell malignancy characterised by the presence of immunoglobulin M (IgM) paraprotein and bone marrow infiltration by clonal small B lymphocytes, plasmacytoid lymphocytes and plasma cells. The symptoms of WM are protean, often follow an asymptomatic phase and may incl...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Talaulikar D,Tam CS,Joshua D,Ho JP,Szer J,Quach H,Spencer A,Harrison S,Mollee P,Roberts AW,Horvath N,Lee C,Zannettino A,Brown R,Augustson B,Jaksic W,Gibson J,Kalff A,Johnston A,Trotman J,Kalro A,Grigoriadis G,

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The comparative effectiveness of biologic treatment regimens in a real world Australian population is unknown. AIM:To assess the effectiveness of biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARD) as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate and/or other conventional DMARD (cDMARD) for the tre...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Nicholls D,Barrett R,Button P,Truman M,Bird P,Roberts L,Tymms K,Littlejohn G,Griffiths H

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical goddesses and gods invoked in the Hippocratic Oath were called on in times of pandemics along with Greek physicians such as Galen of Pergamum. Ancient Greek and Roman coinage provide insights into the coexisting religious and rational approaches to medicine rooted in Classical Antiquity, portraying medical sym...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Iniesta I

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Our primary aim was to determine the rate of overseas travel in immunocompromised individuals attending appropriate clinics at an Australian tertiary care hospital. We also aimed to characterise health-seeking behaviour prior to travel and investigated sources of pre-travel advice, compared travel patterns and act...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Bialy C,Horne K,Dendle C,Kanellis J,Littlejohn G,Ratnam I,Woolley I

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a pandemic when hospitals are stretched and patients need isolation, the role of hospital-in-the-home (HITH) providing acute medical care at home has never been more relevant. We aimed to define and address the challenges to acute home care services posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Planning for service operation...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Bryant PA,Rogers BA,Cowan R,Bowen AC,Pollard J,Hospital-in-the-Home Society Australasia.

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00