Clinical features associated with improvement of fatty liver disease.

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：BACKGROUND:The cost of diabetes is high for both the individual and society. Future health-care planning requires patient-level diabetes-attributable health-care cost data that have not previously been available for Australia. AIM:To determine Australian national direct diabetes-attributable health-care costs for know...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Davis WA,Knuiman MW,Hendrie D,Davis TM

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a haematological disorder of the elderly, has been formally classified as a neoplastic disease for 10 years. AIMS:Our aim was to collate national cancer registry incidence data to describe the epidemiology of MDS in New Zealand. METHODS:The New Zealand Cancer Registry has no...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Rodger EJ,Morison IM

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) and mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients lacks sufficient evidence. AIM:To investigate the efficacy of ACEI and ARB in ESRD patients. METHODS:This nationwide retrospect...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Lee HF,See LC,Chan YH,Yeh YH,Wu LS,Liu JR,Tu HT,Wang CL,Kuo CT,Chang SH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of metformin encephalopathy is presented in a patient on haemodialysis for end-stage diabetic renal failure. The patient presented with frequent falls and clinical signs of Parkinsonism, on a background of recent anorexia and significant weight loss. Magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral, symmetrical abno...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： McGarvey C,Franconi C,Prentice D,Bynevelt M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As direct-to-consumer personal genome testing (DTC-PGT) is increasingly available in Australia, knowledge of Australians' perceptions and attitudes towards this technology is needed in order to assess the (potential) impact it might have on the Australian public and healthcare system. AIMS:To explore the kn...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Savard J,Mooney-Somers J,Newson AJ,Kerridge I

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While medications may prolong life and prevent morbidity in older people, adverse effects of polypharmacy are increasingly recognised. As patients age and become frail, prescribing may be expected to focus more on symptom control and minimise potentially harmful preventive medication use that confer little b...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Ilango S,Pillans P,Peel NM,Scott I,Gray LC,Hubbard RE

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:The annual Leonard Ball Orations illustrate changing perspectives in Australia over 30 years on medical and social effects of misuse of alcohol and other substances. The first oration, in 1968, examined causal factors in the context of 'agent', 'purveyor' and 'host' and provided themes for subsequent orators. In regar...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Mackay IR

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella species are a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia, infrequently complicated by cavitary disease. We describe Legionella pneumophila pneumonia and abscess formation in an immunosuppressed patient receiving corticosteroid therapy for metastatic breast carcinoma. The predisposing role of corticosteroi...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Guy SD,Worth LJ,Thursky KA,Francis PA,Slavin MA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several epidemiological studies have suggested a positive association of coronary heart disease with both Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection. The issue has been difficult to resolve because of the potential impact of several confounding factors, in particular, socioeconomic status for H. ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Fraser AG,Scragg RK,Cox B,Jackson RT

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant developments have occurred in the discipline of palliative care in the modern era. This paper shall explore those developments, challenge some widely held misconceptions about the role and daily practice of the discipline, highlight the growing recognition of the role of palliative care in non-malignant di...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Brennan F

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiography is the mainstay of cardiovascular diagnostics, and is the most performed test for the evaluation of cardiac function. Critical and costly management decisions are based on quantification of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction. Recent advances in echocardiography, such as microsphere contras...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Hudaverdi M,Hamilton-Craig C,Platts D,Chan J,Burstow DJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac involvement is not regarded as a feature of Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). We report a patient with HSP who developed significant cardiac symptoms, which resolved with immunosuppression. We review previous cases of HSP with cardiac features, none of which showed a response to treatment, and discuss evidence t...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Polizzotto MN,Gibbs SD,Beswick W,Seymour JF

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Australian Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management 2010 represents an update of the Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (2005) and the Clinical Guidelines for Acute Stroke Management (2007). For the first time, they cover the whole spectrum of stroke, from public awareness and prehospital ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Wright L,Hill KM,Bernhardt J,Lindley R,Ada L,Bajorek BV,Barber PA,Beer C,Golledge J,Gustafsson L,Hersh D,Kenardy J,Perry L,Middleton S,Brauer SG,Nelson MR,National Stroke Foundation Stroke Guidelines Expert Working Group.

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As life expectancy for people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PLWHIV) increases, management models for HIV infection are changing. To understand approaches to practice within this shifting climate and across different medical settings, in 2017 we conducted a baseline survey among the main medical pract...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Smith DE,Woolley IJ,Russell DB,Bisshop F,Furner V

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a frequent complication of most diseases of the heart. CHF is associated with impairment in several aspects of the quality of life of patients, including mood and cognitive performance. Early reports indicated that patients with CHF display deficits in memory and other intel...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Almeida OP,Flicker L

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radical market-oriented health reforms in New Zealand in the early 1990s failed to deliver key financial targets, resulted in unnecessary patient deaths, adversely affected public healthcare services, induced serious tensions between clinicians and managers and encouraged a predisposition to private healthcare. A more...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Nicholls MG,Frampton CM,Bagshaw PF

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physician trainees have elevated rates of psychological distress, mental disorders and suicide. Physician supervisors can support the mental health needs of trainees. AIM:To test the feasibility and acceptability of a tailored online mental health training program and ascertain the potential effectiveness o...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Gayed A,Kugenthiran N,LaMontagne AD,Christensen H,Glozier N,Harvey SB

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimisation of radiation exposure with cardiac imaging reduces the potential of secondary side effects. Radiation exposure from myocardial perfusion scintigraphy and computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) was compared. Overall doses were low with both modalities. Doses were lower in the CTCA group, but by on...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Tsay IM,Subiakto I,Asrar Ul Haq M,Castles AV,Allman K,Hayat U,Rudd N,Barlis P,van Gaal W

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Timor-Leste is one of the poorest countries in the world. The East Timor Hearts Fund is a charitable organisation involving Australian cardiologists providing outreach screening and access to cardiac interventions. AIMS:To assess ten years of clinical volume, demographics and patient outcomes. Our intention...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Paratz ED,Mock N,Gutman SJ,Horton A,Creati L,Appelbe A,Eggleton S,Kushwaha V,da Silva Almeida IT,Monteiro A,Bayley N

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An acute pulmonary embolism (aPE) is characterised by occlusion of one or more pulmonary arteries. Physiological disturbance may be minimal, but often cardiac output decreases as the right ventricle attempts to overcome increased afterload. Additionally, ventilation-perfusion mismatches can develop in affected vascula...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Hepburn-Brown M,Darvall J,Hammerschlag G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perhexiline is a prophylactic anti-anginal agent that ameliorates the metabolic basis for myocardial ischaemia and is increasingly used in the management of acute coronary syndromes. No intravenous preparation is available and usual oral loading regimens require 2-3 days to achieve therapeutic drug levels. Two patient...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Philpott A,Chandy S,Morris R,Horowitz JD

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Common peroneal neuropathy (CPN) may develop unexpectedly in patients with underlying cancer. To clarify the underlying pathophysiology, clinical and neurophysiological data were prospectively collected from 10 oncology clinic patients referred for neurological assessment after the onset of foot weakness. In all patie...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Simon NG,Kiernan MC

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer accounts for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. The effect of recent changes in demographics and management on outcomes in Australia has not been clearly defined. AIMS:To compare three consecutive lung cancer cohorts to evaluate emergent differences in diagnosis, management and morta...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Denton EJ,Hart D,Wainer Z,Wright G,Russell PA,Conron M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in medical research ethics in the past two decades have made the communication of risk to potential participants a legal imperative. Using ethnographic data from two different cultures, we examine the hazards associated with medical research in relation to the respective societal contexts that imbue them with ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Parker DB,Barrett RJ

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We documented temporal changes in the use of lipid-lowering medications and achievement of cholesterol targets in an Australian diabetes clinic. The number of patients using lipid-lowering therapy for primary or secondary cardiovascular prevention increased from 6 to 69% between 1993-1995 and 2014-2016, which correspo...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Kiburg KV,Ward GM,O'Neal DN,MacIsaac RJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional survey of 265 adult patients with haematological malignancy, haemoglobinopathy or human immunodeficiency virus was performed to determine the potential risk of infection from animal exposures. One hundred and thirty-seven (52%) owned an animal; the majority were dogs (74%) and cats (39%), but 14% own...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Gurry GA,Campion V,Premawardena C,Woolley I,Shortt J,Bowden DK,Kaplan Z,Dendle C

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Informed consent is a mainstay of clinical practice, with both moral and legal forces. Material disclosure about extreme treatments, however, is unlikely to convey the full impact of the experience of treatment. Informed consent may be flawed under such circumstances. The aims of this study were to compare e...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Little M,Jordens CF,McGrath C,Montgomery K,Lipworth W,Kerridge I

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00