Myelodysplastic syndrome in New Zealand and Australia.

abstract：:In this essay, I reflect on my experience as a multiple sclerosis patient in order to identify some of the unique challenges that chronic disability poses in the physician-patient relationship. I suggest that it is important to broaden the goals of the clinical encounter to incorporate personal (as opposed to simply b...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Toombs SK

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Families, especially in Chinese society, play a crucial role in care provision for relatives with schizophrenia, but the burden of caregiving has shown to cause significant distress among caregivers. The aim of the study is to assess the degree of stress and burden among caregivers of relatives with schi...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Wan KF,Wong MMC

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep disturbance during menopause is a common and important complaint faced by many women. There are many factors that may play a role in this problem, including vasomotor symptoms and changing hormone levels, circadian rhythm abnormalities, exacerbation of primary insomnia, mood disorders, coexistent medical conditi...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Ameratunga D,Goldin J,Hickey M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The international literature advocates for cancer screening in newly diagnosed patients with autoimmune myositis; however, there is no widely accepted consensus or guideline to outline the optimal cancer screening strategy and the evidence is currently insufficient to support any recommendation. AIM:Our stu...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Dutton K,Soden M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polyserositis (PS) is the inflammation, with effusion, of different serous membranes. It has been associated with different aetiologies, but the aetiology of PS remains unknown in a high percentage of patients. AIMS:The general objective of this retrospective study was to analyse the aetiology of PS cases s...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Losada I,González-Moreno J,Roda N,Ventayol L,Borjas Y,Domínguez FJ,Fernández-Baca V,García-Gasalla M,Payeras A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the inclusion of investigator-industry pecuniary and non-pecuniary associations in published clinical trials, the benefit of such disclosures may be limited. Two recent pivotal phase III drug studies that raised conflict of interest issues are discussed. It is recommended that in the future, a firewall should ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Carney SL

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reported risk of depression in patients with hypomagnesaemia is controversial. AIM:The objective of this meta-analysis was to assess the association between depression and hypomagnesaemia. METHODS:A literature search was performed using MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Database and clinicaltrials.gov from inc...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Cheungpasitporn W,Thongprayoon C,Mao MA,Srivali N,Ungprasert P,Varothai N,Sanguankeo A,Kittanamongkolchai W,Erickson SB

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma is associated with fixed airflow obstruction and an increased risk of death. The aim of this study was to relate asthma mortality and airflow obstruction to severity of asthma in a cohort of patients with chronic asthma studied over a 17-year period. METHODS:In 1980, asthma severity based on symptoms...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Panizza JA,James AL,Ryan G,de Klerk N,Finucane KE

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An adequately powered, double-blind, multisite, randomised controlled trial has shown no net clinical benefit for subcutaneous ketamine over placebo in the management of cancer pain refractory to combination opioid and co-analgesic therapy. The results of the trial were disseminated widely both nationally an...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Hardy JR,Spruyt O,Quinn SJ,Devilee LR,Currow DC

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare disease affecting women, classically involving the lungs. However, extrapulmonary manifestations also occur, including renal angiomyolipomas, retroperitoneal lymphangioleiomyomas and extrathoracic lymphadenopathy. The lung disease is hormone-responsive, but no information exist...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Sandrini A,Silverstone E,Yates DH

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) can help reverse stroke symptoms in selected patients but are both time sensitive interventions. AIMS:To report current stroke reperfusion rates and quality measures as well as trends over time in New Zealand. METHOD:Since 2015 New Zealand ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Hedlund F,Leighs A,Barber PA,Lundström E,Wu TY,Ranta A

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the increasing use and costs associated with external management consultancy for healthcare improvement, there is a paucity of formal evaluations examining impact. This paper aims to: (i) discuss the potential benefits and disadvantages of external consultancies in addressing complex healthcare challenges and ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Skouteris H,Kirkpatrick I,Currie G,Braithwaite J,Teede H

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This pilot study in a prospective cohort of 20 cryptogenic stroke patients showed that a significant proportion has paroxysmal atrial fibrillation undetected by 24-h Holter monitoring. However, longer monitoring with 28-day Holter was poorly tolerated and still insufficiently sensitive for paroxysmal atrial fibrillati...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Tu HT,Spence S,Kalman JM,Davis SM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the frequency of cannula-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (CASAB) there is uncertainty regarding the duration of treatment required. AIM:To determine the relationship between the duration and type of treatment for CASAB and subsequent relapse with deep-seated S. aureus infection. METHOD...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Thomas MG,Morris AJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The NSW Clinical Excellence commission introduced the "Between the Flags" program in response to the death of a young patient as a system wide approach for early detection and management of the deteriorating patient in all 242 NSW hospitals. The impact of BTF implementation on the 35 larger hospitals with IC...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Bhonagiri D,Lander H,Green M,Straney L,Jones D,Pilcher D

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The Australian National Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) guidelines recommend that inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) be reserved for patients with a post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1 ) less than 50% predicted and those who experience ≥2 exacerbations in 12 months. In total, 707 COPD pat...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Harrison A,Borg B,Thompson B,Hew M,Dabscheck E

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High baseline level of soluble suppression of tumourigenicity 2 (sST2) was an independent predictor of cardiovascular death and heart failure in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). AIMS:To investigate the value of serum sST2 baseline levels in predicting myocardial reperfusion in patients wi...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Bai S,Liu H,Wu H,Wang X,Li R,Li X,Li X,Zhang L,Chen T,Du R

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous studies have shown differences in pain perception between men and women, which may affect pain management strategies. AIM:Our primary aim was to investigate whether there are gender-based differences in pain management in patients admitted to our emergency department with acute, non-specific abdomi...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Banz VM,Christen B,Paul K,Martinolli L,Candinas D,Zimmermann H,Exadaktylos AK

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute poisoning accounts for a significant proportion of the total burden of disease worldwide. While the rate of poisoning fatalities in New Zealand is comparable to other industrialised countries, demographic trends in incidence, particularly including socio-economic indicators and substances involved, are...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Peiris-John R,Kool B,Ameratunga S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effective clinical handover has always been integral to delivering safe, high-quality care in medical wards. AIM:As handover activity increases in importance we wanted to explore the experience of physicians and trainee doctors. There is little research on internal medicine handover with even less based on ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Donnelly S,Dinesh D,Dew K,Stubbe M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neutropenic fever is a frequently encountered complication when caring for cancer patients and can lead to intensive care admission, with high mortality rates in those patients who require invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). Although hospital survival in this population has improved, long-term outcomes of...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Mackintosh D,Way M,Reade MC,Dhanani J

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Glomerular M-type phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2 R) is important for diagnosing idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). The relation between glomerular PLA2 R expression and response to treatment remains to be explored. AIMS:We conducted the study to explore the positive rate and clinical significance of ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Liu H,Luo W,Gong S,Ding X

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inappropriate polypharmacy and its associated harm pose a significant threat to older patients. The prescribing decisions of physicians greatly influence what other practitioners prescribe. Minimising medication-related harm requires physicians to adopt a systematic approach to the deliberate and judicious deprescribi...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Scott IA,Le Couteur DG

更新日期：2015-03-01 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:The Northern Territory (NT) has a long history of heavy alcohol consumption with a correspondingly high attributable morbidity and mortality. AIMS:We aimed to describe the number of admissions to Intensive Care associated with alcohol misuse. METHODS:Prospective case-control study including all admissions ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Secombe P,Campbell L,Brown A,Bailey M,Pilcher D

更新日期：2021-01-19 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：:There is accumulating evidence that point-of-care delivery of clinical information such as evidence-based medicine, practice guidelines and drug information can streamline clinical practice and reduce preventable errors. In Australia, hospital-based physicians have -generally been slow to fully use these resources to ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Wilcox RA,Whitham EM

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is an approved bronchoscopic intervention for the treatment of severe asthma. However, limited published experience exists outside of clinical trials regarding patient selection and outcomes achieved. AIMS:To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of BT in patients with severe ast...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Langton D,Sha J,Ing A,Fielding D,Wood E

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00