Stroke management: updated recommendations for treatment along the care continuum.

abstract：:This review summarises the available clinical trials data investigating the effects of glucose lowering on mortality in patients admitted to hospital with acute myocardial infarction. The results of these studies are inconclusive with no clear evidence that this intervention has additional benefit over and above routi...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Braatvedt GD

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population-based studies of the prevalence of all functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) using the Rome II criteria are lacking. It is also not certain whether subjects who meet the Rome II criteria for an FGID are different in terms of demographic and psychological characteristics from those subjects ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Boyce PM,Talley NJ,Burke C,Koloski NA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-invasive ventilation refers to a number of respiratory support strategies commonly used in critical care settings. This paper describes the principles of non-invasive ventilation, the practicalities of its use and the evidence for its use in a number of common acute conditions. ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Cross AM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Hyperammonaemic encephalopathy has been infrequently reported after both standard and high-dose chemotherapy for solid and haematological malignancies. It is important to consider this diagnosis for patients with unexplained behaviour changes or encephalopathy and this case report emphasizes this condition an...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Nott L,Price TJ,Pittman K,Patterson K,Young R,Fletcher J

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) management is now well informed by guidelines extrapolated from clinical trials. However, most of these data have been acquired outside the local context. We sought to describe the current patterns of ACS care in Australia. METHODS:The Acute Coronary Syndrome Prospective Audit...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Chew DP,Amerena J,Coverdale S,Rankin J,Astley C,Brieger D

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poor lung function is a predictor of future all-cause mortality. In Australia, respiratory diseases are particularly prevalent among the indigenous population, especially in remote communities. However, there are little published pulmonary function tests' (PFT) data of remote-based adult indigenous patients....

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Schubert J,Kruavit A,Mehra S,Wasgewatta S,Chang AB,Heraganahally SS

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：:Paradigms for managing acromegaly have undergone major changes in the past two decades. This has been brought about by combining surgical, pharmacological and radiotherapeutic approaches that provide tight biochemical control to reduce mortality to that of the general population. The biochemical targets for treatment ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Burt MG,Ho KK

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:In patients discharged from an Older Person's Health hospital, we assessed (i) the prevalence of anticholinergic medications (ACM) in this study population and (ii) changes in anticholinergic drug burden during admission using the Anticholinergic Drug Scale (ADS). METHODS:Cases were identified between S...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Lee MSS,Hanger HC

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are several treatment modalities available for diabetes; however, the effects of the different medications on coronary artery disease are less understood. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation of insulin-sensitizing therapy with the outcome of stress myocardial perfusion testing and...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Kapinya K,Nijjar PS,Stanek M,Amanullah A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia occurring in 2% of the population. It is known that AF increases morbidity and limits quality of life. The CHA2 DS2 VASc score (congestive heart failure/left ventricular dysfunction, hypertension, age ≥75 (doubled), diabetes, stroke (doubled), vascular d...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Mlodawska E,Tomaszuk-Kazberuk A,Lopatowska P,Kaminski M,Musial WJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postvenereal reactive arthritis is an inflammatory form of arthritis that commonly develops after urogenital infection, predominantly in human leucocyte antigen-B27-positive men in the third decade of life. In our hospital, patients underwent synovectomy before a 4-month course of antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, tetracycl...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Strelić N,Bojović J,Pavlica L,Cikota-Aleksić B,Miličić B,Magić Z

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (CRT) is standard of care treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). A pathologic complete response (pCR) following CRT is an early indicator of treatment benefit and associated with excellent survival outcomes. As capecitabine replaces infusional 5-fluorouracil (...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Loft M,Wong HL,Kosmider S,Lee M,Tie J,Wong R,Jones IT,Croxford M,Steel M,Faragher I,Guerrieri M,Christie M,Gibbs P

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bali, Indonesia, presents significant infectious and non-infectious health risks for Australian travellers. Understanding this spectrum of illnesses has the potential to assist clinicians in evaluating unwell returning travellers and guide provision of pre-travel advice. AIM:To describe the spectrum of illn...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Sohail A,McGuinness SL,Lightowler R,Leder K,Jomon B,Bain CA,Peleg AY

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, management of hypertension has concentrated on lowering elevated blood pressure. However, the target has shifted to reducing absolute cardiovascular (CV) risk. It is estimated that two in three Australian adults have three or more CV risk factors at the same time. Moderate reductions in several risk factor...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Sindone A,Erlich J,Lee C,Newman H,Suranyi M,Roger SD

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent, chronic and heterogeneous endocrine condition, with reproductive, metabolic and psychological features. Insulin resistance and hyperandrogenaemia are the key pathophysiological hormonal abnormalities. Insulin resistance is a significant contributor to the reproductive a...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Shorakae S,Boyle J,Teede H

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthcare encompasses multiple discourses to which health professionals, researchers, patients, carers and lay individuals contribute. Networks of patients and non-professionals often act collectively to build capacity, enhance access to resources, develop understanding and improve provision of care. This article exp...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Grant MP,Philip JAM,Deliens L,Komesaroff PA

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Populations with increased skin pigmentation who have migrated to countries of high latitude are at increased risk of low vitamin D. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of low vitamin D among the refugee population arriving in New Zealand. METHODS:An audit of all refugees arriving at the national r...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Wishart HD,Reeve AM,Grant CC

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental exposures in the foetal period may predispose to autoimmunity. Aim of this study is to investigate whether seasonality in birth patterns exists in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). We used Stata (StataCorp USA, version 13.0) and the user-written routine command 'circsummarise' to assess birth sea...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Woodman R,Hakendorf P,Limaye V

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individualised drug dosing has been shown to improve patient outcomes and reduce adverse drug events. One method of individualised medicine is the Bayesian approach, which uses prior information about how the population responds to therapy, to inform clinicians about how a specific individual is responding to their cu...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Donagher J,Martin JH,Barras MA

更新日期：2017-05-01 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:The 2001 National Health and Medical Research Council/Australasian Society of Blood Transfusion Clinical Practice Guidelines for cryoprecipitate are being updated, and cryoprecipitate has been incorporated into new Patient Blood Management modules. AIMS:This clinical audit sought to clarify current cryoprec...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Anderson MA,Glazebrook B,Cutts B,Stevenson L,Bielby L,Borosak M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:  Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is an important contributor to the total burden of alcohol-related harm; however, the morbidity of different types of ALD in Australia has not been described. The aim of this study was to investigate recent trends in hospital admission rates among alcoholic liver cirrhosis, al...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Liang W,Chikritzhs T,Pascal R,Binns CW

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Bronchiectasis is generally classified into cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. This review article describes non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in adults. Bronchiectasis can be considered a heterogeneous condition characterized by irreversible airway dilatation with chronic bronchial infection/inf...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： King P,Holdsworth S,Freezer N,Holmes P

更新日期：2006-11-01 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：:Based on the number of new cases (incidence), non-Hodgkin lymphoma is an increasingly common cancer in Australia and many developed countries. Until recently, mortality trends have been stable or slightly increasing. However, since the year 2000, mortality has decreased every year by an average of 5.1% per year (95% c...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Coory M,Gill D

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：: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