Can an online mental health training program improve physician supervisors' behaviour towards trainees?

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：BACKGROUND:The reported prevalence of cognitive impairment in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ranges 36-77%. Few studies report the prevalence of cognitive impairment in acutely unwell COPD patients. AIMS:To determine the prevalence and time course of cognitive impairment in patients ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Poot B,Travers J,Weatherall M,McGinty M

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：: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：:Diabetes can lead to a myriad of microvascular and macrovascular complications - with the leading cause of mortality in diabetes being cardiovascular disease. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, along with non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides are proven, modifiable risk factors for cardiovascula...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Cheung YM,O'Brien R,Ekinci EI

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic radiation therapy has emerged as an alternative to conventional radiotherapy for treatment of Cushing disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of this treatment. Records of patients with Cushing disease treated with stereotactic radiation were reviewed. Seventeen patients ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Wein L,Dally M,Bach LA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extreme heat is a public health priority in Australia with the health effects of cold poorly studied. A record-breaking cold winter prompted an institutional investigation into the epidemiology and outcomes of hypothermic presentations. AIMS:To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of hy...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Forcey DS,FitzGerald MP,Burggraf MK,Nagalingam V,Ananda-Rajah MR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stroke is an Australian health priority area causing considerable levels of disability. We report 90-day outcomes for a cohort of acute stroke patients in New South Wales (NSW), Australia prior to randomization to a large cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT), the Quality in Acute Stroke Care (QASC) tri...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Middleton S,Levi C,Ward J,Grimshaw J,Griffiths R,D'Este C,Dale S,Quinn C,Evans M,Cadilhac D,McElduff P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The burden and consequences of skin infections for remote living indigenous people are high. While skin infections are recognised as an antecedent to conditions such as acute rheumatic fever in children, data are limited concerning skin infection complications such as cellulitis, abscesses and osteomyelitis in older c...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Thomas L,Bowen AC,Tong SYC

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enthusiasm for evidence-based medicine (EBM) has not been accompanied by the same success in bridging the gap between theory and practice. This paper advances the hypothesis that the phenomenon psychologists call hypocognition may hinder the development of EBM. People tend to respond to frames rather than to facts...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Mariotto A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in young adults is associated with a high risk of diabetes complications. AIMS:To investigated the demography and the emergence of complications of young adults with T2D in the central Auckland region where there has been substantial immigration. METHODS:In total, 310 young adults wit...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Beig J,Khanolkar M,Cundy T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional teaching on the mechanisms and treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax is either obviously wrong or based on a misunderstanding of the natural history of the condition. Spontaneous pneumothorax is a generally benign, self-limiting condition where conservative management should be considered. If intervention...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Simpson G

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines recommend screening for strongyloidiasis prior to immunosuppression in those at epidemiological risk, as hyperinfection following immunosuppression is often fatal. The uptake of this recommendation is unknown, and we aimed to explore this in our setting. AIMS:Determine the proportion of adult pat...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Muhi S,Ko DK,McGuinness SL,Biggs BA,Mahanty S,Delany C

更新日期：2020-07-20 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:Many patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) have type 2 respiratory failure (T2RF). Often arterial blood gases are not performed and correlation with venous blood gases (VBG) is controversial. The venous pH and bicarbonate (HCO3 ) are useful, but VBG pCO2 (PvCO2 )...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Wong EKC,Lee PCS,Ansary S,Asha S,Wong KKH,Yee BJ,Ng AT

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Undiagnosed pheochromocytoma in pregnancy is associated with significant maternal and foetal mortality. Herein we reviewed five cases of pheochromocytoma in pregnancy occurring during late pregnancy. The mean age at presentation was 30.6 years, and the gestational age ranged from 26 to 36 weeks. All patients had eleva...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Song Y,Liu J,Li H,Zeng Z,Bian X,Wang S

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：:The incidence and prevalence of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, primary Sjögren syndrome, scleroderma and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) varies with geography and ethnicity. For example, SLE is reported to be more common in populations such as African-Caribbeans and Indigenous Australians (IA). A...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Vincent FB,Bourke P,Morand EF,Mackay F,Bossingham D

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many publications have highlighted a lack of practical competencies in recently qualified interns. Consultation between the University of Queensland and the Medical Education Unit at Redcliffe Hospital identified key areas where intervention could lead to greater work readiness, and the development of a complementary ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Costello J,Livett M,Stride PJ,West M,Premaratne M,Thacker D

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vulnerability of older people to serious underlying medical illness and adverse effects of psychotropics means that the safe and effective treatment of severe agitation can be lifesaving, the primary management goals being to create a safe environment for the patient and others, and to facilitate assessment and tr...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Peisah C,Chan DK,McKay R,Kurrle SE,Reutens SG

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:The role of brentuximab peri-allogeneic transplantation in patients with relapsed and/or refractory CD30 positive lymphomas remains poorly defined. AIM:To assess the outcome of use of brentuximab as a bridge to allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) in patient with relapsed/refractory CD30+ classic Hodg...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Mediwake H,Morris K,Curley C,Butler J,Kennedy G

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:The association between weather and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) transmission in Beijing and Hong Kong in the 2003 epidemic was studied to examine the effect of weather on SARS transmission. METHODS:Pearson's correlation analyses and negative binomial regression analyses were used to quantify th...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Bi P,Wang J,Hiller JE

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Few studies have specifically investigated treatment of prednisolone-induced hyperglycaemia. AIM:To determine if a basal bolus insulin (BBI) protocol for inpatient hyperglycaemia is effective in patients prescribed acute prednisolone for an inflammatory disease. METHODS:In a cross-sectional study, 66 p...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Burt MG,Drake SM,Aguilar-Loza NR,Esterman A,Stranks SN,Roberts GW

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The short Synacthen test is widely used to assess the hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis in the outpatient setting. In the inpatient setting however, technical difficulties to adhere to the protocol may pose a challenge for using this test. AIMS:In this study we attempted to find the most suitable basal se...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Tolkin L,Vidberg M,Munter G

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of empagliflozin on cardiac structure and function are not known. AIMS:To examine the changes in cardiac structure and function following the addition of empagliflozin in patients with type 2 (T2D) diabetes using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging. METHODS:Twenty patients attending a spec...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Cohen ND,Gutman SJ,Briganti EM,Taylor AJ

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:Neuroimaging in dementia has focused on documenting any burden of vascular disease or excluding any reversible intracranial pathology. We review the use of computed tomography to examine for medial temporal lobe atrophy in dementia and compare this with a case series of such measurements from our memory clinic. Measur...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Rose M,Scharf S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:To identify the underlying heart disease and microbiological pathogen associated with infective endocarditis (IE) in Chinese patients in one university hospital over a 10-year period. METHODS:We recruited 115 adult patients admitted to Peking University First Hospital from 2002 to 2011 who were diag...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Ma XZ,Li XY,Que CL,Lv Y

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00