Abstract:
:We describe the case of an acromegalic woman with primary infertility who was treated with clomiphene, and subsequently developed pituitary apoplexy.
journal_name
Postgrad Med Jjournal_title
Postgraduate medical journalauthors
Walker AB,Eldridge PR,MacFarlane IAdoi
10.1136/pgmj.72.845.172subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-03-01 00:00:00pages
172-3issue
845eissn
0032-5473issn
1469-0756journal_volume
72pub_type
杂志文章abstract::The treatment of renal anaemia by recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) is now well established. Several studies have examined the pharmacokinetics and efficacy of the drug given intravenously, intraperitoneally and subcutaneously and there is increasing evidence that the subcutaneous route has several advantages inc...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1136/pgmj.67.783.9
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Obesity is an increasing problem in the UK and bariatric surgery is likely to increase in volume in the future. While substantial weight loss is the primary outcome following bariatric surgery, the effect on obesity-related morbidity, mortality and quality of life (QOL) is equally important. This study repor...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.2006.055558
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Thirty patients who had undergone major abdominal surgery were randomly assigned to a continuous infusion of either 0.45 mg meptazinol/kg/hr or 0.3 mg pethidine/kg/hr. Analgesia was assessed by rating scale, ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (unbearable pain), and by questionnaire. Respiration rate was closely monitored ...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:
更新日期:1983-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We present an unusual case of extreme metabolic alkalosis resulting from severe hypokalaemia caused by unmonitored fludrocortisone therapy. Biochemical aspects of the disorder are discussed, as is the successful treatment with diuretics and potassium replacement. Some dangers of this therapy and necessary precautions ...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.59.694.506
更新日期:1983-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 12-year-old boy presented with typical features of short incubation tetanus. Spastic paraparesis with a mid-thoracic sensory level was present from the time of the initial examination. X-rays of the spine and lumbar myelogram were normal. The paraparesis improved rapidly and within a month the patient was free of ne...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.57.669.443
更新日期:1981-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Tissue auto-antibodies were investigated in fifty-one patients (twenty-five female, twenty-six male) receiving practolol for ischaemic heart disease or dysrhythmias and compared with those found in 204 patients (fifty-eight female, 146 male) with ischaemic heart disease who did not receive practolol. Antinuclear facto...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.53.616.75
更新日期:1977-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Prospective measurements of serum thyrotrophin and thyroxine concentrations were made in six patients with primary hypothyroidism treated consecutively with an incremental regimen of oral thyroxine. A fall in thyrotrophin occurred over several months, accompanied by a concurrent slow rise in serum thyroxine. Those pat...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.62.723.11
更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Children in India constitute a very high risk group from mortality and morbidity due to lack of specialised healthcare. Remote care of paediatric patients by offsite specialists using telemedicine technology is a highly potential solution for coping up with the shortage of specialists in Indian subcontinent. We at a t...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.2009.082735
更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Sir William Osler organized a journal club at McGill University in 1875, and several authors suggest that journal clubs were found in certain European countries (in particular, Germany and England) prior to that time. The evolution and development of the journal club, however, has not been recorded in the medical lite...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.63.740.475
更新日期:1987-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Vaginal vein thrombosis in a pregnant woman is reported. This entity should be differentiated from vaginal arteriovenous fistula which may cause severe antepartum, intrapartum and post-partum haemorrhage. The humoral and mechanical factors which favour the occurrence of varicosities and thrombosis are briefly describe...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.59.692.394
更新日期:1983-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::A previously fit man developed psittacosis with marked cerebellar symptoms and signs. He was febrile but not confused, and he responded rapidly to treatment with erythromycin. Even if respiratory symptoms are minimal, psittacosis and other atypical pneumonias should be considered in any patient presenting with fever a...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.64.751.382
更新日期:1988-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Supreme Court judgement in 'Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board' has caused a change in the law concerning the duty of doctors on disclosure of information to patients regarding risks. The law now requires a doctor to take reasonable care to ensure that the patient is aware of any material risks involved in any ...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2016-134236
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A case of seminoma of the testis complicated by an extensive granulomatous reaction is reported. This reaction was so florid that a benign condition was initially considered until further material for histology was examined and the correct diagnosis made. ...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.59.691.334
更新日期:1983-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:There are wide variations in survival after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The aim of this survey was to describe how equipment provision of resuscitation trolleys was deployed in a range of clinical ward areas. METHODS:The equipment in randomly selected resuscitation trolleys in all 14 South West Thames Re...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1136/pgmj.2004.026930
更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::In congestive heart failure (CHF) both the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system (RAAS) are activated. Both phenomena are only of short-term benefit and inevitably detrimental with prolonged activation. There are many possibilities for interaction between the systems, in particu...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Haemorrhage of small bowel origin may prove to be a clinical and diagnostic challenge, particularly when the bleeding is massive and continuous. Such a case is described where the source of blood loss was a jejunal vascular abnormality. ...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.67.789.683
更新日期:1991-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::It is a paradigm in cancer treatment that early detection and treatment improves survival. However, although screening measures lead to a higher rate of detection, for small bulk localised prostate cancer it remains unclear whether early detection and early treatment will lead to an overall decrease in mortality. The ...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.590
更新日期:2002-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 65 year old man was admitted with segmental consolidation of the left upper lobe after having stayed in a hotel for 2 days. He deteriorated rapidly on conventional antibiotic therapy and required ventilatory support. Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var. anitratus was grown from the sputum and blood cultures, which was t...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.69.818.934
更新日期:1993-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Rectal (both digital and rigid sigmoidoscopic) examination is an important part of the clinical examination. The aim of this study was to find out the opinions of the patients to this routine examination at the time of referral by their general practitioner and during their first hospital interview. Assessment of the ...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.67.792.904
更新日期:1991-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Parasites in the human breast are uncommon but not rare. Cysticercus and filariasis in fine needle breast aspirates have been documented and their cytomorphology is well characterised. However, the host tissue response to these parasites and the factors responsible for their initiation are not clear. Over a 21 year pe...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.165
更新日期:2002-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::This paper reports a clinical study of 20 cases of gangrenous ulcers of the scrotum and/or of the penis (Fournier's gangrene) and a review of previous publications. Even though found mostly in elderly male patients, the disease spares no age group and can involve the external genitalia in neonates and women as well. T...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1136/pgmj.70.826.568
更新日期:1994-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We report four cases of Bartter's syndrome in two consecutive generations of an Irish family. Diagnoses were made on the basis of characteristic clinical features, blood and urine biochemistry with additional evidence from renal biopsy in one case. The aetiology, treatment and inheritance of the syndrome are discussed...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.69.816.791
更新日期:1993-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:Grit is characterised by the ability to persevere during difficulties and maintain a sustained effort over an extended period of time. Throughout their careers, doctors will experience many periods of stress and difficulty. This may result in burnout, defined by the presence of exhaustion and disen...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133919
更新日期:2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Heart involvement by amyloid deposition remains the most challenging of all organ sytems that may become involved, in what is generally a systemic disease. The correct diagnosis of amyloid type is critical to selection of the appropriate and wide range of therapies. The treatment of amyloid heart disease comprises two...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2012-130854
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 12 year old boy presenting with hypercalcaemia (calcium 3.25 mmol/l) and osteopaenia with multiple osteolytic lesions was found to have acute lymphoblastic leukaemia without lymph-adenopathy or organomegaly. Hypercalcaemia is a rare feature of acute leukaemia, but the patients previously described all show very simi...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.69.812.483
更新日期:1993-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a condition characterised by eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract. Biliary obstruction is an unusual presentation. A case where the initial investigations were consistent with carcinoma of the head of pancreas but the resection specimen showed no malignancy is present...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pmj.78.922.498
更新日期:2002-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Post-radiation large vessel injury has not received as much attention as microvascular irradiation injury. A few studies have shown that common carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is increased after radiotherapy to the head and neck. However, in most of these studies, the irradiated subjects also had other ...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/pgmj.2008.068569
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:To explore which factors increase the likelihood of being deemed appointable to core anaesthesia training in the UK and whether those factors subsequently predict performance in postgraduate training. STUDY DESIGN:Observational study linking UK medical specialty recruitment data with postgraduate ...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2019-136390
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The in vitro activity of cefaclor was compared with that of cephalexin and cephradine. This new antibiotic was the most active of the oral agents against Haemophilus influenzae (especially non-beta-lactamase producing strains). It was also significantly more active against N. gonorrhoeae and the Enterobacteriaceae. Th...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1979-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ultrasound guidance has been reported to facilitate the performance of lumbar punctures (LPs). However, the use of ultrasound guidance has not yet received consistent conclusions. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the efficacy of ultrasound-guided LPs. PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Libr...
journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138238
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00