Bacteraemia after manipulation of the urinary tract. The importance of pre-existing urinary tract disease and compromised host defences.

abstract：:A 5-year-old girl presented with a swelling in the right axilla from which Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare was cultured. The gland was excised and she made an uneventful recovery. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Colley EW,Cox RA

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of mediastinal carcinoid tumour with superior vena cava obstruction, and osteolytic as well as osteoblastic secondaries in the bones is described. The relevant literature is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Aggarwal P,Sharma SK,Chattopadhyay TK,Mukhopadhyay AK

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some antifungal agents have been tested qualitatively in various associations against species of Candida, Cryptococcus and Torulopsis. The method used was the channel test and the results are confirmed by comparison with the serial dilution test in agar. The antagonism in vitro with the combination of amphotericin B i...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dupont B,Drouhet E

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure is a major problem worldwide; it is the leading cause of hospitalisation and is posing a huge financial burden. Advances in healthcare have contributed to increased life expectancy, with a resultant increase in the number of patients with chronic heart failure. For many patients who are still severely sy...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Patel S,Nicholson L,Cassidy CJ,Wong KY

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary hyperkalaemic paralysis is a rare condition often mimicking the Guillain-Barré syndrome. There have been a few case reports of hyperkalaemia caused by renal failure, trauma, and drugs where the presentation has been with muscle weakness. A case of hyperkalaemic paralysis caused by an angiotensin converting e...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dutta D,Fischler M,McClung A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 17 patients with essential hypertension administration of labetalol alone resulted in a significant reduction in supine systolic and diastolic blood pressure of 14% and 17%, respectively. Seven patients attained a diastolic pressure less than equal to 95 mmHg. A significant postural fall in systolic blood pressure ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Rasmussen S,Nielsen PE

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A well documented sporadic case of multiple endocrine adenomatosis (MEA) type I, with the pituitary tumour presenting as a prolactinoma, is described in a 28-year-old female. Primary amenorrhoea, resulting from hyperprolactinaemia, was the first symptom of the polyglandular neoplasia. A gastrinoma was removed from the...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Vandeweghe M,Braxel K,Schutyser J,Vermeulen A

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 46 year old Nigerian man presented with a four week history of progressive bilateral visual loss. He had been unwell, with weight loss, fever, and night sweats for six months. Dilated fundoscopy revealed macular haemorrhages and diffuse Roth's spots. The patient was found to be severely anaemic and a bone marrow asp...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Vose MJ,Charles SJ

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of ranitidine (150 mg twice daily) and cimetidine (200 mg three times daily and 400 mg at night) in the short-term healing of duodenal ulcer has been assessed in a randomized controlled trial involving 106 patients. There were 3 drop-outs. Forty-two out of 53 patients (79%) treated with ranitidine had hea...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Lee FI,Fielding JD,Costello FT

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital clubbing has been a well recognised feature of several distinct clinical conditions, including respiratory, cardiac, and gastrointestinal diseases since the Hippocratic era. However, clubbing associated with Behçet's disease has not been reported before. We describe a case of clubbing in a young man with Behçe...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Benekli M,Güllü IH

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about orthostatic blood pressure regulation in acute stroke. We determined postural haemodynamic responses in 40 patients with acute stroke (mild or moderate severity) and 40 non-stroke control in-patients, at two days ('Day 1') and one week ('Week 1') post-admission. Following a 10-minute supine rest ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Panayiotou B,Reid J,Fotherby M,Crome P

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Leptin, synthesised by adipocytes, has been identified as a hormone that can influence inflammatory activity. Several studies have investigated leptin levels in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), but the results are not consistent. This study aims to derive a more precise evaluation on the relationship between ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Xie XF,Huang XH,Shen AZ,Li J,Sun YH

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 84 year old woman who was a heavy smoker presented with clinical features suggestive of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease complicated by left ventricular failure. She responded poorly to treatment and then the finding of stridor, only when she was in the supine position, led to the diagnosis of...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Antonios TF,Singer DR,Millard FJ,Wilson AG,MacGregor GA

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rectal swabs obtained from 10 of 49 chronic-care geriatric patients were positive for Clostridium difficile, for a prevalence rate of 20.4%. Simultaneous sampling of 29 patients in an acute geriatric ward revealed four colonized patients, for a prevalence rate of 13.7%. A prospective study of C. difficile colonization...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Rudensky B,Rosner S,Sonnenblick M,van Dijk Y,Shapira E,Isaacsohn M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Chancellor of the Exchequer's recent announcements to devolve decision making power from Whitehall to 30 English regions provide a challenge to use devolution to deliver more favourable health outcomes. However evaluation of devolved health models internationally is scarce, because it is rarely considered. Evidenc...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Doyle Y,Johnstone P

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This explorative study was triggered by the '#hellomynameis' campaign initiated by Dr Kate Granger in the UK. Our objectives were twofold: first, to measure rates of introduction in an Irish hospital setting by both consultant and non-consultant hospital doctors. Second to establish whether such practices we...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gillen P,Sharifuddin SF,O'Sullivan M,Gordon A,Doherty EM

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden cardiac death is the leading cause of mortality among young athletes with an incidence of 1-2 per 100,000 athletes per annum. It is described as 'an event that is non-traumatic, non-violent, unexpected, and resulting from sudden cardiac arrest within six hours of previously witnessed normal health'. Most predis...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Pugh A,Bourke JP,Kunadian V

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The implementation of modernizing medical careers (MMC) has resulted in some specialties being allocated very inexperienced trainees such as ophthalmology. We aim to describe the process of implementation of MMC and how it may affect the service provision in smaller specialities such as ophthalmology. A methodical app...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Patel N,Zia R,Dewitd D,Morris S,Ionides A

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients presented with hypophosphataemic osteomalacia and were subsequently found to have small tumours unusual histopathology and location causing the osteomalacia. Each tumour was found after an intensive search for occult masses. Studies of vitamin D metabolism and renal tubular function before and after surge...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Weiss D,Bar RS,Weidner N,Wener M,Lee F

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under certain circumstances, living wills or advance directives may carry legal force in the UK. This paper traces the development of advance directives, clarifies their current legal position and discusses potential problems with their use. Case histories are used to illustrate some of the common dilemmas which docto...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Stewart K,Bowker L

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraperitoneal free gas seen radiologically as air under the diaphragm nearly always indicates a perforated abdominal viscus that requires surgical intervention. Rarely, however, the presence of a pneumoperitoneum may not indicate an intra-abdominal perforation and thus may not require laparotomy. Such a situation is...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Williams NM,Watkin DF

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old housewife with a 14-year history of relapsing polyneuropathy of unknown cause who has apparently responded to azathioprine therapy is described. The place of this form of treatment in idiopathic polyneuropathy is discussed. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Pentland B

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of sulphasalazine in inflammatory bowel disease is often limited by intolerance or allergy. In previous studies 5-aminosalicylic acid (5ASA), the active ingredient of sulphasalazine, coated with an acrylic resin, has been shown to be as effective as sulphasalazine in maintaining remission. In this study coated...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Donald IP,Wilkinson SP

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 91 patients with bronchiectasis seen over 6 years, a positive mycobacterial culture was obtained in 12 cases (13%). The organisms isolated were Mycobacterium tuberculosis in nine cases, Mycobacterium avium in two cases and Mycobacterium tuberculosis and chelonei were obtained on separate occasions in one case. Comp...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Chan CH,Ho AK,Chan RC,Cheung H,Cheng AF

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence, aetiology and possible inheritance of duodenal diverticula remain controversial. These aspects are discussed through the presentation of a family, in which duodenal diverticula occurred in a man and his two sons. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such family documented in the medical liter...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Sternberg A,Deutsch AA,Kott I,Reiss R

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of cold in the manifestations of coronary heart disease is reviewed. The mechanisms involved which may include increased peripheral resistance and increased coronary vascular resistance are unclear. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Hall RJ,Bullock RE,Albers C

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When plasma renin activity is related to sodium balance as evaluated from urinary sodium excretion, a physiological index of normality is obtained along with the ability to detect subtle variations in renin secretion. This has made it possible to correlate more closely the antihypertensive action of propranolol with t...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Laragh JH,Bühler FR

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The causes of death, as determined by autopsy, in 10 patients dying from the acute effects of phaeochromocytoma were myocardial infarction (five patients), left ventricular failure (two patients), cerebral haemorrhage (two patients) and circulatory collapse with malignant phaeochromocytoma (one patient). Most patients...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Cohen CD,Dent DM

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of prostaglandins in inflammation is still disputed. Some workers have attempted to fit prostaglandins into a simple model, i.e. inflammatory leads to chemical mediator leads to vascular response. Recent work has shown that this approach may be misleading. An alternative model is proposed, involving the inter...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Williams TJ

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of left-sided subphrenic abscess, secondary to perforation of a carcinoma of stomach, is described. The patient presented with a palpable spleen which was shown to be normal in size but displaced by the subphrenic collection. The importance of correct interpretation of this physical sign is discussed. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Snape J,Baker AR,Rees Y

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00