The role of the media.

abstract：:Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder, prevalent in about 1% of the population. Almost half of the patients with epilepsy are women. Epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs can affect each aspect of the female human life cycle which includes menstrual cycle, contraception, fertility, conception, pregnancy and menopause....

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gooneratne IK,Wimalaratna S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular function was evaluated non-invasively in hypertensive patients treated with indapamide by means of echographically determined velocity of circumferential fibre shortening (VCF). A statistically significant reduction in mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure in both the standing and supine position...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Horgan JH,O'Donovan A,Teo KK

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of widespread cutaneous vasculitis are described in association with diltiazem, a recently introduced calcium antagonist. In both cases, spontaneous resolution occurred over several weeks following withdrawal of the drug. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Sheehan-Dare RA,Goodfield MJ

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-hundred and nine patients were entered into a prospective, randomized trial in order to determine whether a vertical or transverse abdominal incision is the more satisfactory in producing sound wounds. Ninety-six patients were randomized between paramedian and transverse incisions, and followed up for at least 1 y...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Ellis H,Coleridge-Smith PD,Joyce AD

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Audience response systems (ARSs) are electronic devices that allow educators to pose questions during lectures and receive immediate feedback on student knowledge. The current literature on the effectiveness of ARSs is contradictory, and their impact on student learning remains unclear. OBJECTIVES:This rand...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Mains TE,Cofrancesco J Jr,Milner SM,Shah NG,Goldberg H

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing inferior vena cava (IVC) filter insertion are not well reported. Particularly, the role of long term anticoagulation in these patients is unclear. AIMS:(1) To describe in a cohort of patients undergoing IVC filter insertion, underlying diseases, indicati...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dovrish Z,Hadary R,Blickstein D,Shilo L,Ellis MH

更新日期：2006-02-01 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 aortic root links the left ventricle and ascending aorta and functions as a support structure for the aortic valve. It can be affected by a variety of congenital and acquired conditions, some of which are potentially life threatening. Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging are established non-inva...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Vargas HA,Hoey ET,Gopalan D,Agrawal SK,Screaton NJ,Gulati GS

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the relationship between group A streptococcal upper respiratory tract infection and the development of acute rheumatic fever has been known for many years, the pathogenetic mechanism(s) have never been defined. Thus, the mechanism of damage to the valves and to the myocardium in patients with rheumatic fever...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Kaplan EL

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of fatal pseudomembranous enterocolitis associated with ampicillin therapy is described and possible mechanisms for its production discussed. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Read L,Cove-Smith JR

更新日期：1977-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Postgraduate medical education bodies and national patient safety institutes recommend that trainees develop patient safety competencies such as those for Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) rounds, yet there exists no model for their educational delivery. OBJECTIVE:We studied the effect of a single educational i...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Mondoux SE,Frank JR,Kwok ESH,Cwinn AA,Lee AC,Calder LA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of beta-blockers in improving exercise tolerance in angina pectoris can be accounted for by the reduction in heart rate and arterial pressure than they produce. The failure of a few patients to respond despite reduction in heart rate and the failure of those who do respond to obtain the full expected benefi...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Robinson BF

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with irreversible chronic kidney disease who require dialysis immediately are a subset of ultra late referrals for whom the term chronic kidney disease presenting acutely might usefully be applied. Although well known to nephrologists and recognised as a specific group with considerable problems, li...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Wolfe M,Almond A,Robertson S,Donaldson K,Isles C

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the case report of a child with abdominal epilepsy who had suffered from abdominal pain for several months under the label of psychogenic pain. The important historical clues were pallor and cold sweating during the paroxysm, followed by lethargy and prolonged sleep. An abnormal electroencephalogra...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Singhi PD,Kaur S

更新日期：1988-04-01 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：: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

authors： Achar KN,Johny M,Achar MN,Menon NK

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of spiral technology to computed tomography (CT) scanners in the late 1980s has revolutionised the field of CT. Spiral CT offers definite practical benefits over conventional scanners and has expanded the role of CT through the development of new scanning techniques. CT scanning now rivals magnetic re...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Kearney SE,Garvey CJ

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a tertiary referral centre of spinal surgery, the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) handles hundreds of spinal cases a year, often with complex pathology and complex care needs. Despite this, issues were raised at the RNOH following lack of sufficient documentation of preoperative and postoperative clinica...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Pace V,Farooqi O,Kennedy J,Park C,Cowan J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review presents our experience in the use of propranolol in the management of cardiac infarction. The drug has now been shown to have a definite place, not only in the prevention of cardiac infarction, but also in the treatment of some of the complications. The drug has also been advocated because it may minimiz...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Sloman G,Hunt D,Ross D

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of ketoacidosis in out-patient diabetics treated with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) has received little attention. We report two such cases of ketosis, each precipitated by infection and occurring in patients previously well controlled on CSII. This report illustrates that the risk of ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Boulton AJ,Knight G,Drury J,Ward JD

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schönlein-Henoch purpura may be complicated by hypoproteinaemia, which in most patients is due to the development of nephrotic syndrome. However, in some proteinuria is insignificant and enteric protein loss has been suggested as the cause. A case with supportive evidence for this is reported. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Waller DG,Dalziel KL

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purtscher's retinopathy presents to the clinician as loss of vision in a patient with a history of a possible precipitating event such as recent major trauma, pancreatitis, childbirth or renal failure. The ophthalmological picture is one of ischaemia at the posterior pole with white patches of oedema and haemorrhages ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Buckley SA,James B

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24 year old woman living in the Mediterranean region of Turkey present with a three-month history of weight loss and irregular fever that was peaking at 40 degrees C with shivering. No definite aetiology could be identified in a local hospital. A bacterial infection had been suspected, but antibiotic therapy, at fir...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Büyükaşik Y,Ileri NS,Haznedaroğlu IC,Demiroğlu H,Dündar S

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty two cases of tuberculosis of the breast encountered over a 15 year period and accounting for 3% of all breast lesions are reported. The classic presentation was a breast lump with associated sinus in 39%, isolated breast lump in 23%, sinus without lump in 12%, and tender nodularity in 23% of the patients. Associ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Khanna R,Prasanna GV,Gupta P,Kumar M,Khanna S,Khanna AK

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of, and implement a diagnostic strategy for, imported helminth infection in the gastroenterology clinic. DESIGN:A retrospective study of eosinophil count and probable tropical exposure (phase I) followed by a prospective study of parasitological investigation (phase II). SETTING:G...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Smith PJ,Theis B,McCartney S,Brown M

更新日期：2012-01-01 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

abstract：:A deceased 79 year old man with a permanent cardiac pacemaker was due to be cremated, but the pacemaker generator was not detectable by palpation. A hand held metal detector to locate the device so that it could be extracted before cremation. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gale CP,Mulley GP

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head injury from physical abuse is unfortunately a common occurrence in our society. It is a major cause of mortality and long-term physical and psychological disability in children. Diagnosis of non-accidental head injury may be difficult, as most infants present with non-specific clinical findings and without extern...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Rajaram S,Batty R,Rittey CD,Griffiths PD,Connolly DJ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Essential Skills in the Management of Surgical Cases (ESMSC) is a novel 3-day international undergraduate surgical masterclass. Its current curriculum (Cores integrated for Research-Ci4R) is built on a tetracore, multiclustered architecture combining high-fidelity and low-fidelity simulation-based learning (...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Sideris M,Hanrahan J,Tsoulfas G,Theodoulou I,Dhaif F,Papalois V,Papagrigoriadis S,Velmahos G,Turner P,Papalois A

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00