Cardiac arrhythmia and myocardial ischaemia related to cocaine and alcohol consumption.

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in heart failure patients. The aim of our audit was to evaluate the current practice in diagnosis and assessment of IDA in patients admitted with heart failure. STUDY DESIGN:We conducted a retrospective audit of pat...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Simon S,Ioannou A,Deoraj S,Metaxa S,Mandal AKJ,Missouris CG

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 25 year old woman with a 15-year history of paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria developed transient pancytopenia following infection with human parvovirus B19. This is the first report of transient pancytopenia in a patient with an acquired haemolytic anaemia due to parvovirus. The possible mechanism of pancytopeni...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Lakhani AK,Malkovska V,Bevan DH,Anderson MJ

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen patients with mild primary hyperparathyroidism who were taking thiazide diuretics intermittently for periods of up to 18 months were followed up for a mean of 5.3 years. No significant difference was found in either plasma total calcium corrected for albumin or whole blood ionized calcium in these patients be...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Farquhar CW,Spathis GS,Barron JL,Levin GE

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we have examined the ability of senior house officers in the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department to interpret electrocardiographs (ECGs) and tested the value of a single seminar and guidelines on interpretation. We prospectively audited ECG interpretation taken from notes over a two-month period and ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： White T,Woodmansey P,Ferguson DG,Channer KS

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrosing colonopathy is a recently described complication of cystic fibrosis, of unknown aetiology but possibly related to treatment with high-dose pancreatic enzyme supplements. We have used a whole gut perfusion technique to study subclinical gut inflammation in cystic fibrosis patients; concentrations of haemoglob...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Croft NM,Marshall TG,Ferguson A

更新日期：1996-03-01 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：: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：:Patients with coronary atherosclerosis present with angina, myocardial infarction and sudden death, most often caused by atherosclerotic stenosis complicated by spasm and/or occlusive thrombosis. All of these events have been shown to exhibit similar diurnal rhythms, with a peak incidence in the morning after waking a...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Selwyn AP,Raby K,Vita JA,Ganz P,Yeung A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increased serum amyloid A (SAA) levels have been investigated in various human malignancies, but a consistent perspective has not been established to date. This study systematically reviewed the association between SAA levels and cancers. METHODS:Cochrane Library, PubMed and Embase were carefully searched fo...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Zhou J,Sheng J,Fan Y,Zhu X,Tao Q,He Y,Wang S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was considered that the first dose reaction occurring with prazosin may have been due either to hypotension or to a specific reduction in cerebral blood flow. The development of a quantitative non-invasion nuclear medicine technique for cerebral flow has now made it possible to investigate the effects of prazosin o...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Rutland MD,Lee TY,Nimmon CC,Granowska M,Britton KE

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ganglioneuroblastoma in the spinal region is rare, the treatment of choice being surgical excision. We present a 21 year old male who was diagnosed to have this condition in the dorsolumbar spinal region. The tumour was extending intraspinally and was unresectable. Combination chemotherapy with Adriamycin (doxorubicin...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Raina V,Kamble R,Tanwar R,Singh SP,Sharma S

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:How medical students learn and develop the characteristics associated with good teaching in medicine is not well known. Information about this process can improve the academic preparation of medical students for teaching responsibilities. The purpose of this study was to determine how different experiences cont...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Henry BW,Haworth JG,Hering P

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report is the first description to our knowledge of a clinical case of bacterial calcification in human infective endocarditic vegetations. Partial calcification of bacteria within vegetations may be a further mechanism of bacterial protection from host defences and antibiotics. Similar calcification has r...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Poller DN,Curry A,Ganguli LA,Routledge RC

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infants of HBsAg-positive mothers (Group I) as well as those born to women without HBV markers (Group II) were vaccinated with a 10 micrograms dose of a recombinant DNA hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours after birth according to a 0, 1, and 2 month schedule, with a booster dose planned 12 months later. Vaccination re...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Meheus A,Alisjahbana A,Vranckx R,Sukadi A,Usman A,Ngantung W,Sugita E,Safary A,André F,Reniers J

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prognostication of newly diagnosed colorectal cancer (CRC) predominantly relies on stage as defined by the UICC-TNM and American Joint Committee on Cancer classifications. Tumour extent, lymph node status, tumour grade and the assessment of lymphatic and venous invasion are still the most important morphological progn...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Zlobec I,Lugli A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of gonococcal urethritis with bilateral tysonitis is discussed. The patient was treated successfully with oral tetracycline 500 mg 6 hourly for 10 days, with a complete resolution. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Abdul Gaffoor PM

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 2 cases of hypercalcaemia and hypercalciuria, with detectable levels of parathyroid hormone, which appeared to be precipitated by enteric fever. Extensive investigation of one case, including ultrasound, isotope scanning, angiography, computed tomographic scanning and surgical exploration, failed to detect a...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Connolly MJ,Snow MH,Farndon JR

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5 year old female child presented with a psoas haematoma as the first manifestation of haemophilia B. Molecular genetic studies were performed to investigate the inheritance of the disorder and the mechanisms by which females may express the haemophilia B phenotype are discussed. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Palmer S,Standen GR,Yates P,Oakhill A

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical significance of the abnormalities seen at left ventriculography in ischaemic heart disease is discussed. Aneurysms may be recognized when left ventriculography is combined with coronary arteriography to show the characteristic obliteration of the supplying artery. Localized areas of abnormal contraction s...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Khattri HN,Raphael MJ,Sharma B,Steiner RE,Goodwin JF

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep deprivation and fatigue from long-shift work impacts doctors' personal safety, inhibits cognitive performance and risks clinical error. The aim of this study was to assess the sleep quality of surgical trainees participating in European Working Time Directive-compliant training rotations within a UK de...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Brown C,Abdelrahman T,Lewis W,Pollitt J,Egan R,members of the Welsh Surgical Research Initiative.

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer in the world, and has a wide geographical variation. Eighty per cent of HCC is attributed to hepatitis B virus (HBV). The predominant carcinogenic mechanism of HBV associated HCC is through the process of liver cirrhosis, but direct oncogenic effects of HB...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Park NH,Song IH,Chung YH

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year-old woman presented with tendon and tuberous xanthomas. Plasma lipid levels were normal. Xanthomatosis with normal lipid levels is rare. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Handa R,Gupta K,Wali JP

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Circulating nitric oxide (NO) and lipid levels are closely associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). It is unclear whether the rs1799983 polymorphism in endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) gene is associated with plasma levels of NO and lipids. This systematic review and meta-analysis (Preferred Re...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Luo Z,Jia A,Lu Z,Muhammad I,Adenrele A,Song Y

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:This study aims to describe all unsolicited electronic invitations received from potential predatory publishers or fraudulent conferences over a 12-month period following the first publication as a corresponding author of a junior academician. STUDY DESIGN:Unsolicited invitations received at an in...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Mercier E,Tardif PA,Moore L,Le Sage N,Cameron PA

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a highly prevalent disease and is recognised as a major public health burden. Large-scale epidemiological studies have demonstrated an independent relationship between OSAS and various cardiovascular disorders. The pathogenesis of cardiovascular complications in OSAS is not ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Ryan S,Taylor CT,McNicholas WT

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term "natural childbirth" denotes an approach to childbirth characterised by a bias towards physical and mental hygiene in the management of pregnancy and labour. It emerged in Britain in the interwar period, partly as a response to the growing interventionism of mainstream obstetrics. Its appeal since then has re...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Moscucci O

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:The aim of this study was to investigate the association of fluid overload, measured by bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) and also by accumulated fluid balance, with 30-day mortality rates in patients admitted to the emergency department (ED). DESIGN:We conducted a prospective observa...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Kammar-García A,Pérez-Morales Z,Castillo-Martinez L,Villanueva-Juárez JL,Bernal-Ceballos F,Rocha-González HI,Remolina-Schlig M,Hernández-Gilsoul T

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the neurohormonal responses to oral administration of two drugs with different antihypertensive mechanisms, and their implications for long-term efficacy, we studied the changes in plasma renin activity, aldosterone, catecholamines and blood pressure after two cross-over periods of treatment with ca...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Rabinad E,Gaya J,Rivera F,Ingelmo M,Balcells A

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The NHS 'Choose Wisely' campaign places greater emphasis on the clinician-patient dialogue. Patients are often in receipt of their laboratory data and want to know whether they are normal. But what is meant by normal? Comparator data, to a measured value, are colloquially known as the 'normal range'. It is often assum...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Whyte MB,Kelly P

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated left ventricular non-compaction is a rare, morphologically distinct primary genetic cardiomyopathy, which was first described in children, but is becoming increasingly recognised in adults. The most common clinical manifestations include heart failure, arrhythmias and embolic events, and in children it may be...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Nair SB,Khattar RS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00