Oncogenic osteomalacia: strange tumours in strange places.

abstract：:Clomipramine may affect reproduction in male rats and dogs, while other psychotropic drugs can affect sperm motility in vitro. This study investigates the motility of hamster sperm and the fertilization of hamster eggs in vitro with epididymal sperm from alpha-chlorohydrin-pretreated males, and after preincubation wit...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Stein DM,Schnieden H

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a cross-over study, 10 healthy adult volunteers received 1 g cefaclor and 1 g cephalexin orally 1 hour after a standard breakfast. Serum levels of cefaclor rose somewhat faster and were higher than those of cephalexin in the first 60 minutes. At the end of the second hour the serum concentration of cephalexin was 5...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Simon C,Gatzemeier U

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assesses the economic benefits of misoprostol in the prophylaxis of gastric ulcers larger than 0.3 cm in patients with osteoarthritis receiving non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Independent epidemiological data were obtained for patients in Scotland and the West Midlands. Co-diagnosis of arthritis with...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Knill-Jones R,Drummond M,Kohli H,Davies L

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:What is the place of medico-historical cases in the professional practice of the disciplinary field of medicine and biology? How can these patients from the past be used for teaching and continuing medical education? How to justify their place in biomedical publications? In this article, we explain all the legitimacy ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Charlier P,Donnell S,Lippi D,Nerlich A,Asensi V,Perciaccante A,Appenzeller O,Bianucci R

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary heart disease, especially when it affects younger individuals, tends to cluster in families. Known risk factors occur in 50-75% of patients with myocardial infarction. Yet commonly occurring risk factors are not strongly inherited, and the familial aggregation of coronary heart diseas may not be attributable ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Epstein FH

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Meckel's diverticulum in a middle-aged man presenting acutely with haematemesis and melaena is reported. Such a presentation has not to our knowledge been previously reported in this age group. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Shaunak S,O'Donohue J

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients scheduled for elective coronary surgery received either propofol ('Diprivan') 1.5 mg/kg in emulsion or thiopentone 2 mg/kg for induction of anaesthesia. Vecuronium was used for neuromuscular blockade. Cardiovascular dynamics were recorded every minute until 6 min after intubation. Anaesthesia with prop...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Patrick MR,Blair IJ,Feneck RO,Sebel PS

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen patients suffering from various degrees of bone dysplasia and mental handicap with superimposed neuroses or psychotic episodes are reported. Known biochemical and chromosomal causes are noted. Mental states associated with syndromes and mental malfunctioning or impairment because of skeletal defects or other ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Jancar J

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long intergenic non-coding RNA 01296 (LINC01296) has been reported to play an important role in many human malignancies, but a consistent perspective has not been established now. To explore the prognostic value of LINC01296 in different types of human solid malignant tumours, we performed this meta-analysis.An electr...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dai C,Dai C,Ni H,Xu Z

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is much more common in tropical than in temperate countries. Visitors to the tropics are thus at risk from HBV, though the degree of risk, and the routes of infection involved are uncertain. We report serological markers of HBV in two groups of 2nd World War soldiers, who served ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gill GV,Bell DR,Vandervelde EM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most sensitive index of hepatic encephalopathy in 29 patients following a porta-caval shunt appeared to be the assessment of a close relative who had known the patient pre-operatively. They noticed that 19 of the 20 patients were mentally slower; 11 were markedly aggressive and 8 had become placid and uncaring abo...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gazzard BG,Price H,Dawson AM

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was performed on 28 elderly patients (mean age 82 years) who were dysphagic and intolerant of naso-gastric feeding. Twenty-six patients were recovering from a stroke; the interval between the onset of stroke and PEG averaged 63 days. The procedure was successful and well toler...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Finucane P,Aslan SM,Duncan D

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-invasive assessment of coronary artery patency has been attempted with different imaging modalities over the last few decades. The continuous motion of the heart, the respiratory movement, together with the small and tortuous nature of the coronary arteries, made this a technically challenging task. Over the last ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Yerramasu A,Venuraju S,Lahiri A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis of patients with metastatic adrenal cortical carcinoma is poor, and their disabling symptoms are usually unresponsive to conventional therapy. A patient with Cushing's syndrome secondary to a secretory adrenal cortical carcinoma was treated with octreotide, endocrine therapy and chemotherapy having faile...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Pandha HS,Harrington K,Saini S,Lynn J,Peters M,Waxman J

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Video evaluation of resuscitation is becoming increasingly integrated into practice in a number of clinical settings. The purpose of this review article is to examine how video may enhance clinical care during resuscitation. As healthcare and available therapeutic interventions evolve, re-evaluation of accepted paradi...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Lowe DJ,Dewar A,Lloyd A,Edgar S,Clegg GR

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of severe chronic iron deficiency anaemia secondary to blood loss from gastric angiodysplasia. The clinical features, diagnosis and management of this uncommon condition are discussed. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Tung KT,Millar AB

更新日期：1987-10-01 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 clinical syndrome of heart failure has been investigated so extensively that it may now almost be regarded as a metabolic disorder. Although an initial insult reduces cardiac pump efficacy, the resultant physiological response culminates in complex neurohormonal dysfunction. This has created confusion and prevente...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Wright DJ,Tan LB

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：:This paper reviews briefly the place of ipratropium bromide in the treatment of airways obstruction. Oxitropium bromide, a new quaternary ammonium compound derived from scopolamine was shown to be as effective a bronchodilator in a dose of 200 micrograms by inhalation as ipratropium bromide 80 micrograms in 20 patient...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Anderson G

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric symptoms are well recognized as a feature of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. We have applied a standardized psychiatric interview to 15 patients before and after surgery. Thirteen had a lower 'psychiatric score' (less psychiatric morbidity) after surgery and improvements were particularly seen i...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： McAllion SJ,Paterson CR

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognition and treatment of depression is a challenging area of clinical practice, especially in primary care where there are many patients with various presentations and a multitude of causes for distress. The prevalence of depression is increasing, and it is predicted to become second only to ischaemic heart di...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Lester H,Howe A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the adverse events reported by 12,917 patients treated with cephalexin in formal clinical trials. Six percent of all patients reported adverse events, and in 3% the association with the drug was thought to be definite or probable. In the remaining 3%, the relationship was uncertain. The gastrointest...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Burt RA

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Large population studies now demonstrate that frailty is prevalent in all adult age groups. Limited data exist on the association between frailty and surgical outcome in younger patients. The aim of the study was to explore the agreement between frailty identification tools and collect pilot data on their predi...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dale MacLaine T,Baker O,Burke D,Howell SJ

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on "second look" pelviscopic control in 438 cases of pelvic endometrosis, additional hormonal antigonadotrophin therapy with danazol represents the most effective treatment for endometriosis. The rationale is well explained by Dmowski and Scommegna (1976). As endocrine treatment alone cannot control severe cases...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Mettler L,Semm K

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to investigate the clinical and economic aspects of deliberate self-poisoning services in four teaching hospitals in Leeds, Leicester, Manchester and Nottingham. We investigated the management of the current self-harm episode, including direct in-hospital costs, in 456 individuals who presented...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Kapur N,House A,Creed F,Feldman E,Friedman T,Guthrie E

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with the unusual post mortem finding of myocardial metastatic carcinoid tumour without classical valvular or endocardial carcinoid disease is described. This rare occurrence may represent an aggressive type of carcinoid tumour, with metastatic disease occurring before the development of classical fibrous val...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Davis G,Birbeck K,Roberts D,Naqvi N

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：:The effects of cholestyramine in the peritoneal cavity of the rat are described. Cholestyramine causes mild peritonitis with adhesion formation between the liver and the omentum. In the management of biliary peritonitis, a lavage solution containing a suspension of cholestyramine would appear to be contra-indicated by...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Walker EM

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is the third most common cause of death in developed countries. In England and Wales, 1000 people under the age of 30 have a stroke each year. Cocaine is the most commonly used class A drug, and the first report of cocaine-induced stroke was in 1977. Since the development of alkaloidal "crack" cocaine in the 19...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Treadwell SD,Robinson TG

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00