A clinical trial using co-trimoxazole in an attempt to reduce wound infection rates in dog bite wounds.

abstract：:The reported impact of human monoclonal IgM antibody (HA1A) on the mortality rate from Gram-negative bacteraemia aroused considerable interest in its use in Glasgow Royal Infirmary. However, the commercial preparation of HA1A was extremely expensive. With this in mind, the Infirmary's Drugs and Therapeutics Committee ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Bell E,McCartney C

更新日期：1995-02-01 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：:Pregnancy is a time of great maternal physiological and metabolic changes. This affects the biochemical and haematological parameters used in the assessment of liver disease, and it is important to appreciate the different reference ranges in pregnancy to facilitate recognition of liver disorders in pregnancy. Due to ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Mackillop L,Williamson C

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of severe hypercalcaemia associated with a non-secretory multiple myeloma in the absence of skeletal deposits is described. The importance of considering this condition in the differential diagnosis of hypercalcaemia in the elderly is discussed. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Chew D,Playfer JR

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of digoxin (0.25 mg t.d.s.) given orally for 5 days, on sodium excretion, plasma renin activity, plasma aldosterone and blood pressure has been studied in 6 normotensive subjects, on a constant sodium intake. Average serum digoxin level measured in 5 subjects on the 5th day of treatment was in the upper ran...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Cappuccio FP,Markandu ND,Sagnella GA,MacGregor GA

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five per cent of patients with germ cell tumours of the testis will develop a further tumour in the contralateral testis. Standard treatment in such cases is a second orchidectomy, resulting in infertility, hormone replacement, and psychological morbidity. In this case report we explore the role of testis conservation...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Sawyer EJ,Oliver RT,Tobias JS,Badenoch DF

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：:We report a case of adult pyloric obstruction caused by the delayed presentation of a congenital gastric diverticulum. The derivation, classification and treatment of these abnormalities are discussed. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Hale PC,O'Flynn WR

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Localized fibrous mesothelioma of the pleura is an uncommon neoplasm. Very rarely (there have been three previous cases) it may occur as an isolated mediastinal tumour. Such a tumour was present for at least 3 years in a 47 year old man, causing shortness of breath and superior vena cava syndrome. A mass weighing over...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Balassiano M,Reichert N,Rosenman Y,Hertcheg E,Lieberman Y,Yellin A

更新日期：1989-10-01 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：:Various tumours, in particular lymphomas, have been reported in association with azathioprine treatment, both after renal transplantation and in other conditions. A case is reported here of acute myeloid leukaemia associated with azathioprine therapy for rheumatoid arthritis, and this is now the third case reported in...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gilmore IT,Holden G,Rodan KS

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 93 patients with hypertension uncontrolled by bendrofluazide 5 mg plus atenolol 100 mg daily, the effects of adding nifedipine (up to 60 mg/day, n = 31), prazosin (up to 20 mg/day, n = 31), or hydralazine (up to 200 mg/day, n = 31) were compared in a 6 month open random parallel group study. The three drugs did not...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Ramsay LE,Parnell L,Waller PC

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with chronic pancreatitis presented with a series of massive upper gastrointestinal haemorrhages due to bleeding into the pancreatic duct. This report emphasizes the value of intensive investigation before surgery, since it may be impossible to identify the site of bleeding at laparotomy. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Ribbans WJ,Pounder RE,Lindsay I

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old patient with treated Conn's syndrome due to multiple bilateral adrenocortical adenomata developed primary hyperparathyroidism. At operation, a parathyroid adenoma and a thyroid colloid nodule were found. Although adrenocortical adenomata and hyperplasia are common findings in multiple endocrine adenopath...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Fertig A,Webley M,Lynn JA

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 71 year old lady who presented with weight loss, rectal bleeding and bilateral foot drop having been previously fit and well. Clinical examination, laboratory investigation and postmortem examination confirmed the diagnosis of active Crohn's disease and acute peripheral neuropathy. The clinical course of t...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gariballa SE,Gunasekera NP

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the course of an obscure illness in a teenage girl it was eventually realized that the diagnosis was 'epidemic neuromyasthenia'. The illness which occurred between February and September 1976 was characterized by fatigue, pallor, headache, nuchal pain, alterations in mentation, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, p...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Corridan JP

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is the most common chronic disease in the West Indies, and is a major health problem today being among the 10 most common causes of death in the English-speaking territories of the region. Most patients have essential hypertension. Renal failure, stroke, and cardiac failure are the most common complicatio...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Grell GA

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with Gardner's syndrome are increasingly found to have polyps on routine upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and their risk of developing periampullary carcinoma is between 3-12%. We report a 45 year old man with Gardner's syndrome who presented with periampullary carcinoma 5 years after colectomy. Review of th...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Sinha J,Williamson RC

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genital herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2) is highly prevalent worldwide and an increasingly important cause of genital ulcer disease (GUD). Continued HSV2 transmission is facilitated by the large number of undiagnosed cases, the frequency of atypical disease and the occurrence of asymptomatic shedding. The lack of ea...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Paz-Bailey G,Ramaswamy M,Hawkes SJ,Geretti AM

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient presented with retroperitoneal fibrosis but without any ureteric obstruction. The diagnosis was made by an abdominal CT scan and also at laparotomy. Post-operatively, she developed hypertensive encephalopathy. An isotope renogram with captopril was abnormal but not diagnostic of renal artery stenosis. The pa...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Das D,Brigg J,Brown CM

更新日期：1999-12-01 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

authors： Bahemuka M

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The WHO estimates that by 2020 two-thirds of the diseases worldwide will be the result of unhealthy lifestyle habits. Less than half of primary care physician graduates feel prepared to give lifestyle behaviour counselling. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of lifestyle medicine (LM) course on self-repor...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Malatskey L,Bar Zeev Y,Tzuk-Onn A,Polak R

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome with polyps in the gall bladder is presented. No previous description of this finding has been reported. The literature regarding known sites of polyposis in this condition is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Foster DR,Foster DB

更新日期：1980-05-01 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:Right ventricular (RV) fractional area change and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) are recognised methods for assessing RV function. However, the way in which these variables are affected by varying degrees of pulmonary hypertension (PH) has not been well characterised. METHODS:RV end-syst...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： López-Candales A,Dohi K,Rajagopalan N,Edelman K,Gulyasy B,Bazaz R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catheter related sepsis, especially with staphylococci, is one of the most important complications of haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. In a prospective, randomized, open study of 129 haemodialysis patients, exit site infection and bacteraemia were significantly greater in the untreated group (18.2% each) than the...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Fong IW

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis of the appendix is rare. It is usually secondary to tuberculosis elsewhere in the abdomen. Tuberculosis of the appendix is not associated with any specific clinical features and diagnosis is revealed only after histopathological examination. Appendicectomy should be performed in all patients with abdomina...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Singh MK,Arunabh,Kapoor VK

更新日期：1987-10-01 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：:About 0.5% of infants are infected in utero with cytomegalovirus (CMV). As many as 20% become mentally retarded and a further substantial proportion suffer lesser degrees of brain damage. The need for a vaccine is greater than in the case of rubella. A live, tissue culture-adapted strain of CMV has been shown to produ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Stern H

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The healthcare industry has seen an increase in the adoption of team training, such as crew resource management (CRM), to improve teamwork and coordination within acute care medical teams. A meta-analysis was carried out in order to quantify the effects of CRM training on reactions, learning, behaviour and clinical ca...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： O'Dea A,O'Connor P,Keogh I

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00