Ulcerative colitis and sarcoidosis.

abstract：:We describe the case of an acromegalic woman with primary infertility who was treated with clomiphene, and subsequently developed pituitary apoplexy. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Walker AB,Eldridge PR,MacFarlane IA

更新日期：1996-03-01 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：: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：:A 63 year old woman had been intensively treated for recurrent carcinoma of the neck. Following acute vascular surgery of the carotid artery, she developed the vasodilatory type of the carotid sinus syndrome. The presentation of this type of the syndrome was remarkable, since it is usually associated with primary or m...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dees A,Baatenburg de Jong RJ,Meeuwis CA,de Boer MF,de Leeuw PW

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inflammatory neuropathies are a large diverse group of immune-mediated neuropathies that are amenable to treatment and may be reversible. Their accurate diagnosis is essential for informing the patient of the likely course and prognosis of the disease, informing the treating physician of the appropriate therapy an...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Lunn MP,Willison HJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：:Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) associated with disseminated intravascular clotting (DIC) is usually fatal. Such a combination generally occurs at the term of pregnancy or in the immediate postpartum period. A case of AFE with DIC following a hypertonic-saline-induced abortion, is reported. The patient was in the midtri...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Ballas S,Lessing JB,Michowitz M

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Programmed cell death (PCD) is an important terminal pathway for cells of multicellular organisms, and is involved in a variety of biological events that include morphogenesis, maintenance of tissue homeostasis, and elimination of harmful cells. Dysfunction of PCD leads to various diseases in humans, especially variou...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Sun Y,Peng ZL

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of cervical osteoid osteoma is reported, with a brief account of the diagnosis and treatment of these lesions. Cervical osteoid osteoma is rare but its pattern of presentation varies little and it should therefore be possible to suspect it on clinical grounds alone. Bone scanning is now regarded as more efficie...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Walker AP

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve healthy volunteers took part in a randomised, double-blind, balanced, cross-over study to investigate the effect of misoprostol on the pharmacokinetics of propranolol. The subjects took propranolol 80 mg twice daily by mouth plus either misoprostol 400 micrograms twice daily or placebo by mouth for 14.5 days, f...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Bennett PN,Fenn GC,Notarianni LJ,Lee CE

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:Genome-wide association studies have revealed an association of ADAMTS7 polymorphisms with the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Nonetheless, the role of ADAMTS7 polymorphisms on myocardial infarction (MI) risk remains poorly understood. Here, we aim to evaluate the effect of ADAMTS7 tag single nucl...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Liang LL,Zhou YL,Cheng J,Xiao YT,Tang ZB,Liu SM,Lian JC,Wang XX,Liu X,Xiong XD

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:A 60 year old woman with computed tomographic-verified bilateral thalamic infarction is described. She demonstrated downward gaze paralysis, amnesia and hypersomnolence. On the functional level such tasks as walking and eating were disconcerting. Although there have been only a few reports of the complete triad it may...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Nagaratnam N,Ghougassian DF,Mugridge V

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Obesity in mid-life may increase the risk of subsequent dementia. Our objective was to study this risk, focusing on differences by age at the time of recording of obesity, in a large defined population. METHODS:A record linkage cohort study was undertaken using national administrative statistical data on hos...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Wotton CJ,Goldacre MJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight patients with endobronchial tuberculosis diagnosed on bronchoscopy were treated with antituberculosis drugs and a course of prednisone. The progress of the endobronchial lesions was assessed on repeated examinations. The course of the disease was variable and the endobronchial narrowing improved in two patients ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Chan HS,Sun A,Hoheisel GB

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF STUDY:The aim of the study is to describe the prevalence of illicit drug use in England and Wales using data from the UK Survey of Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs (NMURx) programme and to compare against the well-established Crime Survey England and Wales (CSEW). The rationale is that recreational and ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Ng FL,Rockhill K,Black J,May KP,Whittington MD,Wood DM,Dargan PI,Green JL

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 114 patients (52 males and 62 females) with long-standing pernicious anaemia, hypoferritinaemia was found in 27 (23.7%) and hypochromic microcytic anaemia in 19 (16.6%). Our findings indicate that iron deficiency is a common yet neglected complication of long-standing pernicious anaemia and warrants greater diagnos...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Atrah HI,Davidson RJ

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics of a single oral dose of clomipramine were examined in a group of depressed patients, 8 female and 2 male with a mean age of 51 years (range 21-78). Their mean clomipramine half-life was 36 hours and mean plasma clomipramine clearance 73 litres per hour, with a wide range in each case. These resul...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dawling S,Braithwaite RA,McAuley R,Montgomery SA

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostatic involvement is an unusual complication of Wegener's granulomatosis. We report two cases with this complication and emphasize the importance of recognizing this manifestation in diagnosis and management of the disease condition. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Tung KT,Woolf A,Falzon M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of second-generation calcium antagonists are dihydropyridines, some of which show vascular selectivity. Several new dihydropyridines have been developed with comparable pharmacodynamic properties to existing calcium antagonists in this class and greatly improved kinetic half-lives. Of these agents, amlodi...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Opie LH

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms of the antinociceptive action of flupirtine, a novel non-opioid analgesic, were investigated in animals. It was found that this effect could be abolished by pre-treatment with reserpine. Furthermore, it could be dose-dependently antagonized by yohimbine and changes in the EEG of the rat observed after a...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Szelenyi I,Nickel B

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of primary purulent meningococcal pericarditis presenting with chest pain, hypotension and cardiac tamponade followed by oliguric renal failure is reported. Treatment with antibiotics and surgical drainage was successful. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Ramsdale DR,Kaul TK,Coulshed N

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a poorly differentiated clear cell adenocarcinoma of the ovary presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin is reported. Following resection of the tumour, her pyrexia resolved completely. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Schofield PM,Kirsop BA,Reginald P,Harington M

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of coeliac disease associated with thyroid enlargement are presented. One had a large simple adenomatous goitre which was removed surgically and the other had histological confirmation of lymphadenoma (Hashimoto's disease). ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Robinson TJ

更新日期：1977-02-01 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：:Renal disease in Churg-Strauss syndrome is generally thought to be benign in nature, thereby distinguishing this rare condition from other necrotizing vasculitides. We report a case in which acute renal failure developed during the aggressive vasculitic phase of the illness requiring dialysis therapy. After one week o...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Davenport A,McDicken I,Goldsmith HJ

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty patients with seasonal rhinitis and a proven sensitivity to pollens were studied for 2 weeks during the pollen season of 1982. The study was carried out according to a double-blind, double-dummy design. All patients received 100 micrograms beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) into each nostril twice daily (400 micr...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dunn AM,Wilson RS,Baggott PJ

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a 78-year-old woman with clinical acute hypopituitarism in whom pathologic findings showed lymphocytic hypophysitis and retroperitoneal fibrosis. Lymphocytic hypophysitis should be included in the differential diagnosis of hypopituitarism at any age. The association with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Alvarez A,Cordido F,Sacristán F

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of renal anaemia by recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) is now well established. Several studies have examined the pharmacokinetics and efficacy of the drug given intravenously, intraperitoneally and subcutaneously and there is increasing evidence that the subcutaneous route has several advantages inc...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Macdougall IC,Hutton RD,Coles GA,Williams JD

更新日期：1991-01-01 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