Tuberculosis of the appendix--a report of 17 cases and a suggested aetiopathological classification.

abstract：:Two sisters suffered from thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura late in their first pregnancies. HLA typing of the patients and their immediate family members demonstrated no obvious relationship. Hereditary aspects, association with pregnancy, prognosis and management of pregnant women with TTP are discussed. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Alqadah F,Zebeib MA,Awidi AS

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excess body weight, as defined by the body mass index (BMI), has been associated with several diseases and includes subjects who are overweight (BMI≥25-29.9 kg/m(2)) or obese (BMI≥30 kg/m(2)). Overweight and obesity constitute the fifth leading risk for overall mortality, accounting for at least 2.8 million adult deat...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Bardou M,Barkun AN,Martel M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman presented with painful enlargement of her parotid and submandibular glands. She was shown to have the previously unreported combination of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Sjögren's syndrome, Hashimoto's disease, and myasthenia gravis. Parotid gland biopsy and bone marrow examination showed the presence of...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Savage AW,Shareef DS,Maher EJ,Bennett MH,Thomas DJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously healthy patient developed serologically-proven Yersinia pseudotuberculosis enterocolitis and made a complete recovery. Over a year later, further gastrointestinal symptoms developed and Crohn's disease was diagnosed. The possible relevance to the aetiology of Crohn's disease is discussed. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Treacher DF,Jewell DP

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of developing an overt malignancy after an isolated deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is poorly documented. We therefore reviewed a series of patients in whom a solitary idiopathic DVT had been proven by venography at least 12 months earlier. No patient had developed a malignancy at follow-up. However, decreased f...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： O'Connor NT,Cederholm-Williams SA,Fletcher EW,Allington M,Sharp AA

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of captopril monotherapy on blood pressure and metabolism was investigated in a placebo-controlled study in 30 non-insulin dependent (Type II) diabetic subjects during a 3-week observation period (run-in/drug; placebo/wash-out) on a metabolic ward. Captopril significantly reduced both systolic and diastolic...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Rett K,Wicklmayr M,Tschollar W,Dietze G,Mehnert H

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a woman with a large benign villous papilloma of the rectum, presenting with sodium and water depletion and later complicated by persistent hypokalaemia, is described. The patient also suffered from primary hypogonadism and diabetes. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Bamford JK,Galbraith HJ,Pender BW

更新日期：1965-04-01 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：:I report a case of a large liver abscess causing a severe debilitating condition in which the diagnosis was delayed by several weeks following two normal ultrasound scans at days 5 and 19 of the illness. Up to one in four cases of liver abscess can be missed on ultrasound. A high degree of clinical suspicion must be m...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Bunney RG

更新日期：1988-05-01 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：: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：:To determine the prevalence and extent of autonomic neuropathy amongst Africans with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), we investigated 50 such patients at our clinic. Mean age (+/- 1 s.d.) was 26 +/- 6 years, male:female ratio was equal (25M:25F) and duration of diabetes was 4.0 +/- 3.0 years. A battery of s...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Tuch PS,Gill GV,Huddle KR

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motor neurone disease (MND), or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a neurodegenerative disorder of unknown aetiology. Progressive motor weakness and bulbar dysfunction lead to premature death, usually from respiratory failure. Confirming the diagnosis may initially be difficult until the full clinical features ar...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Talbot K

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:104 consecutive patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding admitted to a district general hospital over a period of 20 months were considered for laser photocoagulation. 58 patients were found to have peptic ulcers, of which 42 had stigmata of recent haemorrhage accessible to laser photocoagulation. 17 were treated...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Homer AC,Powell S,Vicary FR

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postgraduate medical education (PME) quality assurance at Health Education England (HEE) currently relies upon survey data. As no one metric can reflect all aspects of training, and each has its limitations, additional metrics should be explored. At HEE (West Midlands), we explored the use of learner outcomes, special...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Pinnell J,Tranter A,Cooper S,Whallett A

更新日期：2020-11-12 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：:Six cases of tuberculous meningitis, all occurring in patients over the age of 65, are described. All patients presented with an acute illness, primarily with a confusional state. Headache was a symptom in only two patients and the cases were not confined to ethnic minority groups. The mortality was 50%. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dixon PE,Hoey C,Cayley AC

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman aged 35 years from the Philippines presented with epigastric discomfort associated with an epigastric mass. On examination the liver was markedly enlarged. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Kreel L

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of deliberate overdose of barium sulphide in a psychiatric setting is presented, with resulting flaccid paralysis, malignant arrhythmia, respiratory arrest and severe hypokalaemia, but ultimately with complete recovery. The degree of paralysis appears to be related directly to serum barium levels. The value of ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Thomas M,Bowie D,Walker R

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical, endocrinological and computed tomographic features of three patients with unusual manifestations or complications of craniofacial involvement of fibrous dysplasia are presented. One patient with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia presented in late pregnancy with acute onset of bilateral optic nerve compression an...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Daly BD,Chow CC,Cockram CS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with a rise in cardiac troponin T (cTnT) concentrations during the course of lobar pneumonia, without any evidence of acute coronary syndrome or renal failure, are presented. The increase in cTnT concentration is considered a highly sensitive marker of cardiac injury, although it may also rise in other co...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Weinberg I,Cukierman T,Chajek-Shaul T

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：:Serum concentrations of LH, FSH, testosterone and prolactin were measured in patients with hypertension treated with propranolol (34 cases), methyldopa (13 cases), and methyldopa + propranolol (11 cases). The results were compared with those obtained in 18 controls (hospital out-patients). There were no differences in...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Taylor RG,Crisp AJ,Hoffbrand BI,Maguire A,Jacobs HS

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of clinical governance in New Zealand has been pivotal to the country's health policy since 2009. Some of the key findings from one component of a national assessment project, which involved interviews with health professionals and managers at 19 of the country's 20 district health boards, are reviewed...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gauld R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The side effects of conventional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on the stomach is undoubtedly a serious public health problem contributing significantly to the morbidity and mortality of patients receiving these drugs. However, the damage of NSAIDs is not confined to the stomach. Indeed the short term ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Adebayo D,Bjarnason I

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm currently accounts for about 1 in 200 deaths and is a critical surgical emergency with an average hospital mortality of 50%. The combination of acute massive haemorrhage in an elderly patient with pre-existing medical disease is highly lethal and a major challenge for any health care...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Brimacombe J,Berry A

更新日期：1994-04-01 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：PURPOSE:Two questions were addressed: (1) How much physical activity do patients with diabetes perform? (2) What are the perceived factors that prevent patients from doing more physical activity? RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:Interview based questionnaires were distributed to consecutive patients attending the Diabetes ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Thomas N,Alder E,Leese GP

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously fit man developed psittacosis with marked cerebellar symptoms and signs. He was febrile but not confused, and he responded rapidly to treatment with erythromycin. Even if respiratory symptoms are minimal, psittacosis and other atypical pneumonias should be considered in any patient presenting with fever a...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Shee CD

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with acquired von Willebrand disease may present with severe bleeding, which is usually difficult to manage. Adequate haemostasis in acquired von Willebrand disease may be achieved with the infusion of factor VIII/von Willebrand factor concentrates or with the administration of desmopressin. We report a case ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Van Genderen PJ,Papatsonis DN,Michiels JJ,Wielenga JJ,Stibbe J,Huikeshoven FJ

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00