The journal club and medical education: over one hundred years of unrecorded history.

abstract：:Seventy-eight clinically euthyroid patients with atrial dysrhythmias, either established or paroxysmal, and sixty-three patients in sinus rhythm with coronary disease were screened for hyperthyroidism using thyroid function tests including the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) response to thyrotrophin-releasing hormon...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Symons C,Myers A,Kingstone D,Boss M

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68 year old man developed cranial diabetes insipidus 3 years after the diagnosis of myelofibrosis, coincident with a marked increase in nucleated cell count. No mass lesion was demonstrable on computed tomographic or magnetic resonance imaging. It is suggested that hypothalamic damage was caused by local infiltratio...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dornan TL,Gillett G,Jones PA,Jeffcoate WJ

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retroperitoneal fibrosis, either idiopathic or associated with aortic inflammatory aneurysm, is a chronic fibrotic disease that causes progressive obstruction of ureters and vessels around the lower abdominal aorta. Treatment is often difficult (surgery) or hazardous (steroids). We report a case of a woman with retrop...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Frankart L,Lorge F,Donckier J

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans peritonitis developed in a 48-year-old man with a perforated gastric ulcer who subsequently was treated with intravenous amphotericin B. The drug penetrated well into the inflamed peritoneal cavity and eradicated the organism from the peritoneal fluid. Nevertheless, at post-mortem, Candida organisms w...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Peterson LR,Kelty RH,Hall WH,Votava HJ

更新日期：1978-05-01 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：: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：:This paper discusses the relationship between panic and other symptoms of anxiety disorders. The approach to classification of these disorders described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Third Edition) of the American Psychiatric Association is outlined. It is concluded that there are subst...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Brandon S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric cancer is a cause of significant morbidity and mortality. There are several risk factors, with occupation emerging as one of these. There is considerable evidence that occupations in coal and tin mining, metal processing, particularly steel and iron, and rubber manufacturing industries lead to an increased ris...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Raj A,Mayberry JF,Podas T

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention is drawn to the fact that in a number of types of short-limbed dwarfism a precise diagnosis can be made in the neonatal period. Examples are given and the prognostic and genetic implications are discussed. It is important to be able to advise parents of the likely outlook for the infant and of the genetic im...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Mukherji RN,Moss PD

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is described who developed acute pericarditis during a severe first attack of Crohn's disease. The opportunity was taken to measure levels of circulating immune complexes, both during the acute phase of the illness and during convalescence; no significant change in these levels from normal values was found. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Manomohan V,Subbuswamy SG,Willoughby CP

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are wide variations in survival after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The aim of this survey was to describe how equipment provision of resuscitation trolleys was deployed in a range of clinical ward areas. METHODS:The equipment in randomly selected resuscitation trolleys in all 14 South West Thames Re...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Hogh L,Kane I,Bhalla A,Ward MC

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori is associated with gastritis, peptic ulcers and gastric malignancies. Little attention has been paid to the possibility that it may also have a role in the pathogenesis of reflux oesophagitis. This is especially true in elderly patients who have life-long infection and provide an ideal group to stu...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Liston R,Pitt MA,Banerjee AK

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculous infection of the oesophagus is rare. This is confirmed by our present review of cases managed in our teaching hospitals over a period of 18 years which uncovered only 11 patients. The main presentation is that of dysphagia whose algorithm of investigation should seek to differentiate tuberculosis from carc...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Mokoena T,Shama DM,Ngakane H,Bryer JV

更新日期：1992-02-01 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：:Pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae is common, but it is rarely life-threatening. A case is reported in a previously healthy adult whose illness was severe enough to require treatment with intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) for 14 days and which resolved after treatment with corticosteroids. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： McGonigle R,Wagstaff JK

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of eosinophilic fasciitis, with the unusual features of pulmonary and pleural involvement. Similar cases which involve the lungs have been reported after exposure to L-tryptophan, but there is no relevant drug history in this case. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Killen JW,Swift GL,White RJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:Central venous catheterization is not without hazard. Inadvertent placement in the pleural space can occur without the development of a pneumothorax and pressure measurements may appear misleadingly normal. This case report illustrates an effective method of diagnosing and draining an iatrogenic hydrothorax which resu...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Steiger MJ,Morgan AG

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumoconiosis is still a health problem in Turkey and has a relatively high incidence. Retired underground miners were investigated to document alveolitis, and to observe the difference in the cellular profiles of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid with or without pneumoconiosis. Twenty nine retired male miners and 1...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Kayacan O,Beder S,Karnak D

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32 year old man with alcohol-induced pain over a right submandibular swelling is described. Excision biopsy of this swelling revealed chronic sialadenitis and the symptoms promptly ceased following this excision. We speculate on the possible pathophysiological mechanism. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Okany CC,Akinsete I,Akinyanju OO

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative transluminal endoscopic illumination is of benefit to locate angiodysplasias of the small bowel at laparotomy in the quiescent non-bleeding phase. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Scott SD,Royle GT

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several cardiorespiratory diseases can complicate human immunodeficiency virus infection. Primary pulmonary hypertension is a rare clinical disorder which carries a bad prognosis. More than 90 cases of HIV-associated primary pulmonary hypertension have been reported to date. Although its pathogenesis remains unknown, ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Golpe R,Fernandez-Infante B,Fernandez-Rozas S

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This short overview discusses circadian rhythms observed in cardiovascular events such as myocardial ischaemia and myocardial infarction, which occur most frequently in the morning. Changes in the frequency of occurrence seem to be related to, and may result from, circadian rhythms in factors such as heart rate, blood...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Fox KM,Mulcahy DA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postherpetic neuralgia is defined as pain persisting, or recurring, at the site of shingles at least three months after the onset of the acute rash. Thus defined, at least half of shingles sufferers over the age of 65 years develop postherpetic neuralgia. In addition to increasing age, less important risk factors for ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Bowsher D

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of intrahepatic cholestatic jaundice following warfarin therapy is described. The patient made a complete recovery on withdrawal on the drug. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Jones DB,Makepeace MC,Smith PM

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports a clinical study of 20 cases of gangrenous ulcers of the scrotum and/or of the penis (Fournier's gangrene) and a review of previous publications. Even though found mostly in elderly male patients, the disease spares no age group and can involve the external genitalia in neonates and women as well. T...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Efem SE

更新日期：1994-08-01 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：: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：:The incidence, predisposing factors, management and outcome of toxic megacolon (TM) has been reviewed in 65 cases of severe ulcerative colitis (UC) and compared in 2 successive 6-year periods before and after January, 1973. Nineteen episodes of TM occurred in 18 patients. Despite a conscious aim towards earlier surger...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Muscroft TJ,Warren PM,Asquith P,Montgomery RD,Sokhi GS

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coagulation problems in pregnancy are primarily associated with overactivity of the intrinsic clotting system. This accounts for the increased incidence of thrombo-embolism during pregnancy. Where specific obstetric complications cause clotting problems the common underlying feature is usually placental pathology as i...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Redman CW

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00