COVID-19 in patients with heart failure: the new and the old epidemic.

abstract：:Coeliac disease is exacerbated by wheat gluten. A review of methods for the purification, identification and quantitation of wheat proteins to investigate coeliac disease is presented. Recent developments including amino acid sequencing and expression of wheat protein peptides in E. coli should permit characterization...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Ciclitira PJ,Ellis HJ

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four automated blood pressure machines (Arteriosonde 1225, Bosomat 11D, Elag Koln BE 237R and Omron HEM 3) have been compared with each other and with the Hawksley Random Zero Sphygmomanometer in 18 subjects with a wide range of BP. Each form of measurement provided a high degree of internal consistency. The Arterioso...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Rubin P,McLean K,Reid J

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In congestive heart failure (CHF) both the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system (RAAS) are activated. Both phenomena are only of short-term benefit and inevitably detrimental with prolonged activation. There are many possibilities for interaction between the systems, in particu...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： van Zwieten PA,de Jonge A

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovial plicae are normal anatomical structures of the knee that may become symptomatic. MRI is an established technique for evaluating the anatomy of the knee, and it is a valuable tool for detecting plicae because of its high resolution resulting in increased tissue characterisation. At MRI, knee plicae appear as l...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Vassiou K,Vlychou M,Zibis A,Nikolopoulou A,Fezoulidis I,Arvanitis D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum thyrotrophin has been measured before and after the intravenous administration of 200 micrograms of thyrotrophin-releasing hormone in 91 white subjects (33 stable diabetic patients and 58 healthy controls), none of whom had any clinical evidence of thyroid or pituitary dysfunction. Seven of the diabetic subjects...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Small M,Cohen HN,MacLean JA,Beastall GH,MacCuish AC

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been caused the greatest pandemic of our century. Many of the deaths related to it are due to a systemic inflammatory response, which has been called 'cytokine storm'. OBJECTIVES:We developed a comprehensive review of the pathophysiology mec...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Mélo Silva Júnior ML,Souza LMA,Dutra REMC,Valente RGM,Melo TS

更新日期：2020-10-02 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：:Four cases of severe osteolysis of bones subsequent to camel bite are described. The first had osteolysis of the ribs with traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. Two cases had similar appearances of gross osteolysis of the shafts of the radius and ulna, whilst one had osteolysis of the humeral shaft. The similarities in the ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： al-Boukai AA,Hawass NE,Patel PJ,Kolawole TM

更新日期：1989-12-01 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 5 year old female child presented with a psoas haematoma as the first manifestation of haemophilia B. Molecular genetic studies were performed to investigate the inheritance of the disorder and the mechanisms by which females may express the haemophilia B phenotype are discussed. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Palmer S,Standen GR,Yates P,Oakhill A

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 44 year old man who developed external ophthalmoplegia and predominantly respiratory, truncal and bulbar weakness with brisk reflexes, histological evidence of an inflammatory myopathy and a high titre of acetylcholine receptor antibodies, one month after starting hydroxyurea and allopurinol for chronic my...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Bergin PS,Gale AN

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with irreversible chronic kidney disease who require dialysis immediately are a subset of ultra late referrals for whom the term chronic kidney disease presenting acutely might usefully be applied. Although well known to nephrologists and recognised as a specific group with considerable problems, li...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Wolfe M,Almond A,Robertson S,Donaldson K,Isles C

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients with apparent adverse cardiovascular effects of disopyramide are reveiwed. Attention is drawn to the following problems. (1) A vagolytic effect may produce a sinus tachycardia with wide QRS complexes due to aberrant conduction or intraventricular block superficially resembling a ventricular tachycardia, ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Warrington SJ,Hamer J

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common and may progress to cirrhosis and its complications. The pathogenesis of steatosis and cellular injury is thought to be related mostly to insulin resistance and oxidative stress. Therefore, management entails identification and treatment of metabolic risk factors, im...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Adams LA,Angulo P

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：:The clinical presentation and management of spontaneous rupture of the middle third of the oesophagus is described in two patients. Early presentation and treatment in one case led to uncomplicated recovery. In the other patient late presentation and diagnosis resulted in delayed surgical intervention with an unsucces...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Holt S,Millar JW,Heading RC,Charles RG

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal infections of the central nervous system present a considerable challenge to available chemotherapy and other forms of treatment. The particular difficulties are discussed here, after an account of the fungi involved and their sensitivity to antifungal agents. Cryptococcal, coccidioidal and candidal infections ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Speller DC

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High flow arteriogenic priapism is uncommon and usually occurs after trauma to the genitoperineal area. The onset of prolonged erection can be delayed and is often relatively pain free. Arteriography in this case illustrated the causative bilateral arteriocavernosal fistulae and pseudoaneurysms. Treatment consisted of...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gujral S,MacDonagh RP,Cavanagh PM

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the general use of all non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) and their relation to upper gastrointestinal bleeding in view of National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines published in July 2001 in the UK. METHODS:Cross sectional study on all patients who were referred for endoscopy...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Lim CH,Heatley RV

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was considered that the first dose reaction occurring with prazosin may have been due either to hypotension or to a specific reduction in cerebral blood flow. The development of a quantitative non-invasion nuclear medicine technique for cerebral flow has now made it possible to investigate the effects of prazosin o...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Rutland MD,Lee TY,Nimmon CC,Granowska M,Britton KE

更新日期：1980-12-01 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：:Essential tremor is the most common cause of tremor involving upper limbs, head and voice. The first line of treatment for limb tremor is pharmacotherapy with propranolol or primidone. However, these two drugs reduce the tremor severity by only half. In medication refractory and functionally disabling tremor, alternat...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Sharma S,Pandey S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report deals with a patient with long standing myasthenia gravis treated with a small dose of corticosteroids. The response to treatment was prompt and the post-therapeutic deterioration in function was minimal and cholinergic in nature. It is suggested that the dose of anticholinesterases be reduced concomitantl...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dandona P,Corkan EJ,Sladen GE

更新日期：1977-06-01 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：: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：:Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a newly emerged infectious disease with a significant morbidity and mortality. The major clinical features include persistent fever, chills/rigor, myalgia, malaise, dry cough, headache, and dyspnoea. Older subjects may present without the typical febrile response. Common lab...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Hui DS,Chan MC,Wu AK,Ng PC

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is described in whom the presenting feature of hypopituitarism was the development of palmar xanthomata associated with type III hyperlipoproteinaemia. Treatment of her secondary hypothyroidism with thyroxine caused resolution of the xanthomata and hyperlipidaemia, but the underlying compositional abnormalit...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Carr D,Thornes HM,Rutter AC,Finney RD,Turner PR

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report is the first description to our knowledge of a clinical case of bacterial calcification in human infective endocarditic vegetations. Partial calcification of bacteria within vegetations may be a further mechanism of bacterial protection from host defences and antibiotics. Similar calcification has r...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Poller DN,Curry A,Ganguli LA,Routledge RC

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:There are approximately 35 000 in-hospital cardiac arrests in the UK each year. Successful resuscitation requires integration of the medical science, training and education of clinicians and implementation of best practice in the clinical setting. In 2015, the International Liaison Committee on Res...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Carberry J,Couper K,Yeung J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of nilvadipine on the peripheral circulation in the lower extremities using a duplex system of two-dimensional colour and pulse Doppler ultrasonography were studied in 32 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and mild essential hypertension. The patients (19 men and 13 women) were randomly divided into tr...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Sone H,Okuda Y,Mizutani M,Kawakami Y,Bannai C,Yamashita K

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00