Programmed cell death and cancer.

abstract：:This review considers some of the more common problems in the interpretation of the results of biochemical tests and, where possible, highlights ways in which errors can be identified or avoided. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Ayling RM

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：: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 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：:A high proportion (40%) of patients with definite myocardial ischaemia who were questioned on admission to a Cardiac Monitoring Unit had experienced preceding chest pain which had been misinterpreted by both the patients themselves and doctors as 'indigestion' and which had often been inappropriately treated. 'Indiges...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Simpson FG,Kay J,Aber CP

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol is a major cause of liver cirrhosis in the Western world and accounts for the majority of cases of liver cirrhosis seen in district general hospitals in the UK. The three most widely recognised forms of alcoholic liver disease are alcoholic fatty liver (steatosis), acute alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic cirr...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Walsh K,Alexander G

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in clinical trials has lower rates of reinfarction, stroke and mortality than fibrinolytic therapy, because of system delays in routine practice, field triage and prehospital administration of fibrinolytic therapy may lead to similar clinical outcomes, especial...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Edmond JJ,Juergens CP,French JK

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unstable and unpredictable disease control in diabetes or asthma, with frequent hospitalisations, is frequently referred to as 'brittle'. We describe two cases of Addison's disease with recurrent hospitalisations in hypo-adrenal crises. Both patients had significant psychosocial disruption, and failure to take hydroco...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gill GV,Williams G

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with lymphoedema of the legs developed recurrent respiratory infections and were found to have panhypogammaglobulinaemia. The early recognition and treatment of this form of immunity deficiency in patients with lymphoedema is important in order to prevent recurrent infections which could cause pulmonary d...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Lozewicz S,Morris G,Garbett N,Browse N,Slavin B,Cole P

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analysed data from 64 patients with Wegener's granulomatosis to determine predictor variables of outcome. The mean period of observation after the diagnosis had been established was 3.2 (range 0.1-11.2) years. At the time of diagnosis, 15 (23%) patients had only local symptoms. The disease was generalized to multip...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Briedigkeit L,Kettritz R,Göbel U,Natusch R

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rapid response systems (RRSs) have been introduced to facilitate effective 'rescue' of seriously ill patients on hospital wards. While research has demonstrated some benefit, uncertainty remains regarding impact on patient outcomes. Little is known about the relationship between social contexts and the app...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Mackintosh N,Rainey H,Sandall J

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is an inflammatory disease characterized by infiltration of the airways by eosinophils and ensuing bronchial hyperresponsiveness. The activation of eosinophils and their recruitment to the airways are strongly influenced by T-lymphocytes and their products. There is now evidence that successful therapy of asthm...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Milgrom H

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The abnormalities of erythrocytes, leucocytes, thrombocytes and coagulation that have been reported, particularly in more recent years, to be associated with hyperthyroidism are surveyed. Several areas are highlighted where further investigations could lead to clinically useful insights, improved information about the...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Ford HC,Carter JM

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 34 year old female presented with weight loss and hepatomegaly. Liver biopsy revealed clinically unsuspected metastatic choriocarcinoma. Severe haemorrhage occurred, and the patient died following complications after laparotomy. The possibility of choriocarcinoma should be remembered in women of child-bearing age wh...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Alveyn CG,Loehry CA

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 58 year old man in whom an unusually prolonged infection with Toxoplasma gondii was the presenting feature of an underlying non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. This case demonstrates the particular usefulness of the IgM ELISA test in monitoring disease activity. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dudley NJ,Balfour AH

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute ventilatory failure is a challenging yet increasingly common medical emergency reflecting the growing burden of respiratory disease. It is not a diagnosis in itself but the end result of a diversity of disease processes culminating in arterial hypoxaemia and hypercapnia. This review focuses on key management iss...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Chakrabarti B,Calverley PM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 22 year old woman was admitted with amitriptyline overdose. Twenty six hours later she developed acute myocardial infarction. Cardiotoxic effects of tricyclic antidepressants are discussed and the importance of considering myocardial infarction as a complication of tricyclic antidepressant overdose is emphasized. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Chamsi-Pasha H,Barnes PC

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65 year old man was admitted with segmental consolidation of the left upper lobe after having stayed in a hotel for 2 days. He deteriorated rapidly on conventional antibiotic therapy and required ventilatory support. Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var. anitratus was grown from the sputum and blood cultures, which was t...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Achar KN,Johny M,Achar MN,Menon NK

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the cases of two young women who died due to air embolism during sexual intercourse early in the puerperium. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Batman PA,Thomlinson J,Moore VC,Sykes R

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 17 patients with essential hypertension administration of labetalol alone resulted in a significant reduction in supine systolic and diastolic blood pressure of 14% and 17%, respectively. Seven patients attained a diastolic pressure less than equal to 95 mmHg. A significant postural fall in systolic blood pressure ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Rasmussen S,Nielsen PE

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemorrhage of small bowel origin may prove to be a clinical and diagnostic challenge, particularly when the bleeding is massive and continuous. Such a case is described where the source of blood loss was a jejunal vascular abnormality. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Saunders MP

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic value of serum uric acid (SUA) for incident acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in hypertensive subjects is uncertain. Therefore, the present study examined the association between SUA and incident ACS in a large cohort of Chinese hypertensive adults. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study, ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Shen G,Huang JY,Yu YL,Liu L,Chen CL,Zhang B,Huang YQ,Feng YQ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Approximately 366 million people worldwide live with diabetes and this figure is expected to rise. Among the correct diagnosis, there will be errors in the diagnosis, classification and coding, resulting in adverse health and financial implications. AIM:To determine the prevalence and characteristics of d...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Seidu S,Davies MJ,Mostafa S,de Lusignan S,Khunti K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fistulous communications of the uterus are relatively unknown. We report in this paper the first case to our knowledge of uterocutaneous fistula which developed following a septic abortion induced by introduction of Laminaria tent into the uterus. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gupta SK,Shukla VK,Varma DN,Roy SK

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gradenigo's syndrome, which is characterised by the triad of suppurative otitis media, pain in the distribution of the trigeminal nerve, and abducens nerve palsy may give rise to potentially fatal complications. Knowledge of the aetiology and appropriate investigations can lead to early diagnosis. A case is reported w...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Motamed M,Kalan A

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both the quality and the quantity of food ingested are relevant to the genesis of risk factors for coronary heart disease and the two are inseparable. Nevertheless they have a major common pathway through hypertension, which may well be the most important consequence of a high-protein, high-carbohydrate, high-fat, hig...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Brook CG

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of mediastinal carcinoid tumour with superior vena cava obstruction, and osteolytic as well as osteoblastic secondaries in the bones is described. The relevant literature is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Aggarwal P,Sharma SK,Chattopadhyay TK,Mukhopadhyay AK

更新日期：1989-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Sleep deprivation and fatigue from long-shift work impacts doctors' personal safety, inhibits cognitive performance and risks clinical error. The aim of this study was to assess the sleep quality of surgical trainees participating in European Working Time Directive-compliant training rotations within a UK de...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Brown C,Abdelrahman T,Lewis W,Pollitt J,Egan R,members of the Welsh Surgical Research Initiative.

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the case history of a middle-aged lady who presented with symptoms and signs over one year leading to a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. During one of her relapses, she developed trismus--an association that has not been described before in multiple sclerosis. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： D'Costa DF,Vania AK,Millac PA

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00