Why do primary care doctors undertake postgraduate diploma studies in a mixed private/public Asian setting?

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：PURPOSE:Workplace-based assessments (WBAs) were originally intended to inform learning and development by structuring effective observation-based feedback. The success of this innovation has not yet been established due in part to the widely varied tools, implementation strategies and research approaches. Using a conce...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Barrett A,Galvin R,Scherpbier AJ,Teunissen PW,O'Shaughnessy A,Horgan M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most vertebral haemangiomas are asymptomatic. A case of spinal reconstruction for symptomatic extraosseous thoracic haemangioma using a titanium cage is reported. Radiographs of the T11 vertebra demonstrated characteristic vertical striations. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography showed spinal cord compr...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Ogura T,Mori M,Hayashida T,Osawa T,Hase H

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild and self-limiting fever following bleomycin use is common, and a fatal hyperpyrexial response occurs rarely. In previously reported cases, such hyperpyrexia occurred either after the initial administration of the drug or during subsequent therapy following an initial pyrexial response. We describe a fatal hyperpy...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Leung WH,Lau JY,Chan TK,Kumana CR

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paget's disease of bone is a relatively common condition in the UK affecting up to 5% of the population over the age of 55 years with particularly high prevalence in the North West of England. The majority of those affected are asymptomatic. Its precise cause remains unknown, and until recently, choice of treatment of...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Ooi CG,Fraser WD

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is described with severe haemorrhage from a lumbar artery following percutaneous renal biopsy. The exact source of haemorrhage in this previously unreported complication proved difficult to locate even at surgical exploration. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Jamison MH,Coward RA

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prognostication of newly diagnosed colorectal cancer (CRC) predominantly relies on stage as defined by the UICC-TNM and American Joint Committee on Cancer classifications. Tumour extent, lymph node status, tumour grade and the assessment of lymphatic and venous invasion are still the most important morphological progn...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Zlobec I,Lugli A

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：:Although contrast angiography is important in the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerotic disease, it does have limitations. Intracoronary ultrasound more accurately assesses the amount of atherosclerosis and has given us new insights into the pathophysiology of coronary plaque accumulation and remodelling. It also...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Hammond C,Causer JP,Perry RA

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of ileo-caecal tuberculosis in Asian immigrants were seen in a 6-month period at The London Hospital. Although rare in Caucasians, this condition is an important cause of gastrointestinal symptoms in this ethnic group. Definitive diagnosis can frequently be made only by histological examination and culture ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Croker J,Record CO,Wright JT

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular function was evaluated non-invasively in hypertensive patients treated with indapamide by means of echographically determined velocity of circumferential fibre shortening (VCF). A statistically significant reduction in mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure in both the standing and supine position...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Horgan JH,O'Donovan A,Teo KK

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A female patient demonstrating a previously not reported constellation of polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type III (including autoimmune thyroiditis, Graves' ophthalmopathy, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and vitiligo), coeliac disease and sarcoidosis is described. This may be a random association but might als...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Papadopoulos KI,Hallengren B

更新日期：1993-01-01 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：:A child with the isolated anomaly of azygos continuation of the inferior vena cava is presented. The interest of this abnormality lies in its detection as a mediastinal mass on the chest radiograph. Computed tomography with intravenous contrast enhancement is the method of choice to diagnose this venous anomaly. Aware...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Beedie RJ,Yeo W,Morcos SK

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular complications of cirrhosis include cardiac dysfunction and abnormalities in the central, splanchnic and peripheral circulation, and haemodynamic changes caused by humoral and nervous dysregulation. Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy implies systolic and diastolic dysfunction and electrophysiological abnormalities...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Møller S,Henriksen JH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient presented with tracking of pus from a chronic appendiceal abscess along the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh. In the absence of such a tunnel, which is only present in a small proportion of individuals, the infection would have resulted in a subinguinal psoas abscess. Although pus may conceivably extend ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gatt D

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is much more common in tropical than in temperate countries. Visitors to the tropics are thus at risk from HBV, though the degree of risk, and the routes of infection involved are uncertain. We report serological markers of HBV in two groups of 2nd World War soldiers, who served ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gill GV,Bell DR,Vandervelde EM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaginal vein thrombosis in a pregnant woman is reported. This entity should be differentiated from vaginal arteriovenous fistula which may cause severe antepartum, intrapartum and post-partum haemorrhage. The humoral and mechanical factors which favour the occurrence of varicosities and thrombosis are briefly describe...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gitstein S,Ballas S,Peyser MR

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis (PsO) is a chronic skin disease. This study aims to evaluate clinical and subclinical response to calcipotriol+betamethasone foam, in patients with PsO, comparing, for the first time, data from microvascular ultrasound (MicroV) and shear wave elastography (SWE) with Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI). ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Guazzaroni M,Ferrari D,Lamacchia F,Marisi V,Tatulli D,Marsico S,Orlacchio A,Floris R,Bianchi L,Dattola A

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a condition characterised by eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract. Biliary obstruction is an unusual presentation. A case where the initial investigations were consistent with carcinoma of the head of pancreas but the resection specimen showed no malignancy is present...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Christopher V,Thompson MH,Hughes S

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoamputation is an uncommon phenomenon that has been reported for the fingers, toes, appendix, ovary, spleen, etc. Autoamputation of the tongue has never been reported. An elderly man with carcinoma of lateral pharyngeal wall and tonsil presented with an autoamputated tongue that was attached to the oral cavity with...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Patel AK,Chaturvedi P,Panday RK,Sanyal B

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with nephrotic syndrome developed fatal fulminant hepatitis B following withdrawal of prednisolone or cyclophosphamide. Immunosuppressive therapy probably enhanced hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication and widespread infection of hepatocytes; its withdrawal permitted a return of immune competence resulting ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Onwubalili JK

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a young man with Fusobacterium necrophorum meningitis who developed bilateral carotid artery stenosis associated with thrombosis of the cavernous sinuses. Intraluminal clot was present in the region of the stenoses for which he was anticoagulated. The clinical presentation, problems with diagnosi...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Jones TH,Bergvall V,Bradshaw JP

更新日期：1990-09-01 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 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：:This study assesses the economic benefits of misoprostol in the prophylaxis of gastric ulcers larger than 0.3 cm in patients with osteoarthritis receiving non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Independent epidemiological data were obtained for patients in Scotland and the West Midlands. Co-diagnosis of arthritis with...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Knill-Jones R,Drummond M,Kohli H,Davies L

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elective root replacement in Marfan syndrome has improved life expectancy in affected patients. Three forms of surgery are now available: total root replacement (TRR) with a valved conduit, valve sparing root replacement (VSRR) and personalised external aortic root support (PEARS) with a macroporous mesh sleeve. TRR c...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Treasure T,Takkenberg JJ,Pepper J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvements in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging now permit diagnostic images of the fetus to be obtained. Ultrasound remains vital in all aspects of fetal imaging but MR provides a useful second line imaging test. Its value is best researched in fetal central nervous system disorders but it can be applied in other are...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Weston MJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional diagnostic tests for tuberculosis have several limitations and are often unhelpful in establishing the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Although commercial serological antibody based tests are available, their usefulness in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is unknown. A systematic rev...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Steingart KR,Henry M,Laal S,Hopewell PC,Ramsay A,Menzies D,Cunningham J,Weldingh K,Pai M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 84 year old woman who was a heavy smoker presented with clinical features suggestive of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease complicated by left ventricular failure. She responded poorly to treatment and then the finding of stridor, only when she was in the supine position, led to the diagnosis of...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Antonios TF,Singer DR,Millard FJ,Wilson AG,MacGregor GA

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00