Colonoscopy in patients aged 80 years or older and its contribution to the evaluation of rectal bleeding.

abstract：:The frequency and characteristics of chest pain and non-respiratory symptoms were investigated in patients admitted with acute asthma. One hundred patients with a mean admission peak flow rate of 38% normal or predicted were interviewed using a questionnaire. Chest pain occurred in 76% and was characteristically a dul...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Edmondstone WM

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For gastroenterology, The Royal College of Physicians reiterates the common practice of two to three consultant ward rounds per week. The Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust operated a 26-bed gastroenterology ward, covered by two consultants at any one time. A traditional system of two ward rounds per...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Singh S,Lipscomb G,Padmakumar K,Ramamoorthy R,Ryan S,Bates V,Crompton S,Dermody E,Moriarty K

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported where the use of i.v. disopyramide for a supraventricular tachycardia resulted in a more serious ventricular dysrhythmia giving hypotension and this probably contributed to the development of a myocardial infarction. Attention is drawn to the possible risk. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dibble JB,Webster NR

更新日期：1979-09-01 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：:Participant modelling, a behaviourally-orientated treatment technique, is an effect method of treating phobias associated with minor medical procedures or apparatus such as needles or intravenous catheters. The steps in this technique are described and two cases of severe needle phobias successfully treated with parti...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Taylor CB,Ferguson JM,Wermuth BM

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of fetal tension pneumoperitoneum following gastric perforation due to aerophagy is described. Comment is made on the probably pathogenesis. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Hutchinson GH,Alderson DM,Turnberg LA

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who died in asystole less than 18 h after ingestion of 'Clovercide Extra', a combination hormonal weedkiller containing ioxynil and 4-chloro-2-methyl phenoxypropionic acid, is described. Previous reports describe coma as an early event following ingestion of these herbicides. In contrast our patient, althoug...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dickey W,McAleer JJ,Callender ME

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether exocrine pancreatic function is impaired in patients with coeliac disease (CD) in our population and to evaluate its clinical importance. METHODS:Pancreatic exocrine function was determined by measuring faecal elastase-1 (FE) concentration. CD was diagnosed by serological testing using ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Vujasinovic M,Tepes B,Volfand J,Rudolf S

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) programmes vary in admission criteria from open referral to acceptance of electrocardiogram (ECG) protocol positive patients only. Rigid criteria may result in some patients with acutely occluded coronary arteries not receiving timely reperfusion therapy. OB...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Apps A,Malhotra A,Tarkin J,Smith R,Kabir T,Lane R,Mason M,Ali O,Rogers P,Banya W,Whitbread M,Ilsley C,Dalby M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Since many years, teaching and training in communication skills are cornerstones in the medical education curriculum. Although video recording in a real-time consultation is expected to positively contribute to the learning process, research on this topic is scarce. This study will focus on the feasibility an...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Eeckhout T,Gerits M,Bouquillon D,Schoenmakers B

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:Transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) carry a significant early risk of stroke. New national guidelines state patients should be seen within 7 days of the incident, with higher-risk patients being seen within 24 h. Meeting these targets across the NHS poses a significant challenge. A novel approach to TIA asses...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Banerjee S,Natarajan I,Biram R,Sutton K,Ekeng G,Ames D,Chataway J

更新日期：2009-12-01 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

abstract：:Perforation of the gastrointestinal tract by ingested foreign bodies is rare; the diagnosis of pyogenic liver abscess resulting from such perforations is usually made at post-mortem. We present a case of perforation of the gut, due to an ingested dental plate, with a resultant pyogenic liver abscess, which presented a...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Shaw PJ,Freeman JG

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is now accumulating on both clinical and experimental grounds that the retina is an a priori source of inflammatory activity. Reactive inflammation in the retina may produce many of the clinical signs previously ascribed to uveal inflammation. Autoimmune mechanisms are probably responsible for the majority of...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Sanders MD,Graham EM

更新日期：1988-07-01 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：:Although several modalities are available to investigate oesophageal motility disorders, manometry is the gold standard. The procedure is increasingly available in district general hospitals but the clinical utility of this investigation in this setting remains unclear. The aim in this study was to evaluate the use an...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Ragunath K,Williams JG

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：: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：:In severe appendicitis, the effect of a single intravenous dose of metronidazole (500 mg) was compared with cefoxitin (1 g). The antibiotics were given by random allocation once the diagnosis had been established at operation. In the metronidazole group, 5 out of 48 patients developed a wound infection whilst in hospi...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Corder AP,Bates T,Prior JE,Harrison M,Donaldson PJ

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute haemodynamic effects of endralazine, a new hydralazine-like vasodilating agent, were studied in 6 patients with stable angina pectoris and proven coronary artery disease. Twenty minutes after intravenous administration of 5 mg endralazine heart rate and cardiac index increase, while mean arterial blood press...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： van der Wall EE,de Feyter PJ,Res JC,Roos JP,van Engelen CL

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The painful pathological condition of the penis, priapism, is usually associated with serious destructive changes which lead to impotence if treatment is with-held or delayed. Conservative therapy is slow, uncertain and usually ineffective. Early surgical decompression of the corpora cavernosa, repeated if necessary, ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Ihekwaba FN,Lawani J

更新日期：1981-02-01 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：: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：:The nature of rehabilitation medicine is outlined in terms of its objectives, its methods, the patient groups which it seeks to help and its relationships to other specialties. Some major advances of recent years are discussed, such as the development of the impairment/disability/handicap framework. With particular em...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Cozens JA,Chamberlain MA

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of myxoedema coma is reported where the administration of chlorpromazine resulted in a prolonged dystonic reaction. A similar challenge with a butyrophenone when the patient was on thyroxine caused a similar but much abbreviated response. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Wood GM,Waters AK

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altogether 42 million people worldwide have been infected with HIV, and 12 million have died over the last 20 years. Effective antiretroviral therapy has lead to sustained HIV viral suppression and immunological recovery in patients who have been infected with the virus. The incidence of AIDS has declined in the Weste...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Thaker HK,Snow MH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphological features of endomyocardial fibrosis and Löffler's endocarditis are described. Sixteen cases of the chronic stage of Löffler's endocarditis were compared with pathological material of thirty-two patients with endomyocardial fibrosis. No morphological differences were noted. It is suggested that endomy...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Olsen EG

更新日期：1977-09-01 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