Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presenting with arthritis in an adult patient.

abstract：:The use of an emulsion formulation of 2,6-diisopropylphenol (propofol) for induction and maintenance of anaesthesia was compared with methohexitone in 60 patients undergoing termination of pregnancy. In the dosages chosen the two agents appeared to be equi-potent. Propofol was associated with a statistically significa...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Cundy JM,Arunasalam K

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is recommended to continue for 1 year. Occasionally, DAPT interruption may be required due to bleeding issues or unplanned surgical procedures. OBJECTIV...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Tam CC,Lee J,Chan KW,Lam CC,Wong YT,Chan E,Sze M,Lam YM,Chan C,Tse HF,Siu CW

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two coronary prognostic indices for patients treated in a coronary care unit, namely the Norris Index and the Chapman-Gray Index were compared. Both were found to be reliable but the Chapman-Gray Index with its ready reckoner was more convenient and was subject to fewer subjective data. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Habib T,Taylor DJ,Dalton R

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient presented with retroperitoneal fibrosis but without any ureteric obstruction. The diagnosis was made by an abdominal CT scan and also at laparotomy. Post-operatively, she developed hypertensive encephalopathy. An isotope renogram with captopril was abnormal but not diagnostic of renal artery stenosis. The pa...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Das D,Brigg J,Brown CM

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:Two cases of coeliac disease associated with thyroid enlargement are presented. One had a large simple adenomatous goitre which was removed surgically and the other had histological confirmation of lymphadenoma (Hashimoto's disease). ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Robinson TJ

更新日期：1977-02-01 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：: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：:Motor neurone disease (MND), or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a neurodegenerative disorder of unknown aetiology. Progressive motor weakness and bulbar dysfunction lead to premature death, usually from respiratory failure. Confirming the diagnosis may initially be difficult until the full clinical features ar...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Talbot K

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:In Sweden, patient malpractice claims are handled administratively and compensated if an independent physician review confirms patient injury resulting from medical error. Full access to all malpractice claims and hospital discharge data for the country provided a unique opportunity to assess the validity of pa...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Pukk-Härenstam K,Ask J,Brommels M,Thor J,Penaloza RV,Gaffney FA

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:A surgical approach to airway management may be essential in situations of difficult or failed airway, where immediate airway access is needed to provide oxygenation. However, the procedure is uncommonly performed and expertise among emergency clinicians may be limited. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study wa...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Alshareef H,Al Saawi A,Almazroua F,Alyami H,Reilly GO,Mitra B

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 40 hypertensive patients continuous ECG recording was done before and after 30 days treatment with indapamide 2.5 mg. There was no change in heart rate. In addition, the incidence of extrasystoles was not changed in patients in whom the ECG was normal before treatment (30 cases) or in 8 of the 10 patients who had a...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Haiat R,Lellouch A,Lanfranchi J,Witchitz S

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral administration of 1 g of acetazolamide to 8 normal subjects studied at sea level and in normoxia caused an acute increase in cerebral blood flow (CBF). During the subsequent prolonged oral treatment with 1 g of acetazolamide daily, CBF returned to normal within 2 days. The alveolar CO2 tension decreased gradually...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Lassen NA,Friberg L,Kastrup J,Rizzi D,Jensen JJ

更新日期：1987-03-01 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：:Despite a dramatic decline in mortality over the past years, coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the world. At the same time, with the great improvement of medical science, there is a growing population of postmyocardial infarction, postrevascularisation and heart failure survivors. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Shu W,Lei W,Peng S

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) prescribing is a global problem. Limited data are available on the prevalence of PIMs in elderly patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We examined the PIM prevalence in elderly patients with CKD, the most common drugs implicated and the levels of polypharmac...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Jones SA,Bhandari S

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：: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：:A patient with carcinoma of the stomach invading multiple adjacent organs and fungating through the anterior abdominal wall was treated by en bloc multiple organ resection and abdominal wall reconstruction. The patient is alive and well at the time of writing, six months after the operation. The rationale for embarkin...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Chu KM,Lai DT,Stern HS,Sheldon DM

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fasting plasma and urinary calcium and urinary hydroxyproline are known to rise at the menopause, reflecting increased bone resorption. Oestradiol valerate and cyclic oestradiol valerate/DL-norgestrel are shown to reduce this evidence of increased bone loss. It is concluded that these preparations will be effective in...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Crilly RG,Marshall DH,Nordin BE

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective review of patients admitted to a coronary care unit, 809 patients had a definite myocardial infarction and plasma potassium was measured within 48 hr. The mean (+/- s.d.) plasma potassium was 4.04 (+/- 0.56) mmol/litre. A potassium concentration of less than 4.0 mmol/litre was found in 383 patients,...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Thomas RD

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old girl presented with a swelling in the right axilla from which Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare was cultured. The gland was excised and she made an uneventful recovery. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Colley EW,Cox RA

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients presented with hypophosphataemic osteomalacia and were subsequently found to have small tumours unusual histopathology and location causing the osteomalacia. Each tumour was found after an intensive search for occult masses. Studies of vitamin D metabolism and renal tubular function before and after surge...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Weiss D,Bar RS,Weidner N,Wener M,Lee F

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is a commonly diagnosed regional pain syndrome with a wide spectrum of aetiologies, reflecting the anatomy of the structures outside the hip joint capsule. There are five muscle tendons that insert on to the greater trochanter and three bursae in the region of the greater troc...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Chowdhury R,Naaseri S,Lee J,Rajeswaran G

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart disease is now more prevalent than acquired in pregnancy in the developed world. In pregnancy the fall in systemic vascular resistance and increase in blood volume and cardiac output can cause functional deterioration in certain conditions. A minimally symptomatic woman with good ventricular function,...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Head CE,Thorne SA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 25 year old woman with a 15-year history of paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria developed transient pancytopenia following infection with human parvovirus B19. This is the first report of transient pancytopenia in a patient with an acquired haemolytic anaemia due to parvovirus. The possible mechanism of pancytopeni...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Lakhani AK,Malkovska V,Bevan DH,Anderson MJ

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-year-old girl is described who became oliguric and hypoglycaemic whilst receiving an excessive dose of sulphadiazine. The mechanism of the hypoglycaemia is discussed. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Craft AW,Brocklebank JT,Jackson RH

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phyllodes tumours are rare fibroepithelial lesions that account for less than 1% of all breast neoplasms. With the non-operative management of fibroadenomas widely adopted, the importance of phyllodes tumours today lies in the need to differentiate them from other benign breast lesions. All breast lumps should be trip...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Parker SJ,Harries SA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00