Postgraduate Medical Journal
SCIE-ISI SCOPUS (1927,1929-2023)
1469-0756
0032-5473
Anh Quốc
Cơ quản chủ quản: BMJ Publishing Group , OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Lĩnh vực:
Medicine (miscellaneous)
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Ageing and the brainAbstract
Ageing causes changes to the brain size, vasculature, and cognition. The brain shrinks with increasing age and there are changes at all levels from molecules to morphology. Incidence of stroke, white matter lesions, and dementia also rise with age, as does level of memory impairment and there are changes in levels of neurotransmitters and ho... ...
Tập 82 Số 964 - Trang 84-88 - 2006
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and its applicationAbstract
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) has become an important clinical tool to evaluate exercise capacity and predict outcome in patients with heart failure and other cardiac conditions. It provides assessment of the integrative exercise responses involving the pulmonary, cardiovascular and skeletal muscle systems, which are not adequately... ...
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Learning curves in surgical practiceAbstract
Learning curves are often referred to in the context of medical education and training, though their trajectories and natures are a matter of debate. The origins of this concept derive from industry and its relevance to contemporary medicine and surgery remains controversial. We describe the history, derivation, character and possible mechan... ...
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Lemierre’s syndrome: more than a historical curiosaAbstract
Lemierre’s syndrome is a severe illness caused by the anaerobic bacterium, Fusobacterium necrophorum which typically occurs in healthy teenagers and young adults. The infection originates in the throat and spreads via a septic thrombophlebitis of the tonsillar vein and internal jugular vein. The ensuing bacteraemia is complicated by septic e... ...
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Post lumbar puncture headache: diagnosis and managementAbstract
Lumbar puncture is a frequently performed procedure in medical emergencies and anaesthesia. Headache after lumbar puncture is a common occurrence (32%) and carries a considerable morbidity, with symptoms lasting for several days, at times severe enough to immobilise the patient. If untreated, it can result in serious complications such as su... ...
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Pathophysiology of chronic bacterial osteomyelitis. Why do antibiotics fail so often?
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Understanding frailtyAbstract
The term “frailty” is used loosely to describe a range of conditions in older people, including general debility and cognitive impairment. There is no clear consensus on the definition of frailty; however, it is proposed that frailty comprises a collection of biomedical factors which influences an individual's physiological state in a way th... ...
Tập 83 Số 975 - Trang 16-20 - 2007
Cervical tuberculous lymphadenopathy: changing clinical pattern and concepts in managementAbstract
Tuberculosis is one of the biggest health challenges the world is facing. In this study the clinical pattern of patients with cervical lymphadenitis, who presented to the ear, nose, and throat outpatient department of the Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India between June 1997 and May 1998 is recorded. Tuberculosis accounted... ...
Tập 77 Số 905 - Trang 185-187 - 2001
Age-related cerebral white matter disease (leukoaraiosis): a reviewAbstract
With the availability of improved brain imaging techniques, the high prevalence and clinical importance of cerebral small vessel disease have been increasingly recognised in recent years. As age is one of the most important risk factors for this condition, its prevalence is set to rise further as populations age. This may lead to an increase... ...
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Long term motor complications of levodopa: clinical features, mechanisms, and management strategiesAbstract
Levodopa is the most effective symptomatic treatment of Parkinson’s disease. However, after an initial period of dramatic benefit, several limitations become apparent including, “dopa resistant” motor symptoms (postural abnormalities, freezing episodes, speech impairment), “dopa resistant” non-motor signs (autonomic dysfunction, mood and cog... ...
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