Table of Contents
Clinical Medicine: Vol. 12, Issue 6 (December 2012)
Editorials
- You have accessFrom the editorHumphrey HodgsonClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-499
- You have accessNEWSDIG: The National Early Warning Score Development and Implementation GroupMike JonesClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-501
Erratum
- You have accessRecognising acute kidney injuryMike JonesClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-503
- You have accessGenomic medicine: challenges and opportunities for physiciansH Burton, Cole T and AM LucassenClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-504
Professional Issues
- You have accessPrevalence of use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by physicians in the UK: a systematic review of surveysPaul Posadzki, Amani Alotaibi and Edzard ErnstClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-505
- You have accessMisguided presumptions: British Medical Association (BMA) and National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance on organ retrieval and ‘opt out’ or ‘presumed consent’Fiona Randall and Robin DownieClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-513
- You have accessBMA and NICE guidance on organ retrieval: neither misguided nor presumptuousJames NeubergerClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-517
Medical Education
- You have accessLearning to make a difference: introducing quality improvement methods to core medical traineesEmma Vaux, Susan Went, Martin Norris and Jane InghamClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-520
- You have accessAn MBPhD programme in the UK: the UCL experienceGordon W StewartClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-526
- You have accessThe Cambridge Bachelor of Medicine (MB)/Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): graduate outcomes of the first MB/PhD programme in the UKTimothy M Cox, James Brimicombe, Diana F Wood and D Keith PetersClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-530
Acute Medical Care
- You have accessA rare cause of acute pulmonary oedemaSamir A Khwaja, Umasuthan Srirangalingam and William M DrakeClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-535
Lecture
- You have accessCommunity-acquired pneumoniaJeremy S BrownClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-538
Drug Therapies in …
- You have accessAdvances in the management of atrial fibrillationAnthony Li and Elijah R BehrClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-544
Diseases in Pregnancy
- You have accessCardiac disease in pregnancySurabhi Nanda, Catherine Nelson-Piercy and Lucy MackillopClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-553
Transitional Care
- You have access‘Everybody's business’: transition and the role of adult physiciansHelena Gleeson, Sara McCartney and Victoria LidstoneClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-561
Original Paper
- You have accessGlycated albumin is a potential diagnostic tool for diabetes mellitusChun Yang, Hanbin Li, Zhihai Wang, Wanying Zhang, Kun Zhou, Jianhua Meng, Ying Zhao, Jing Pan, Xiaofeng Lv, Hongyan Liang and Xiaofeng JiangClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-568
CME Gastroenterology
- You have accessNutrition: tips for the general physicianMarcus Harbord, Richard Jones, Simon Lal and Jon ShafferClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-572
- You have accessGastrointestinal oncology – what you need to knowElizabeth Smyth and David CunninghamClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-575
- You have accessColonic polyps and an update on the bowel cancer screening programmeKinesh Patel, Sarah Marshall and Siwan Thomas-GibsonClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-580
- You have accessInpatient diarrhoea and Clostridium difficileNeerav M Joshi, Lucia Macken and David S RamptonClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-583
- You have accessManaging acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the acute assessment unitLotte Dinesen and Martin BensonClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-589
CME Gastroenterology SAQs (71574)
- You have accessSelf-assessment questionnaire: SAQs and answers are ONLINE for RCP fellows and collegiate membersNick BosankoClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-593
Lesson of the Month (1)
- You have accessDiagnostic dilemma and sudden death outcome: a case of amyloid cardiomyopathySW Dubrey, G Rosser, MT Dahdal and JD GillmoreClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-596
Lesson of the Month (2)
- You have accessThe ataxic cirrhoticTim Ambrose and Nishchay ChandraClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-598
Image of the Month
- You have accessAcute oxalate nephropathyWT Hinchliffe, S Fenwick and K MacDougallClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-600
Literature and Medicine
- You have accessThe Death of Ivan Ilyich and the concept of ‘total pain’Viv LucasClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-601
Book Reviews
- You have accessThe Tunnel at the End of the Light: My Endoscopic Journey in Six DecadesBrian P SaundersClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-602
Letters to the Editor
- You have accessCompliance with NICE guidance on the use of anti-TNF agents in ankylosing spondylitisAyesha MadanClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-603
- You have accessAusterity: a failed experiment on the people of EuropeWalter W HollandClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-603a
- You have accessSimultaneous myocardial infarction and ischaemic stroke secondary to paradoxical emboli through a patent foramen ovaleChris DurkinClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-604
- You have accessInpatient care: should the general physician now take charge?Richard A BestClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-605
- You have accessUS-style hospitalists are unlikely to improve delivery of patient care in the NHSJames J GlazierClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-605a
- You have accessIn order to encourage general internal medicine (GIM) as a specialty we must learn from our peers outside the UKTom WingfieldClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-606
- You have accessEconomic crisis and primary healthcare in Greece: ‘disaster’ or ‘blessing’?Evangelos FragkoulisClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-607
- You have accessRisk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI) following the administration of iodinated contrast mediumDerrick Martin and Alison BradleyClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-607a
Clinical and Scientific Letters
- You have accessRespiratory specialty specific examinations in the south westAndrew RL Medford and Abiramy JeyabalanClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-609
- You have accessThe virtual bronchoscopy simulator – a young physician's viewEmily HeidenClin Med December 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-609a
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- Medical Education
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- Drug Therapies in …
- Diseases in Pregnancy
- Transitional Care
- Original Paper
- CME Gastroenterology
- CME Gastroenterology SAQs (71574)
- Lesson of the Month (1)
- Lesson of the Month (2)
- Image of the Month
- Literature and Medicine
- Book Reviews
- Letters to the Editor