Table of Contents
Clinical Medicine: Vol. 17, Issue 4 (August 2017)
Editorial
- You have accessThe ageing population in healthcare: a challenge to, and in, the workforceEd NicolClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-291
Original research
- You have accessMonitoring risk factors of cardiovascular disease in cancer survivorsAmbika Kapoor, Vineet Prakash, Mallika Sekhar, Diana M Greenfield, Matthew Hatton, Michael EJ Lean, Pankaj Sharma and Thang S HanClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-293
- You have accessA hyperacute neurology team – transforming emergency neurological careArani Nitkunan, Bridget K MacDonald, Ajay Boodhoo, Andrew Tomkins, Caitlin Smyth, Medina Southam and Fred SchonClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-298
- You have accessEvaluation of feedback given to trainees in medical specialtiesTony CK Tham, Bill Burr and Mairead BoohanClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-303
- You have accessContinuing professional development and Irish hospital doctors: a survey of current use and future needsBridget Maher, Adnan Faruqui, Mary Horgan, Colm Bergin, Colm O Tuathaigh and Deirdre BennettClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-307
Reviews
- You have accessA contemporary review of peripartum cardiomyopathyPeysh A Patel, Ashwin Roy, Rabeia Javid and John AW DaltonClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-316
- You have accessIdiopathic inflammatory myopathies – a guide to subtypes, diagnostic approach and treatmentAlexander Oldroyd, James Lilleker and Hector ChinoyClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-322
- You have accessWhen laboratory tests can mislead even when they appear plausibleAdel AA IsmailClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-329
- You have accessThe UK’s multidisciplinary response to an Ebola epidemicSian Reece, Colin S Brown, Jake Dunning, Meera A Chand, Maria C Zambon and Michael JacobsClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-332
Conference report
- You have accessHypertension – state of the art 2017Linsay McCallumClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-338
Horizons in Medicine
- You have accessHeart failure – what’s new and what’s changed?Paul D Callan and Andrew L ClarkClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-341
Corrigenda
- You have accessCorrigendum: Portal vein thrombosis – a primer for the general physicianMohammad Haris and Jecko ThachilClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-347
- You have accessCorrigendum: Drug therapy in anticoagulation: which drug for which patient?Carolyn M Millar and Mike A LaffanClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-347a
CME Geriatric medicine
- You have accessAcute geriatrics at the front doorSimon Conroy and Stuart ParkerClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-350
- You have accessMaking difficult decisions with older patients on medical wardsBushra Khizar and Rowan H HarwoodClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-353
- You have accessThe physician’s role in perioperative management of older patients undergoing surgeryAdam L Gordon, Barry J Evans and Jugdeep DhesiClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-357
- You have accessPrevention of falls in hospitalRob Morris and Shelagh O’RiordanClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-360
- You have accessThe emergence of sarcopenia as an important entity in older peopleNatalie J Offord and Miles D WithamClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-363
- You have accessCME Geriatric medicine (113041): self-assessment questionnaireTahir Masud and Tahseen A ChowdhuryClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-367
Lesson of the month
- You have accessLesson of the month 1: Large vessel vasculitis – a diagnostic challenge and the role of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyAndrew Allard and Ramesh MootooClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-369
- You have accessLesson of the month 2: Dry skin, yellow nails and breathlessnessJanet Fallon, Shuja Majeed, Huzaifa Adamali and Harsha GunawardenaClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-371
Image of the month
- You have accessImage of the month: ‘Diagnostic hands’: Janeway lesionsAndrea Misin, Stefano Di Bella, Luigi Priolo and Roberto LuzzatiClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-373
Clinical and scientific letters
- You have accessOncology admissions to the intensive care unit: what factors should influence the decision?Kenrick Ng, Sophie Joury and Roopinder GillmoreClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-375
- You have accessAcute kidney injury associated with foot osteomyelitisBryan C Jiang, Jennifer B Cowart and Neal R BarshesClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-376
- You have accessTesting for blood-borne viruses after a needle-stick injury in patients who lack the capacity to consentRajeka LazarusClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-376a
- You have accessSodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors successfully attenuated seasonal change of glycated haemoglobin A1cEijiro Yamada, Tsugumichi Saito, Yawara Niijima, Shuichi Okada and Masanobu YamadaClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-377
- You have accessPoor knowledge of safety aspects of long-term steroid use among patients and healthcare professionalsKate Grounds, Ishrat Khan, Mohammed Adlan and Lakdasa PremawardhanaClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-378
- You have accessSleep awareness and education among clinical practitionersLenise Jihe Kim, Sergio Tufik and Monica Levy AndersenClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-380
Letters to the editor
- You have accessDelirium: a guide for the general physicianPaul RegalClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-381
- You have accessThe new UK internal medicine curriculumRodric JenkinClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-381a
- You have accessThe latest national clinical guideline for strokeShahid A KausarClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-382
- You have accessGetting to the heart of hypopituitarismOscar M P JolobeClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-383
- You have accessImaging in Parkinson’s diseaseRichard J B Ellis and Malcolm SteigerClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-384
- You have accessA choroid plexus papilloma manifesting as anorexia nervosa in an adultShiva SreenivasanClin Med August 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-4-384a