Table of Contents
Clinical Medicine: Vol. 17, Issue 6 (December 2017)
Editorial
- You have accessTwenty-first century healthcare: delivering the promise against the realityEd NicolClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-483
Original research
- You have accessHealthcare worker influenza vaccination and sickness absence – an ecological studyMiguel Pereira, Siân Williams, Louise Restrick, Paul Cullinan and Nicholas S Hopkinson on behalf of the London Respiratory NetworkClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-484
- You have accessThe value of the physical examination in clinical practice: an international surveyAndrew T Elder, I Chris McManus, Alan Patrick, Kichu Nair, Louella Vaughan and Jane DacreClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-490
- You have accessScreening for obstructive sleep apnoea using the STOPBANG questionnaire and the Epworth sleepiness score in patients admitted on the unselected acute medical take in a UK hospitalBarney T J Isaac, Sarah E Clarke, Mohammad Saiful Islam and Johnson T SamuelClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-499
- You have accessFrequency of stepping down antibiotics and nebuliser treatment is lower at weekends compared to weekdays: an observational studySarah Lewis, Tessa Langley, Julia Lacey, Rob Skelly, Mark Norwood, Nigel Sturrock and Andrew FogartyClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-504
Reviews
- You have accessBarriers and facilitators to HIV testing in people age 50 and above: a systematic reviewElaney Youssef, Vanessa Cooper, Valerie Delpech, Kevin Davies and Juliet WrightClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-508
- You have accessHearing-impaired young people – a physician’s guideAnne Easson and Simone WalterClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-521
- You have accessThe lung microbiome in health and diseaseMiriam F Moffatt and William OCM CooksonClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-525
Horizons in Medicine
- You have accessMultiple sclerosis, a treatable diseaseAnisha Doshi and Jeremy ChatawayClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-530
Harveian Oration
- You have accessHarveian Oration 2017: Triumphs and challenges in a world shaped by medicineChristopher JM WhittyClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-537
CME Genetic medicine
- You have accessThe rise of the genome and personalised medicineHelen K Brittain, Richard Scott and Ellen ThomasClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-545
- You have accessAn approach to familial lymphoedemaGabriela E Jones and Sahar MansourClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-552
- You have accessA clinical approach to developmental delay and intellectual disabilityPradeep Vasudevan and Mohnish SuriClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-558
- You have accessInherited skin tumour syndromesSarah Brown, Paul Brennan and Neil RajanClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-562
- You have accessThe use of panel testing in familial breast and ovarian cancerMatina Prapa, Joyce Solomons and Marc TischkowitzClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-568
CME Geriatric medicine
- You have accessCME Genetic medicine (113042) self-assessment questionnaireJulian Barwell and Tahseen A ChowdhuryClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-573
Acute medical care
- You have accessA 68-year-old with cranial nerve neuropathies and a troponin riseLuke Bennett and Javed IqbalClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-575
Lesson of the month
- You have accessLesson of the month 1: Obesity hypoventilation (Pickwickian) syndrome: a reversible cause of severe pulmonary hypertensionFrazer Warricker, Zafir Islam and Benoy N ShahClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-578
- You have accessLesson of the month 2: Use of thrombolysis for ischaemic stroke in pregnancy – a case report and review of literatureAsim Khan, Paris Hosseini, Branimir Nevajda and Sami KhanClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-581
Image of the month
- You have accessImage of the month: Dysphagia due to injury of the corticobulbar tract following traumatic brain injurySung Ho Jang, Seong Ho Kim and Jeong Pyo SeoClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-584
Clinical and scientific letters
- You have accessThe application gameKillian Donovan and Gina SanghaClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-586
- You have access‘T3 or not T3?’: A poetic guide to the thyroid examJamie Patel and Berger PierreClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-586a
Letters to the editor
- You have accessReferring wisely? or referring when you need help?BC Whitelaw and VH BradleyClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-588
- You have accessResponseAndrew GoddardClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-588a
- You have accessMedical problems in pregnancyRitesh Sah and Shahid A KausarClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-588b
- You have accessMedical problems in pregnancyIrina Stoian and Bridget MacDonaldClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-589
- You have accessAcute geriatrics at the front doorMike P HoughtonClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-590
- You have accessThe emergence of sarcopenia as an important entity in older peopleVikram Lal, Channa N Jayasena and Richard QuintonClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-590a
- You have accessSarcopenia, frailty and exerciseHugh JN BethellClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-591
- You have accessAntisynthetase syndromeGraham JohnstonClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-591a
- You have accessThe hyperacute neurology teamJohn CooksonClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-591b
- You have accessThe hyperacute neurology teamDavid WhitesideClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-591c
- You have accessResponseArani Nitkunan, Bridget K MacDonald, Ajay Boodhoo, Andrew Tomkins, Caitlin Smyth, Medina Southam and Fred SchonClin Med December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-592
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