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Clinical Medicine: Vol. 18, Issue 1 (February 2018)

Editorial

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    Delivering a dignified death in a challenged national health system
    Ed Nicol
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-1
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    How are we serving those patients that are reaching the end of their life?
    Jane Dacre
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-4
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    End-of-life care: Updates for busy clinicians
    Angela Star
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-5

End of life care

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    Compassionate communities and end-of-life care
    Julian Abel
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-6
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    Passing the baton of trust
    Catherine Millington-Sanders
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-9
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    Updates in palliative care – recent advancements in the pharmacological management of symptoms
    Angela Star and Jason W Boland
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-11
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    Updates in palliative care – overview and recent advancements in the pharmacological management of cancer pain
    Helen Wood, Andrew Dickman, Angela Star and Jason W Boland
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-17
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    An overview of the spiritual importances of end-of-life care among the five major faiths of the United Kingdom
    Mohsin Choudry, Aishah Latif and Katharine G Warburton
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-23
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    Legal and practical issues at the end of life
    Catherine Wills
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-32

Original research

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    Treatment of tobacco dependence in UK hospitals: an observational study
    John Hutchinson, Zaheer Mangera, Laura Searle, Anna Lewis and Sanjay Agrawal on behalf of the British Thoracic Society
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-35
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    Healthcare reconsultation in working-age adults following hospitalisation for community-acquired pneumonia
    Priya Daniel, Thomas Bewick, Tricia M McKeever, Mark Roberts, Deborah Ashton, Daniel Smith, Lenny Latip and Wei Shen Lim
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-41
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    The National Early Warning Score and its subcomponents recorded within ±24 h of emergency medical admission are poor predictors of hospital-acquired acute kidney injury
    Muhammad Faisal, Andy Scally, Musab Ahmed Elgaali, Donald Richardson, Kevin Beatson and Mohammed A Mohammed
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-47

Review

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    Systematic review of the efficacy of statins for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
    Marta Mejías-Trueba, María Antonia Pérez-Moreno and María Ángeles Fernández-Arche
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-54

CME Acute medicine

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    Sepsis – thoughtful management for the non-expert
    Robert Tidswell and Mervyn Singer
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-62
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    Ambulatory emergency care – improvement by design
    Mahir Mustafa Abdel Aziz Hamad and Vincent M Connolly
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-69
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    Diagnosis and management of cerebral venous thrombosis
    Roya Behrouzi and Martin Punter
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-75
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    When psychiatric symptoms reflect medical conditions
    Killian A Welch and Alan J Carson
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-80
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    A systematic approach to the unconscious patient
    Tim Cooksley, Sarah Rose and Mark Holland
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-88
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    CME Acute medicine (113043) self-assessment questionnaire
    Mark Holland and Tahseen A Chowdhury
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-93

Acute medical care

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    An acute transfusion reaction
    Clare Webb, Alan Norris and Katie Hands
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-95
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    Acute myocarditis secondary to acute Campylobacter jejuni infection
    Graeme Martin Greenfield, Jonathan Mailey, Kristopher Lyons and Thomas Graham Trouton
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-98

Lesson of the month

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    Lesson of the month 1: Lemierre's syndrome: a reminder of the ‘forgotten disease’
    Vivek Vijay and Zozik Fattah
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-100
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    Lesson of the month 2: Pulmonary embolism in a patient on rivaroxaban and concurrent carbamazepine
    Thomas Burden, Charlotte Thompson, Efstathios Bonanos and Andrew RL Medford
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-103

Image of the month

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    A novel CT finding in cardiac amyloid
    C Fielder Camm, Jaimal Kothari, Victoria Stnoble and Nikant K Sabharwal
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-106

Letters to the editor

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    Medical problems in pregnancy
    Bhaskar Narayan, Sheba Jarvis, Pooja Dassan and Catherine Nelson-Piercy
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-108
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    Screening for obstructive sleep apnoea using the STOPBANG questionnaire
    Aj Larner and Ziso B
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-108a
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    Thoracic ultrasound experiences among respiratory specialty trainees in the UK
    Nicholas Smallwood
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-109
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    Sleep in adolescents and young adults
    Martin Lee
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-109a
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    Endocrine abnormalities in lithium toxicity
    Bernard Freudenthal
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-110
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    Regular and frequent feedback of specific clinical criteria delivers a sustained improvement in the management of diabetic ketoacidosis
    Oscar M P Jolobe
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-110a
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    Response
    Punith Kempegowda
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-111

Corrigenda

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    Corrigendum: Image of the month: Dysphagia due to injury of the corticobulbar tract following traumatic brain injury
    Sung Ho Jang, Seong Ho Kim and Jeong Pyo Seo
    Clin Med February 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-1-112
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  • Systematic review of the efficacy of statins for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
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