Table of Contents
Clinical Medicine: Vol. 21, Issue 3 (May 2021)
EDITORIAL
- You have accessNew wine in old skinsAnton EmmanuelClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.ed.21.3.1
CME: DERMATOLOGY
- You have accessImmunobullous diseaseThomas J Tull and Emma BentonClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0232
- You have accessNails in systemic diseaseCharlotte E Gollins and David de BerkerClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0243
- You have accessPsoriasis: a brief overviewAntony Raharja, Satveer K Mahil and Jonathan N BarkerClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0257
- You have accessCutaneous manifestations of infections: an update for general physiciansRachael Morris-JonesClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0262
- You have accessAdvances in atopic dermatitisAlice Plant and Michael R Ardern-JonesClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0280
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
- You have accessThe Volunteers in Research programme: supporting COVID-19 research and improving medical training in parallelTamsin McKinnon, Alastair Watson, Liam Richards, Jackie Sears, Matthew J Brookes and Christopher A GreenClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-1072
- You have accessAcute neurological consequences of novel psychoactive substance use: a retrospective review in a large UK hospitalMatthew Tanti, Jeremy Cosgrove, Charles Kelleher, Rebekah Jones and Melissa MaguireClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0706
- You have accessHealth and work: what physicians need to knowKaren Walker-Bone and Rosemary HollickClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0847
CONCISE GUIDANCE
- You have accessConsent for blood transfusion: summary of recommendations from the Advisory Committee for the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO)Michael F Murphy, Andrea Harris, James Neuberger and on behalf of the SaBTO Consent for Transfusion Working GroupClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-1035
- You have accessAssociation of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) and Diabetes UK joint position statement and recommendations for non-diabetes specialists on the use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors in people with type 2 diabetes (January 2021)Umesh Dashora, Robert Gregory, Peter Winocour, Ketan Dhatariya, Susannah Rowles, Andrew Macklin, Gerry Rayman, Dinesh Nagi, Katie Whitehead, Hannah Beba, Parijat De, Dipesh C Patel and on behalf of the ABCD executive committee and Diabetes UKClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0045
FOUNDATION COLUMN
- You have access‘Face time’ for the first time: Video communication between relatives and junior doctors in the COVID-19 pandemicHarriet L White, Alexander A Tuck, Benjamin C Pyrke, Emily Murphy, Katherine Figg, Gwendolen J Cartwright, Badr A Abdalla and Mark A ReynoldsClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0925
REVIEW
- You have accessAn update on hyper-acute management of ischaemic strokeAjay Bhalla, Mehool Patel and Jonathan BirnsClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0998
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
- You have accessA simple measure to improve sepsis documentation and codingJamie Arberry, Zanya Henry and Tumena CorrahClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0868
ACUTE MEDICAL CARE
- You have accessWhen common things aren't so common: A case report of hepatopulmonary syndromeEmma Keelan, Chris Ferguson and Rebecca KerrClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0142
LESSON OF THE MONTH
- You have accessLesson of the month: Acute pancreatitis due to hypertriglyceridaemia in a transgender woman: a complication of high-dose oral oestrogen therapy?Aisha Hashmi, Emilia I Smith, Andra Ciutac and Jamie C SmithClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0075
IMAGE OF THE MONTH
- You have accessImage of the month: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in the management of ectopic ACTH syndrome: a perfect storm of hypercortisolism, hyperglycaemia and COVID-19Tejhmal RehmanClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0005
OPINION
- You have accessAbsence of monitoring in withdrawal of clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) and other treatments: a cause for concern?Alice Gray, Mark Pickering and Stephen SturmanClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0673
CME: DERMATOLOGY
- You have accessCME: Dermatology (135279): self-assessment questionnaireEmma Benton and Tahseen A ChowdhuryClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.SAQ.21.3
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
- You have accessTreatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension: experiences in a UK regional neurosciences CentreJoanna E Perthen, Paul J Dorman, Danny Morland, Nancy Redfern and David JA ButterissClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0791
- You have access‘I brought that up in my appraisal ... and my consultant said no.’ Structure and agency in specialty and associate specialist (SAS) doctors' experiences of appraisalElizabeth Carty and Michael PageClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0976
- You have accessPerceptions of the impact of annual review of competence progression (ARCP): a mixed methods case studySam Roberts and Barbara MacPhersonClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0890
- You have accessAerosolised fluorescein can quantify FFP mask faceseal leakage: a cost-effective adaptation to the existing point of care fit testSameer Zaman, Henry Seligman, Freya Hepworth Lloyd, Keval T Patel, Digby Chappell, Danny O'Hare, Graham D Cole, Darrel P Francis, Ricardo Petraco and Nick WF LintonClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0982
FOUNDATION COLUMN
- You have accessFiY1: A reflective account of the foundation interim year 1 postImogen Jones and Gregory Neal-SmithClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0921
- You have access‘Food for thought’: The importance of nutrition to patient care and the role of the junior doctorJessica C Frost and Alexander J BaldwinClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0707
REVIEW
- You have accessOrthostatic hypotension in older people: considerations, diagnosis and managementMelanie Dani, Andreas Dirksen, Patricia Taraborrelli, Dimitrios Panagopolous, Miriam Torocastro, Richard Sutton and Phang Boon LimClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-1044
COVID-19 RAPID REPORT
- You have accessFluid-repellent surgical mask (FRSM) fit – one size does not fit allLorna Russell, Leyla Campani, Jack Jones and Brendan HealyClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0054
- You have accessThe utility of a local multidisciplinary working group to oversee the establishment of rapidly evolving standards of care and to support trial recruitment during the COVID-19 pandemicGiovanni Satta, Taryn Youngstein, Liz Lightstone, Mark Gilchrist and on behalf of the COVID-19 treatment guidelines working group at Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-1021
- You have accessSARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in NHS healthcare workers in a large double-sited UK hospitalGie Ken-Dror, Charles Wade, Shyam S Sharma, Melanie Irvin-Sellers, Jonathan Robin, David Fluck, Paul Bentley and Pankaj SharmaClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-1096
- You have accessThe new UK SARS-CoV-2 variant and lockdown – causes and consequencesDaniel Pan, Nadeesha Lakmal Mudalige, Shirley Sze, David Koeckerling, Oluwatobiloba Oyefeso, Joseph Barker, Caroline ML Williams, Julian W Tang and Manish PareekClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0019
- You have accessReal-world experience of SARS-CoV-2 antibody assays in UK healthcare workersAlyss V Robinson, Gary Weaving, Barbara J Philips, Alice C Eziefula, Kate E Shipman and Timothy ChevassutClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020.1007
ACUTE MEDICAL CARE
- You have accessRecurrent infection-induced autoimmune haemolytic anaemia complicated by pulmonary embolism: a case report and literature reviewShu Fang and Fan YangClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0112
LESSONS OF THE MONTH
- You have accessLesson of the month: Late, disseminated herpes zoster reactivation in a stem cell transplant recipient: implications for post-transplant prophylaxis and immune monitoringAmy E Edwards, Cristina Suarez and Jonathan LambourneClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0064
IMAGE OF THE MONTH
- You have accessImage of the month: An unusual cause of cough, stridor and dyspnoea: A giant aortic arch aneurysmBhupinder Singh, Abhishek Goyal, Shibba T Chhabra, Naved Aslam, Bishav Mohan and Gurpreet S WanderClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0095
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
- You have accessTest and trace ... and test again?Clare LeongClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.Let.21.3.1
- You have accessNational Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) to identify inpatient COVID-19 deterioration: The importance of pO2:FiO2 ratioJonathan W Brand, David J Morrice, Mathew V Patteril and Jonathan H MackayClin Med May 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.Let.21.3.2
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