An update on cardiac implantable electronic devices for the general physician [0.03%]
心脏植入式电子设备的最新进展——普通医师概览
J E Peal,I G Mathews,C Runnett et al.
J E Peal et al.
Cardiac electronic device implantation is a common and important intervention for patients with tachy-and bradyarrhythmia. An increasing number of patients are receiving more complex devices such as cardiac resynchronisation therapy or devi...
What might Brexit mean for British tourists travelling to the rest of Europe? [0.03%]
英国脱欧会对赴欧洲旅游的英国游客产生什么影响？
D McKee,M McKee
D McKee
Brexit will have profound implications for British tourists visiting the rest of the European Union, in particular because of the likely loss of coverage of healthcare should they be injured or fall ill. This paper compares the cost of trav...
D Slim,H Gunawardena,J M Calvert et al.
D Slim et al.
IgG4-related disease is an immune-mediated fibro-inflammatory disease, characterised by distinct pathological features. An increasing number of clinical phenotypes are described, from single-organ disease to a multisystem disorder, which ca...
S Kazi,G C Preston
S Kazi
Thrombotic microangiopathy is a rare but serious manifestation of a variety of diseases. The key features are microangiopathic haemolysis, thrombocytopaenia, renal dysfunction and neurological symptoms. Here we discuss the case of a previou...
J Capps,N Nwosu,S Baksi et al.
J Capps et al.
Community-acquired pneumonia is a common condition and 6-24% of patients will fail to improve as expected. We present a patient who was initially treated for community-acquired pneumonia but did not make the anticipated recovery. We explore...
Anterior spinal artery syndrome from type A aortic dissection in a patient with Marfan syndrome due to a novel fibrillin mutation [0.03%]
马凡综合征患者因新型纤维素基因突变导致A型主动脉夹层引起的前脊髓动脉综合征病例报告
K Cheng,M Perenyei,R Sayeed
K Cheng
Type A aortic dissection is a rare but important cardiac surgical emergency. Few reports exist in the literature describing anterior spinal artery syndrome as a presenting feature. We report a case of anterior spinal artery syndrome due to ...
Rapid species identification of Candida directly from blood culture broths by Sepsityper-MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: impact on antifungal therapy [0.03%]
直接从血培养瓶中通过Sepsityper-MALDI-TOF质谱技术快速鉴定念珠菌种对抗真菌治疗的影响
A M Bal,M McGill
A M Bal
Rapid identification of Candida species facilitates pathogen-directed therapy with either fluconazole or an echinocandin. Method: We applied Sepsityper ma...
Reliable consultant level data from an Acute Medical Unit: a powerful tool for improvement [0.03%]
来自急性医疗部的可靠咨询级别数据：一项强大的改进工具
D J Beckett,M Spears,E Thomson
D J Beckett
The development of a novel database interrogating the patient management system in the Acute Medical Unit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Scotland, has allowed, for the first time, acquisition of reliable individual consultant-level process...
The Clinical Frailty Scale predicts inpatient mortality in older hospitalised patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease [0.03%]
临床脆弱性量表可预测原发性帕金森病住院老年患者的病死率
K M Torsney,R Romero-Ortuno
K M Torsney
Parkinson's disease and frailty are both common conditions affecting older people. Little is known regarding the association of the Clinical Frailty Scale with hospital outcomes in idiopathic Parkinson's disease patients admitted to the acu...
J A Wilson
J A Wilson