Editorials

	Octapeptide somatostatin-analogue therapy of Cushing's syndrome W W DE HERDER and S W J LAMBERTS Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 65-66. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.65 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Current concepts: Osmosis, osmometry, and osmoregulation R C C Lord Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 67-73. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.67 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	New techniques in medicine: Non-invasive testing for Helicobacter pylori Margaret A Stone Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 74-77. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.74 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Management options: Modern management of eclampsia Osama Salha and James J Walker Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 78-82. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.78 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	Physician attitudes and behaviour regarding erectile dysfunction in at-risk patients from a rural community Eric Perttula Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 83-85. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.83 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Training and supervision needs and experience: a longitudinal, cross-sectional survey of accident and emergency department senior house officers Jeremy Dale, Susan Williams, Amanda Wellesley, and Edward Glucksman Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 86-89. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.86 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Delays by patients in seeking treatment for acute chest pain: implications for achieving earlier thrombolysis Andrew D Mumford, Kim V Warr, Sandra J Owen, and Alan G Fraser Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 90-94. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.90 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short reports

	Lack of response to octreotide in Cushing's syndrome due to metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma N N Chan and A J Isaacs Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 96-98. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.96 [Summary] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Carcinoid-associated ectopic ACTH syndrome with variable response to octreotide Geoffrey V Gill, Alice Yong, Eileen Power, and John Ramage Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 98-101. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.98 [Summary] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Unilateral gestational macromastia  an unusual presentation of a rare disorder Abdul Hamid Zargar, Bashir Ahmad Laway, Shariq Rashid Masoodi, Nisar Ahmad Chowdri, Mir Iftikhar Bashir, and Arshad Iqbal Wani Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 101-104. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.101 [Summary] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Tuberculosis presenting as deep vein thrombosis A Gogna, G R Pradhan, R S K Sinha, and B Gupta Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 104-106. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.104 [Summary] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Surgical treatment of oesophageal obstruction after ingestion of a granular laxative D C Brown, J C Doughty, and W D George Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 106. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.106 [Summary] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment questions

	Unilateral facial ulceration and Horner's syndrome A M Loftus, M O McCarron, R N de Silva, and J Thomson Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 107-109. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.107 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Orange urine Robert C C Lord Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 109-111. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.109 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Cutaneous nodules in a patient with polyarthritis R Handa, K Verma, and P D'Souza Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 111-113. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.111 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	An uncommon aetiology of perforated gastric ulcer Mansoor Ahmad, Philip Vaidyan, and Aijaz Ahmed Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 113-115. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.113 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Neurological disturbances in a rare primary osteoarthropathy Francesco Paolo Cantatore, Carmine Alessandro Acquista, and Vincenzo Pipitone Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 115-117. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.115 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Congestive heart failure and septic abortion S K Singh, Pawan Arora, Shailendra Kumar Singh, Santosh Kumar Singh, Salil Pal, K K Singh, and J K Agrawal Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 117-119. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.117 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Isolated cerebellar metastasis from carcinoma of the colon P K Garg, N P Bohidar, M P Sharma, A K Mohapatra, A Saha, and G K Pande Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 119-121. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.119 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Chronic otitis and tenosynovitis in an elderly diabetic woman Elena Ortiz, M Jesús Moro, and Manuel Díaz-Curiel Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 121-123. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.121 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	An unusual cause of abdominal pain following an alcoholic bout D J Scott, P Gibson, R J Winney, and K C H Fearon Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 123-125. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.123 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Thyrotoxicosis and low radioactive iodine uptake in a woman with Graves' disease A M Wägner, A Pérez, J Puig, G Giménez, and D Mauricio Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 125-126. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.125 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Sudden death in a patient taking antipsychotic drugs MANFRED HAUBEN Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 127. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.127 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Smoking, eating disorders, and weight control J F MORGAN and J H LACEY Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 127. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.127a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

International postgraduate diary

	Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 128. doi:10.1136/pgmj.75.880.128 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]