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June 2001 (Volume 77, Number 908). [Index by author]

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Editorials

Learning to teach
M SEABROOK
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 361-362. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.361 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

Aborted sudden cardiac death: a clinical perspective
P Mazeika
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 363-370. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.363 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Alternative opioids to morphine in palliative care: a review of current practice and evidence
M Barnett
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 371-378. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.371 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Multiple system atrophy
H U Rehman
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 379-382. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.379 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Surgical treatment of diabetes mellitus by islet cell and pancreas transplantation
S A White, R Kimber, P S Veitch, and M L Nicholson
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 383-387. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.383 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ethical, professional, and legal obligations in clinical practice: a series of discussion topics for postgraduate medical education Topic 3: resuscitation decisions in adult patients
D M Gore
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 388-389. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.388 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

Survey of hospital doctors' attitudes and knowledge of oral conditions in older patients
R Morgan, J Tsang, N Harrington, and L Fook
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 392-394. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.392 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Silent myocardial ischaemia in patients with proved coronary artery disease: a comparison of diabetic and non-diabetic patients
C J Ditchburn, J A Hall, M de Belder, A Davies, W Kelly, and R Bilous
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 395-398. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.395 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Prevalence of microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetes mellitus at a diabetes centre in southern India
A Varghese, R Deepa, M Rema, and V Mohan
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 399-402. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.399 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Withdrawing cardiovascular medications at a syncope clinic
K Alsop and M Mac Mahon
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 403-405. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.403 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment questions

Intermittent jaundice and rigors in a patient with longstanding ulcerative colitis
N D Hawkes, D Mutimer, and G A O Thomas
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 406-407. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.406 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An elderly man with pleural effusion and abnormal behaviour
A S Kashyap and S Kashyap
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 407-408. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.407 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A difficult case of gastrointestinal haemorrhage
I S Shaw, S D Hearing, M Callaway, and C S J Probert
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 408. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.408 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recurrent pulmonary oedema in a 53 year old woman
S G Williams, S J Lindsay, and L B Tan
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 408-409. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.408a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A case of unusual septicaemia
R Sivakumar, E Roche, and R M Faizallah
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 409. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.409 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hydronephrosis and a hard neck swelling
T A Chowdhury, C E Ellis, R Jaganathan, and P M Dodson
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 409-410. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.409a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A woman with an abnormal mass in the thyroid gland
P De, A M Rashid, and M Brown
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 410. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.410 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A hungry baby fails to thrive
C Stewart
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 410-411. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.410a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An unusual case of diarrhoea and weight loss
E J Lamb, A F Muller, and M D Flynn
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 411. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.411 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment answers

Intermittent jaundice and rigors in a patient with longstanding ulcerative colitis
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 412. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.412 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An elderly man with pleural effusion and abnormal behaviour
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 412. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.412a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A difficult case of gastrointestinal haemorrhage
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 412. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.412b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recurrent pulmonary oedema in a 53 year old woman
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 412. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.412c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A case of unusual septicaemia
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 412. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.412d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hydronephrosis and a hard neck swelling
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 412. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.412e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A woman with an abnormal mass in the thyroid gland
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 412. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.412f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A hungry baby fails to thrive
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 412. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.412g [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An unusual case of diarrhoea and weight loss
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 412. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.412h [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Adverse drug reaction of the month

Churg-Strauss syndrome associated with montelukast
A Mukhopadhyay and N N Stanley
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 390-391. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.390 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

The real cost of aspirin
O M P JOLOBE
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 423. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.423 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hyperthyroidism induced by $beta$ -human chorionic gonadotrophin
R GAMA
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 423. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.423a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Books received

Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 424. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.424 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

Teaching & Learning Communication Skills in Medicine.
J DACRE
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 423. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.423b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Narrative Based Medicine.
G C COOK
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 423. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.423c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Statistics with Confidence.
A R HART
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 423. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.423d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Introduction to Clinical Neurology.
R ABBOTT
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 423. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.423e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in medicine

The heart of stone
S BASARIA and A KERMANI
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 405. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.405 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Diary

Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 424. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.424a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Learning to teach M SEABROOK Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 361-362. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.361 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Aborted sudden cardiac death: a clinical perspective P Mazeika Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 363-370. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.363 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Alternative opioids to morphine in palliative care: a review of current practice and evidence M Barnett Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 371-378. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.371 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Multiple system atrophy H U Rehman Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 379-382. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.379 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Surgical treatment of diabetes mellitus by islet cell and pancreas transplantation S A White, R Kimber, P S Veitch, and M L Nicholson Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 383-387. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.383 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Ethical, professional, and legal obligations in clinical practice: a series of discussion topics for postgraduate medical education Topic 3: resuscitation decisions in adult patients D M Gore Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 388-389. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.388 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Survey of hospital doctors' attitudes and knowledge of oral conditions in older patients R Morgan, J Tsang, N Harrington, and L Fook Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 392-394. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.392 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Silent myocardial ischaemia in patients with proved coronary artery disease: a comparison of diabetic and non-diabetic patients C J Ditchburn, J A Hall, M de Belder, A Davies, W Kelly, and R Bilous Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 395-398. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.395 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Prevalence of microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetes mellitus at a diabetes centre in southern India A Varghese, R Deepa, M Rema, and V Mohan Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 399-402. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.399 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Withdrawing cardiovascular medications at a syncope clinic K Alsop and M Mac Mahon Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 403-405. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.403 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Intermittent jaundice and rigors in a patient with longstanding ulcerative colitis N D Hawkes, D Mutimer, and G A O Thomas Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 406-407. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.406 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An elderly man with pleural effusion and abnormal behaviour A S Kashyap and S Kashyap Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 407-408. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.407 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A difficult case of gastrointestinal haemorrhage I S Shaw, S D Hearing, M Callaway, and C S J Probert Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 408. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.408 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Recurrent pulmonary oedema in a 53 year old woman S G Williams, S J Lindsay, and L B Tan Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 408-409. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.408a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A case of unusual septicaemia R Sivakumar, E Roche, and R M Faizallah Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 409. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.409 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Hydronephrosis and a hard neck swelling T A Chowdhury, C E Ellis, R Jaganathan, and P M Dodson Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 409-410. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.409a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A woman with an abnormal mass in the thyroid gland P De, A M Rashid, and M Brown Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 410. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.410 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A hungry baby fails to thrive C Stewart Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 410-411. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.410a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An unusual case of diarrhoea and weight loss E J Lamb, A F Muller, and M D Flynn Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 411. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.411 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Churg-Strauss syndrome associated with montelukast A Mukhopadhyay and N N Stanley Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 390-391. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.390 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The real cost of aspirin O M P JOLOBE Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 423. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.423 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Hyperthyroidism induced by $beta$ -human chorionic gonadotrophin R GAMA Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 423. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.423a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 424. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.424 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Teaching & Learning Communication Skills in Medicine. J DACRE Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 423. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.423b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Narrative Based Medicine. G C COOK Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 423. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.423c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Statistics with Confidence. A R HART Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 423. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.423d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Introduction to Clinical Neurology. R ABBOTT Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 423. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.423e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The heart of stone S BASARIA and A KERMANI Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 405. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.908.405 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]