Editorials

	AIDS in Southern Africa M Crewe Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 127-128. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.127 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Commentaries

	Clinical application of findings of clinical trials and systematic reviews R G Newcombe Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 129-130. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.129 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Personal views

	Human Rights Act 1998 and mental health legislation: implications for the management of mentally ill patients W-C Leung Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 178-181. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.178 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Data and models determine treatment proposals—an illustration from meta-analysis U Helfenstein Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 131-134. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.131 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Liver transplantation for chronic liver disease: advances and controversies in an era of organ shortages M I Prince and M Hudson Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 135-141. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.135 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Understanding the pathology of schizophrenia: recent advances from the study of the molecular architecture of postmortem CNS tissue B Dean Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 142-148. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.142 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Primary care referral protocol for carpal tunnel syndrome A C Hayward, M J Bradley, and F D Burke Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 149-152. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.149 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	Living kidney donation: a comparison of laparoscopic and conventional open operations J R Waller, A L Hiley, E J Mullin, P S Veitch, and M L Nicholson Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 153-157. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.153 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Misinterpretation of the chest x ray as a factor in the delayed diagnosis of lung cancer P M Turkington, N Kennan, and M A Greenstone Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 158-160. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.158 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Audit of a nurse endoscopist based one stop dyspepsia clinic E M-A Melleney and C P Willoughby Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 161-164. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.161 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Parasites in fine needle breast aspirates—assessment of host tissue response K Sahai, K Kapila, and K Verma Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 165-167. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.165 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Clinical audit

	Integrated care pathways for vascular surgery: an analysis of the first 18 months A B Sweeney, H S Flora, E J Chaloner, J Buckland, C Morrice, and S G E Barker Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 175-177. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.175 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

	Aortic root abscess presenting as unstable angina due to extrinsic compression of the left coronary artery N R A Clarke and J C Forfar Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 168-169. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.168 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pseudomyxoma peritonei S Jivan and V Bahal Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 170-172. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.170 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Isolated splenic metastasis from carcinoma of the breast S Iype, M A Akbar, and G Krishna Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 173-174. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.173 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment questions

	A woman with painless burns D Gaya and P McGill Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 182. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.182 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An uncommon cause of lumbar radiculopathy M Belthur and R Thonse Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 182. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.182-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A painful and deformed wrist K S David-West and E R Gardner Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 183. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.183 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Massive haemoptysis in a young woman O Dikensoy, N G Bayram, and A Filiz Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 183. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.183-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An unusual presentation of calvarial tuberculosis S K G Samson, V Kulkarni, and A G Chacko Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 184. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.184 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment answers

	A woman with painless burns Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 185. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.185 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An uncommon cause of lumbar radiculopathy Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 186. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.186 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A painful and deformed wrist Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 186-187. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.186-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Massive haemoptysis in a young woman Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 187-188. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.187 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An unusual presentation of calvarial tuberculosis Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 188-189. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.188 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Parkinson's Disease in Practice: By Carl E Clarke. (Pp 103; £14.95.) Royal Society of Medicine Press, 2000. ISBN 1-85315-486-5. N Lo Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 190. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.190 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Surgical Critical Care: Robert Ashford and Neal Evans. (Pp 247; £22.50.) Greenwich Medical Media, 2001. ISBN 1-84110-066-8. C D Johnson Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 190. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.190-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Emergency Cardiology: Edited by Crispin Davies and Yaver Bashir. (Pp 390; £35.) BMJ Books, 2001. ISBN 0-7279-1484-7. D Gray Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 190. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.190-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in medicine

	Sister Joseph's nodule J E Clague Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 174. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.917.174 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]