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May 2002 (Volume 78, Number 919). [Index by author]

		Editorials Reviews Original articles Clinical audit Case reports Self assessment questions Self assessment answers Adverse drug reactions Postgraduate education History of Medicine Letters Book reviews Diary

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Editorials

Can we improve the outcome of colorectal cancer by early diagnosis?
E D A Westcott and A C J Windsor
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 255-256. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.255 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

Non-infectious pulmonary complications after bone marrow transplantation
I Khurshid and L C Anderson
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 257-262. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.257 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Surveillance in Barrett's oesophagus: a personal view
K K Basu and J S de Caestecker
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 263-268. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.263 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

Comparative evaluation of the new Sheffield table and the modified joint British societies coronary risk prediction chart against a laboratory based risk score calculation
K S Rabindranath, N R Anderson, R Gama, and M R Holland
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 269-272. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.269 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Changes in the corrected QT interval and corrected QT dispersion during haemodialysis
M Howse, S Sastry, and G M Bell
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 273-275. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.273 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) bite in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka: a prospective clinical study, 1996–98
S A M Kularatne
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 276-280. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.276 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Closure of traumatic wounds without cleaning and suturing
D Maharaj, D Sharma, M Ramdass, and V Naraynsingh
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 281-282. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.281 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Clinical audit

A three year prospective audit of 212 presentations to the emergency department after electrical injury with a management protocol
N Blackwell and J Hayllar
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 283-285. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.283 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

Systemic cholesterol crystal embolisation with pulmonary involvement: a fatal combination after coronary angiography
T J Walton, N J Samani, and R Andrews
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 288-289. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.288 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An unusual case of infective endocarditis
T Houghton, G C Kaye, and R E Meigh
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 290-291. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.290 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Will an orange a day keep the doctor away?
T I L Richardson, L Ball, and T Rosenfeld
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 292-294. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.292 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Intramuscular lipomatosis of tongue
S Thomas, B T Varghese, P Sebastian, C M Koshy, A Mathews, and E K Abraham
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 295-297. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.295 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Progressive cardiomyopathy as manifestation of mitochondrial disease
D N Nan, M Fernández-Ayala, J Infante, P Matorras, and J González-Macías
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 298-299. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.298 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment questions

A man with swollen calf and discoloration of the foot
Y Berkun, K Sade, and Y Naparstek
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 300. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.300 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Young male with pancytopenia: an unusual cause
R Rajput, S B Siwach, S Singh, U Singh, and Meena
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 300-301. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.300-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recurrent painful locking of the elbow joint
R Thonse and M Belthur
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 301. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.301 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A verrucous lesion of the palm
M Vijaikumar, D M Thappa, K Karthikeyan, and S Jayanthi
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 302. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.302 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An unusual case of clinicoradiological dissociation
C Mahendran, N B S Mani, S Jogai, and A N Aggarwal
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 302. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.302-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Anaemia: an unusual cause
V A Shenoy, M P N Lewis, and P Preston
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 303. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.303 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment answers

A man with swollen calf and discoloration of the foot
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 304. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.304 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Young male with pancytopenia: an unusual cause
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 304-305. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.304-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recurrent painful locking of the elbow joint
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 305. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.305 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A verrucous lesion of the palm
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 305-306. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.305-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An unusual case of clinicoradiological dissociation
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 306-307. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.306 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Anaemia: an unusual cause
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 307. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.307 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Adverse drug reactions

Ulcerative colitis after statin treatment
W E Rea, D C S Durrant, and D A R Boldy
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 286-287. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.286 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Postgraduate education

Postgraduate training in family medicine in Albania
L Rrumbullaku, P N Theodorakis, P Pulluqi, C Lionis, and E Trell
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 308-310. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.308 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

History of Medicine

The start of life: a history of obstetrics
J Drife
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 311-315. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.311 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

Best evidence and the clinical decision making process
M Pirmohamed
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 316. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.316 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Valproate encephalopathy and hyperammonaemia
M O'Neill, R W Dubrey, and R M Grocott-Mason
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 316-317. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.316-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recurrent orogenital ulcers with papilloedema and headaches
Z Morcos
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 317. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.317 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A elderly lady with collapse
Z Morcos
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 317. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.317-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Failure to develop diabetic ketoacidosis in a newly presenting type 1 diabetic patient
V Rosival
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 317. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.317-b [Extract] [Full text] [Authors' Reply] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

A Disease Once Sacred. By M J Eadie and P F Bladin. (Pp 248; £24.) John Libbey, 2001. ISBN 0-86196-607-4.
R Abbott
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 317-318. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.317-c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Diary

Professional Updating in Epidemiology. Design of Vaccination Programmes: From Sero-Epidemiology to Cost-Effectiveness
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 318. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.318 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Can we improve the outcome of colorectal cancer by early diagnosis? E D A Westcott and A C J Windsor Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 255-256. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.255 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Non-infectious pulmonary complications after bone marrow transplantation I Khurshid and L C Anderson Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 257-262. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.257 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Surveillance in Barrett's oesophagus: a personal view K K Basu and J S de Caestecker Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 263-268. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.263 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Comparative evaluation of the new Sheffield table and the modified joint British societies coronary risk prediction chart against a laboratory based risk score calculation K S Rabindranath, N R Anderson, R Gama, and M R Holland Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 269-272. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.269 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Changes in the corrected QT interval and corrected QT dispersion during haemodialysis M Howse, S Sastry, and G M Bell Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 273-275. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.273 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	*Common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) bite in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka: a prospective clinical study, 1996–98* S A M Kularatne Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 276-280. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.276 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Closure of traumatic wounds without cleaning and suturing D Maharaj, D Sharma, M Ramdass, and V Naraynsingh Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 281-282. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.281 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A three year prospective audit of 212 presentations to the emergency department after electrical injury with a management protocol N Blackwell and J Hayllar Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 283-285. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.283 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Systemic cholesterol crystal embolisation with pulmonary involvement: a fatal combination after coronary angiography T J Walton, N J Samani, and R Andrews Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 288-289. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.288 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An unusual case of infective endocarditis T Houghton, G C Kaye, and R E Meigh Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 290-291. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.290 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Will an orange a day keep the doctor away? T I L Richardson, L Ball, and T Rosenfeld Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 292-294. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.292 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Intramuscular lipomatosis of tongue S Thomas, B T Varghese, P Sebastian, C M Koshy, A Mathews, and E K Abraham Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 295-297. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.295 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Progressive cardiomyopathy as manifestation of mitochondrial disease D N Nan, M Fernández-Ayala, J Infante, P Matorras, and J González-Macías Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 298-299. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.298 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A man with swollen calf and discoloration of the foot Y Berkun, K Sade, and Y Naparstek Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 300. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.300 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Young male with pancytopenia: an unusual cause R Rajput, S B Siwach, S Singh, U Singh, and Meena Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 300-301. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.300-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Recurrent painful locking of the elbow joint R Thonse and M Belthur Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 301. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.301 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A verrucous lesion of the palm M Vijaikumar, D M Thappa, K Karthikeyan, and S Jayanthi Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 302. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.302 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An unusual case of clinicoradiological dissociation C Mahendran, N B S Mani, S Jogai, and A N Aggarwal Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 302. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.302-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Anaemia: an unusual cause V A Shenoy, M P N Lewis, and P Preston Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 303. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.303 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Ulcerative colitis after statin treatment W E Rea, D C S Durrant, and D A R Boldy Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 286-287. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.286 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Postgraduate training in family medicine in Albania L Rrumbullaku, P N Theodorakis, P Pulluqi, C Lionis, and E Trell Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 308-310. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.308 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The start of life: a history of obstetrics J Drife Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 311-315. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.311 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Best evidence and the clinical decision making process M Pirmohamed Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 316. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.316 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Valproate encephalopathy and hyperammonaemia M O'Neill, R W Dubrey, and R M Grocott-Mason Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 316-317. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.316-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Recurrent orogenital ulcers with papilloedema and headaches Z Morcos Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 317. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.317 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A elderly lady with collapse Z Morcos Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 317. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.317-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Failure to develop diabetic ketoacidosis in a newly presenting type 1 diabetic patient V Rosival Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 317. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.317-b [Extract] [Full text] [Authors' Reply] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A Disease Once Sacred. By M J Eadie and P F Bladin. (Pp 248; £24.) John Libbey, 2001. ISBN 0-86196-607-4. R Abbott Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 317-318. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.317-c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Professional Updating in Epidemiology. Design of Vaccination Programmes: From Sero-Epidemiology to Cost-Effectiveness Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 318. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.919.318 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]