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Publikováno v:
Postgraduate Medical Journal. 98:848-854
Study purpose The aim of this study was to determine the fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) levels, exhaled breath carbon monoxide (eCO) levels, blood pressure, blood lipid levels between smokers and non-smokers and to determine the association o
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Philip Mayhead, Amr Elyasaky, Bipin Pun, Mirej Patel, Reem Eldebri, Nadiyah Zafar, Muhammad Shahbaz, Giulio Ciroi, Bao Khuu, Kamal Lawrence, Maaryah J Zafar, Ojofeitimi Oluwamayowa, Manivannan Periasamy, Lucinda Barry, Mark Whitehead, William W. O'Neill, Ratan Singh Randhawa, Alisha Khanna, Mansoor Zafar, Zahra Maryam, Mohamed Abdelbagi, Mariya Farooq, Saba Alam, Karuna Subba, Andreia Esteves Morete, Dana Safarova, O. A. Makanjuola, B. A. Adekunle, Abubakr Hadid, Mangala Karkhanis, Frderic Cuison, Johannes Hegner, Raphael Golez, Steve Moran, Umesh Dashora, Hesam Nooredinavand, Tila Muhammad
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Postgraduate Medical Journal
Background The role of vitamin D in increased mortality with SARS-COV-2 virus, namely, COVID-19, remains uncertain. We analysed all the patients who were treated as COVID-19-positive with or without a positive swab and were tested for vitamin D level
Publikováno v:
Postgraduate Medical Journal. 98:450-455
Background Fibroproliferative lesions with intractable pruritus, pain and hyperesthesia that cause uncontrolled scar growth are known as keloids. Migraines are common upsetting headache disorders characterised by frequent recurrence and attacks aggra
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Postgraduate Medical Journal. 98:341-345
Background Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive condition that primarily manifests as a chronic respiratory disease. CF is usually diagnosed in early childhood or through newborn screening although in a small but important group, diagnosis
Publikováno v:
Postgraduate Medical Journal. 97:459-463
Background Decompensating patients require expeditious and focused care at the bedside. This can be particularly challenging when there are multiple layers of providers, each with differing specialisation, experience and autonomy. We examined the imp
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Postgraduate Medical Journal. 98:456-460
Background: Frailty is associated with adverse outcome in older surgical patients but the strength of the association varies widely between studies. This may be due in part to the wide range of instruments used to assess frailty. Large population stu
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Seyma Kalkuz, Ayça Demircan
Publikováno v:
Postgraduate Medical Journal. 97:798-802
Background It has been reported that Mediterranean diet (MD) may improve quality of life and may reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), some neurodegenerative diseases and cance
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Wyn G. Lewis, Osian P James, Arfon Powell, Tarig Abdelrahman, David Robinson, Luke Hopkins, Richard J. Egan, Chris Brown
Publikováno v:
Postgraduate Medical Journal. 98:124-130
Purpose of the study Burnout is an increasingly recognised phenomenon in acute healthcare specialities and associated with depersonalisation, ill health and training programme attrition. This study aimed to quantify contributory physiological variabl
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Postgraduate Medical Journal. 98:113-118
Objective The short synacthen test (SST) is widely used across the UK to assess adrenal reserve. The main objective of our study was to determine the morning serum cortisol level that will predict adrenal insufficiency (AI) thus reducing our reliance
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Charat Thongprayoon, Fawad Qureshi, Michael A Mao, Narat Srivali, Tarun Bathini, Kianoush Kashani, Tananchai Petnak, Api Chewcharat, Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, Wisit Cheungpasitporn
Publikováno v:
Postgraduate Medical Journal. 98:43-47
Background We aimed to report the incidence of hospital-acquired hypophosphataemia and hyperphosphataemia along with their associated in-hospital mortality. Methods We included 15 869 adult patients hospitalised at a tertiary medical referral centre