Lessons of the month 1: Salbutamol induced lactic acidosis: clinically recognised but often forgotten.
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2019-0271
Abstract: We present the case of an 83-year-old woman, with known asthma, admitted with increasing dyspnoea, wheeze and a productive cough. In addition to maintenance inhaled therapy, the patient was also on long-term mirtazapine and furosemide.… read more here.
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Lessons of the month 1: Journal anxiety.
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2019-0425
Abstract: The explosion of medical knowledge in the 21st century may be reflected in the volume of journals arriving through our letterboxes. In this carbon-conscious information age, does receiving a multitude of journals translate into better… read more here.
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Lessons of the month 2: FAST is not always FAST.
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2019-0465
Abstract: Thrombolytic treatment with tissue plasminogen activator is an established therapy for selected patients with ischaemic stroke within a narrow time window of 3 hours from the onset of symptoms. However, severe complications and poor outcomes… read more here.
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Lessons of the month 2: Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP): A rare manifestation of infliximab therapy.
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0271
Abstract: We present a rare and unusual case of 22-year-old man who was on infliximab therapy for his uncontrolled ulcerative colitis. Infliximab was stopped as he didn't get any benefit from it and he ended up… read more here.
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Lessons of the month 1: Cardiac tamponade: don't forget the pancreas.
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2021-0078
Abstract: Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency, caused by rapid accumulation of fluid in the pericardium resulting in reduced ventricular filling which may result in pulmonary oedema, shock and death. The common causes of cardiac tamponade… read more here.
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Lessons of the month 1: When what you see is not UC (ulcerative colitis): an unusual presentation of pancolitis in a developed country.
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2021-0761
Abstract: The misdiagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis is not uncommon given its variety of clinical manifestations and often shares similarities with ulcerative colitis. While endoscopy aids in diagnosis, findings are often non-specific and correlation with histopathological features… read more here.
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Lessons of the month 1: Mesenteric ischaemia secondary to infective endocarditis.
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0044
Abstract: A 60-year-old woman presented with sudden-onset epigastric pain, vomiting and small volume rectal bleeding. She had a history of mechanical mitral valve replacement, for which she was on warfarin. Computed tomography (CT) angiography of the… read more here.
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Lessons of the month 1: A diagnostic dilemma: thyroid abscess or subacute thyroiditis?
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0160
Abstract: Thyroid abscess is rare but potentially fatal, whereas subclinical thyroiditis is a self-limiting condition that is more commonly seen. The clinical features of both diseases can be overlapping but the treatment approach differs. We report… read more here.
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