A 22-year-old woman was referred with exertional dyspnoea and chest tightness 3 weeks
following a diagnosis of COVID-19. Evaluation revealed a resting sinus tachycardia and …

Background Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibition is a core therapeutic avenue for
a broad range of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders including rheumatoid arthritis and …

Background: A stress or takatsubo-like cardiomyopathy associated with pheochromocytoma
is a recognized disorder with a prevalence of one in ten cases. Its clinical presentation is …

Background: Electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation remains suboptimal among medical
students and doctors in clinical practice. This study assessed the impact of a short period of …

Background There is growing evidence that elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR)
is an independent prognostic indicator associated with poor survival in various cancers …

Background Electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation is a core skill required of all doctors.
Despite this, ECG interpretation remains suboptimal among medical students and doctors in …

A 56 year old male, life long smoker, presented to the emergency department following a fall
at home 2 days previously. He complained of posterior right sided pleuritic chest pain with …

Background: Methacholine challenge testing to assess bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR)
may be required to confirm a diagnosis of asthma, but is labour intensive. Investigation of …

Timmy the turtle lost his shell! He was sure he put it next to his bed, but once he woke up it
was gone. Follow the story and click on objects to see if Timmy can find his shell or if he has …

The TB database of patients attending the TB clinic from 2009 to 2013 were reviewed. Data
collected included pleural fluid analysis, TB culture of sputum, pleural fluid and bronchial …