VOLUME  33
ISSUE  05
OCTOBER  1992

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL

E D I T O R I A L S

The Singapore Medical Journal - The Early Years
A L Gwee

Triglycerides and Coronary Artery Disease
C F Sum, C E Tan, K W Wang


L E A D I N G    A R T I C L E

Malaria: Smears or Buffy Coats?
S K Chew


O R I G I N A L    A R T I C L E S

Comparison of the Quantitative Buffy Coat Technique with the Conventional Thick Blood Film Technique for Malaria Case Detection in the Field
J W Mak, Y Normaznah, G L Chiang

A Review of Patients with a 'Normal' Coronary Angiogram Over a 3-Year Period
Y T Lim, M H Choo, K Kon, P Yan, J K Yeoh, C S Soo, M Lim, L H Ling

The Profile of ICU Admissions for Acute Severe Asthma in a General Hospital
K N Sin Fai Lam, B M F Mow, L S Chew

Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease of the Lungs In Singapore
S K Teo, K L Lo

Some Observations on the Epidemiology of Peptic Ulcer Disease in Singapore
J Y Kang

Effect of H₂ Antagonists on Outcome of Simple Closure for Perforated Duodenal Ulcer
K B H Koh, K W Chang

Blood Pressure Tracking as an Indicator of Hypertension Risk
S N Zulkifli

Intravenous Sedation for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Midazolam Versus Propofol
N M Chin, H Y Tai, M K Chin

Effects of Radiation on Hearing in Patients with Malignancies of Head and Neck
A Balraj, R Raman, F Rangad

AIDS and Us: Are We Failing to Prevent a Highly Preventable Disease?
S R Quah

Myopia Produced in Young Chicks by Intermittent Minimal Form Visual Deprivation - Can Spectacles Cause Myopia?
S J Chew, V Balakrishnan

The Rotary Influence of Articular Contours During Passive Glenohumeral Abduction
K Rajendran

The Role of Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Retinoblastoma
Z A Sherazi, C R Jayakumar

The Mental Diseases Hospital, Singapore (1st 100 years) - A Short History (Part II)
Y K Lee


I N V I T E D    A R T I C L E S

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs - Uses and Complications
S C Ng

The Antiphospholipid Syndrome
K Y Fong, M L Boey

Approach to Psychiatry - An Overview
K T Chee


E L E C T R O C A R D I O G R A P H I C    C A S E

Wide Complex Tachycardia
W S Teo, A Tan


C A S E    R E P O R T S

A Case Report on Gangrene Following Simultaneous Traumatic Open Metatarsophalangeal and Interphalangeal Dislocations of the Left Big toe
C K Low, H F See

Medical Treatment of Cushing's Syndrome with Aminoglutethimide and Ketoconazole
H L Kong, K O Lee, J S Cheah

Mumps Encephalomyelitis
K K Tan, W D Manickam, M J Cardosa

Nasal Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Treatment of Chronic Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure: A Case Report
T K Lim

Overestimation of Severity of Mitral Stenosis During Cardiac Catheterization due to a Large Left Atrial Thrombus
C S Soo, M H Choo, C N Lee, M Tay, C A Mestres, M Lim

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