VOLUME  36
ISSUE  04
AUGUST  1995

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL

E D I T O R I A L

New Directions
C K Tan


S P E C I A L    A R T I C L E

Adult Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura - An Overview
K K Toh


S M A    L E C T U R E

The Challenge of Modern Day Medical Practice
R C K Loh


O R I G I N A L    A R T I C L E S

Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis: Accuracy of Colour Doppler Ultrasound compared with Venography
S S Tan, B K Chong, F L Thoo, J T S Ho, H K Boey

Adult Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) - A Prospective tracking of its natural history
Y K Kueh

Acute Pancreatitis in North-Eastern Peninsular Malaysia: An unusual demographic and aetiological pattern
S Mahendra Raj, D Lopez, C R Thambidorai, P Kandasamy, T F Toufeeq Khan, H Mohamad, M Mansur, S Aiyar

Anaemia in the Hospitalised Elderly
S Sahadevan, P W J Choo, F J Jayaratnam

The status of intermittent peritoneal dialysis in Hospital University Science Malaysia
D Zainal, C S Loo

Genital Group B Streptococcus Carriage in the Antenatal Period: Its Role in Prom and Pre-term Labour
S Chua, S Arulkumaran, C Chow, G Kumarasinghe, N Selamat, B G Kuah, S S Ratnam

Extract of Astragalus Membranaceus and Ligustrum Lucidum does not prevent Cyclophosphamide-Induced Myelosuppression
K S Khoo, P T Ang

Ocular Manifestations in Shaken Baby Syndrome
J S Wong, P K Wong, R L S Yeoh

Mucosal Enterokinase Activity in Cow's Milk Protein Sensitive Enteropathy
N Iyngkaran, M Yadav, C G Boey

Fluoxetine in the Treatment of Depression in Asian (Chinese and Indian) Patients in Singapore
W F Tsoi, C T Tan, L P Kok

The Syndrome of Lethal Catatonia
C P Tang, C M Leung, G S Ungvari, W K Leung

Why Patients Fail to Attend Psychiatric Outpatient Follow-up - A Pilot Study
L E C Lim, K P Poo, T Lein, S K Chew

A Prospective Comparative Study between Conventional and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
H S Chan, X F Ha, P J L L Ooi, P Mack


R E V I E W    A R T I C L E S

Management of Hyperlipidaemia
C F Sum, C E Tan, L S Chew

Maternal Serum Markers for Down's Syndrome Pregnancies
S Chew, C Anandakumar, S S Ratnam


I N V I T E D    A R T I C L E S

Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics in the Prevention of Infective Endocarditis and Prosthesis Infection
M S Lam, S Y Wong

Upper Respiratory Tract Infections - Otitis Media, Sinusitis and Pharyngitis
H M L Oh


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

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in a Young Adult
W S Teo


R A D I O L O G I C A L    C A S E

Clinics in Diagnostic Imaging (5)
W C G Peh, A P W Yuen


H I S T O R Y    O F    T H E    D I S C O V E R Y    O F    X    R A Y S

Part I - Roentgen and His Discovery of X rays
W C G Peh


C A S E    R E P O R T S

A Case of Biliary Ascariasis Associated with Calculi in the Gall Bladder and Common Bile Duct
T H Tan

Fatal Gassing due to Methylene Chloride - A Case Report
P Tay, K T Tan, C T Sam

Melioidosis Presenting as Epididymo-Orchitis
K B H Koh

Paediatric Pacemaker Implant using the Transvenous Endocardial Approach
S C Quek, K S Ng, C Tan, C N Lee, H K Chow, J Tay

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