VOLUME  36
ISSUE  05
OCTOBER  1995

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL

E D I T O R I A L

Intensivists in Singapore: Raison D'etre in the Modern Era of Critical Medical Care
K H Lee


S P E C I A L    A R T I C L E

Eclampsia - No Room for Complacency
S Chua, S Arulkumaran

Pregnancy and Diabetes
Y T Tan


O R I G I N A L    A R T I C L E S

Percutaneous Ballon Valvuloplasty in Mitral Restenosis after Previous Surgical Commissurotomy
C Y Lee, K W Lau, Z P Ding, A Tan, C Chan, T H Koh, S Quek, T S Chee, A Ng, A Johan

Clinical Utility, Safety, Acceptability and Complications of Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) in 901 Patients
T S Chee, S S S Quek, Z P Ding, S M Chua

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Sequential Intravenous - Oral Administration of Pefloxacin in Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Patients with Underlying Conditions
J C H Yap, Y T Wang, C C Chan, A Ng, S C Poh

Massive Pleural Effusion in Pancreatitis: 2 Case Reports
J Abisheganaden, K N Sin Fai Lam, L S Chew

Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis Using Duplex Ultrasonography
H C Tan, M C L Lim, M Choo, M B E Tay, H F Choo, S S S Lee

Colonisation Factors Amongst Clinical Isolates of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli
L lyer, J Vadivelu, N Parasakthi

Obstetric Outcome of Pregestational Diabetic Pregnancies
Y T Chia, S Chua, A C Thai, S C Yeoh, L P Kek, N Selamat, S S Ratnam

Glycosylated Haemoglobins in Women with Low Risk for Diabetes in Pregnancy D M F Loke, L P Kek, S Chua, A C Thai, S S Ratnam

Eclampsia - Are We Doing Enough?
J J H Low, G S H Yeo

Mass Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy - A Report of Diabetic Retinal Screening in Primary Care Clinics in Singapore
H C Lau, Y O Voo, K T Yeo, S L Ling, A Jap

Laser Reduction of Inferior Turbinates in Children
Y T Pang, D J Willatt

High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in Newborns with Idiopathic Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
P C Ng, J Hui, P J Lewindon, K L Cheung, W Wong

The Presymptomatic Molecular Diagnosis of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis in Singapore
K Khine, D R Smith, H Y Law, H S Goh

Bladder Involvement in Patients with Colorectal Carcinoma
D C N K Nyam, F Seow-Choen, M S Ho, H S Goh


R E V I E W    A R T I C L E S

Outcome of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants (Less Than 999 Grams): What Messages Are We Getting?
N K Ho

Current Approach to the Management of Urinary Stress Incontinence
F K Lim, K Razvi, K F Tham, S S Ratnam

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


I N V I T E D    A R T I C L E S

Community-Acquired Pneumonia
K C Ong, P Eng

Understanding HIV Disease
Y S Leo


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

Differential Diagnosis of Electrocardiographic Changes in Altered Mental State
S B S Ooi


R A D I O L O G I C A L    C A S E

Clinics in Diagnostic Imaging (6)
W C G Peh, K L Chan


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 II - Controversies Surrounding and Following Rontgen's Discovery
W C G Peh


C A S E    R E P O R T S

Scleroderma Secondary to Silica Exposure - A Case Report
S Anandan, M Othman, I Cheong, G L Chin

Stenting of Stenosis of the Abdominal Aorta
M C L Lim, M Choo, H C Tan

Malignant Melanoma of the Oesophagus - A Case Report
H S Chan, R Nambiar

Derealisation Following Head Injury: A Case Report
S A Chong


L E T T E R    T O    T H E    E D I T O R

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