VOLUME  51
ISSUE  03
MARCH  2010

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL

M E D I C I N E    I N    S T A M P S

Charles Robert Richet (1850–1935): discoverer of anaphylaxis
Tan S Y, Yamanuha J

E F F E C T I V E    M E D I C A L    W R I T I N G

Writing a pictorial essay
Peh W C G, Ng K H
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C L I N I C A L    P R A C T I C E    G U I D E L I N E S

Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of Rhinosinusitis and Allergic Rhinitis
Siow J K, Alshaikh N A, Balakrishnan A, Chan K O, Chao S S, Goh L G,
Hwang S Y J, Lee C Y J, Leong J L, Lim L, Menon A, Sethi D S, Tan H, Wang D Y
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Academy of Medicine Singapore-Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Autism Spectrum Disorders in Pre-School Children
AMS-MOH Clinical Practice Guidelines Workgroup on Autism Spectrum Disorders
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R E V I E W    A R T I C L E

Is utilisation of computed tomography justified in clinical practice? Part I: application in the emergency department
Sun Z, Ng K H, Vijayananthan A

O R I G I N A L    A R T I C L E S

Oral misoprostol versus intramuscular oxytocin in the active management of the third stage of labour
Afolabi E O, Kuti O, Orji E O, Ogunniyi S O

An anthropometric study of facial height among four endogamous communities in the Sunsari district of Nepal
Baral P, Lobo S W, Menezes R G, Kanchan T, Krishan K, Bhattacharya S,
Hiremath S S

Clinically relevant variations of the coeliac trunk
Chitra R

Development of the RIPASA score: a new appendicitis scoring system for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis
Chong C F, Adi M I W, Thien A, Suyoi A, Mackie A J, Tin A S, Tripathi S,
Jaman N H, Tan K K, Kok K Y, Mathew V V, Paw O, Chua H B, Yapp S K

Spectrum of malaria complications in an intensive care unit
Sahu S, Mohanty N K, Rath J, Patnaik S B

The effect of fixed oil and water extracts of Nigella sativa on sickle cells: an in vitro study
Ibraheem N K, Ahmed J H, Hassan M K

Early functional outcome of a modified Brostrom-Gould surgery using bioabsorbable suture anchor for chronic lateral ankle instability
Shahrulazua A, Ariff Sukimin M S, Tengku Muzaffar T M S, Yusof M I

Treatment of multiloculated empyema thoracis using minimally invasive methods
Metin M, Yeginsu A, Sayar A, Alzafer S, Solak O, Ozgul A, Erkorkmaz U, Gürses A

Factors associated with poor academic achievement among urban primary school children in Malaysia
Ong L C, Chandran V, Lim Y Y, Chen A H, Poh B K


C A S E    R E P O R T S

Persistent sterile pyuria in children? Don’t forget tuberculosis!
Chiang L W, Jacobsen A S, Ong C L, Huang W S

Necrotising fasciitis of the eyelid with toxic shock due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Lim V S Y, Amrith S

Mowat-Wilson syndrome: the first two Malaysian cases
Balasubramaniam S, Keng W T, Ngu L H, Michel L G, Irina G

Molar pregnancy with false negative urine hCG: the hook effect
Pang Y P, Rajesh H, Tan L K


L E T T E R S    T O    T H E    E D I T O R    A N D    A U T H O RS'    R E P L I E S