March 2011

Depression and pain: is there a common pathway?

Chronic pain, arbitrarily defined as that lasting longer than six months, is a clinical, social,...
An analysis of the learning needs of undergraduate medical students in a developing country: the learning needs are similar to students in the West, but resources differ

Background: Controlled teaching environment can be provided to undergraduate medical students for...
Incidental adnexal mass at Caesarean section - the value of implementing a comprehensive consenting process

Introduction Examination of the ovaries at caesarean section is a normal practice as ovarian...
An Unusual Cause of Chronic Dyspnoea

A 73 year old lady presented for assessment of her recurrent right sided pleural effusion. She had...
COPD Exacerbation with Concurrent Stress Cardiomyopathy: A Case of Double Dyspnoea

Case presentation A 52 year-old Caucasian male with a history of chronic obstructive airway disease...