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Editorials

	What’s so good about placement learning? M Luntley Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 637-638. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.637 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Medical education

	Role of the clinical tutor J de Caestecker Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 639-640. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.639 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Hospital experience as a patient Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 640. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.640 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Magnesium in stroke treatment K W Muir Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 641-645. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.641 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Improving the utility of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in the diagnosis of prostate cancer: the use of PSA derivatives and novel markers S Jain, A G Bhojwani, and J K Mellon Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 646-650. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.646 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The NHS complaints system M K Mayberry Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 651-653. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.651 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Epidemiology of perforated colonic diverticular disease C R Morris, I M Harvey, W S L Stebbings, C T M Speakman, H J Kennedy, and A R Hart Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 654-658. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.654 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Best practice

	Managing liver failure D A Kelly Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 660-667. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.660 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	Costs of waiting for gall bladder surgery K Somasekar, P J Shankar, M E Foster, and M H Lewis Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 668-669. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.668 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Defensive practice among psychiatrists: a questionnaire survey K Passmore and W-C Leung Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 671-673. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.671 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Anxiety and depression in an older research population and their impact on clinical outcomes in a randomised controlled trial S J Allsup and M A Gosney Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 674-677. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.674 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cardiac involvement in HIV infected people in Yaounde, Cameroon D Nzuobontane, K N Blackett, and C Kuaban Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 678-681. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.678 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Thoracoscopic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis and Raynaud’s phenomenon of the upper limb and excessive facial blushing: a five year experience Y S Rajesh, C P Pratap, and A B Woodyer Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 682-684. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.682 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

	Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as a pyrexia of unknown origin J Henderson, J Cohen, J Jackson, and M Wiselka Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 685-686. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.685 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in a white woman A N Dixon and R Jones Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 687-688. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.687 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment questions

	Bullous lungs: diverse aetiology S Kolekar, P Sundaram, and J M Joshi Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 689. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.689 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Persistent dizziness R Sivakumar, P Ghosh, and S A Khan Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 690. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.690 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Young man with progressive weight loss, fevers, and a hilar mass R T Sadikot, J W Christman, and A P Milstone Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 690-691. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.690-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Painful knees S Batra, L Maini, A Upadhyay, and B K Dhaon Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 691. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.691 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment answers

	Bullous lungs: diverse aetiology Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 692. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.692 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Persistent dizziness Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 692-693. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.692-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Young man with progressive weight loss, fevers, and a hilar mass Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 693-694. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.693 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Painful knees Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 694. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.694 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

History of Medicine

	James Lind’s Treatise of the Scurvy (1753) M Bartholomew Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 695-696. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.695 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Knowledge of aspects of acute care in trainee doctors O M P Jolobe Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 697. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.697 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Confidence levels of PRHOs in caring for acutely ill patients • Authors’ reply S Hutchinson and W P Robson Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 697. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.697-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Knowledge of aspects of acute care in trainee doctors J Henderson, R A E Clayton, S E McCracken, and S Paterson-Brown Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 697-698. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.697-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Should inexperienced trainees be delivering acute medical services? I Davies Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 698. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.698 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Plain abdominal radiographs in acute medical emergencies: an abused investigation? D Singh-Ranger Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 698. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.698-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Plain abdominal radiographs in acute medical emergencies: an abused investigation? A Wakai Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 698-699. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.698-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Vacuum assisted closure system in the management of enterocutaneous fistula • Authors’ reply • Editor’s response A P Saklani and R J Delicata Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 699. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.699 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Stress Management for Primary Health Care Professionals.: By Usha R Rout and Jaya K Rout. (Pp 218; £38.50.) Kluwer/Plenum Publishers, 2002. ISBN 0-306-47240-6.** L Tapper-Jones Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 699. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.699-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Basic Statistics and Epidemiology. A Practical Guide.: By Antony Stewart. (Pp 160; £19.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press, 2002. ISBN 1-85775-589-8.*** P D Welsby Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 699. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.699-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Accident and Emergency Diagnosis and Management.: By Anthony F T Brown. (Pp 442; £18.99.) Edward Arnold, 2002. ISBN 0-340-80720-2.*** G Bodiwala Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 699-700. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.699-c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Scientific Writing—Easy when you know how.: By Jennifer Peat, Elizabeth Elliott, Louise Baur, and Victoria Keena. (Pp 312; £22.50.) BMJ Books, 2002. ISBN 0-7279-1625-4.*** L Penny Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 700. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.700 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Echoes

	New definition of MI lacks evidence base Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 659. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.925.659 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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