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May 2013

Medicine in Stamps

Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943): Originator of ABO blood classification
Tan SY, Graham C
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): 243-244; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013099

Eulogy

Practice Integration & Lifelong Learning

Simply eczema
How CH, Quah JH, Koh MJ
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): 247-250; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013101

Original Article

Novel deletion of SPAST in a Chinese family with hereditary spastic paraplegia
Feng YP, Ke X, Zhai M, Xin Q, Gong YQ, Liu QJ
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): 251-254; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013102
The practice of nondisclosure of advanced cancer diagnosis in Singapore: a continuing challenge
Kao YH, Goh CR
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): 255-258; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013103
Occurrence of a lymphocele following renal transplantation
Sim A, Ng LG, Cheng C
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): 259-262; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013104
Clinical efficacy of sevelamer hydrochloride in patients with end-stage renal disease: a retrospective study
Alam S, Hussain A, Daiwajna R, Tan J
Singapore Med J2013; 54(5): 263-266; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013105
Excretory urography and renal scintigraphy for chronic obstructed kidney: does nonopacity mean nonsalvageability?
Klaipetch A, Namwongprom S, Ekmahachai M, Lojanapiwat B
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): 267-270; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013106
Duplex ultrasonography arteriography as first-line investigation for peripheral vascular disease
Wong TH, Tay KH, Sebastian MG, Tan SG
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): 271-274; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013107
Radiological findings in 31 patients with chondroblastoma in tubular and non-tubular bones
Jaovisidha S, Siriapisith R, Chitrapazt N, De Zordo T, Woratanarat P, Subhadrabandhu T, Sirikulchayanonta V, Siriwongpairat P
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): 275-280; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013108
Impact of education on ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit
Subramanian P, Choy KL, Gobal SV, Mansor M, Ng KH
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): 281-284; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013109
Vitamin D requirement in pregnancy to prevent deficiency in neonates: a randomised trial
Shakiba M, Iranmanesh MR
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): 285-288; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013110

Medical Education

Clinics in diagnostic imaging (146)
Lim BK
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): 289-292; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013111

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Dementia
Nagaendran K, Chen LH, Chong MS, Chua EV, Goh CK, Kua J, Lee T, Marziyana AR, Ng CC, Ng LL, Seow D, Sitoh YY, Yap LK, Yeo D, Yeo Y
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): 293-299; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013112; Erratum in: Singapore Med J 2013; 54(8): 474.

CME Answers

March 2013 CME Answers
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): 302

Announcement

Case Report

Cutaneous pseudolymphoma occurring after traumatic implantation of a foreign red pigment
Koh WL, Tay YK, Koh MJ, Sim CS
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): e100-e101; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013063
Gantzer muscles and their applied aspects: an exceptional finding
Saxena A, Agarwal KK, Parshuram V, Das AR
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): e102-e104; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013064
Plasmacytoma of the pancreas: an unusual manifestation of multiple myeloma
Hue SS, Azhar R
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): e105-e107; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013066
Concomitant early avascular necrosis of the femoral head and acute bacterial arthritis by enteric Gram-negative bacilli in four oncologic patients
Tan TJ, Tan SC
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): e108-e112; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013065
Successful extracorporeal liver dialysis for the treatment of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-induced fulminant hepatic failure
Ng CT, Tan CK, Oh CC, Chang PE
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): e113-e116; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013067
Prolonged pruritic rash following influenza A (H1N1) vaccination
Qin Y, Thomas CK
Singapore Med J2013; 54(5): e117-e119; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013094
Nodular pulmonary amyloidosis with unusual, widespread lung cysts
Chew KM, Clarke MJ, Dubey N, Seet JE
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(5): e97-e99; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013062