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Pulse Dye Densitometry: A Novel Bedside Monitor of Circulating Blood Volume
The monitoring of circulating blood volume (CBV) is important in the care and management of critically ill patients. Progressive blood volume depletion, if unmonitored...
An Introduction to Biodegradable Materials for Tissue Engineering Applications
The concept of tissue engineering arises from the need to develop an alternative method of treating patients suffering from tissue loss or organ failure....
Enteral Nutrition of the Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infant
Optimal nutrition is critical in the management of the preterm infant. The fetus in utero receives continuous intravenous nutrition that is interrupted when prematurely...
New Disease Modifying Agents in Adult Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterised by symmetrical inflammatory arthritis. Most patients exhibit a chronic course.
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New Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
Cyclooxygenase inhibitors are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). They have been used in the treatment of rheumatic diseases for several decades.
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Behavioural Disorders in Childhood: A Singapore Perspective
A review of five Western epidemiological studies of children aged 6 to 11 years revealed an average prevalence of 25% for psychiatric disorder (ranging...
The Impact of Swallowing Disorders in the Elderly
In 1898, Bastian first reported on the case of a man who had been admitted to hospital with hemiplegia and aphasia, but who had...
The Eye in Neurology: Evaluation of Sudden Visual Loss and Diplopia—Diagnostic Pointers and Pitfalls
The first step in the evaluation of sudden visual loss is to determine if the visual loss is monocular or binocular. The first diagnostic...
Neuroprotection in Acute Stroke
The neuronal cells of the central nervous system are especially susceptible to various forms of insult such as trauma and ischaemia. Once the ischaemic...
Current and Emerging Treatments in Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects 1% of adults above the age of 65 years. It is characterised histologically by the loss of neurons in the...