Internal Medicine Journal

Coxibs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and cardiovascular risk
T. Woodruff

Yentl resurgat: inadequate management of cardiovascular risk in women
J. Lowe

Advanced chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular events and the effect of diabetes: data from the Atherosclerosis and Folic Acid Supplementation Trial
S. Zoungas, M. Lui, P. G. Kerr, et al

Suboptimal management of cardiovascular risk factors in coronary heart disease patients in primary care occurs particularly in women
A. Driscoll, A.Beauchamp, et al

Role of echocardiographic left ventricular mass and carotid intima-media thickness in the cardiovascular risk assessment of asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
K. K. Poppe, G. A. Whalley, et al

Cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the impact of bronchodilator treatment
R. Wood-Baker, B. Cochrane, M. T. Naughton

Cardiovascular risk modification in participants with coronary disease screened by the Kidney Early Evaluation Program
P. A. McCullough, A. Whaley-Connell, W. W. Brown, A. J. Collins

An Australian cardiovascular risk equation for type 2 diabetes: the Fremantle Diabetes Study
W. A. Davis, M. W. Knuiman, T. M. E. Davis

What is the role of invasive versus non-invasive coronary angiography in the investigation of patients suspected to have coronary heart disease?
C. K. Chow, T. Sheth

NT-pro-BNP predicts worsening renal function in patients with chronic systolic heart failure
R. Pfister, J. Müller-Ehmsen, J. Hagemeister

Management of heart conditions in older rural and urban Australian women
S. Jordan, A. Wilson, A. Dobson

Frequently discordant results from therapeutic drug monitoring for digoxin: clinical confusion for the prescriber
N. M. Rogers, T. E. Jones, R. G. Morris

Corticosteroid insensitivity in severe asthma: significance, mechanisms and aetiology
M. Hew, K. F. Chung

Impact of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on microalbuminuria in patients with prediabetes and diabetes
S. T. Hwang, Y. K. Cho, J. W. Yun, J. H. Park, H. J. Kim, D. I. Park

Direct-to-consumer personal genome testing: ethical and regulatory issues that arise from wanting to ‘know’ your DNA
G. N. Samuel, C. F. C. Jordens, I. Kerridge

An Australian cardiovascular risk equation for type 2 diabetes: the Fremantle Diabetes Study
W. A. Davis, M. W. Knuiman, T. M. E. Davis

Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis
A. Nath, R. Agarwal, P. Malhotra, S. Varma

Practical aspects of telehealth: are my patients suited to telehealth

S. Sabesan, D. Allen, P.K. Loh, P. Caldwell, R. Mozer, P.A. Komesaroff, P. Talman, M. Williams, N. Shaheen, on behalf of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians Telehealth Working Group

Abstract:
The first in a series of articles that demonstrate the practical aspects of telehealth, this paper provides three case studies that examine the suitability of telehealth for patients living in rural and remote areas who require ongoing specialist care.

Read Online Collection of Editor's Picks from 2012

Use of empiric antimicrobial therapy in neutropenic fever
C. S. Tam, M. O'Reilly, D. Andresen, S. Lingaratnam, A. Kelly, K. Burbury, et al

Introduction to the Australian consensus guidelines for the management of neutropenic fever in adult cancer patients, 2010/2011
S. Lingaratnam, M. A. Slavin, B. Koczwara, J. F. Seymour, J. Szer, et al

Incretin-based therapies – review of the physiology, pharmacology and emerging clinical experience
J. H. Martin, C. F. Deacon, M. D. Gorrell, J. B. Prins

Use of antibacterial prophylaxis for patients with neutropenia
M. A. Slavin, S. Lingaratnam, L. Mileshkin, D. L. Booth, M. J. Cain

Use of risk stratification to guide ambulatory management of neutropenic fever
L. J. Worth, S. Lingaratnam, A. Taylor, A. M. Hayward, S. Morrissey

Current use of aminoglycosides: indications, pharmacokinetics and monitoring for toxicity
M. L. Avent, B. A. Rogers, A. C. Cheng, D. L. Paterson

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