Acute glomerulonephritis (AGN) remains fairly common in the developing world although its frequency has declined in the industrial countries. The pattern of AGN was studied in one hundred hospitalised children. We recorded an increased prevalence in school age, i.e., 6-15 years (75%) and the occurrence of a streptococcal infection (90%), most often a pharyngeal infection (86%), one to three wee...

OBJECTIVES To quantify the impact of the implementation of treatment modalities into clinical practice since 1985, on outcome of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). METHODS All consecutive patients admitted for STEMI or NSTEMI at the Thoraxcenter between 1985 and 2008 were included. Baseline characteristi...

AIM The first aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic validity of the Polish version of the PHQ-9 in hospitalised elderly Polish patients. The second aim was to find an optimal cutoff score for PHQ-9 to screen for a major depressive episode (MDE) (according to the Short Geriatric Depression Scale - SGDS). METHOD The PHQ-9, SGDS and a personal questionnaire were all administered to pa...

BACKGROUND Hospitalised older patients are complex. Comorbidity and polypharmacy complicate frailty. Significant numbers have dementia and/or cognitive impairment. Pain is highly prevalent. The evidence base for pain management in cognitively impaired individuals is sparse due to methodological issues. A wealth of expert opinion is recognised potentially providing a useful evidence base for gui...

BACKGROUND This study compares the effects of different cognitive tasks on post-meal negative affect, positive affect, intrusive thoughts and intrusive images of hospitalised patients with eating disorders. METHODS Twenty-five participants were recruited from an eating disorder service. Using a within-subjects design, participants performed one of the following tasks for 15 min: the game 'Tet...