MRCPsych Part I: Specimen Paper

Get Through MRCPsych Part 2: Clinical Exam: Long Case Presentations

Psychological symptoms are widespread and prevalent in primary care. Overall about one quarter of GP consultations are with patients with mental disorders. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) can offer an effective approach to the management of a wide variety of psychological and emotional disorders. Traditionally CBT has involved a series of one hour sessions with patients. However this book set...

How do I get a paper accepted?--Part 2.

Study of a Fibrous Annual Plant, Luffa Cylindrica for Paper Application Part I: Characterization of the Vegetal

This study is devoted to the morphological, chemical and physical characterization of raw material of the fruit of Luffa Cylindrica. By microscopic analysis, it can be observed that the fruit is composed of an assembly of dependent cords, where four parts are differentiated: external, internal wall, core and bond. Each cord consists of hollow and flexible cylindrical fibers.The external par...

Specimen recentrifugation and elevated troponin I levels.

OBJECTIVE To compare troponin I levels in plasma before and after specimen recentrifugation. METHODS Over a period of 24 consecutive days, we recentrifuged 189 plasma specimens in which the troponin I level was higher than the positivity cut off (60 ng/L) and then remeasured the troponin I. RESULTS Two-tailed Wilcoxon matched-pairs test results identified a statistically significant differe...

Paper I

While certain substantial moral dilemmas in health care have been given much attention, like abortion, euthanasia or gene testing, doctors rarely reflect on the moral implications of their daily clinical work. Yet, with its aim to help patients and relieve suffering, medicine is replete with moral decisions. In this qualitative study we analyse how doctors handle the moral aspects of everyday c...