Browsing by Author "Whitelaw, D. A."
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- ItemAcute respiratory arrest in status asthmaticus. A report of 2 cases(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1982-10) Whitelaw, D. A.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Respiratory arrest is a rare but serious complication of status asthmaticus. Two such cases, which were closely associated with the use of intravenous steroids, are reported. Possible causes for the sudden deterioration of patients in status asthmaticus are discussed.
- ItemAtrial fibrillation - an old problem and an old solution(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1992-04) Whitelaw, D. A.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia affecting approximately 0,4% of the adult population. Prevalence rises to 2 - 4% in individuals over 60 years of age. There are many causes of AF, rheumatic heart disease being one of the more prominent. The combination of rheumatic heart disease and AF is associated with a 17-fold increase in the rate of cerebrovascular accidents compared with the rate in those individuals who do not have valvular disease and who are in sinus rhythm.
- ItemDisseminated tuberculous osteitis(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2004) Whitelaw, D. A.; Currie, G.; Littleton, N.A 25-year-old woman presented with a 6-month history of chronic non-productive cough, an increasingly ‘lazy’ tongue, a pussy discharge from the right ear with increasing deafness, and right-sided headaches. There was no history of previous tuberculosis (TB), weight loss, promiscuity, intravenous drug abuse or excessive ethanol use.