Outputs (6)

Blackout and collapse in older adults (2016)
Journal Article
Cooper, N. (2017). Blackout and collapse in older adults. Medicine, 45(1), 34-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpmed.2016.10.012

‘Collapse query cause’ is a common acute medical presentation with many different causes. This article focuses on syncope, which is caused by transient global cerebral hypoperfusion. There are four main subtypes of syncope, with neurally mediated syn... Read More about Blackout and collapse in older adults.

When I say … aggregation of marginal gains (2016)
Journal Article
Patel, R. (2016). When I say … aggregation of marginal gains. Medical Education, 50(7), 709-710. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.12970

A systematic review of approaches for calculating the cost of medication errors (2016)
Journal Article
Patel, K., Jay, R., Shahzad, M. W., Green, W., & Patel, R. (2016). A systematic review of approaches for calculating the cost of medication errors. European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 23(5), 294-301. https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-000915

© 2016 Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Introduction: Although medication errors may cause significant morbidity and mortality, the true cost of avoidable harm from such errors is unclear. While studies describe different methods for ca... Read More about A systematic review of approaches for calculating the cost of medication errors.

Effective Binding of Methane Using a Weak Hydrogen Bond (2016)
Journal Article
Henley, A., Bound, M., & Besley, E. (2016). Effective Binding of Methane Using a Weak Hydrogen Bond. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 120(20), 3701-3709. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.6b03331

The weak hydrogen bond is an important type of noncovalent interaction, which has been shown to contribute to stability and conformation of proteins and large biochemical membranes, stereoselectivity, crystal packing, and effective gas storage in por... Read More about Effective Binding of Methane Using a Weak Hydrogen Bond.

Viewpoint: What is 'training'? (2016)
Journal Article
Cooper, N. (2016). Viewpoint: What is 'training'?. Acute Medicine, 14(2), 41-96. https://doi.org/10.52964/AMJA.0419

This edition’s paper on ‘How doctors spend their time on an AMU’ defines ‘training’ as time spent on senior ward rounds. But the idea that senior ward rounds are training and the rest of work is not is a huge assumption that must be challenged. This... Read More about Viewpoint: What is 'training'?.

Problem based review: The patient with dizziness on the AMU (2016)
Journal Article
Kennedy, A., & Cooper, N. (2016). Problem based review: The patient with dizziness on the AMU. Acute Medicine, 11(4), 240-245. https://doi.org/10.52964/AMJA.0585

Unsteadiness, balance disturbance, and ‘dizziness’ are common presenting complaints on the Acute Medical Unit. This article outlines key components in the evaluation of these problems and describes the most common clinical patterns of dizziness. A ca... Read More about Problem based review: The patient with dizziness on the AMU.