Internal medicine journal
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Internal medicine journal · Feb 2020
Pragmatic Clinical TrialMixed methods quality evaluation of structured interprofessional medical ward rounds.
Standardised structure and content of interdisciplinary medical ward rounds can promote patient safety and patient-centred teamwork. ⋯ The overall recommendation by staff was that SIBR should continue. The results provide insights into the adoption of SIBR behaviours and illustrated diffusion of behaviours across wards. Highlighting successes and identifying barriers can help meet challenges for ongoing improvement.
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Internal medicine journal · Feb 2020
Recent history of psittacosis in Australia: expanding our understanding of the epidemiology of this important globally distributed zoonotic disease.
Psittacosis is a human systemic disease caused by infection with Chlamydia psittaci. Shortly after reports emerged of a global pandemic associated with contact with imported parrots, Australian researchers including Macfarlane Burnet and others demonstrated that C. psittaci was widespread in Australian parrots. Australian cases over the last two decades have revealed that environmental exposure and contact with infected horses are also risk factors in an increasingly complicated epidemiological picture for this zoonotic disease.
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Internal medicine journal · Feb 2020
Letter Case ReportsA rare case of turmeric-induced hepatotoxicity.
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Internal medicine journal · Feb 2020
Multicenter Study Observational StudyPost-stroke sleep disturbances and rehabilitation outcomes: a prospective cohort study.
Poor sleep is common after stroke, and data regarding its effect on rehabilitation outcomes are limited. Controversial evidence was found concerning the effect of sedatives on improving sleep quality in poor sleepers after stroke. ⋯ This research supported that poor sleep was frequent after stroke and had negative effects on rehabilitation outcomes. Use of sedatives was of limited benefit to improve sleep quality, and further studies are required to search for strategies to improve sleep problems after stroke.