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Respiratory tract diseases

Research

Data-mining of medication records to improve asthma management

Bonnie J Bereznicki, Gregory M Peterson, Shane L Jackson, E Haydn Walters, Kimbra D Fitzmaurice and Peter R Gee

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (1): 21-25 Free

Letters

Apical lung hernia

George R Crowe

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (1): 56

Letters

Paragonimiasis: an unusual case of haemoptysis

Murad G Ibrahim, Richard Bunter, Stanley Rajasooriar and Francis Thien

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): 734-735

Snapshot

An osseous cause of dysphagia

Shoaib Faruqi, Muthu Thirumaran and Parry Blaxill

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 671 Free

Letters

Records of the Australian Mesothelioma Surveillance Program have been lost!

Marc Hendrickx

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 552

Letters

Records of the Australian Mesothelioma Surveillance Program have been lost!

Julie Hill

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 552

Snapshots

Delay in development of cardiac tamponade due to coexisting pulmonary embolism

Namal Wijesinghe, Cherian Sebastian and Hugh McAlister

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 536 Free

Supplement

Models of chronic disease management in primary care for patients with mild-to-moderate asthma or COPD: a narrative review

Josephine M Cranston, Alan J Crockett, John R Moss, Robert W Pegram and Nigel P Stocks

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (8): S50 Free

Corrections

Respiratory syncytial virus infections in children in Alice Springs Hospital

Apakasimaka Dede, David Isaacs, Paul J Torzillo, John Wakerman, Rob Roseby, Rose Fahy, George Clothier, Andrew White and Paula Kitto

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (7): 431 Free

Editorials

Obstructive sleep apnoea — getting to the heart of the matter?

Ronald R Grunstein and Craig L Phillips

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (6): 324-325

Matters arising

Trends in hospital admissions and mortality from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia

E Haydn Walters, Richard Wood-Baker, David H Wilson, Graeme Tucker, Robert J Adams and Elmer V Villanueva

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 258-259

Letters

Respiratory syncytial virus infections in children in Alice Springs Hospital

Apakasimaka Dede, David Isaacs, Paul J Torzillo, John Wakerman, Rob Roseby, Rose Fahy, George Clothier, Andrew White and Paula Kitto

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 261 Free

Notable cases

Apparent spontaneous complete regression of a multifocal malignant mesothelioma of the pleura

Roger K A Allen

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): 413-415 Free

Lessons from practice

Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia: a rare cause of cough in immigrants to Australia

Michelle K Yong, Caroline L Marshall and Damon P Eisen

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): 416-418 Free

Snapshot

Apical lung hernia

Jyotsna M Joshi

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (6): 368 Free

Health care

Successful lung transplantation for adolescents at a hospital for adults

Judith M Morton, Monique A Malouf, Marshall L Plit, Phillip M Spratt and Allan R Glanville

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (5): 278-282 Free

Editorials

Lung transplantation: does age make a difference?

Gregory I Snell, Glen P Westall and Trevor J Williams

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (5): 260-261

Research

Asthma among school children in the Barwon region of Victoria

Peter J Vuillermin, Mike South, John B Carlin, Maree I Biscan, Sharon L Brennan and Colin F Robertson

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (4): 221-224 Free

Correction

Use of thoracic computed tomography by general practitioners

Graham Simpson and Garry S Hartrick

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (4): 256

Letters

The effects of oxygen therapy in patients presenting to an emergency department with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Andrew W Dent, George A Jelinek, Sandra L Neate, Tracey J Weiland and Ann-Maree Kelly

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (4): 253-254

Letters

The effects of oxygen therapy in patients presenting to an emergency department with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Simon A Joosten, David Smallwood, Mariko S Koh, Louis B Irving and Xiaoning Bu

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (4): 253-254

Book reviews

Better care for respiratory infections

Nigel P Stocks

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (2): 114

Research

Trends in medication use for asthma in school-entry children in the Australian Capital Territory, 2000–2005

Christine B Phillips, Helen Toyne, Karen Ciszek, Robyn G Attewell and Marjan Kljakovic

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (1): 10-13 Free

For debate

Point-of-care tests for lower respiratory tract infections

Patrick G P Charles and M Lindsay Grayson

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (1): 36-39 Free

Improving practice

Use of thoracic computed tomography by general practitioners

Graham Simpson and Garry S Hartrick

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (1): 43-46 Free