Serum thyrotropin: a first-line discriminatory test of thyroid function.
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Publications and source records attributed to M J Roddis.
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Fifteen cases of antibiotic-associated colitis were reviewed in a retrospective study of all the cases seen in a general hospital in the period 1970--7. Nine of these cases were diagnosed as pseudomembranous colitis. This was found mostly in patients over 65 years of age, where it resulted in severe illness with 70% mortality. The antibiotics involved included ampicillin, penicillin, clindamycin, erythromycin and co-trimoxazole (Septrin). Pseudomembranous colitis is a serious hazard in the elderly and may be caused by a wide range of antibiotics in common use.
Income generation through private practice is back on the agenda for NHS trusts. Is this in order to benefit patients or to allow the private sector to subsidize NHS care? If you are involved in private practice within your hospital, how should it be organised in order to ensure that your wishes are followed when it comes to using the profits?