Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to Mark Mallet.
This article reviews the recent literature about carotid sinus syndrome. It looks principally at the various ways in which it may present, the limited knowledge of its pathophysiology, and the role of carotid sinus massage in the investigation of carotid sinus syndrome.
CASE REPORT: An elderly woman with poor nutritional intake developed profound hypophosphataemia and hypokalaemia following the institution of nasogastric feeding. DISCUSSION: Refeeding syndrome is well recognized in certain undernourished groups of patients, but may not be so well known to physicians looking after elderly patients, whose nutritional status may be more deficient than is originally apparent.