End-of-life issues in the emergency department
In AMSJ Vol. 3, Issue 2, Michael Li provided an insightful and personal dissertation on the futility of medical treatments and the potential of students to relate to and support …
A case of solid pericardial metastases causing constrictive pericarditis in a patient with non small cell lung cancer
Introduction: Cardiac metastases are rarely diagnosed in patients with cancer despite being a common finding at autopsy. We report on a case of pericardial metastases in a patient with non …
Australian Medical Student Journal Volume 4 Issue 2: Editor’s Welcome
Welcome to Volume 4, Issue 2 of the Australian Medical Student Journal. Coming into our eighth issue, we are proud to announce that the journal continues to be a showcase …
The role of viruses in carcinogenesis
It is accepted that populations in the so-called developed world have gone through an ‘epidemiological transition’ where chronic disease has replaced infection as the primary cause of death. However, there …
Examining the pathological nature of Hepatitis C and current drug therapies used in an Australian general practice context
Aim: This review aims to examine the pathological nature of Hepatitis C and review current drug therapies relevant to Australian health practitioners. Methods: Terms hepatitis C, Australia, pathogenesis and current …
Is plasmapheresis the optimal treatment option for acute pancreatitis secondary to hypertriglyceridemia? A systematic review
Background: Hypertriglyceridemia is an uncommon cause of acute pancreatitis, which is a life-threatening illness. Conventional management involves fasting, lipid-lowering medication, insulin and heparin. Plasmapheresis is an approach which is used …
Oncolytic Virotherapy: The avant-garde approach to oncological treatment via infectious agents
Over the past twenty years, advances in translational medicine have resulted in new and exciting treatments in the area of oncology. New modalities have arisen out of the need to …
Factors that influence Australian medical graduates to become General Practitioners
Aim: To determine the factors that influence Australian medical graduates to become general practitioners. Method: A literature review was conducted. Medline, PubMed and Cochrane Library were searched using the terms; …
Sugammadex – the solution to our relaxant problems?
Sugammadex is the first of a class of selective relaxant binding agents. It acts by binding with high affinity to steroidal non-depolarising neuromuscular blockade drugs terminating neuromuscular blockade (NMB) through …
A systematic review evaluating non-invasive techniques to diagnose genetic disorders in a human fetus and the ethical implications of their use
Introduction: Genetic disorders are a significant cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. [1] Diagnosing a genetic disorder currently involves invasive tissue sampling which carries an increased risk of miscarriage. The …