Greetings all, Seeing this is the month of sexual health I would like ask JT a question. I remeber a patient of mine who I discovered on routine blood test to...
It would be interesting to actually do a study comparing these two tests in PNG population and determine the factors affecting the results eg HIV, SLE etc. ...
Hello everbody, We have new member, Raita, a 5th medical student at UPNG. Raita is Japanese and he decieded to do the MBBS course at UPNG. Raita welcome to our...
I was refering to VDRL and TPHA results in general, not about your case that you treated. VDRL and TPHA are antibody-antigen reaction tests right? And VDRL is...
Welcome, Raita, you need to introduce yourself to the other forum members. Well, I first met Raita in Manus towards end of 2002 when I was doing my rural...
Thanks RI, Yes TPHA does remain high even after treatment and can for life. There is good info on this on the CDC recommended treatment guide which I read a...
Yes, thank you guys for your invitation and introductions. As willie said, I have been in Manus for 2 years as a JICA volunteer, where I fell in lvoe with PNG,...
Thanks for the intro Raita, my advice for the RMO period would be; ordering the right tests and getting them done as soon as possible and then the results...
Sorry Poyap! I can't remember the exact finding of the scan at that time, but I suppose the kidneys must be smaller than usual size. Poyap can you do us a...
I thinks the Harrison's textbook will be better to answer those questions, I was just interested on how your scan findings saved the consultants ass, I would...
I would have to agree with poyap. Biochemical tests (low Hb, raised urea, creatinine and hx) will be need to dx chronic renal failure. A scan does not tell...
I guess Scan must have been the additional and important test against the legal action by showing they did all they could do in this particular situation. ...
Raita! the common things first. I think the common heart problem at PMGH could be mitral stenosis secondary to rhematic fever. I'm not sure other guys can...
Guys! don't try to attack me. I can't support myself now because I don't remember the exact circumstances during that time. However, all I remember was that my...
So Poyap, finally, how I saved my consultants ass was this: If it was just severe malaria with acute renal failure then our team could have done something...
Thanks Willie and Rodney, Good Case and I agree with most of all your points, but I do not agree with kidney biopsy being the "definitive" diagnosis for...
Thanks! Poyap for your response. Actually I was looking from the perspective of defending one self in court. From the therapeutic point of view kidney biopsy...
Thanks guys for your advice!! I got a patient with mixed VHD with RtHF, and passed it!! After another 2 weeks for Public Health elective, I will go to Sydney...
Congratulations, Raita. Hope to catch-up soon. I don't think I'll be travelling in December. I'll be busy with submission of my paper, moving out to new...
Rodney, that's great! you seem to be catching-up fast with Japanese language and research work. Keep up the great work and all the best in the future (Ganbatte...
Arigato guys. Yep Kagawa, em long we tumas lon Tokyo. Dr Frank... Mi harim wanpela meri em pren bilon mi bin bung lo Dr Frank lo Saitama Prefecture em school...
Hi! all, We did a poster presentation of our study commenced in late 2004, using dogs, at the American Plastic Surgery Meeting in San Francisco, October 6-11. ...