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Postgraduate Doctor Caribbean - Essential reading for practising DOCTORS
 

VOLUME 23 NUMBER 1 In this Issue: DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY: CURRENT CONCEPTS IN PREVENTION AND TREATMENT Diabetic nephropathy is a leading cause of chronic kidney disease worldwide. Early detection, principally by screening for albuminuria, and early treatment of diabetic nephropathy should be an integral and ongoing part of the mangement of people with diabetes. AK Bello, AZ Sani and CH Njoku HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ENCEPHALOPATHY HIV encephalopathy must be considered in the differential diagnosis of any child with abnormalities of muscle tone or tendon reflexes. Other infections, such as neurotuberculosis, should be ruled out. Highly active antiretroviral therapy can slow the progress of the condition and possibly halt further deterioration. IE Haffejee OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC MALIGNANT DISEASE: A REAPPRAISAL This article reviews the various ocular manifestations of common systemic malignancies, occuring either due to direct infiltration of ocular tissues by neoplastic cells or as a result of paraneoplastic syndromw. RY Hassan and JN Legbo Postgraduate Special Supplement: FOCUES ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES MICROBICIDES: A NEW DAWN IN PREVENTION OF HIV AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS This article highlights the particular need to address HIV prevention in women, and reviews the current status and potential of microbicides in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. OA Busari and M Nakayima

Click the image above for a larger view     POSTGRADUATE DOCTOR Caribbean is published six times per year and contains up to the minute articles specially commissioned for the region. A Postgraduate Pharmacist supplement is included with the March/April, July/August and November/December editions. An Infectious Diseases supplement is included with the January/February edition. A Cardiology supplement is included with the May/June edition. A Focus on Diabetes supplement is included once a year. Would you like a FREE COPY? You can receive a free sample copy and subscription details if you are a practising doctor or a medical student and live in Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Guyana, Jamaica, Surinam, Trinidad or West Indies. Click Here to apply for your free copy   Click Here to Advertise in this Publication

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