20 The special senses Questions Question 1 Does central vertigo decrease with time? Question 2 Are vestibular sedatives such as betahistine indicated in the treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?…

18 Endocrine disease Questions Question 1 Is growth hormone deficiency in childhood commonly associated with panhypopituitarism? Question 2 I would like to ask why, when treating hypopituitarism, an adrenal crisis…

17 Environmental medicine Questions Question 1 In view of the controversial reports on the use of melatonin for long distance flights, I would like to know if the editors use…

15 Intensive care medicine Questions Question 1 Is there any role for heparin in management of septic shock? Question 2 Is there more adrenaline (epinephrine) or noradrenaline (norepinephrine) produced in…

14 Respiratory disease Questions Question 1 As a third-year medical student in Russia I am researching ‘the role of proteolytic enzymes and their inhibitors in lung pathology’. Can you explain…

9 Malignant disease Questions Question 1 What is the meaning of ‘opsoclonus’ and does it always indicate malignancy? Question 2 Does a greatly elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) denote malignancy? Question…

8 Haematological disease Questions Question 1 What is favism? Question 2 What is the haemoglobin content of reticulocytes and how can this be measured or determined? Question 3 We are…

2 Molecular cell biology and genetic disorders Questions Question 1 As cells grow and regenerate, what mechanism does the body use to get rid of the continuously dying cells? And…

6 Gastrointestinal disease Questions Question 1 Please explain the role of the sympathetic nervous system in the gastrointestinal tract. Question 2 What is the difference between a submandibular salivary gland…

4 Infectious diseases, tropical medicine and sexually transmitted infection Questions Question 1 Which haematogenous infections (bacterial, fungal and protozoal) can give rise to positive findings in the urine? What are…