Articles

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  Editorial

  Barriers to capacity building amongst physicians in the Sri Lankan health sector - a point of view

  P. L. Ariyananda

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 1-3
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  Leading Article

  Ethics review of research: is there a need?

  
  

  C. A. Wanigatunge

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 4-8
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  Research

  Carpal tunnel syndrome with shoulder symptoms; is it a different entity? A prospective cohort study comparing recovery patterns following decompression

  G. N. S. Ekanayake, S. R. Manilgama

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 9-14
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  Research

  Presentation to healthcare and the prevalence of frailty among older adults to the outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

  M. M. P. T. Jayasekera, C. D. K. Hulugalla, S. M. Ramawickrama, A. P. Merusinghe, T. D. Marasinghe, E. M. D. T. Edirisinghe

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 15-20
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  Research

  Perceived level of stress in patients with acute coronary syndrome in Sri Lanka: associations and short-term outcomes

  A. T. Matthias, D. K. N. de Silva, J. Indrakumar, S. B. Gunatilake

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 21-25
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  Audit

  Audit on lipid screening, management and target achievement in prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients attending a medical clinic in National Hospital Kandy: Are we on par with the guidelines?

  F. N. Nasim, M. Jazeema, F. Fasrina, S. Bowattage, W. K. S. Kularatne

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 26-32
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  Perspective

  To be or not to be content is the question; Emotional intelligence and leadership training to stem brain drain of medical doctors

  L. Amarasiri

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 33-37
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  Review Articles

  Epidemic of COVID-Associated Mucormycosis in India and a road ahead

  S. Sharma, P. Sharma, U. K. Chandra, S. Javed, A. Nambiar, V. K. Sharma

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 38-42
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  Review Articles

  Are low-and-middle-income countries using scarce resources effectively to tackle noncommunicable diseases in the pandemic era?

  S. Mendis

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 43-51
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  SLCIM Quiz

  SLCIM Picture Quiz

  
  

  Suranga Singhapathirana, Shashi Karunarathna, N. Madhuwanthi Hettiarachchi

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 52-54
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  Case Reports

  Docetaxel- induced organising pneumonia in a patient with advanced breast cancer: case report

  L. Liyanage, C. C. Perera, N. Ranaweera

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 55-58
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  Case Reports

  A case report of remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting oedema

  K. Sivagurunathan, S. Sivapalan, A. Rajeswaran

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 59-62
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  Case Reports

  Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as acquired factor XIII deficiency and spontaneous subdural haemorrhage

  A. Kirubaharan, S. A. P. N. Samarasingha, H. K. C. A. Kankanamge, W. W. L. A. Jayanaga

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 63-67
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  Case Reports

  Young girl with congenital hypo-dysfibrogenemia presenting with an acute subdural haemorrhage

  I. N. Walmsley, D. T. E. Wijegunaratne, S. Satheeshkumar, N. Ranasinghe

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 68-70
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  Case Reports

  Recurrent hypoglycaemia in a patient with thyrotoxicosis due to Insulin autoimmune syndrome

  S. Sureshkumar, W. W. L. A. Jayanaga, R. B. A. T. Dulanjalie, S. A. P. N. Samarasingha, H. Karunathilaka

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 71-74
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  Case Reports

  Splenic mycotic aneurysm complicating Streptococcus salivarius mitral valve endocarditis

  R. W. P. M. R. A. S. Rajapaksha, K. L. R. Kalupahana, U. Eranthaka

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 75-78
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  Case Reports

  Inflammatory aorta in Giant Cell Arteritis disease: a case study of 5 patients

  I. Chabchoub, M. Snoussi, F. Frikha, C. Dammak, S. Marzouk, Z. Bahloul

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  07 Feb 2023

  2 ( 1 ) : 79-85
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  Abstract

  Oral and Poster Presentations at the 6^th Annual Congress, Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine, 5^th – 7^th November 2022; Cinnamon Grand - Colombo

  Suranga Ravinda Manilgama, Nirosha Madhuwanthi Hettiarachchi

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  20 Dec 2022

  1 : S1-S29
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  Editorial

  Maintaining universal healthcare and its sustainability in the Sri Lankan set up

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  16 Aug 2022

  1 ( 2 ) : 1-5
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  Leading Article

  Internal Medicine in Sri Lanka: concepts, challenges, and prospects

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  16 Aug 2022

  1 ( 2 ) : 6-12
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  Research

  Indications for hospital admission, prevalence of vascular and non-vascular complications and comorbidities among patients with diabetes mellitus admitted to a medical unit in a tertiary care hospital, Sri Lanka

  16 Aug 2022

  1 ( 2 ) : 13-20
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  Audit

  Hand hygiene practices among healthcare workers – An audit conducted in a tertiary care hospital in the central province of Sri Lanka

  I. K. Jayasinghe, U. A. W. L. Perera, S. R. Manilgama, N. M. Hettiarachchi, U. K. Abeywickrama, U. H. J. P. Dayaratna, B. G. Premaratne, W. G. M. D. Amarasinghe, W. L. R. Kularatne, R. S. H. T. Rotuwegama

  16 Aug 2022

  1 ( 2 ) : 32-40
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  Research

  Evaluation of anaemia in geriatric patients: a retrospective hospital-based study from Northern Sri Lanka

  V. Sujanitha, T. Sooryakumar, T. Kumarasiri, N. Rajeshkannan, S. Tharmiga

  16 Aug 2022

  1 ( 2 ) : 21-31
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  Perspective

  The inner ‘aragalaya’ of a medical teacher: a reflective Q and A

  A. D. A. Fernando

  16 Aug 2022

  1 ( 2 ) : 41-44
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  Review Articles

  Home Blood Pressure Monitoring (HBPM): The way forward for Sri Lanka; a review article

  T. Kumanan, M. Guruparan, J. C. Charles

  16 Aug 2022

  1 ( 2 ) : 45-51