/library/oar/handle/123456789/35254 2025-11-06T06:15:59Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/27000 Title: The Synapse : the Medical Professionals' Network : volume 16 : issue 6 Editors: Ellul, Ian C.; Galea, Wilfred Abstract: 1/ ELLUL, I. C. - Blockchain : brave new world -- 2/ AGIUS, T. M., & AGIUS, A. M. - Dizziness in the Maltese community setting : the implications od good history-taking -- 3/ MUSCAT, P., & ATTARD, M. - A case report and overview of Carbamate insecticide (Baygon) poisoning -- 4/ AZZOPARDI, M. - Fifty years a surgeon -- 5/ VASSALLO, P. - Imaging thyroid cancer. 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/26970 Title: A case report and overview of Carbamate insecticide (Baygon) poisoning Authors: Muscat, Peter; Attard, Marlene Abstract: The following is a case report of a 55-year-old gentleman who experienced excessive exposure to Baygon® , a local carbamate insecticide spray. He developed symptoms that were compatible with cholinesterase inhibition, namely headache, light-headedness, confusion, bad taste, nausea and fatigue. This report demonstrates that the misapplication of insecticides commonly used in residences can cause acute poisoning. 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/26969 Title: Dizziness in the Maltese community setting : the implications of good history-taking Authors: Agius, Therese M.; Agius, Adrian M. Abstract: This paper presents a retrospective analysis of 100 consecutive patients presenting with dizziness to a community-based otolaryngologist. The aim of this study was to analyze the main causes of dizziness in the community, and to correlate the symptoms with the final diagnosis. The commonest causes of dizziness in this group were benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), labyrinthine diseases (such as Meniere’s disease and acute labyrinthitis) and brainstem vascular insufficiency. The mean age of 100 patients was 55.6 (SD ± 19.1) years. Sixty six were women and 34 were men. Clinical assessment of the main presenting symptom was very important in distinguishing between the various categories of dizziness and helped achieve a final diagnosis. Patients with vertigo were significantly more likely to have otological abnormalities compared to those patients with other forms of dizziness (p< 0.0001). 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/26968 Title: Blockchain : brave new world Abstract: Further to the previous editorial, let me attempt to highlight the main advantages of blockchain in relation to the Maltese healthcare industry... 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z