Chinese Medical Journal

The Chinese Medical Journal (CMJ) is published monthly in English by the Chinese Medical Association, and is a peer reviewed general medical journal for all doctors, researchers, and health workers regardless of their medical specialty or type of employment. Established in 1887, it is the oldest medical periodical in China and is distributed worldwide. The Journal functions as a window into China's medical sciences and reflects the advances and progress in China's medical sciences and technology. It serves the objective of international academic exchange. The Journal includes Original Articles, Editorial, Review Articles, Medical Progress, Brief Reports, Case Reports, Conference Proceedings, News and Notes. Detailed instruction for submission is available on every issue.     

Chinese Medical Journal

The Chinese Medical Journal (CMJ) is published monthly in English by the Chinese Medical Association, and is a peer reviewed general medical journal for all doctors, researchers, and health workers regardless of their medical specialty or type of employment. Established in 1887, it is the oldest medical periodical in China and is distributed worldwide. The Journal functions as a window into China's medical sciences and reflects the advances and progress in China's medical sciences and technology. It serves the objective of international academic exchange. The Journal includes Original Articles, Editorial, Review Articles, Medical Progress, Brief Reports, Case Reports, Conference Proceedings, News and Notes. Detailed instruction for submission is available on every issue.     

Chinese Medical Journal

The Chinese Medical Journal(CMJ)is published monthly in English by the Chinese Medical Association,and is a peer reviewed general medical Journal for all doctors,researchers,and health workers regardlessof their medical specialty or type of employment.Established in 1887,it is the oldest medical periodical     

Chinese Medical Journal

The Chinese Medical Journal (CMJ) is published monthly in English by the Chinese Medical Association,and is a peer reviewed general medical journal for all doctors, researchers, and health workers regardlessof their medical specialty or type of employment. Established in 1887, it is the oldest medical periodicalin China and is distributed worldwide. The Journal functions as a window into China's medical sciencesand reflects the advances and progress in China's medical sciences and technology. It serves the objective ofinternational academic exchange. The Journal includes Original Articles, Editorial, Review Articles, MedicalProgress, Brief Reports, Case Reports, Conference Proceedings, News and Notes. Detailed instruction forsubmission is available on every issue.     

The Hospital Medical Advisory Committee—The Cabinet of the Medical Staff

Before a hospital medical staff can realistically accept responsibility for the professional practices of its members, a principle initially fostered by the American College of Surgeons and adopted by both the Canadian and American accreditation programs, it must have an effectively functioning medical staff organization. The medical advisory committee is the most important committee of the medical staff organization. A representative composition, adherence to sound administrative principles, and recognition of its prime functions of co-ordination, supervision and jurisdiction will permit this committee—and the total medical staff organization—to discharge adequately the very important responsibilities delegated to them by the governing board of the hospital. Properly structured medical staff bylaws with clearly defined terms of reference assist the smooth functioning of the “cabinet” of the medical staff and safeguard the prerogatives of the individual members of the staff.     

Bacteremic Shock—A Medical Emergency

Bacteremic shock is second in frequency only to myocardial infarction as a cause of hypotension and death in hospitalized medical patients. The clinical course is marked by fever, usually with chills, and hypotension with a full pulse and warm extremities, followed by shock, often resistant to treatment. Anticipation of this complication in patients with certain predisposing diseases or factors facilitates early recognition of the symptoms and signs of bacteremic shock and prompt treatment. Early and effective treatment of the offending infection often prevents progression of hypotension to the stage of frank vascular collapse.