Death Certificates 101 – MM1406
One of our readers recently requested clarification on the filling in of death certificates. In this case his query was about two elderly patients who died, unexpectedly, but apparently from natural causes. The doctor was unable to honestly attest to the causes of death but he had no reason to suspect that the deaths were anything but natural. How was he to proceed?
Modern Medicine – June 2014
Constipation In the Elderly – MM1406
Constipation is a common problem in the elderly, negatively affecting patients’ social and professional lives. Management of patients with chronic idiopathic constipation involves, after ruling out secondary causes, patient education, dietary changes, laxatives and enemas.
Modern Medicine – June 2014
Chronic Migraine and Other Types of Chronic Daily Headache – MM1406
Chronic daily headache is a common and disabling condition. It is usually due to primary headache, most often migraine, but other causes must be kept in mind. A simple approach to diagnosis is required.
Modern Medicine – June 2014
Acute Coronary Syndrome Care After Discharge – MM1406
GPs are increasingly responsible for treating and managing patients after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event. The early recognition of serious complications, and the initiation and maintenance of treatment to increase survival, will improve outcomes among patients with ACS. The judicious use of
appropriate investigations will help guide this care and aid in identifying preventable problems.
Modern Medicine – June 2014
The May 2014 edition of Modern Medicine is now available.
In it we discuss Obamacare, make available 3 more clinical CPD points, and introduce a number of new and innovative products available to healthcare professionals.
Other features in this edition:
Cardiology | Vaccines | Pain | Breast Cancer | Allopecia
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Early Breast Cancer New Developments in Diagnosis and Treatment – MM1405
Early (curable) breast cancer is the focus of this article discussing important advances in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Other articles will cover locally advanced and metastatic breast cancer, updated diagnostic tools, psychosocial care and risk factor modification.
Modern Medicine – May 2014
Keep Your Hair On – Hair Loss in Women – MM1405
Hair is a skin appendage that covers most of the external surface of our body. Our clothes offer us protection, thus the need for body hairs has decreased over the years. However, hair on the scalp is commonly used to enhance beauty and to make fashion statements and any disorder can lead to severe distress.
Modern Medicine – May 2014
Neuropathic Pain: A Guide to Clinical Management – MM1405
Treatment selection for neuropathic pain depends as much on comorbid sleep disturbance, depression, anxiety and, particularly in the elderly, medical comorbidities, as on the pain itself.
Modern Medicine – May 2014
Herpes Zoster Vaccine Lowers Incidence and Severity of Infection – MM1405
Professor Myron Levin, currently Professor of Paediatrics and Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, USA, was in Cape Town recently to address the 16th International Congress on Infectious Diseases on 3 April.
His clinical interests are antiviral therapy, the immune response to herpesvirus infections and vaccine science. A key member of the research teams that studied Zostavax, a live, attenuated varicella zoster virus vaccine, he discusses
some of the important aspects of the vaccine’s efficacy and safety.
Modern Medicine – May 2014
Treating Resistant Hypertension: Now and in the Future – MM1405
Treatment of resistant hypertension is a priority because patients with non-optimal blood pressure are at high risk of major cardiovascular events. Pharmacological advances include use of aldosterone antagonists and the development of several new strategies. Device-based therapies such as catheter-based renal denervation and electrical stimulation of baroreceptors are showing promising results.
Modern Medicine – May 2014
