Pain in Older People Often Unrecognised and Undertreated – MM1310
Pain is not a normal part of ageing and is often unreported, unrecognised and undertreated in older patients. Appropriate treatment is required to ensure this population is managed effectively.
Modern Medicine – October 2013
Oh Well, That’s Life…. – MM1310
Bioethics is about the rightness and wrongness of how we, as health care professionals, treat our fellow-beings, especially those who entrust
their medical care to us. As a paediatrician who has been involved with newborns for most of my career, it is essential to decide when my patient
has attained the status of a fellow-being. Most discussions of “when does life begin” are hugely philosophical but there are important practical and pragmatic reasons that need to be addressed. Hence, the subject needs to be aired and our
views challenged at all levels.
Modern Medicine – October 2013
Just What the Doctor Ordered – MM1310
How Your Practice Can Improve Its Cash Flow Through Real-time Claim Processing.
Modern Medicine – October 2013
Integrated NPWT System With Instillation In At Risk Wounds – MM1310
Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation (NPWTi) differs from standard NPWT systems in that topical solutions are cyclically fed into the foam dressing via an additional set of ingress tubing and held for a user-selected period before removal under negative pressure. Solutions intended for topical use include topical cleansers, antibiotics, antifungals and antiseptics.
Modern Medicine – October 2013
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Urinary Tract Infections in Women with Diabetes – MM1309
Diabetes and female sex are among the risk factors for urinary tract infections. The presence of such infections should be sought in women with diabetes, to preserve renal function and avoid the glycaemic, fluid and electrolyte disturbances associated with systemic unwellness.
Modern Medicine – September 2013
Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria: Keys to Improving Quality of Life – MM1309
The intense pruritus and evanescent skin lesions of urticaria are poorly tolerated by patients, and long-term disease can lead to sleep disturbances, anxiety and reduced quality of life. Non-sedating antihistamines, patient education and psychological support form the basis of management.
Modern Medicine – September 2013
A Task for All Seasons Alleviating Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis – MM1309
Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis is common, impacts significantly on the quality of life of the sufferer and imposes a significant economic burden through loss of productivity. Symptoms may occur all year, seasonally or have seasonal flares depending on the allergen causing them.
Modern Medicine – September 2013
Vertigo and Migraine ‘How Can It Be Migraine If I Don’t Have A Headache?’ – MM1309
Vestibular migraine is a common, treatable cause of vertigo that should be considered whenever vertigo cannot be explained clearly by an alternative condition. In clinical practice, the patient’s response to treatment with a migraine preventive agent can determine the diagnosis.
Modern Medicine – September 2013
Start ART at CD4 ≤500 to Save Millions More Lives: WHO Guidelines – MM1309
The extensive global expansion of access to HIV treatment is transforming not only the HIV epidemic but also the entire public health landscape. In 2012, 1.6m more people were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low- and middle-income countries compared to a year earlier, with the greatest increases occurring in the WHO African region. In 2002, 300 000 people received ART in low- and middleincome countries which increased to 9.7m in 2012. The target is to allow 15m people access to ART by 2015.
Modern Medicine – September 2013
