A guide to cost-effective emollient prescribing

A practical guide to prescribing hypnotic benzodiazepines.

The Clinician's Guide to Diagnostic Imaging: Cost-Effective Pathways

It is a real problem; R.S. Heilman called it "a vague but definite malaise surrounding radiologic diagnosis" in a 1982 New England Journal of Medicine commentary. So many choices are available for diagnostic imaging tests and procedures that non-radiologists are often not quite sure how best to approach imagingintensive work-ups in many clinical situations. It does not help matters that exotic ...

A practical guide to thiopurine prescribing and monitoring in IBD.

Thiopurines are often the mainstay of treatment for many patients with inflammatory bowel disease. As such, a general understanding of the evidence behind their use and of their metabolism is extremely useful in clinical practice. This review gives a practical overview of thiopurine metabolism, the importance of thiopurine S-methyltransferase testing prior to the start of therapy and the monito...

A practical guide to prescribing hormone replacement therapy.

Over the past 20 years there has been increasing interest in the menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). More recently, postmenopausal HRT has been seen as a specific treatment for symptoms in the short term and preventative therapy in the long term. Women must be counselled regarding the risks and benefits of HRT according to the best available evidence. The patient should also be act...

Statistical Consulting: A Guide to Effective Communication

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