Audiology Private Practice: What Students Should Consider

Erythema nodosum :what should we consider about it?

Audiology practice management in South Africa: What audiologists know and what they should know

BACKGROUND In future, the South African Department of Health aims to purchase services from accredited private service providers. Successful private audiology practices can assist to address issues of access, equity and quality of health services. It is not sufficient to be an excellent clinician, since audiology practices are businesses that must also be managed effectively. OBJECTIVE The ob...

Unexplained car crash: what you should consider.

A 30-year-old woman crashed her car into a parked car after leaving work. She was restrained, and the car’s airbag did not deploy. When the paramedics arrived, she was confused and unable to answer questions appropriately. En route to the hospital, she had tonic-clonic seizure that lasted approximately 45 seconds. Upon arrival at the emergency department, she was unresponsive. Her vital signs w...

Erythema nodosum: what should we consider about it?

Dear Editor, Erythema nodosum (EN) or panniculitis is a cutaneous reaction consisting of inflammatory tender erythematous nodular lesions, spontaneously regressing located primarily over the extensor surface of lower extremities (1). EN can occur at any age but its peak incidence is between the third and fourth decades (2). Prevalence of EN is 3-5 times higher in women than men (3). Erythema no...

Should psychotherapy consider reincarnation?

There is increasing recognition of the need to take into account the cultural environment and belief systems of psychotherapy patients because these values reflect basic assumptions about man's nature and the cognitive references used to cope with psychological difficulties. Currently accepted psychotherapeutic approaches take no account of the belief in life after death held by most of the wor...