Developmental delay: identification and management at primary care level

developmental delay: nneed of screening tools for primary care providers

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[Assessment of diabetic patient management at primary health care level].

OBJECTIVE The characterization of diabetic patients seen at a primary health care clinic. METHODS The case notes of 3,024 families were searched by means of a cross-sectional study for patients 30 to 75 years of age with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus who had had a medical consultation during the previous five years. These patients were interviewed at their homes and were asked to come to t...

Developmental delay timely identification and assessment.

This paper outlines the prevalence of developmental delay in children and discusses the recent literature regarding the benefits of early identification and evidence based strategies for developmental surveillance and screening. We describe a systematic approach to the child with developmental delay and the optimal methodology for arriving at the etiologic basis for the delay. A review of the m...

Providing HIV/TB Care At The Primary Health Care Level

Addison's disease: identification and management in primary care.

488 British Journal of General Practice, September 2015 IntroduCtIon Addison’s disease (AD), also known as primary adrenal insufficiency, is a deficiency of glucocorticosteroids and mineral corticosteroids.1 This can result in an insidious, protracted presentation. Therefore, unsurprisingly, the diagnosis is often delayed2 and 60% of patients have seen two or more clinicians before the diagnosi...