Hypertension: GP guide to recommended treatment

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GP guide to the diagnosis and management of conjunctivitis

22 z Prescriber July/August 2014 prescriber.co.uk The conjunctiva is a thin, transparent, continuous mucous membrane that covers the inside of the eyelids (palpebral conjunctiva) as well as the sclera (bulbar conjunctiva). Inflammation of this structure is known as conjunctivitis and is the most frequently diagnosed cause of the acute red eye. It is estimated that the acute red eye contributes ...

Impedance Cardiography to Guide Antihypertensive Treatment in a Patient with Difficult-to-Treat Hypertension

In this case report, we describe the use of impedance cardiography (ICG) to guide antihypertensive therapy in a patient with difficult-to-treat hypertension illustrating the potential benefit of use in clinical practice. Through the identification of our patient’s hemodynamic phenotype, low cardiac index and elevated systemic vascular resistance index, and medication changes directed toward the...

Management of Febrile Neutropenia in Children with Cancer; a Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment

This study aimed to provide an evidence-based guideline for the clinical management of febrile neutropenia in children with cancer. In this narrative review, the most recently published sources of information on febrile neutropenia consisting of textbooks and articles, have been reviewed. We focused on the more recent data about diagnosis, treatment and management in children through the use o...

Informed consent to opioid agonist maintenance treatment: recommended ethical guidelines.

BACKGROUND Some bioethicists have questioned whether opioid addicted individuals are able to provide free and informed consent to opioid agonist maintenance treatment. Conflicting motives for providing such treatment (e.g. improving the personal health of addicts and protecting public health and order) can also influence what individuals are required to consent to, and how that consent is obtai...