Management of mammalian bites - RACGP

Guideline for the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis

Guideline for the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis. Second edition Disclaimer The information set out in this publication is current at the date of first publication and is intended for use as

  Guidelines, Management, Guideline for the management

General practice management of type 2 diabetes

General practice management of type 2 diabetes – 2014–15 Disclaimer The information set out in this publication is current at the date of first publication

  General, Practices, Management, General practice management

Guideline for the non-surgical management of hip and knee ...

3 Guideline for the non-surgical management of hip and knee osteoarthritis July 2009 INTrOduCTION Chronic disease is a major public health burden on Australian society.

  Osteoarthritis

Child development Is my child normal? - RACGP

Child development Is my child normal? Frank Oberklaid Milestones and red flags for referral Kim Drever Background Developmental problems in young children are common and have lifelong implications for health and wellbeing.

National guide to a preventive health assessment for ...

National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people iii Third edition Acknowledgements This National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is a collaborative effort of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) and

  Aboriginal

Helicobacter pylori - the latest in diagnosis and treatment

neoplastic changes (atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia) of the gastric mucosa. However, definite evidence on whether H. pylori eradication can reduce the risk of developing gastric adenocarcinoma is lacking. It is likely that cancer risk persists for several years after the bacterium is gone.13 Extra-intestinal disease

  Intestinal, Metaplasia, Intestinal metaplasia

Emergency drugs in general practice

Table 2. Emergency drugs: presentation, contraindications, and potential adverse reactions (in emergency use) continued Drug presentation contraindications (other than known allergy) adverse reactions Salbutamol: MDI: 100 µg/dose Nebuliser: 2.5 mg or 5.0 mg/2.5 mL Nil Tachycardia, tremor

  General, Practices, Drug, Emergency, Emergency drugs, Emergency drugs in general practice

professional How to complete a death certificate

professional Case study The general practitioner received a telephone call from the police asking if she could write a death certificate for a patient who had attended the practice. The man, 83 years of age, had been found dead in bed by his wife that morning. One of the GP’s colleagues

  Professional, Certificate

Appendix B. Structured patient-centred care plan – Example ...

Renal function: Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is an indicator of overall kidney function Microalbuminuria Microalbuminuria is a sign of kidney stress. Identification at an early stage can prevent kidney problems and/or progression to kidney failure eGFR Reduce albuminuria by decreasing BP and blood glucose levels Foot examination:

  Functions, Kidney, Kidney function

Primary hyperparathyroidism PRACTICE

<0.5% of patients with hyperparathyroidism.1 Risk factors for primary hyperparathyroidism include neck irradiation and lithium treatment. Classic presentations include: fractures, renal calculi, pancreatitis and neuropsychiatric disturbances; hence the traditional aide memoir ‘bones, stones, abdominal moans and psychic groans’.

  Primary, Pancreatiti, Hyperparathyroidism, Primary hyperparathyroidism

Guideline on Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Dental Patients at ...

its newly revised guidelines for the prevention of IE and re-ducing the risk for producing resistant strains of bacteria.1,2 The AAPD, acknowledging the AHA’s expertise and efforts to produce evidenced-based recommendations, continues to endorse the AHA guideline for antibiotic prophylaxis, entitled “Prevention of Infective Endocarditis”.

  Prevention, Endocarditis, Infective, Prevention of infective endocarditis

Antibiotic prophylaxis for GI endoscopy

Prevention of infective endocarditis Cardiac condition Antibiotics All cardiac conditions Antibiotic prophylaxis is not indicated solely to prevent IE. 4B Cardiac conditions associated with the highest risk of an adverse outcome from IE For patients with these conditions who have

  Prevention, Endocarditis, Infective, Prevention of infective endocarditis

COLLEGE OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS OF ONTARIO ADVISORY …

b. does not parallel infective endocarditis (CDHO Advisory) because, in the development of infective endocarditis the anatomy, blood supply, microorganisms and mechanisms of infection differ fundamentally. 4. Infection phases in joint replacement comprise a. early infections, which i. occur in the days or weeks following joint replacement ii.

  Endocarditis, Infective, Infective endocarditis, Of infective endocarditis

Clinical Indications for Echocardiography

5 Infective Endocarditis Note: In view of the possibility of both false-negative and false-positive studies, echocardiography should supplement but not replace clinical and microbiological diagnosis. 5.1 INDICATED. a. To characterise valvular lesions, haemodynamic consequences and ventricular response in a

  Endocarditis, Infective, Infective endocarditis

Bacillus cereus

Infective Dose The infective dose of B. cereus ranges from 10 4 to 10 11 cells per gram of food. This is dependent on a number of factors including the presence of viable cells or spores in the food, the amounts of enterotoxin(s) produced, and the …

  Infective