Reducing exacerbations in patients with COPD
19 Nov 08
What are the diagnostic criteria for COPD?
How should exacerbations be managed?
When should patients be referred for specialist advice?
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Smoking doubles risk of depression
19 Nov 08
Retrospective evidence from a study of osteoporosis in Australian women suggests that smokers are twice as likely to develop major depression.
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Ankle brachial index useful in CVD risk assessment
19 Nov 08
When used in conjunction with the Framingham risk score, ankle brachial index (ABI) could improve the accuracy of CVD risk assessment.
Symposium
Managing patients with difficult asthma
19 Nov 08
What new diagnostic tests are available for asthma?
When should patients with poorly controlled asthma be referred?
Should I arrange allergy testing for patients with poorly controlled asthma?
October 2008: Tailor treatment to the patient in irritable bowel syndrome
15 Oct 08
What dietary changes may help patients with irritable bowel syndrome?
What drug treatments should be considered?
When should patients be referred?
October 2008: GPs have central role in managing IBD
23 Oct 08
How can ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease be distinguished?
Which patients require urgent referral?
How should patients with IBD be managed in the long term?
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September 2008: Exercise can be effective therapy for depression
10 Sep 08
What are the benefits of exercise therapy for depression?
How does exercise improve a patient’s mood?
How much exercise should GPs recommend to patients?
Editorial
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GPs can help their patients adjust to chronic illness
19 Nov 08
Around 30% of patients with a chronic illness struggle to adjust to their condition. GPs have an important role to play in guiding patients towards a new equilibrium and preventing the detrimental emotional and functional consequences of...
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Consider ketamine misuse in patients with urinary symptoms
15 Oct 08
Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic that was made a class C substance under the Misuse of Drugs Act in 2006.
Photoguide
Special report
Rapid assessment vital in stroke and TIA
19 Nov 08
How should GPs manage TIA?
What is the role of thrombolysis in stroke?
Which patients should undergo brain imaging?
October 08: Guideline will aid early detection of familial hypercholesterolaemia
15 Oct 08
How should FH be diagnosed?
When should patients be referred?
How should patients be followed up?
Haslam
Haslam's view: Don't miss the rare bird among the pigeons
19 Nov 08
You were probably exposed to a similar ritual when youwere at medical school.
Haslam's view: Am I having a good or bad day?
15 Oct 08
It’s probably one of the hazards of being a part-time GP.
