CLINICAL REVIEWS
LATEST CLINICAL REVIEWS FROM GP NEWSPAPER
Clinical Review - Managing asthma in children
23 May 2012The signs that point to an asthma diagnosis and a checklist for primary care follow up. By Dr Atul Gupta and Dr Madeleine Barnett.
Clinical Review - Ovarian cancer
16 May 2012How to investigate and manage ovarian cancer as a GP. By Miss Jane Borley and Miss Sadaf Ghaem-Maghami
Clinical Review - Bacterial meningitis in children
09 May 2012How to recognise and manage bacterial meningitis as a GP. By Dr Scott Hackett
Clinical review of managing psoriasis in primary care
02 May 2012How to diagnose and treat psoriasis as a GP. By consultant dermatologist Dr Anshoo Sahota and Susana Tettey.
Clinical Review - Turner syndrome
25 April 2012A clinical review, including the GP's role in the ongoing care of patients with Turner syndrome.
Clinical Review - Community-acquired pneumonia
18 April 2012A clinical review of the diagnosis and management of pneumonia. By Consultant Chest Physician, Dr Simon Barry
Clinical review: Management of pancreatic cancer
11 April 2012A clinical review of the diagnosis and management of pancreatic cancer, including red flag symptoms.
Clinical Review - Cushing's syndrome
28 March 2012Review the causes, investigations and management of Cushing's syndrome.
Clinical Review - GP management of hypertension
21 March 2012A clinical review of the diagnosis and management of hypertension, according to the latest NICE guidelines. By Dr Klaus Witte
Clinical Review - Acute otitis externa
14 March 2012A clinical review of the aetiology, diagnosis and management of otitis externa. By Ms Jessica Bewick, Mr Edward Lindisfarne and Mr Prodip Das
Clinical Review - Osteoporosis
07 March 2012A clinical review of the aetiology, diagnosis and management of osteoporosis. By Dr Mark Cooper
Clinical Review - Human papillomavirus
29 February 2012A clinical review of the transmission, prevention and management of human papillomavirus (HPV). By Dr Anne Szarewski
Clinical Review - Management of Pelvic inflammatory disease
22 February 2012A clinical review of the diagnosis and management of pelvic inflammatory disease. By Miss Prabha Sinha and Dr Suneeta Kochhar
Clinical Review - Uterine fibroids
15 February 2012Contributed by Mr Farhad Alexander-Sefre, consultant gynaecological surgeon at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Clinical Review - COPD
08 February 2012Contributed by Dr Simon Bourne, consultant in respiratory medicine, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Review - Postnatal depression
01 February 2012By Dr Muffazal Rawala, specialist registrar in general adult psychiatry at South London and The Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
Clinical Review - Heart failure
25 January 2012Dr Rajiv Sankaranarayanan, a cardiology specialty registrar in electrophysiology, North West Deanery, and British Heart Foundation Clinical Research Fellow.
Clinical Review - Eating disorders
18 January 2012Contributed by Dr Vibhav Shetty and Dr Dasha Nicholls, child and adolescent psychiatrists, Great Ormond Street Hospital feeding and eating disorders service, London.
Clinical Review - Mesenteric ischaemia
11 January 2012Contributed by Dr Kenneth Fung, CT1 doctor, London Deanery, and Mr Joseph Dawson, specialist registrar in vascular and general surgery, North East Thames Deanery
Clinical Review - Subfertility in men
08 December 2011Contributed by Mr Rowland Rees, consultant urological surgeon, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester.
Clinical Review - Cellulitis and erysipelas
01 December 2011Contributed by Dr James Powell, specialist registrar in dermatology, Solihull Hospital, Birmingham.
Clinical Review - Adult obstructive sleep apnoea
24 November 2011Contributed by Mr Rohit Kumar, specialist registrar in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, University Hospitals of South Manchester.
Clinical Review - Down's syndrome
17 November 2011Contributed by Dr Esther Corker, specialist registrar, Dr Claire McCall, associate specialist, and Dr Liz Marder, consultant paediatrician, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Clinical Review - Multiple sclerosis
10 November 2011Contributed by Dr Oliver Lily, consultant neurologist, Leeds General Infirmary
Clinical Review - Malaria
03 November 2011Contributed by Dr Adrian Rogers, a clinical assistant, and Dr Lisa Ford, a clinical lecturer, at the Well Travelled Clinic, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
Clinical Review - Ménière's disease
27 October 2011Contributed by Mr Samuel Leong, specialist registrar in otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool.
Clinical Review - Post-traumatic stress disorder
20 October 2011Contributed by Professor Robin Davidson, consultant clinical psychologist and joint chairman of the Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network
Clinical Review - Benign breast disease
13 October 2011Contributed by Professor Kefah Mokbel, lead breast surgeon, The Princess Grace Hospital, and honorary consultant breast surgeon, St George's Hospital.
Clinical Review: Ulcerative colitis
06 October 2011Contributed by Dr Kenneth Fung, F2 doctor, London deanery, and Mr Joseph Dawson, specialist registrar in general surgery, North East Thames deanery
Clinical Review - Atopic eczema
22 September 2011Contributed by Dr Rufaro Gamanya, clinical lecturer, department of dermatology and wound healing, Cardiff University School of Medicine.
Clinical Review: Huntington's disease
15 September 2011Contributed by Rachel Taylor, nurse consultant, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Professor Sarah Tabrizi, professor of neurology, UCL Institute of Neurology.
Clinical Review: Managing gout
08 September 2011Contributed by Dr Helen Harris, consultant rheumatologist, Whyteman's Brae Hospital, Fife, eastern Scotland.
Clinical Review - Systemic lupus erythematosus
01 September 2011Contributed by Dr Natasha Jordan, Arthritis Research UK clinical research fellow, and Dr David D'Cruz, consultant rheumatologist and reader, The Louise Coote Lupus Unit, St Thomas' Hospital, London.
Clinical Review - Pulmonary tuberculosis
04 August 2011Contributed by Dr Ian Campbell, honorary consultant physician, University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff, and Dr Matt Brouns, registrar in respiratory medicine, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny.
Clinical Review: Acute appendicitis
07 July 2011Contributed by Miss Sophie-Anne Welchman, specialist surgical registrar, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon
Clinical Review: Paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea
23 June 2011Contributed by Mr Steven Powell, specialist registrar in otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
Clinical review: Lung cancer
16 June 2011Contributed by Dr David Breen, consultant respiratory physician and lead physician for lung cancer multidisciplinary team, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Oxford.
Clinical Review - Macular degeneration
09 June 2011Contributed by Professor Usha Chakravarthy, professor of ophthalmology and vision sciences, Queen's University of Belfast.
Clinical review: Bullous pemphigoid
02 June 2011Contributed by Dr James Powell, specialist registrar in dermatology, Solihull Hospital, Birmingham.
Clinical Review: Reduced fetal movements
26 May 2011Contributed by Dr Ciaran Crowe, ST2 in obstetrics and gynaecology, Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath, West Sussex.
Clinical Review: Acromegaly
19 May 2011Contributed by Dr Raghava Reddy, consultant endocrinologist, Stafford Hospital and Professor John Wass, professor of endocrinology, Churchill Hospital, University of Oxford.
Clinical Review: Cystic fibrosis
12 May 2011Contributed by Dr Argyri Petrocheilou, CF fellow and Dr Ranjan Suri, paediatric respiratory consultant, Great Ormond Street Hospital and the Portex Unit, Institute of Child Health, UCL
Clinical Review: Myasthenia gravis
05 May 2011Contributed by Dr Fiona Norwood, consultant neurologist and honorary senior lecturer, King's College Hospital, south London.
Clinical Review: Crohn's disease
28 April 2011Contributed by Dr Guy Chung-Faye, consultant gastroenterologist, and Jaroslava Tumova, IBD nurse specialist, King's College Hospital, London.
Clinical Review - Febrile seizures
14 April 2011Contributed by Dr Kathryn Deakin, consultant paediatrician, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Clinical Review: Hypopituitarism
07 April 2011Contributed by Dr Rajeev Raghavan, specialist registrar, and Dr Karin Bradley, consultant endocrinologist, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.
Clinical Review: Narcolepsy
31 March 2011Contributed by Dr Paul Reading, consultant neurologist, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire.
Clinical Review: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
24 March 2011Contributed by Dr Simon Barry, consultant chest physician at Llandough Hospital, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan
Clinical Review: Type-1 diabetes mellitus
17 March 2011Contributed by Dr Anita Pillai, specialist registrar, and Dr Iskandar Idris, consultant, Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust, and honorary senior lecturer, University of Sheffield.
Clincal Review: Ectopic pregnancy
10 March 2011Dr Polly Weston, senior registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology at Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
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