12 Jan 2007
Website of the week It seems many medical professionals and organisations have not seen eye to eye with NICE lately. However, the organisation does present us with some helpful material, such as this quick reference guide to the management of depression in primary and secondary care. Their idea of a ...
20 Apr 2007
. The characteristic symptoms of hay fever are pruritus of the nose, eyes and palate; rhinorrhoea; sneezing and redness/watering of the eyes. Patients may complain of nasal blockage and postnasal catarrh but these symptoms are more common ...
, throat and eyes. Findings include oedematous nasal mucosa, which may be bluish or purple; nasal polyps ...
22 Jun 2007
| by Dr Honor Merriman
of facial expression leading to failure to close the eye on the affected side and an asymmetrical smile ...
, drooping of the corner of the mouth, inability to close the eye, inability to keep the lips tightly ...
14 Dec 2007
experienced doctors focus on complex situations. Thus we enter a vicious cycle; the inexperienced eye relies ...
02 Nov 2007
to be on the defensive. Whenever we do not keep an eye on what is going on, the rules are switched around. The problem ...
18 May 2007
daylight, reducing eye strain in prolonged use. It seemed to be a success. I would have had some ...
02 May 2007
need to keep an eye on the speedometer to avoid a run-in with the boys in blue. On the road, the R ...
06 Apr 2007
on the patient s agenda rather than always having half an eye on the quality framework targets, the chance ...
07 Dec 2007
to the touch and sitting in his chair. He was quite unable to raise his head or look me in the eye and could ...
28 Sep 2007
Hypernatraemia in children This website caught my eye because it covers the problem of hypernatraemia from a paediatric viewpoint, with which GPs may well be involved. Although not common in children, it can occur when there is water loss in excess of sodium loss, as can happen in diarrhoea. The pages ...