15 Feb 2012
| by Dr Louise Newson
during pregnancy. Insulin is needed in 20-30% of women who are initially treated with oral hypoglycaemics ...
oral hypoglycaemic drugs and insulin in women with GDM. 9
The lowest risk of complications ...
for screening and diagnosis. 2 It also recommends a 75g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) for all women ...
08 Sep 2011
| by Dr Helen Harris
established on it. Opiate analgesics can be used in addition to NSAIDs or colchicine.
Oral, intra ...
refractory to treatment. Oral prednisolone 10-30mg/day for up to two weeks or IM methylprednisolone 120mg may ...
.
Sulfinpyrazone
Increases the anti-coagulant effect of warfarin.
Enhances the hypoglycaemic effect ...
25 Apr 2012
| by Dr Harry Brown
.com/gp
2. Clinical features
Generally, HSV-1 is associated with oral and facial infections while HSV-2 ...
first time infection, children and young adults are commonly affected. Owing to the intra-oral lesions (gingivostomatitis) caused by HSV, especially in a primary infection in children, there is a risk of reduced oral ...
28 Mar 2012
| by Dr Bryan Palmer
compared with metformin as monotherapy, or with other commonly used hypoglycaemic drugs combined ...
hypoglycaemic drug. Primary outcome was the change in HbA1c. Secondary outcomes included all-cause mortality ...
08 Sep 2011
| by Naomi de Graff
of the cranial nerves. The normal swallow process is described in four stages: the oral preparatory stage, oral stage, pharyngeal stage and oesophageal stage.
Normal swallowing During the oral preparatory stage the individual anticipates food reaching the mouth. The oral phase begins as the bolus moves posteriorly ...
24 Nov 2011
| by Dr Keith Barnard
The patient with gingivitis needs advice about good oral hygiene, including brushing the teeth adequately ...
, unexplained tooth mobility for more than three weeks, unexplained ulceration of the oral mucosa or mass ...
resulting from infectious oral pathogens is generally recognised to occur in patients with immunological ...
13 Jan 2011
| by Dr Anneke Kai and Dr Sandeep Cliff
acne with mild scarring, oral antibiotics may be used alongside topical treatment. First ...
and azithromycin can be used as third-line agents.
Women of child-bearing age In females, oral contraceptive ...
specialist guidance.
Acne fulminans can be treated with oral isotretinoin together with a low dose of oral ...
01 Feb 2012
| by Dr Bryan Palmer
and reduce the frequency of testing, as has been suggested for PSA testing.
Oral treatments for type 2 ...
.
These authors used a MEDLINE and CINAHL search to assess whether recent guidelines on oral medications for type ...
that thiazolidinediones are associated with higher rates of oedema and congestive heart failure compared with other oral ...
15 Sep 2011
| by Dr Shruthi Patel and Dr John Hanley
.
Patients can also be managed in primary care with the administration of a small dose of oral vitamin K ...
(administered orally) is the most reliable preparation. Each anticoagulant service should have a mechanism ...
with minor bleeding can be safely managed without hospital admission. Oral vitamin K may be all ...
14 Mar 2012
| by Dr Raj Thakkar
, hypoglycaemic events with TAK-875 were comparable to placebo. Obviously further trials are required.
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