23 May 2012
| by Dr Sally Hope
. The idea is that this reduces postpartum haemorrhage ( 1,000ml blood loss).
In a multicentre trial ...
23 May 2012
| by Dr Suneeta Kochhar
Antenatal viral infections can be transmitted transplacentally, as well as perinatally from infected blood or vaginal secretions. More mother-to-child transmission may occur postnatally, for example, from breastfeeding.
1. Rubella
Rubella may be asymptomatic in up to 50% of cases but may present ...
16 May 2012
| by Dr James Heathcote
disease, so you need to take this form and go for a blood test with the nurse and I will then organise a ...
. Blood tests, referrals, leaflets, pills, lifestyle changes are all options not must-dos and as each ...
09 May 2012
| by Dr Scott Hackett
distress. IV access and bloods should be taken where meningitis is suspected. Correction of dehydration ...
08 May 2012
| by Dr James Heathcote
you coughed up any blood?'
Use open questions or open statements for the bigger picture and move ...
02 May 2012
| by Phil Wigglesworth
than half a million people in the UK with increased vulnerability to stroke caused by blood clots ...
02 May 2012
| by Dr Keith Barnard
aetiology.
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease often presents with a limp. This is due to impairment of the blood ...
High blood sugar and insulin levels in people with diabetes quickly create fatty deposits...the build up is caused by high blood sugar and insulin levels, not by influx of fat.
The team used MRI ...
on, especially in patients with high blood sugar and hyperinsulinaemia an elevated insulin level ...
25 Apr 2012
| by Dr Jecko Thachil
Decreased blood production can present as anaemia or thrombocytopenia, but leukopenia is uncommon ...
blood check shows unexplained anaemia which leads to further investigations.
FBC can show anaemia ...
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Peripheral blood smear examination is a useful and simple test, which can provide clues to the diagnosis ...
25 Apr 2012
| by Dr David Rees
levels of red cell protoporphyrins on blood testing confirms diagnosis. Treatment involves sun avoidance ...