At A Glance: Skin abscess versus carbuncle
24 Nov 2006
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Clinical Q&A: Urine glucose and black stools
02 Mar 2007
recommend testing of blood (usually in the fasting state). There are a number of issues. There is only a moderate correlation between blood glucose levels and semi-quantative measurements of urinary glucose. So ... of detecting 0.1 per cent glucose concentrations. This may then seem like a reasonable way of screening ...
Haematology - Understanding blood transfusions
23 Jun 2011 | by Dr Megan Rowley
GPs need to be aware of the risks and benefits of receiving blood, explains Dr Megan Rowley....Most GPs are not involved in the administration of a blood transfusion. However, they need to be aware of the benefits and risks of receiving blood so that they can participate in the preparation of patients who might need blood during major surgery or, alternatively, support patients who have already had ...
Online-only article: The risks of hypercholesterolaemia in diabetes
01 Jun 2010
Successful control of blood lipid levels is even more important in patients with diabetes, says Dr.... These include blood glucose lowering, blood pressure lowering, and anti-platelet therapies. These in turn should ... the blood sugar can rise more slowly and the condition may have a multifactorial cause, including genetic ...
Self-monitoring in type-2 diabetes
19 Mar 2008
Patient self-management is important to successful diabetes care. Self-monitoring of blood glucose ... spent around 32.9 million between October and December 2006 on blood glucose testing strips. Patients ... . The authors concluded that routine self-monitoring of blood glucose for patients with reasonably well ...
Q & A - Testicular pain and gliclazides
12 Dec 2008
(886): 965-7. Q: Gliclazide and glucose monitoring Should patients started on gliclazide monitor their blood glucose and how often? How high is the risk of significant hypoglycaemia? Home blood glucose monitoring The cost to the NHS of home blood glucose monitoring (HBGM) is said ...
The basics - Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
03 Feb 2011 | by Dr Raj Thakkar
) (Photograph: SPL) 2. Predicting cardiovascular events Studies, including Office Versus Ambulatory blood ... recordings of blood pressure (OvA): a European multicenter study. The Steering Committee. J Hypertens Suppl ... Monitorate E Loro Associazioni) study: main features and results. High blood pressure and cardiovascular ...
Red flag symptoms - Hyperhidrosis
05 Feb 2010 | by Dr Kamilla Porter
or malignancy. Hypoglycaemia can be a cause of sweating so a blood glucose, ideally at the time of sweating, would be useful, however if the patient is acutely unwell a finger prick test to check instant blood ... infection. Investigations First-line blood tests would include an FBC to check for infection ...
The basics - Type-1 diabetes
24 Jul 2009
-measurement of blood glucose should be used where possible. The objective is a pre-prandial glucose of 4-8mmol ... -time reading. Should the patient develop an intercurrent illness, blood glucose measurement should be carried ... absorbed simple carbohydrate, followed by more complex long-acting carbohydrates. Blood glucose should ...
Expert Opinion - Cross blood group transplants
07 Apr 2006
Blood group incompatible kidney transplants can be carried out. Mr Nizam Mamode explains how....waiting list. Traditionally, it has not been possible to carry out a kidney transplant if the blood ... the donor organ and cause an immediate (hyperacute) rejection. New technique Cross blood group ... by treating the recipient of an ABO incompatible transplantation to remove the blood group antibody. Not only ...
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