Practice health check invites boost mental illness visits and QOF income
01 Mar 2012 | by Stephen Robinson
, cholesterol levels and blood glucose at least once a year. The researchers wrote to 92 patients with severe ...
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The Basics - Gestational diabetes
15 Feb 2012 | by Dr Louise Newson
-monitoring of blood glucose or an OGTT at 16-18 weeks and again at 28 weeks (if results are normal). Screening for GDM using fasting plasma glucose, random blood glucose, glucose challenge test and urinalysis ... Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is glucose intolerance during pregnancy. Although most ...
News analysis: What the squeeze on GP prescribing means for the NHS
27 Mar 2012 | by Stephen Robinson
-acting insulin analogues and use of self-monitoring of blood glucose. Click here for full NPC ... tolerated - and extra checks such as blood tests. GP workload also takes a hit. Dr Beeby says: 'We don ...
The Basics - Lower urinary tract symptoms in men
21 Mar 2012 | by Dr Louise Newson
many symptoms but are not particularly bothered by them. Urinalysis to detect blood, glucose ...
Clinical Review - Acute otitis externa
14 Mar 2012 | by Mr Edward Lindisfarne and Mr Prodip Das
. In patients presenting with recurrent otitis externa, fasting blood glucose should be performed following ... attacks of acute erythema and otalgia cleared with drops, the ear was constantly wet. Fasting blood glucose levels were within normal limits. Cholesteatoma The patient was referred to the ENT ...
Liam Farrell - When patients and US-style profiteering clash
14 Mar 2012 | by Liam Farrell
The US presidential race is like a blood sport at the moment. The Republican primaries are on
Journals Watch - Assisted conception and vitamin D
29 Feb 2012 | by Dr Sally Hope
A research review, this week covering assisted conception, vitamin D, blood pressure monitoring
Fatty build-up in heart caused by high insulin levels
26 Apr 2012 | by Stephen Robinson
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 ...
At a Glance - Necrobiosis lipoidica versus granuloma annulare
11 Jan 2012 | by Dr Jean Watkins
Necrobiosis Lipoidica Aetiology A rare skin condition in which there is collagen degeneration with granulomatous response, thickened blood vessels and deposition of fat. Cause unknown ... become infected. Investigations Check urine for glucose in patients without diabetes ...
Journals Watch - Stroke, BP and antidepressants
25 Apr 2012 | by Dr Tillmann Jacobi
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, serum glucose, systolic BP, age, body weight, stroke onset ... and the blood/brain barrier Drugs Aging 2012; 29(4): 259-73 Anticholinergics are often prescribed for overactive bladder, especially in the elderly. However, many anticholinergics cross the blood/brain barrier ...
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