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WEBA Pretty Meagre Solution. Version: 2.1.6 | July 2024. A 38-year-old man has a one-year history of mild, dull headaches in the morning. They don’t wake him, are unaffected by position and there's no vomiting. Apart from significant tiredness, he is otherwise well, with no other symptoms. Examination is normal, though he is obese.
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Ten top tips - 24 hour ECGs - Pulse Today
WEBSep 18, 2017 · Ten top tips – 24 hour ECGs. 18 September 2017. 1. Holter monitoring may be useful in assessing syncope as well as palpitations. Common indications for Holter monitor testing are the investigation of symptoms of palpitation, dizziness or loss of consciousness with a view to diagnosing tachy- or bradyarrhythmia.
UKHSA updates mpox guidance for doctors amid global health alert
WEB15 August 2024. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has updated its guidance to advise doctors to be aware of a new more fatal variant of mpox, currently spreading in parts of central and East Africa. The UKHSA warning, issued today, comes after the World Health Organisation declared mpox a global public health emergency yesterday.
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Key questions on chronic kidney disease - Pulse Today
WEBOct 20, 2020 · Key learning points. • The bare minimum CKD review should include management of CV risk factors, a check for complications and a review of medication. • Ensure patients with advanced CKD have a future care plan. • Remember to restart critical drugs such as ACE inhibitors, when possible, after an admission for AKI.
What we know (and don’t know) about GPs being added to ARRS
WEBAug 9, 2024 · Last week, the Government announced it was ‘cutting red tape’ by allowing GPs to be hired through the ARRS. Here, Eliza Parr, sets out what we know (and don’t know) about the new policy. Amidst everything going on across general practice – and, indeed, the country – last week’s announcement on the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) feels a long time ago.
Government urged to take action as clinical negligence costs …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · It comes after NHS Resolution reported that the cost of settling NHS clinical negligence claims continued to increase last year, from £2.7bn to £2.8bn. Of this, £149m were paid out to settle claims against GPs in 2023/24, an increase of £9m from the previous year. MDU chief executive Dr Matthew Lee said he has written to Wes Streeting ...
GPs and frontline staff eligible for autumn Covid boosters
WEBAug 12, 2024 · By Joanna Robertson Sofia Lind. 12 August 2024. GPs and all other patient-facing practice staff will be encouraged to take up a free Covid-19 booster vaccination through the national programme this autumn. In terms of patients, ‘all those aged 65 or over, all those in care homes for older people, and those aged 6 …
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