5 things to know about pelvic inflammatory disease
Evidence links STIs to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
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MO launches iPad medical publication
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Medical indemnity claims highest in general practice: AIHW
GENERAL practice has again topped the list of specialties associated with medical indemnity claims according...
Statins not appropriate for patients with low CV risk
NEW guidelines for preventing vascular disease in Australia will reaffirm that statins should not be...
Counting calories benefits obese pregnant women
DIETARY interventions for overweight and obese pregnant women are safe and may have the added benefit of reducing complications such...
Azithromycin raises risk of CV death
DESPITE being previously considered to have low cardiotoxicity, the antibiotic azithromycin has now been found...
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Staying on your chosen path
HER father was a specialist and wanted his daughter to become one, too. But she was interested in pursuing the arts. Nevertheless, she tried to satisfy her father by studying the subjects that would prepare her for a career in medicine. It was during an anatomy practical that she had her epiphany. She had carefully dissected and pinned the stomach of her anaesthetised frog onto a board. Unfortunately, the effects of the chloroform began to wear off and the frog stirred. As she saw it struggle, its innards no longer contained within its body, she became utterly distraught. She decided that she could ... see more
Clinical Review
Dermatology
Burst blisters in an elderly patient
FLEXURAL blisters in the elderly are due to bullous pemphigoid until proven otherwise.
Update
Orthopaedic problems in children
This week’s Update looks at the diagnosis of several orthopaedic conditions in children. It is by Professor Dominic Fitzgerald, MBBS, PhD, FRACP. Professor Fitzgerald is a paediatric respiratory and sleep physician at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, NSW.
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