Learning Lymphomas: pathogenesis, clinical features and diagnosis Lymphomas are some of the most common cancers in the UK, with a wide variation in disease progression and prognosis between subtypes.…Published: 24 October 2014
Learning Preventing falls in older people How pharmacy teams can reduce the risk of falls in elderly people by identifying risk factors and managing medicines.…Published: 21 October 2014
Learning Cardiac surgery: caring for a patient and managing complications Life-threatening complications following cardiac surgery are common, but can be managed with appropriate treatment.…Published: 17 October 2014
Learning Long QT syndrome How to interpret ECG readings in long QT syndrome and minimise patients’ risk of heart symptoms caused by this cardiac arrhythmia.…Published: 15 October 2014
Learning How fruit juice interacts with common medicines How fruit juices can interact with common medicines and put your patients at risk.…Published: 30 September 2014
Learning What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? The ‘ice bucket challenge’ was started to raise awareness of ALS; find out more about this fatal neurodegenerative condition.…Published: 26 September 2014
Learning Borderline personality disorder: diagnosis, clinical features and pathophysiology People with borderline personality disorder often have difficulties in maintaining social relationships and they have a high risk of suicide.…Published: 26 September 2014
Learning Borderline personality disorder: management Although a wide variety of psychotropic medicines are used for borderline personality disorder, there is a weak evidence base and treatment is controversial.…Published: 26 September 2014
Learning Dentine hypersensitivity The causes and treatments for a condition that affects six out of ten people at any time.…Published: 23 September 2014
Learning Driving after taking drugs and medicines Find out how new drug driving rules coming into force from March 2015 will affect your patients.…Published: 16 September 2014