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Managing dental emergencies in community pharmacy: hard tissue conditions

Patients often present to community pharmacies with oral and dental problems. This article focuses on the advice pharmacists and their teams can give to patients presenting with hard tissue emergencies.…

Published: 2 May 2019

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Sepsis: an update on identification and management

All healthcare professionals, including pharmacists, should be aware of the clinical features and management of sepsis. This article summarises the recent changes in the definition of sepsis in adults, as well as its management.…

Published: 11 January 2017

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Oxygen therapy: emergency use and long term treatment

Emergency oxygen treatment is used two million times a year by ambulance services, and almost one in five hospital patients in the UK are being treated with oxygen at any one time.…

Published: 26 June 2015

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Glaucoma: pathophysiology and diagnosis

With 70 million people affected by glaucoma worldwide, awareness of at-risk groups can help people get early treatment and save their vision.…

Published: 19 May 2015

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Stroke: latest treatment options in acute management

With 1.9 million neurons lost each minute a stroke is untreated, rapid diagnosis and management is essential.…

Published: 12 May 2015

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Burns: assessment and treatment

Quick action is required with burns to minimise tissue damage and prevent infection.…

Published: 28 April 2015

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Illicit drug overdose: managing emergency care

With up to 253,000 deaths related to drug misuse globally, understanding how to identify and treat drug overdoses can save lives.…

Published: 22 April 2015

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Epileptic seizure: urgent action

Find out what to do if a patient experiences an epileptic seizure in our step-by-step guide.…

Published: 17 March 2015

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How to interpret arterial blood gas results

The ideal pH of extracellular fluid is 7.35–7.45. Maintaining this pH requires a delicate balance between carbon dioxide (which dissociates in the blood to form carbonic acid and, therefore, hydrogen ions) and bicarbonate (produced primarily by the kidneys). If there is a disturbance in pH the bod…

Published: 1 March 2011

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Managing hyperkalaemic patients

Hyperkalaemia is a potentially life-threatening condition in which drug therapy is often implicated. Patients suffering from the condition will need their medicines reviewed as part of their treatment.…

Published: 1 October 2009