What to Do When You Suspect a Colleague Is Performing Inappropriate Procedures
Conflict of Interest: From JAMA Professionalism print series and Podcasts It is not a rare event that doctors perform inappropriate
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Can CRP testing guide antibiotic prescription for COPD exacerbations?
COPD Exacerbations — A Target for Antibiotic Stewardship Patients with acute exacerbations of COPD in whom outpatient treatment fails are
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Long Covid – diagnosis and management in primary care
NICE guideline on long covid – BMJ 2020 Dec 23 AND Long COVID: A Primer for Family Physicians – Editorial
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Once-Weekly Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes
Patients with type 2 diabetes would generally prefer fewer injections and greater flexibility than is typical of the current once-daily treatment options. Reducing the number of injections could increase adherence to insulin treatment, thereby potentially improving glycemic control. New research findings are summarized in a short video.
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COURAGE, ORBITA, and ISCHEMIA: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable Coronary Artery Disease
Intervent Cardiol Clin 9 (2020) 469–482https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccl.2020.07.003 This review article summarizes key landmark trials that have shaped understanding of the role
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Antibiotics for Appendicitis
Antibiotics for Appendicitis — Proceed with Caution Considering that laparoscopic appendectomy is a highly effective therapy — rapidly resolving pain
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Diagnosis of COVID-19
Covid-19: Antibody test that claims to be 99% accurate is certified by EU BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1742 (Published 29 April 2020)Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m1742 An
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All about ‘Face masks’
Face masks for the public during the covid-19 crisis BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi-org.ezproxy.uws.edu.au/10.1136/bmj.m1435 (Published 09 April 2020) What is the efficacy of standard face
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11 February 2020 | Q&A https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses
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