The management and review of postnatal women are usually straightforward. There are a few points specific to postnatal women that are important to conside…
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A lot of your time as an FY1 will be spent on the phone to various other specialities. You’ll come across patients with infections in all your rotations, …
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Diarrhoea is a very common complaint and may be the reason for a patient’s admission, or develop as a new problem during an inpatient stay. Diarrhoea rela…
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It takes time to get used to the ward round. Particularly, when patients are being seen so fast it seems impossible to document properly. The most import…
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Hyperglycaemia in hospital is common. Here we cover how to manage it & how to identify an emergency. Management of DKA & HHS will be covered separ…
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Understanding discharge planning & packages of care As an FY1, many of the patients you care for will be started on care packages after their discha…
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What is frailty? British Geriatrics Society : a state of increased vulnerability to poor resolution of homeostasis after a stressor event. In simpl…
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In this article, we will look more practical aspects of abnormal ABGs and your next steps following interpretation. If you're looking on how to perfor…
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