Pain in Older People Often Unrecognised and Undertreated – MM1310
Pain is not a normal part of ageing and is often unreported, unrecognised and undertreated in older patients. Appropriate treatment is required to ensure this population is managed effectively.
Modern Medicine â October 2013
Vertigo and Migraine âHow Can It Be Migraine If I Donât Have A Headache?â – MM1309
Vestibular migraine is a common, treatable cause of vertigo that should be considered whenever vertigo cannot be explained clearly by an alternative condition. In clinical practice, the patientâs response to treatment with a migraine preventive agent can determine the diagnosis.
Modern Medicine â September 2013
Who Should Administer Conscious Sedation? Part Three: Sedation competence – MM1308
The previous article argued that competence to administer conscious sedation (CS) should move away from competence based on a practitionerâs specialty to competence based on skills and knowledge.
The UKâs General Dental Council says: âDentists have a duty of care to administer conscious sedation only within the limits of their knowledge, training, skills and experience and healthcare professionals should have completed relevant postgraduate education and training and have clinical experience of the particular conscious sedation technique.â This principle is equally applicable outside dentistry, In fact, all international guidelines agree with the principles expressed above.
This article will outline the competence every sedation practitioner should have when he plans to administer CS.
Modern Medicine â August 2013
The role of anaesthetists and non-anaesthetists as sedation providers for this expanding need appears to be increasing.
Modern Medicine â July 2013
Who Should Administer Conscious Sedation Part One: What exactly is conscious sedation? â MM1306
In this three part series we discuss conscious sedation, a relatively young and increasingly popular technique of administering sedatives, analgesics, hypnotics or dissociative agents to induce a state that allows the patient to tolerate
unpleasant procedures while maintaining cardiorespiratory function and responsiveness.
Modern Medicine â June 2013
Biological Therapies for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Non-TNF Inhibitors â MM1306
Non-tumour necrosis factor (non-TNF) inhibitors are highly effective biological therapies that have radically changed how rheumatoid arthritis is managed, helping patients achieve not only disease control but long-term remission.
Modern Medicine â June 2013
Non-Specific Low Back Pain: Manage Initially with Reassurance, Activity and Analgesia â MM1306
Evidence-based management of non-specific low back pain involves reassurance about a favourable prognosis, advice to maintain daily activities and stay active, and the prescribing of simple analgesic medications.
Modern Medicine â June 2013
Is Chronic Pain Simply Persisting Acute Pain? – MM1305
The idea that âpain is painâ and that chronic pain is simply acute pain continuing too long is archaic and wrong.
Modern Medicine â May 2013
Opioid Prescribing in General Practice – MM1301
GPs can facilitate opioid prescribing in their practices by following
five principles of opioid prescribing, using five tools for assessment
of use and using five criteria for evaluating outcomes of an opioid
trial run.
Modern Medicine – January 2013
