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Early bronchiolitis and childhood asthma: Any association?
This review looks at the relationship between early bronchiolitis and development of childhood asthma.
Keywords: Asthma, Bronchiolitis, Wheezing
Category: Medical Practitioner
Allergology
Food allergies and food intolerances: How do you tell the difference?
Keywords: Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Non-celiac Gluten Sensitivity; FODMAP; Food Allergy Testing
Category: Medical Practitioner
How do you diagnose and manage an acute intracerebral haemorrhage?
This article addresses important questions that neurologists face in the diagnosis and acute management of intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), and focuses on the supporting evidence and practical delivery of the main acute interventions. Keywords: Intracerebral haemorrhage, stroke, CT brain
Category: Medical Practitioner
Cardiovascular risk burden among community dwellers over 40years residing in four sub-Saharan Africa
This review looks at the burden of cardiovascular risk in an African context
Keywords: 10-year CVD risk, Body mass Index, Age
Category: Medical Practitioner
The existing population of rural black hypertensive in Mthatha town, South Africa and its associated risk factors
This review looks at the prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors in a rural black population in Mthatha, South Africa
Keywords: Hypertension prevalence, Body mass index, Hypertension treatment
Category: Medical Practitioner
Diagnosis community-acquired pneumonia in children in South Africa
Guidelines by the South African Thoracic Society assisting with accurate and attribution of the aetiology of pneumonia in children.
Keywords: pneumonia, HIV, TB
Category: Medical Practitioner
Diagnosing and Managing Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
This review article looks at various diagnostic and therapeutic manoeuvres for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) and present two surgical procedures that are used for the few intractable cases not responding to the bedside manoeuvres. Keywords: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, partic…
Category: Medical Practitioner
Role of Physical Activity on Type 2 Diabetes
This review introduces the background of Diabetes mellitus, physical activity and its role in the management of type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the physiological effects of physical activity in T2DM.
Keywords: Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Physical activity, Glycaemic control
Category: Medical Practitioner
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Medical and Surgical Management
The article reviews the first line treatment, the second line treatment, the new drugs and the surgical procedures for rheumatoid arthritis.
Keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis, Boutonnière deformity, Swan neck deformity, DMARDs.
Category: Medical Practitioner
Approach to Syncope
ABC for approaching syncope
Keywords:
Syncope, loss of consciousness, orthostatic hypotension, cardiac syncope, carotid massage
Category: Medical Practitioner