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EMIS Medical Immediate Reference - August 2007 Update
This Update issues new versions of the following articles:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
- Abnormal Liver Function Tests
- Adrenal Cortex and Cushing's Syndrome
- Angiostrongyliasis
- Avian Flu
- Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
- Bilirubinuria (Urinary Bilirubin)
- Blepharospasm
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Burnout in the Medical Profession
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
- Childhood Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Cleft Lip and Palate
- Common First Aid Procedures in General Practice
- Contraception and the Mature Woman
- Contraception and Young People
- Cranial Nerve Lesions
- Ehrlichiosis
- Erythema Annulare Centrifugum
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Gas Gangrene
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour
- Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gaucher's Syndrome
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder
- Genetic Counselling for GP's
- Glucose Tolerance Tests
- Glycosuria
- Goodpasture's Syndrome
- Haematuria
- Haemolytic Anaemia
- Hearing Testing and Screening in Young Children
- HELLP Syndrome
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Hydrocele
- Hypercalcaemia
- Hypogammaglobulinaemia
- Inborn Errors of Metabolism - an Introduction
- Infant Feeding
- Insomnia
- Is this new treatment any good
- Labour - Active Management and Induction
- Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
- Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
- Managing Drug Abusers in Primary care
- Mania and Hypomania
- Minor Symptoms Of Pregnancy
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Myocarditis
- Nasal Injury and Nasal Foreign Bodies
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Oral Ulceration
- Overuse Phenomena and RSI
- Peripheral Oedema
- Persistent Nausea or Vomiting
- Pill Questions - What to Ask When Starting the OCP.
- Polyuria
- Posterior Leucoencephalopathy Syndrome
- Postmenopausal Cystourethritis
- Pseudomonas
- Pyoderma Gangrenosum
- Reye's Syndrome
- Schilder's Disease
- Status Epilepticus Management
- Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
- Usher Syndrome
- Visual Field Defects
- Vitamin K Deficiency
- Vulval Lumps And Ulcers
- West Syndrome - Infantile Spasms
- Zinc Deficiency
- Zinc Excess and Zinc Toxicity
- Zinc Supplements
This Update also updates a number of drug articles:
- Alkylating Drugs (Cancer Therapy)
- Amsacrine
- Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists
- Anti-androgens: Cyproterone Acetate, Dutasteride, Finasteride
- Anticonvulsants Used For Partial Seizures
- Antileukotrienes
- Antimicrobial Eye Preparations
- Anti-thyroid Drugs
- Antivirals for Influenza
- Beta-Adrenoceptor Agonists
- Colchicine
- Constipation in Childhood
- Cox 2 Inhibitors
- Crisantaspase
- Danazol and Gestrinone
- Digoxin and the Cardiac Glycosides
- Diphtheria Vaccination
- Diuretics
- Drugs Used in Urinary Retention
- Gonadotrophins - HCG, FSH, LH
- Hepatitis A Vaccination
- HRT - Initial Consultation
- Hyposensitisation
- Laxatives and the Management of Constipation
- Migraine Prophylaxis in Adults
- Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
- Panic Disorder and its Management
- Parenteral Anticoagulants
- Pneumococcal Vaccine
- Prescribing in Children
- Progestogen-only Contraceptive Pill
- Prokinetic Drugs
- Proton Pump Inhibitors
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors - SSRIs
- Serotonin and Noradrenaline Re-uptake Inhibitors - SNRIs
- Steroids and the Skin
- Taxanes
- Tetracyclines
- Topical Nasal Decongestants
- Urine Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes Mellitus
- Which Device in Asthma
- Yellow Fever Vaccination
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