Clinical Articles Archives - Page 15 of 70

Diagnosis: Fear

Dr Talia Steed·June 15, 2023

Going through a journey of chronic symptoms in the body is no easy feat! It tests your resilience and perseverance, while activating a shedding process helping you let go of the parts of your personality that contributed to the development of the symptoms in the first place. Read More...

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Breast cancer update

Dr Claire Beecroft·May 12, 2023

Updates in endocrine therapy for metastatic hormone receptor positive advanced breast cancer management and mechanisms of overcoming endocrine resistance. Read More...

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Iron Infusions and Hypophosphataemia

Associate Professor Chris Barnes·May 12, 2023

Iron deficiency anaemia is a common condition that can have a significant impact on a patient’s quality of life. The incidence of iron deficiency anaemia in Australia is estimated to be 12% in non-pregnant and up to 15% of pregnant females.1 Iron deficiency without anaemia may be up to three times more common but is often undiagnosed. Read More...

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Extracellular matrix: the scaffold of life

Dr Georgios Mavropalias & Professor Anthony Blazevich·February 21, 2023

Muscle fibres are the motors that power our movements, allowing us to walk, run, eat or hug a loved one. But the extracellular matrix (ECM), a dynamic and complex network of proteins and molecules within which our fibres are housed, is now known to play an essential role in muscle function, growth, injury recovery and ageing. Read More...

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CT scan radiation risk

Dr Conor Murray & Tim Rosenow·February 16, 2023

CT is one of the most transformative advances in medicine in the past 100 years. It is estimated to have a substantial impact on the speed of diagnosis in 50% of cases and, in a high proportion, the result is decisive in outcome. Approximately 15 per 1000 people undergo a CT scan annually in Australia. Read More...

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Advances in resection of impalpable breast lesions

Dr Wen-Chan Yeow·February 14, 2023

Non-palpable breast lesions are not easy to resect without prior localisation. With the increased uptake of breast screening, there are more impalpable lesions detected that requires surgical excision – indeterminate and biopsy proven malignant lesions. Read More...

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Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) in severe mitral regurgitation

Dr Kevin Chung·February 14, 2023

Mitral regurgitation (MR) affects 2% of the population and can be grouped into those with primary (degenerative) or secondary (functional) mitral regurgitation. The best way I describe this to patients is that there is either a problem with the door and hinges, or the frame of the door. Read More...

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Common sleep disturbances in children

Dr Sina M. Keihani·January 5, 2023

Snoring is very common, affecting about around 10-30% of young children. When habitual (three or more nights per week) or with observed apnoea, this needs further evaluation for OSA. Read More...

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Clinical Articles

Diagnosis: Fear

Breast cancer update

Iron Infusions and Hypophosphataemia

Extracellular matrix: the scaffold of life

CT scan radiation risk

Advances in resection of impalpable breast lesions

Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) in severe mitral regurgitation

Common sleep disturbances in children

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