In-brief: November 2020
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LATEST ARTICLES
Wine Review: Chateau Tanunda
Chateau Tanunda has produced wines for 130 years and has survived by changing with the times but keeping the traditions of the Barossa intact. Read More...
Infective exacerbations of COPD
What is an exacerbation? The GOLD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) report, updated in 2019, defines an exacerbation as “an acute event characterized by a worsening of the patient's respiratory symptoms that is beyond normal day-to-day variations and leads to a change in medication.” Read More...
Urine drug screening in pain management
‘Opioids’ are a class of drugs that act at opioid receptors. The most notable are the µ-opioid receptor agonists, particularly morphine, extracted from opium poppy, and prized since antiquity for its remarkable efficacy as an analgesic. Read More...
Hip and knee osteoarthritis
Degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis, OA) can have no clear aetiology (‘primary’ or ‘intrinsic’) or be ‘secondary’ to another pathology (e.g. trauma, sepsis, congenital). Primary and secondary factors can both be involved with the former modifying susceptibility and the latter affecting the onset age and location of disease. Read More...
Systemic sclerosis – a team approach
Systemic sclerosis, (scleroderma) is a multi-system, heterogeneous condition. The clinical manifestations are a result of vascular system and fibroblast pathology. Most existing therapies are vasoactive or immunomodulatory. Read More...
Rectal cancer: Optimising and individualising decision making
The five-year survival rate for colorectal cancer in Australia is currently over 70%, 10% higher than in the UK. WA has the world’s best CRCa survival rate. Screening and early diagnosis by colonoscopy are critical. Read More...
Multidisciplinary approach improving spinal outcomes
Advances in spinal surgical technology with changing population demographics has led to an increasing rate of spinal surgeries of approximately 5% every year. This acceleration necessitates advancement in pre- and post-operative care. Read More...