Urgent care clinics worry GPs
GPs have weathered an MBS freeze, crippling bureaucracy and now federally funded urgent care clinics that threaten their viability. Read More...
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Travelogue: Aiming high in Krabi
Once the long-boat putters into the warm turquoise waters and settles into its mildly unsettling rhythm, Rai Leh’s grandiose limestone cliffs soon come into view, towering over sundrenched beaches and lush tropical jungles. Read More...
Management of frequent monomorphic ventricular ectopic beats
Ventricular ectopic beats (VEBs) are common. Frequent (>60/hr or 1/min) in healthy subjects has an estimated prevalence of one to four percent in the general population. Over 10 percent on a Holter monitor is considered a high VEB burden. Monomorphic VEBs represent a focal arrhythmia arising from a single site. Generally, individuals with frequent monomorphic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) have a benign clinical course. A portion have bothersome symptoms cardiomyopathy can develop in a minority of cases. Read More...
Juggling renal and CVD management
It has been repeatedly demonstrated that patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than the general population. They also experience more severe CVD. The risks escalate as stages of CKD advance. Read More...
Post thrombotic syndrome and non-thrombotic vein obstruction
Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a combination of signs and symptoms that include any of the following: swelling, pain, skin colour changes or leg ulcer. It is a complication of lower limb DVT. Read More...
Subclinical heart failure post cancer chemotherapy
Unfortunately, some therapies required to cure or control the cancer are cardiotoxic. This can lead to subclinical and clinical heart failure (HF) in patients with or without underlying cardiac risk factors. Cancer therapeutics related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) might lead to interruption or alteration of cancer therapy. Some patients can present weeks and years after treatment. Read More...
Intraoperative Radiation Therapy in Australia
St John of God Subiaco Hospital has become the first private hospital in Australia to introduce Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) for breast cancer. Read More...
Skips, thumps and bumps…should I worry?
Palpitations are a common, subjective symptom resulting in frequent presentations in the primary health care setting. Although generally benign, they can occasionally be a manifestation of a potentially life-threatening arrhythmia. Appropriate evaluation is therefore required. Read More...