Clinical Tips
Clinical tips: macular degeneration explained
Macular degeneration is a progressive, chronic disease affecting the central part of the retina responsible for central sight. This affects the ability to read, drive, recognise faces and perform activities …
Clinical tips: Hypertension explained
Australian Health Survey data for 2011–12 indicate that about 10% of the population has hypertensive disease, 10% asthma and 10% depression. General Practitioners report that the most common chronic diseases …
Clinical tips: asthma explained
Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterised by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction and bronchospasm. Common symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Asthma is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental …
Clinical tips: multiple sclerosis explained
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system in which the myelin sheaths protecting nerve fibres becomes damaged and scarred. The name multiple sclerosis refers to scars …
Clinical tips: veterans health explained
Veterans health for many years has related to returned servicemen from the two world wars and the Vietnam War. A new group of returned servicemen are now presenting with their …
Clinical tips: Parkinson’s disease explained
Parkinson’s disease is second to dementia as the most common neurological condition in Australia and its cause is poorly understood. There is a lack of awareness in the health and …
Clinical tips: Food safety explained
Clinical tips: Food safety explained. There have been recent reports in the press of people who contracted hepatitis A from imported frozen berries. These and other events certainly brought to …
Clinical tips: falls explained
Falls are the most common accidents older people have. Risk factors include: some medicines, some medical conditions, physical and environmental factors The consequences of falls include: 10-20% of falls result …
Clinical tips: wound care
Clinical tips on wound care: why the person in the white coat needs to be on the floor. You are presented with a small child with a bleeding injury from …
Clinical tips: Closing the Gap
The Closing the Gap program is not easily accessed by all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have right of access to the program. There are many issues with …
Clinical tips: arthritis explained
Arthritis: clinical tips by Karalyn Huxhagen, community pharmacist and 2010 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Pharmacist of the Year. One recent Sunday morning, an arrogant middle-aged male asked for medication for …
Clinical tips: epilepsy explained
Epilepsy: by Associate Professor Louis Roller, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University