For older people and frail people, the long-term benefit of medicines reduces and the potential for harm from adverse effects increases. When the benefit–risk balance changes in this way, medicine review and optimisation are important to simplify the therapeutic regimen, reduce inappropriate medicines and minimise risks. In this article, pharmacist prescriber Linda Bryant uses two case studies to illustrate important considerations during medicine reviews
Learning from devastation of missed Guillain-Barré diagnosis
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Learning from devastation of missed Guillain-Barré diagnosis
Wednesday 6 November 2024, 12:25 AM

When you make a challenging diagnosis, you can feel like a gold medallist [Image: Jametlene reskp on Unsplash]
GP Jonathan Bentley describes a patient with chronic back pain and rapid-onset muscle weakness. One set of symptoms proves to be a red herring for a more serious matter
Key points, Guillain-Barré syndrome can cause weakness, numbness and paralysis; serious illness can be fatal.
The exact cause is unknown, but two-thirds of peop, Pract Green w Pale Yellow
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