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
Panic and asthma attacks; a practical skill
Wednesday 24 April 2024, 12:38 AM

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Goodfellow Gems #215
The late Rex Hunton, a senior lecturer in community health, demonstrated a technique for asthmatic dyspnoea. It involved standing beside a patient, as
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References
1. youtube.com/watch?v=OQJbmclwkfc (Tuning In to Your “Vagal Brake”).
2. youtube.com/watch?v=ZdIQRxwT1I0 (Trauma and the Nervous System).