Studying a fascinating endocrine patient with a COVID-19 twist in her story

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Studying a fascinating endocrine patient with a COVID-19 twist in her story

15 July 2020

Jonathan Bentley

Wednesday 15 July 2020, 12:45 AM

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After the flu shot debacle, Lani decided she was not having any more kids

GP Jonathan Bentley decides to use a patient with a cluster of autoimmune conditions as an example case in an online tutorial on the thyroid. Here, he discusses her distressing skin condition and the treatment she finds beneficial

Key points, Patients with one autoimmune disorder tend to develop additional autoimmune conditions. Coexistence of chronic urticaria with autoimmune disorders, , Pract Green w Pale Yellow

COVID-19

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Polypharmacy

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

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