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
Choice of responsible structures is large in acute and chronic groin injuries
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Choice of responsible structures is large in acute and chronic groin injuries
Wednesday 19 June 2019, 03:00 AM

A pain in the groin is only mildly helpful as an opening statement by the sports-minded patient. To increase the chances of a good outcome, think about the underlying structures and try to make a precise anatomical diagnosis
Groin injuries are fairly common in sport but, un- fortunately, the “groin” is not a precise anatomical structure (the definition being the area betwe
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