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  • Herb-drug Interactions

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Herb-Drug Interactions - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series provides an introduction to herb–drug interactions. Complementary medicines such as herbal medicines are available through a variety of channels such as supermarkets, pharmacies, health-food stores, clinic rooms, internet sites and mail order companies. Many people self-select their products and do not receive professional advice about their safe and appropriate use. When using a complementary medicine, many do not discuss its use with their medical practitioner, either in the community or in the hospital setting. As more people take herbal medicines, the pressure increases on healthcare professionals such as doctors, pharmacists, naturopaths and herbalists to be well informed about the subject, and on researchers to fill the gaps in our current knowledge.

  • Sleep Disorders

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Sleep Disorders - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. There are many types of sleep disorders, with different aetiologies, presentations and treatments. Generally, sleep disorders can be classified into one of four groups: hypersomnias, parasomnias, insomnia and sleep–wake schedule disorders. Some sleep disorders need to be referred to a specialised sleep disorders clinic for diagnosis and treatment. Other sleep problems can be diagnosed and managed within general practice and will be emphasised in this chapter. In the first part of this chapter we provide a brief introduction to the sleep process. In the second part, we outline sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnoea, narcolepsy and sleep-related movement disorders, bruxism and the parasomnias, which require referral to a specialised sleep centre. In the final part we describe the diagnosis and management of the more common but heterogenous sleep disorders of insomnia and sleep–wake schedule disorders.

  • Exercise as Therapy

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Exercise as Therapy - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. Physical exercise involves the voluntary movement of the body, incorporating large muscle groups, with the goal of enjoyment, relaxation and physical exertion to improve the body’s structure and function. The different types of exercise are discussed but the avenues for exercise include sport participation, recreational activities such as bushwalking, fitness training such as resistance training, aerobic classes, yoga, Pilates, occupational and recreational work such as gardening, and incidental exercise such as walking to the shops or cycling to work.

  • Mind-body Medicine

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Mind Body Medicine - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series. The main premise of MBM is that the mind (intelligence) governs or regulates the body. Although mind is non-physical—and therefore MBM is in essence a metaphysical explanation for physical phenomena—mind uses the body to execute its purposes. More particularly, the mind, powered by consciousness, thinks and feels through the agency of the brain. Mind, brain and body are inseparable. Mind and intelligence make themselves evident by observable results in the physical world. A practical way of expressing this principle is to say that psychological states such as chronic stress, depression, anxiety and fear produce profound and clinically relevant effects upon the body. These effects have implications for health and illness. Psychological states and social context can have both positive and negative effects that manifest on many different levels, all the way from muscle tension to genetic expression. Over time the cumulative effects of negative mental and emotional states can take a heavy toll on the body. Conversely, research also suggests that psychosocial interventions can play an important part in ameliorating these negative effects and can assist in promoting healing.

  • Geriatric Medicine

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Geriatric Medicine - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series details the medical and consulting knowledge required of a General Practitioner when managing older patients. The world’s population is ageing rapidly, particularly in developed countries, where life expectancy is over 80 years for women and just under 80 years for menin many countries. Rapid ageing is occurring in less developed countries too, with the number of people aged over 65 years increasing dramatically in many countries. Consequently, much of general practice now involves care of older people in a range of settings—community, residential and acute-care facilities. It is easy to form the impression that ageing normally involves disease, disability and dependency, but while these are more common with increasing age, they are far from inevitable. Most 90-year-olds are not demented, maintain excellent mobility, are independent in personal, domestic and most community activities of daily living and live in their own home.

  • Allergies

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Allergies - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce you to the basics of allergy, what the practitioner should know in order to plan an effective integrative treatment strategy, and to provide an overview of some therapies that have been used successfully to treat different aspects of allergy. For the patient, an integrative approach usually means making lifestyle changes and being more attentive to what they allow inside their body and their home. For the practitioner, it means becoming more informed about allergy and treatment options in order to make better treatment decisions for each patient.

  • Spectral-domain Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging of the Eye

    • 1st Edition
    • Anand Vinekar
    • English
    Narayana Nethralaya Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore, is a leading eye care center situated in Bangalore, India, and is ranked among the top five institutes of ophthalmology in the country. Established in 1982, by founding Chairman, Dr Bhujang Shetty, Narayana Nethralaya has grown to three campuses wherein over 50 subspecialty-trained ophthalmologists participate in clinical, community, and research activities in 27 departments serving 1000 + patients every day. Narayana Nethralaya has a robust training curriculum accredited by the National Board of Examinations and conducts postgraduate and fellowship programs. Narayana Nethralaya has always strived hard to acquire cutting-edge technology in diagnostic and surgical care, and make it available at affordable costs to its patients—both in the clinic and in the community. This book is a result of that evolution, having combined the latest spectral-domain optical coherence imaging devices with a passion to teach.

  • Blood

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Blood - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. This chapter examines the management of patients with haematological disorders likely to be encountered in general practice. Haematology in general practice involves the care and monitoring of a very broad and disparate group of medical conditions and syndromes, ranging from investigation of anaemia and iron disorders, bleeding diatheses, venous thromboembolism and thrombophilias,to blood-product administration, and the initial diagnosis and comanagement of patients with haematological malignancy.

  • Respiratory Medicine

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Respiratory Medicine - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. The human respiratory system is complex and finely tuned. Fortunately, two factors are of enormous benefit to us. First, there is a large reserve of function, greater than many of us are ever going to call upon; and secondly, the respiratory system can tolerate quite a degree of insult before symptoms appear. The predominant symptoms of respiratory problems that present to GPs are breathlessness, cough, sputum, wheeze and chest pain. Diagnosis is the important first step in medical practice, and the classic method of adequate history, appropriate physical examination, thinking about the clinical problem and then considering special investigations will clarify most situations. The four diagnoses that are most prominent and/or important in general practice are: asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer and infections.

  • Endocrinology

    General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Kerryn Phelps + 1 more
    • English
    Endocrinology - General Practice the Integrative Approach Series. Endocrine problems are important in the general practice setting, for a range of reasons. First, they are common enough to occur regularly, either as new cases or in patients managing a chronic illness. Secondly, they can cause serious and life-threatening complications if not diagnosed and treated. Thirdly, they often present a challenging diagnostic problem because of their often slow onset and their capacity to produce non-specific symptoms such as weakness, tiredness or weight change, particularly in the early stages.This chapter explores the endocrinological disorders including Pituitary disorders, Thyroid disorders and Adrenal gland disorders that are important for a GP to know about and to manage. The common model of managing endocrine problems is as a shared-care model with an endocrinologist.

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