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Burning issues in the prevention of heart failure
Chronic heart failure is common, debilitating, and often the culmination of pervasive cardiovascular insults that systematically undermine the heart’s circulatory …
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Pharmacotherapeutic Options for Ophthalmic Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis is a common eye condition involving inflammation and in some instances infection of the conjunctiva. In the majority of …
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Mastering your Fellowship
The series, “Mastering your Fellowship”, provides examples of the question format encountered in the FCFP(SA) examination. The series aims to …
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Biomarkers, shock index and modified early warning score among older medical hospital inpatients in Nigeria
Background: Biomarkers, shock index and modified early warning score (MEWS) are of public health importance because identification and prompt attention …
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Households’ satisfaction with the healthcare services rendered by a ward-based outreach team in Tshwane district, Pretoria, South Africa
Introduction: Households’ satisfaction is an important and commonly used indicator for measuring quality in health care. An amelioration of primary …
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Management of rabies
Rabies is endemic in South Africa and human rabies cases continue to be reported annually. Most human cases in South …
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Management of paediatric asthma
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The management of snakebites in South Africa
Snake bites are common in southern Africa especially in the rural and remote areas. Although all snake bites are not …
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To clot, or not to clot – Antithrombotic therapy is the question
Haemostasis and thrombosis rely on three components namely the vascular endothelial wall, blood platelets and the coagulation cascade. Non-physiologic excessive …
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An overview of analgesics - anticonvulsants, antidepressants, and other medications (Part 3)
Pain is classified by various descriptions. Chronic pain has been described as being neuropathic (due to nervous system lesions), nociceptive …
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The perceptions of general practitioners on National Health Insurance in Chris Hani district, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Background: National Health Insurance (NHI) intends to provide universal health coverage to all South Africans, with equity and quality as …
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Lifestyle counselling and behavioural change: role among adult hypertensives in a rural tertiary institution
Background: In spite of the availability of myriads of antihypertensive medications, the control of high blood pressure is still low. …
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Evaluating the performance of South African primary care: a cross-sectional descriptive survey
Introduction: In 2018 governments reaffirmed their commitment to implementing primary health care (PHC) in the Astana Declaration. South Africa has …
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Mastering your Fellowship
The series, “Mastering your Fellowship”, provides examples of the question format encountered in the FCFP(SA) examination. The series aims to …
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CPR: ABC or CAB
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Two medicolegal issues of concern
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Difficult paediatric airway
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Morphine spinals: ICU or ward?
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The elderly with a fractured hip – analgesia
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Burning issues in blood pressure control
Globally more than 1 billion people have hypertension and it is predicted that because of ageing populations and increasing sedentary …