- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Ethics in medical practice
- Pharmacy and Medical Practices
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
- Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Pathogenesis and Treatment of Hiccups
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
2021-2024
Royal United Hospital
2015
Government of the District of Columbia
1955
Seizures occur in around 13% of patients with cancer and can be distressing for family members to witness. In those unable manage regular antiepileptic medications, midazolam administered subcutaneously using a syringe driver, but this may cause sedation. Brivaracetam is newer drug licensed as an adjunctive therapy the treatment partial-onset seizures or without secondary generalisation restricted use refractory epilepsy. It associated fewer behavioural psychiatric side effects than...
We describe three cases where erythromycin suspension has been used successfully in preventing recurrence of small bowel obstruction patients with terminal illness and for whom it proved more effective than standard preparations such as metoclopramide domperidone. These also experienced a longer term benefit over some months. With recent alerts use domperidone, we demonstrate that is viable alternative prokinetic at risk instead or alongside More research required to establish the point...
Clozapine is a tightly controlled medication used effectively as last-line agent in treatment-resistant schizophrenia, with relatively narrow therapeutic window and significant interactions. Both underdosing toxicity can be catastrophic to the patient. Patients complex mental health illnesses are more at risk of head neck cancers due high prevalence associated factors including smoking, diet alcohol. These patients also face barriers accessing using healthcare may not tolerate procedures for...
<h3>Background</h3> Use of advance directives is increasing as a way for people to exert their autonomy and influence future decisions about treatment should they lose capacity. In particular are thought be useful those who develop dementia. However, focus solely on interests prior the development dementia fail take into account later patient with <h3>Aim</h3> To explore limitations <h3>Methods</h3> Review literature. <h3>Results</h3> Advance not used in isolation guide patients They rely...