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2025年1月29日 · Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality

2024年9月11日 · Prostate cancer consultations are common in primary care and there is no one approach to testing and treatment that fits all patients. Urologist Simon van Rij discusses the key considerations and options for personalised care, appropriate investigation and treatment

2025年1月29日 · 1. Davis M. Optimising outcomes in heart failure in 2023 and beyond.Research Review, 2023. 2. Srivastava PK, Claggett BL, Solomon SD, et al. Estimated 5-year number needed to treat to prevent cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization with angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibition vs standard therapy for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: An analysis of ...

2024年3月27日 · Primary care has a central role in identifying, evaluating and managing patients with osteoporosis and high risk of fracture. This article, written by David Kim, reviews the condition, patient risk assessment and the use of established and new treatments

5 天之前 · Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality

2 天之前 · Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality

2024年11月1日 · Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality

2024年11月6日 · Cameron Schauer and Jason Robertson describe the symptoms, aetiology, subtypes and consequences of reflux. They also discuss the investigations used for diagnosis, investigating those with alarm features and evaluating success of treatment. Finally, they examine multimodal treatment, including lifestyle, pharmacological and surgical interventions

2024年4月10日 · In recent years, rates of testing for Helicobacter pylori infection in New Zealand have increased considerably, with over 80 per cent of non-invasive tests performed in primary care. However, there are no consensus guidelines on its management. In this article, Cameron Schauer adds some background, context and clarity to this seemingly ubiquitous infection