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Cancer in pregnancy- seeing beyond the bump!

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Dr Laura Darby
13th May 2025

Cancer diagnosis during pregnancy or in the post-partum period is thankfully a rare occurrence, with an estimated incidence of 1 in 1000 pregnancies in England. A key challenge is distinguishing symptoms...

RAS inhibitors in CKD - Hold your nerve

RAS inhibitors in CKD - Hold your nerve image
Dr Rob Walker
7th May 2025

Whilst we are (rightly) excited about the advent of the SGLT2 inhibitors as a drug class that can improve renal and cardiovascular outcomes in people with CKD, it’s important to remember that the SGLT2...

CKD The Sequel - The EMPA Strikes Back

CKD The Sequel - The EMPA Strikes Back image
Dr Rob Walker
23rd April 2025

You’re running late and trying to whip through the last few path results of the day before heading home. You see Ruth’s results from her annual IHD check including her U&E - eGFR 42, so you quickly check...

Resisting Blood Pressure Meds

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Dr Neal Tucker
16th April 2025

Alpesh has high blood pressure. In fact, the 55 year old keeps having high blood pressure despite your best efforts over the past two years. He is already on triple antihypertensives. Does he need a fourth?...

Triptans and the risk of stroke or MI

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Dr Laura Darby
9th April 2025

Jenny is a 33-year-old lady presenting with acute migraine. She reports the classic aura, followed by disabling unilateral pounding headache. She has tried paracetamol and NSAIDS with limited effect. The...

Supporting patients to use online services in General practice – what does the research say?

Supporting patients to use online services in General practice – what does the research say? image
Dr Zoe Norris
26th March 2025

It can sometimes feel that working in general practice is a job of two halves. The first, is the clinical side. This is what we train for, pass our exams in and what we expected when we took our jobs....

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