Britain's Royal College of General Practitioners recently released new and easily accessible national clinical guidelines for managing acute low back pain. These latest principles expand on the 1994 guidelines issued by the US Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, and include a new diagnostic triage to differentiate between simple backache, nerve root pain, and more serious spinal pathology. They regarded his complaints of cervical radiculopathy and progressive motor weakness as only a ruse to obtain pain medication. Read it now. This review summarizes current concepts regarding venous ulcers.
Venous ulcers are the most common cause of leg ulceration in the western world.
The pathophysiology, the mechanism of skin ulceration, and alterations in the healing process are still unknown. This article focuses on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, complications, and treatment of venous ulcers. Read it now. Read it now. This article describes a specialist's perspective on the challenge of caring for patients with Parkinson disease in a changing American health care environment that places increasing responsibility on primary care physicians.