Cuff size matters if you want accurate BP readings, study confirms
It may not come as a surprise to everyone, but cuff size does matter when using automated blood pressure monitors, especially in patients requiring larger cuffs.…
Tag: Diagnostics
New CVD guidelines a ‘missed opportunity’ for optimal risk reduction, says cardiologist
The absence of lipid- and blood pressure–lowering targets in the new CVD prevention guidelines represents a “missed opportunity” for optimal risk reduction, says a leading…
New CVD guidelines mark ‘big shift’ for risk thresholds, says leading GP
Changes to CVD guidelines will benefit patients just below the high-risk threshold, but questions remain over the new percentage-based risk categories, says a leading GP. The RACGP-endorsed Australian CVD…
Framingham scrapped: Heart Foundation releases new CVD risk calculator and guidelines
GPs now have access to revamped CVD prevention guidelines and a risk calculator, with the outdated Framingham-based equation officially consigned to the scrap heap. The…
How observing the way patients walk can reveal their hidden ailments
On the first day of orthopaedics class at medical school, our professor limped in, stopped, and then proceeded to teach us specifically which ailment causes…
Doubling up on stool-based tests catches more colorectal cancers: study
Carrying out two stool-based tests improves sensitivity and cuts the number of missed colorectal cancers, according to a UK study. Researchers compared the diagnostic performance…
Calcium score visualisation encourages lifestyle changes: review
Showing patients images of their subclinical atherosclerosis can drive behavioural change and reduce their overall cardiovascular disease risk, Australian researchers report. Their systematic review suggests…
‘Doctors like you are using it already’: Is medicine ready for the ChatGPT revolution?
If you weren’t already worried about your future career prospects, a few minutes with the free online software ChatGPT can change that. The artificial intelligence…
How good is ChatGPT at diagnosing disease? A doctor puts it through its paces
For years, many have feared that artificial intelligence (AI) will take over national security mechanisms, leading to human slavery, domination of human society and perhaps…
A rare effect of COVID-19?
Carole is a 32-year-old typist who attends for review two weeks after her first COVID–19 infection. Her acute COVID symptoms of cough, fever and myalgia…
