6Minutes News

Is it time to rethink postop anticoagulation?

16th October 2019
The risk of postoperative pulmonary embolism may be elevated for up to three months after all types of surgery, a study…
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Surgery
Australian Doctor Medical Must-See

Cold-blooded: How chilly weather caused this woman’s blood to clump

26th September 2019
A 70-year-old woman caught more than just a cold in the wintery chill of Upstate New York. She presented to doctors with…
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Purple rash
6Minutes News

Haemophilia more common than thought

16th September 2019
There are probably five times more haemophilia cases worldwide than previously estimated, according to the latest research. …
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blood test
CPD How to Treat

Haematology in the elderly

13th September 2019
Read this How to Treat article and take the quiz to earn 2 RACGP QI&CPD points or 1 ACRRM point.
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Blood sampling older man
Australian Doctor News

GPs warned to get written consent before iron infusions

3rd September 2019
GPs have been warned to obtain written consent before giving iron infusions, amid ongoing complaints from patients about…
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Iron infusion
Australian Doctor News

High red cell count also linked to dementia

5th August 2019
Anaemia has been linked with dementia previously but a new study shows that high, as well as low, levels of haemoglobin…
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Blood test
Clinical Focus Case Report

Pruritus with no rash points to a rare malignancy

14th June 2019
Stewart, a 27-year-old man, visits his GP complaining of mild generalised itch. This started around two weeks ago and is…
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Itchy man scratching