(1) Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Causes of acute red eye Uniocular Painless Normal vision: Subconjunctival haemorrhage Episcleritis Pterygium Pingueculum Conjunctivitis Painful Normal vision: Corneal stain: Negative…
(1) Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Approach to the patient with vertigo Vertigo is an illusory sensation of motion, that can be rotatory, linear, or vertical. Spontaneous…
(1) Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Secondary dysmenorrhea is associated with underlying pelvic pathology and can lead to ED attendance. Causes of secondary dysmenorrhoea Lower genital tract:…
(1) Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Description of skin lesions Macule: flat circumscribed lesion <1 cm in diameter, not palpable and characterized by change in colour of…
Psychotropic drugs and their respective metabolic effects Psychotropic drug Weight gain/obesity and metabolic risk References Valproate weight, appetite, food intake [6, 7, 9, 10] energy expenditure, metabolic rate Lithium weight,…
Fig. 21.1 Web-based interface Figure 21.2 illustrates the smartphone version of the online web-based cognitive behavioral portal. The smartphone version includes not only the six core modules of the cognitive…
Author, date Type of review (K) Sample description Intervention variables Outcome measures Types of research design Weight management findings Comments Bonfioli et al., 2012 [20] SR and MA (13) Adults…
1. A one size fits all approach —meaning that the diet doesn’t require any personalized information such as height, weight or personal goals 2. Nutrition advice given by somebody who has minimal…
Developmental issues Examples School difficulties – Lower academic achievement – Diminished cognitive functions – Disruptive behaviour – School dropout Work difficulties – Decreased economic stability – Worker illness absenteeism (physical and mental health related) Weight-based bullying…
Fig. 6.1 Sleeve gastrectomy . From Jones DB, Maithel SK, Schneider BE. Atlas of minimally invasive surgery. Woodbury CT: Cine-Med; 2006. Copyright Cine-Med Inc.; with permission 6.3.2 Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric…
