Encouragement for Non-Specialist

Autoimmune liver disease for the non-specialist.

Ulcer surgery for non-specialist surgeons.

In the majority of cases, plantar ulcers in need of surgical intervention can be treated by very simple procedures. Patients benefit from treatment facilities near to their homes. In the process of integration surgery could be made available to leprosy patients in peripheral health units near their homes by training non-specialist surgeons in peripheral health units in basic surgical procedures...

Encouragement of Science.

Introduction to Cave Microbiology : a Review for the Non - Specialist

The study of cave microbiology deals with the microscopic life that resides in caves. Microscopic life has historically been grouped into the Monera, one of the five kingdoms of life, and a pretty broad group that includes any microscopic organism that lacks a nucleus; also historically known as the prokaryotes (Whittaker, 1969). The protozoa, which are also microscopic and include such organis...

Optimal Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease for the Non-Specialist

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) now affects approximately 20% of adults older than 55 years to an estimated total of 27 million people in the Western World. The aim of this paper is to describe the medical management of PAD for the non-vascular specialist, particularly general practitioners, where PAD has now been included in the Northern Ireland Department of Health's Primary Care Service Fr...