General practitioners' role in emergencies

Emergencies in General Practice

Ophthalmic Emergencies in General Practice.

drawing taken from life. The optic nerve has become medullated beyond the disc, and when these medullated fibres are present the disc loses its sharp edge and the vessels disappear and reappear from the mass of white tissue so that there is a very definite resemblance to papilloedema. It will be noticed, however, that the surface of the nerve head is not elevated, and that the white area is not...

Persian medicine information needs of general practitioners in Isfahan city

Introduction: To improve the capabilities of general practitioners (GPs), who constitute an essential segment of the healthcare system in Iran, it is necessary to identify their information needs about Persian medicine. This survey-based study aimed primarily to determine the information needs of GPs in Isfahan city about Persian medicine, and secondarily to evaluate the assocaition between the...

Emergencies of General Practice

Knowledge of Kerman General Practitioners about Tramadol in 2004

Background: Tramadol is an opioid analgesic indicated for the management of moderate and severe pains. Its side effects, in parts are due to the activation of µ receptors and in parts to increasing central catecholamine and serotonin levels. In the case of long administration, tramadol has a potential to cause dependency, tolerance and also drug abuse. After prohibition of injective diclofenac,...