Symptoms in the pharmacy : a guide to the management of common illnesses / Alison Blenkinsopp, Martin Duerden, John Blenkinsopp

Intro -- Symptoms in the Pharmacy -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: How to Use This Book -- Working in partnership with patients -- How to make a consultation more successful from the patients perspective: tips from lay people -- Responding to a request for a named product -- A suggested sequence in response to a request for a named product -- Responding to a request for help with symptoms -- Information gathering -- Decision making -- Treatment -- Developing your consultation skills -- Structuring the consultation -- Decision making: risk assessment -- Accidents and injuries -- Privacy in the pharmacy -- Patient group directions and symptoms in the pharmacy -- Working in partnership with family doctors and nurse colleagues in primary care -- About the Companion Website -- 1 Respiratory Problems -- Colds and flu -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Age -- Duration -- Symptoms -- Previous history -- Present medication -- When to refer -- Colds and flu: Hygiene advice -- Treatment timescale -- Management -- Decongestants -- Antihistamines (see also Allergic rhinitis (hay fever): Management, later in this chapter) -- Zinc -- Echinacea -- Vitamin C -- Cough remedies -- Analgesics -- Products for sore throats -- Practical points -- Flu pandemic -- Antivirals and seasonal flu -- Surgical face masks -- Antibiotics -- Colds and flu in practice -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Cough -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Age -- Duration -- Nature of cough -- Associated symptoms -- Previous history -- Smoking habit -- Present medication -- When to refer -- Treatment timescale -- Management -- Cough suppressants -- Expectorants -- Cough remedies: Other constituents -- Practical points -- Coughs in practice -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Sore throat -- What you need to know.

Significance of questions and answers -- Age -- Duration -- Severity -- Associated symptoms -- Previous history -- Smoking habit -- Present medication -- Symptoms for direct referral -- Hoarseness -- Dysphagia -- Appearance of throat -- Glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis) -- When to refer -- Use of clinical scoring systems -- Treatment timescale -- Management -- Oral analgesics -- Mouthwashes and sprays -- Practical points -- Sore throats in practice -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Case 3 -- Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Age -- Duration -- Symptoms -- Previous history -- Danger symptoms/associated conditions -- Medication -- When to refer -- Treatment timescale -- Management -- Antihistamines -- Decongestants -- Steroid nasal sprays -- Sodium cromoglicate -- Topical antihistamines -- Further advice -- Hay fever in practice -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Respiratory symptoms for direct referral -- Chest pain -- Respiratory causes -- Non-respiratory causes -- Shortness of breath -- Respiratory causes -- Cardiac causes -- Other causes -- Wheezing -- Viral-induced wheeze in children -- Asthma -- Cardiac -- Sputum -- COPD -- Pneumonia -- Cardiac -- Haemoptysis -- 2 Gastrointestinal Tract Problems -- Mouth ulcers -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Age -- Nature of the ulcers -- Duration -- Previous history -- Other symptoms -- Medication -- When to refer -- Treatment timescale -- Management -- Chlorhexidine gluconate mouthwash -- Topical corticosteroids -- Local analgesics -- Local anaesthetics (e.g. lidocaine [lignocaine] and benzocaine) -- Mouth ulcers in practice -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Heartburn -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Age -- Symptoms/associated factors -- Medication -- When to refer -- Treatment timescale.

Management -- Antacids -- Alginates -- H2 antagonists (ranitidine) -- Proton pump inhibitors -- Practical points -- Heartburn in practice -- Patient perspectives -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Indigestion -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Symptoms -- Age -- Duration/previous history -- Details of pain/associated symptoms -- Diet -- Smoking habit -- Medication -- When to refer (see also Box 2.1) -- Treatment timescale -- Management -- Antacids -- Interactions with antacids -- Ranitidine -- Indigestion in practice -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Nausea and vomiting -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Age -- Pregnancy -- Duration -- Associated symptoms -- Alcohol intake -- Medication -- Previous history -- Management -- Motion sickness and its prevention -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Age -- Previous history -- Mode of travel/length of journey -- Medication -- Management -- Anticholinergic agents -- Alternative approaches to motion sickness -- Constipation -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Details of bowel habit -- Associated symptoms -- Bowel cancer -- Diet -- Medication -- When to refer -- Treatment timescale -- Management -- Stimulant laxatives (e.g. sennosides and bisacodyl) -- Bulking agents (e.g. bran, ispaghula husk, methylcellulose and sterculia) -- Osmotic laxatives (e.g. lactulose, macrogol) -- Constipation in children -- Constipation in pregnancy -- Constipation in older people -- Laxative overuse -- Constipation in practice -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Case 3 -- Diarrhoea -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Age -- Duration -- Severity -- Symptoms -- Previous history -- Recent travel abroad -- Causes of diarrhoea -- Medication -- When to refer -- Treatment timescale -- Management.

Oral rehydration therapy -- Other therapies -- Practical points -- Diarrhoea in practice -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Case 3 -- Case 4 -- Irritable bowel syndrome -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Age -- Symptoms -- Other symptoms -- Duration -- Previous history -- Aggravating factors -- Medication -- When to refer -- Treatment timescale -- Management -- Antispasmodics -- Bulking agents -- Antidiarrhoeals -- Practical points -- Irritable bowel syndrome in practice -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Haemorrhoids -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Duration and previous history -- Symptoms -- Other symptoms -- Medication -- Present medication -- When to refer -- Treatment timescale -- Management -- Local anaesthetics (e.g. benzocaine and lidocaine [lignocaine]) -- Skin protectors -- Topical steroids -- Astringents -- Antiseptics -- Counterirritants -- Shark liver oil/live yeast -- Laxatives -- Practical points -- Haemorrhoids in practice -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Case 3 -- 3 Skin Conditions -- Eczema/dermatitis -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Age/distribution -- Occupation/contact -- Previous history -- History of hay fever/asthma -- Aggravating factors -- Medication -- When to refer -- Treatment timescale -- Management -- Emollients -- Advice -- Topical corticosteroids -- Antipruritics -- Support for patients -- Eczema and dermatitis in practice -- Patient perspectives -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Case 3 -- Case 4 -- Acne -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Age -- Description -- Severity -- Affected areas -- Duration -- Medication -- When to refer -- Treatment timescale -- Management -- Benzoyl peroxide -- Other keratolytics -- Nicotinamide -- Antiseptic agents -- Practical points -- Common fungal infections -- Athletes foot.

What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Duration -- Appearance -- Severity -- Location -- Previous history -- Medication -- When to refer -- Treatment timescale -- Management -- Practical points -- Ringworm (tinea) -- Fungal nail infections (onychomycosis) -- Intertrigo (candidal skin crease infections) -- Fungal infections in practice -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Cold sores -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Age -- Duration -- Symptoms and appearance -- Location -- Precipitating factors -- Previous history -- Medication -- When to refer -- Management -- Aciclovir and penciclovir -- Analgesia and bland creams -- Hydrocolloid gel patch -- Complementary therapies -- Practical points -- Warts and verrucae -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Age -- Appearance -- Location -- Duration and history -- Medication -- When to refer -- Treatment timescale -- Management -- Salicylic acid -- Cryotherapy -- Practical points -- Scabies -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Age -- Symptoms -- History -- Signs of infection -- Medication -- When to refer -- Management -- Permethrin -- Malathion -- Practical points -- Fleas -- Dandruff -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Appearance -- Location -- Severity -- Previous history -- Aggravating factors -- Medication -- When to refer -- Treatment timescale -- Management -- Ketoconazole -- Zinc pyrithione -- Selenium sulphide 2.5 -- Coal tar -- Practical points -- Psoriasis -- What you need to know -- Significance of questions and answers -- Appearance -- Psychological factors -- Diagnosis -- Arthritis -- Medication -- Management -- Topical treatments -- When to refer -- Second-line treatment -- 4 Painful Conditions -- Headache -- What you need to know.

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Medienart:	E-Book

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Erschienen:	Hoboken: Wiley, Blackwell ; 2018
Ausgabe:	8th edition

Sprache:	Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:	Blenkinsopp, Alison [VerfasserIn] Duerden, Martin [VerfasserIn] Blenkinsopp, John [VerfasserIn]

Links:	Volltext [lizenzpflichtig] Inhaltsverzeichnis Cover

ISBN:	978-1-119-31797-5

Themen:	Electronic books Pharmaceutical services-Evaluation

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