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Chronic kidney disease for the primary care clinician
An epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is being experienced in South Africa. This is driven by a heavy burden …
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Knowledge and perception of Family Medicine among medical students at University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Background: Postgraduate training in Family Medicine in Nigeria began over three decades ago, but it was not until recently that …
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Mental health care - a public health priority in South Africa
Mental health is an integral part of health and it includes an individual’s emotional, psychological and social well-being. Mental illness …
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Determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in healthy young adults living in the Western Cape, South Africa
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is fast emerging as a global pandemic. In South Africa few studies have been conducted to …
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Optimising the learning environment for undergraduate students in the Department of Family Medicine at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Background: An important determinant of a medical student’s behaviour and performance is the department’s teaching and learning environment. Evaluation of …
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The sore throat: a clinical approach to tonsillopharyngitis
Acute sore throat is a common complaint encountered by medical practitioners and health care workers routinely. The disease is mostly …
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Perceptions of community health workers on their training, teamwork and practice: a cross-sectional study in Tshwane district, Gauteng, South Africa
Background: In 2011, South Africa established ward-based outreach teams (WBOTs) comprising Community Health Workers as part of strategies to strengthen …
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A ‘look’ into conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis is a common condition characterised by inflammation of the conjunctiva and is the most likely diagnosis in a patient …
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Burning issues in the prevention of heart failure
Chronic heart failure is common, debilitating, and often the culmination of pervasive cardiovascular insults that systematically undermine the heart’s circulatory …
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Pharmacotherapeutic Options for Ophthalmic Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis is a common eye condition involving inflammation and in some instances infection of the conjunctiva. In the majority of …
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Mastering your Fellowship
The series, “Mastering your Fellowship”, provides examples of the question format encountered in the FCFP(SA) examination. The series aims to …
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Biomarkers, shock index and modified early warning score among older medical hospital inpatients in Nigeria
Background: Biomarkers, shock index and modified early warning score (MEWS) are of public health importance because identification and prompt attention …
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Households’ satisfaction with the healthcare services rendered by a ward-based outreach team in Tshwane district, Pretoria, South Africa
Introduction: Households’ satisfaction is an important and commonly used indicator for measuring quality in health care. An amelioration of primary …
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Management of rabies
Rabies is endemic in South Africa and human rabies cases continue to be reported annually. Most human cases in South …
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Management of paediatric asthma
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The management of snakebites in South Africa
Snake bites are common in southern Africa especially in the rural and remote areas. Although all snake bites are not …
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To clot, or not to clot – Antithrombotic therapy is the question
Haemostasis and thrombosis rely on three components namely the vascular endothelial wall, blood platelets and the coagulation cascade. Non-physiologic excessive …
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An overview of analgesics - anticonvulsants, antidepressants, and other medications (Part 3)
Pain is classified by various descriptions. Chronic pain has been described as being neuropathic (due to nervous system lesions), nociceptive …
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The perceptions of general practitioners on National Health Insurance in Chris Hani district, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Background: National Health Insurance (NHI) intends to provide universal health coverage to all South Africans, with equity and quality as …
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Lifestyle counselling and behavioural change: role among adult hypertensives in a rural tertiary institution
Background: In spite of the availability of myriads of antihypertensive medications, the control of high blood pressure is still low. …