Sunday, September 03, 2006

Wardround 1ix6

The week's two minute talks were themed about antiviral treatment. Would each of you click the comment section and put in one sentence from your reading of the subject?

Next week we will hear about the safer use of DMARDs. The BSR last week published its guidelines for these drugs. You can get the local guidelines from my secretary. I had hoped to give a link to the BSR guideline but it has been taken off the website. I'll put in a link if it comes back. So we will hear about:
Methotrexate (CC)
Sulfasalazine (VJ)
Leflunomide (DL)
Etanercept (BW)

Next week's reading will be The homeless man on morning rounds. Jerome Lowenstein. I will leave a copy on the ward.

Interesting topics:
Homocysteine
Biventricular pacing

MJM

1 comment:

Mike McMahon said...

Minibytes: zoster is life threatening in the immunocompromised patient. Remember that VZV requires higher doses of aciclovir than HSV. MJM