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Standard charge prescription
£7.85
Free drugs for:
Over 60, under 18.Pregnant +12mCertain diseasesCancerRenal dialysis
Prepayment prescriptions
£104(good for 15+ a year)
Calgary-cambridge guide
1.Initiate.2.Gather.3.Examine.4. Options5. Explain + plan.6. Close
Health promotion cycle
PrecontemplationPreparationAction–> MaintenanceReplapseback to beginning.
Alcohol units/week
Men 21Women 14
How many QOFs?
17 conditions.
% of consultations that are multimorbidity
72%
How many patients physically disabled?
10%
Commonest cause of disability
arthritis.
Intermediate care services funded by
Health AND social services
Intermediate care examples
Rapid resonse- prevent admissions.Earlier discharge to community rehab teams.Short term community beds in NH and CH
Self certificates
7 daysSickness or incapacity
Medical certificates
After 7 days (self certificate).Unable to do job(hospitals can provide them).
Med3- Fitness to work
RecommendationEmployer not obliged to follow.
How long can Med3 forms be back dated?
3 months.
£ statutory sick pay
£68.20/week
Whos entitled to statutory sick pay?
16-65 year olds who have paid sufficient NI
How long can you get statutory sick pay?
up to 28 weeks (7 months).
Employment and support allowance
If sick for more than 13 weeks the department of work and pensions will assess you. with a Work capability assessment.
Work capability assessment levels
- Return to work.2. Capacity to regain work.3. Limited capacity due to long-term issue.4. Unable to work.
Attendance allowance
not means testedmoney goes to the disabled person (not carers allowance)>65 years oldCare and supervision.
How much is attendance allowance?
£4025 MAX per year (depending on day and night care)
Disability living allowance
Under 65Supervision and decreased mobilityTerminally ill
How much is DLA??
£6838/year
If a disabled person can only do low paying work:
Disabled person’s tax credit.
Helps people find jobs
Access to work scheme
Carer’s allowance
If they spend more than 35h and the disabled person gets attendance allowance, DLA or PIP
Personal independence pay
16-64 year olds. NEW claimants.Fluctuating conditions.Paid according to ability not condition.
How much can you get with PIP?
Up to £6998
Independent living fun age
16-65
Blue badge scheme
cars
Income support
Low incomeState pension only.
Who can help inform you of benefits?
Welfare benefits advice serviceCitizens advise bureauBenefits enquiry line
Safe haven
NH or RHVulnerable if left alone (i.e. carer in hospital).
Rehab
up to 6 weeks.
Resettlement
up to 2 weeks.
4 prevention parks of the national service framework for coronary heart disease
decrease risk factors and inequalities.decrease smokingidentify those at risk and treatIdentify the already ill and treat
Framingham data
CVS risk to do with SES and geography(not seen as that great anymore)
Qrisk2 involves
agesexpostcodesmokefamily historyAFBPRheumatoidCholesterolBMI
When to give statin+antihypertensive
If >20% in next 10 years.
LE with smoking
10 years less
Nicotine replacement increases quitting by:
200%
Buproprion other name
Zyban
Buproprion class of drug
Antidepressant
Buproprion CI
epilepsybipolareating disordersbreast feeding
Buproprion SE
dry mouth, sleep disturbance
How to take buproprion
For 8 weeks.Stop smoking on day 8.
Varenicline other name
Champix
Champix other name
Varenicline
Diagnosing hypertension 1st visit
BP>140/90 do second reading.Second reading also >140/90 send for ABPM/home monitoring2nd reading not high- do 3rd and record lowest.
ABPM
2 readings an hour.14 hours a dayTake averageAWAKE
Home monitoring
2x a day 1 min apartOnce in the morning, once in the evening.4 days.Take average.
Diagnosing hypertension from ABPM/home monitoring
> 135/85 average
Who do you start antihypertensives on immediately?
> 180/110
Target blood pressure <80
140/90
Target blood pressure >80
150/90
Lifestyle advise for high BP
Stop smoking.Increase exerciseDecrease saltDecrease alcohol.
Treat regardless
160/100 (or 150/95 on home)
Treat if +>20% risk of heart disease
140/90 (135/85)
Treat if +end stage organ damage
140/90 (135/85)
Ace inhibitors
Ramipril
ACE II inhibitor
Candesartan
Betablocker
Atenolol
Calcium channel blocker
Amlodipine
Thiazide like diuretic
Indapamide
If >55 or black BP:
(c) Amlodipine (+ ramipril)
If <55
(a) Ramipril (Candesartan if doesn’t work)
Triple antihypertensive treatment
ACECalcium channel blockerDiuretic(Ramipril+amlodipine+indapamide)
Diabetogenic
B blocker and Diuretic
Ramipril+Candesartan (ACE+ACE2I)
No-no
When start statin
> 20% CVD risk.Everyone over 70>40y and diabetesBP>160/100
SE of betablockers
FatigueInsomniaCold hands and feetDecreased heart rate
SE of ACE inhibitors
Funny tasteAngio-oedemaCough
Testing for ACE inhibitors
yearly U+E
CI for ACE inhibitors
PregnancyRenovascular disease
CI for Betablockers
AsthmaDyslipidaemiaPeripheral vascular diseaseHeart block
SE of calcium channel blockers
ConstipationOedmeaFlushingHeadache
CI for calcium channel blockers
MIHF
SE of thiazide like diuretics
GoutHypoKHypo NASexual dysfunctionimpaired glucose tolerance
CI of thiazide likes
gouturinary incontinencedyslipidaemia
SE of statins
GI upsetMyopathyLiver damageAlopecia
When to suspect familial hyperlipidaemia
cholesterol >7.5mmol
Simvastatin dose
40mg ON
Driving restrictions
Unstable cannot driveCan’t drive 4 weeks post MI2 months after stroke.
amiodarone and lungs
pneumonitisinterstitial fibrosis
Cocaine and lungs
pneumothorax
Chest pain relieved leaning forward
pericarditis
Tearing mid scapular pain
aortic disection
Inspiratory pain in chest
PEPleuritisMusculoskeletal
Post operative SOB
AtelectasisBronchopneumoniaPEPneumothorax
Ix for SOB
FBC (Hb)CXR if more than 3 weeks.PEFRSpirometry
Spirometry COPD
FEV1<70%
Spirometry asthma
> 15% increase in FEV1 after salbutamol400mg by MDI and spacer
Women cancers
BreastBowelLung
Men cancers
ProstateLungBowel
Overall cancers
BreastlungLarge bowelProstate
How many breast cancers picked up on screening?
33%
Who gets screened for breast cancer?
50-70 yearsEvery 3 years.
Red flags for breast cancer
Lump persists through period.FixedPost menopausalNipple changes/bleedingUnilateral eczematous skin change.
Colorectal cancer who gets screened?
60-69every 2 yearshome faecal occult bloodif positive–> colonoscopy
Red flags colorectal cancer
Change in bowel habit longer than 6 weeks.Weight lossAbdo painRectal bleedingAnaemia (<10 women)
Urgent CXR
Haemoptysis
Red flags lung cancer
Unexplained/persistent coughLymphadenopathyChest painDysnoeaClubbingHoarsenessWeight loss
Recurrent haemoptysis
17% risk of cancer.
Consider PSA if
enlarge prostate symptoms.symptoms of local spreasx of metastasis
Postpone PSA if
1m after UTI1w after PR exam
High PSA for 50-60year olds
> 3.0
High PSA for 60-70 yr
> 4.0
High PSA for 80+
> 5.0
Emergency contraception brand names
LevonelleEllaoneCoil