PrescriberPub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.1002/psb.2086
Graham Parsons
{"title":"Understanding liver function tests: part 2","authors":"Graham Parsons","doi":"10.1002/psb.2086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.2086","url":null,"abstract":"Liver function tests (LFTs) are useful blood tests to help identify liver disease, but their interpretation can be challenging. Part 2 in this two‐part series on understanding LFTs focuses on a case study of drug‐induced liver injury (DILI) to illustrate how to respond to abnormal LFT results.","PeriodicalId":20432,"journal":{"name":"Prescriber","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134950913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PrescriberPub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.1002/psb.2085
Shilan Jmor, Vincent Yip
{"title":"Cutaneous reactions secondary to <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 vaccination","authors":"Shilan Jmor, Vincent Yip","doi":"10.1002/psb.2085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.2085","url":null,"abstract":"Cutaneous reactions reported following COVID‐19 vaccination range from mild, self‐limiting reactions to much rarer life‐threatening conditions. This article discusses how to recognise these different types of reaction and determine causality, and provides guidance on the benefits and risks of further vaccination.","PeriodicalId":20432,"journal":{"name":"Prescriber","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135002811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PrescriberPub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.1002/psb.2087
Danielle Adams, Barry Jubraj
{"title":"Prescribing for people with a learning disability","authors":"Danielle Adams, Barry Jubraj","doi":"10.1002/psb.2087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.2087","url":null,"abstract":"There are many factors that can impact the safety and effectiveness of medicines in people with a learning disability. As part of our series on medicines optimisation in people with additional needs, this article discusses the important issues to consider when prescribing for people with a learning disability.","PeriodicalId":20432,"journal":{"name":"Prescriber","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135002458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}