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Professor Paul Finucane, Dr Stephanie Armstrong Profile With an elderly population profile that is fourteen years ahead of national Australia, the Riverina region of NSW has the capacity to provide particular insights into the future of Aged Care nationally. We visited a total of...
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Hannah Kempton, Lucy McGrath-Cadell, James Nadel, Justin Phan, Ning Song, Kate Kearney, Nicole Bart, Paul Jansz Clinical Case A 72-year-old man presented with sudden onset of hoarse voice. Laryngeal endoscopy revealed an immobile left vocal cord during phonation. His relevant cardiac background included non-ischaemic...
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R Kennedy1,3, L Roberts1,2,4, A Henry1,2 1. School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Medicine, Sydney Australia2. Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia 3. St George and Sutherland Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, Sydney, Australia 4. Faculty of Health, University...
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Meleseini Tai-Roche, Gabriel Sanchez Clinical Case Geriatric medicine can be an eclectic mix of pathology coupled with a complex social context. We present a case report which poses the similarities of Frontal Lobe Dementia and Depression in the older patient who presents with features...
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Emma Thomas, Dr Denbigh Symond, Dr Nicholas Williams, Dr Alexa Seal, Dr Richard Harrison Background Health-related quality of life outcomes are used to assess the effectiveness of bariatric surgery. Current studies focused on patients in major cities, despite the high prevalence of obesity...
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Caterina Klasen, Claudia Suttie,Isabella Suttie, Daniel Tardo Abstract Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABLV) is found in 1-7% of flying foxes, fruit bats and microbat species in Australia. ABLV is the only lyssavirus endemic to Australia and has caused at least 3 deaths since its identification...
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Dr Gabriel Atan Sanchez, Dr William Macfaul, Dr Steven Schlichtemeier Summary A 49-year-old female with a background of stage IV diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and subsequent graft-versus-host disease from a bone marrow transplant. Presented to a rural referral hospital in New South Wales, Australia...
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Timothy Bemand, Mandy Kaur, Catherine Mannering, Ryan Cater, A/Prof Joseph Suttie Background Liquorice, whilst used for centuries as a traditional medicine in a range of cultures, is associated with a range of adverse effects. There is a well described association with the syndrome of...
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Caterina M. Klasen, Evelyn C.R. Wilkins, Claudia Suttie, Isabella Suttie,Dr Daniel T. Tardo Abstract Pigeon fancier’s lung is a leading cause of hypersensitivity pneumonitis which remains under-diagnosed worldwide. It is an IgE mediated lung disease which occurs when a susceptible individual is repeatedly exposed...
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Timothy Bemand, Sarah Thomas,Paul Finucane Objectives Polypharmacy in the elderly is associated with adverse outcomes including cognitive decline, falls, and even death. Falls risk increasing drugs (FRIDs) include those with anti-hypertensive, psychotropic and anti-cholinergic properties. We sought to describe the extent of polypharmacy and...
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