Dr James Milton - Pavilion Health Today https://pavilionhealthtoday.com Supporting healthcare professionals to deliver the best patient care Sat, 03 Feb 2024 21:38:33 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.6 https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/android-chrome-384x384-1-100x100.png Dr James Milton - Pavilion Health Today https://pavilionhealthtoday.com 32 32 The role of medication review in older people at risk of falls https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/gm/the-role-of-medication-review-in-older-people-at-risk-of-falls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-role-of-medication-review-in-older-people-at-risk-of-falls Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pavilionhealthtoday.com/uncategorized/the-role-of-medication-review-in-older-people-at-risk-of-falls/ A third of people aged over 65 years fall each year and medication review is an important part of the assessment of these patients. Both polypharmacy and specific medications increase the risk of falls and discontinuing these medications may reduce this risk. This article examines the issues that need addressing during a medication review to reduce the risk of falls and related injuries in older people.

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]]> Orthostatic hypotension: a review of the diagnosis and management https://pavilionhealthtoday.com/gm/orthostatic-hypotension-a-review-of-the-diagnosis-and-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=orthostatic-hypotension-a-review-of-the-diagnosis-and-management Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.pavilionhealthtoday.com/uncategorized/orthostatic-hypotension-a-review-of-the-diagnosis-and-management/ Health screening

Orthostatic hypotension is defined as a drop in blood pressure. This article looks at the causes, investigations and treatment of orthostatic hypotension.

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