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The assessment and management of venous thromboembolism
CPD on VTE written for Nursing Standard which was picked up by Wiley who asked me to write a book on VTE
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Headache
CPD on Headache for Nursing Standard
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Rat Race
Living in poorly maintained accommodation, students may find themselves playing host to hundreds of unwelcome visitors--rats. Ellen Welch and Geoff Gill give you the lowdown on these common pests
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Chronic strongyloidiasis in former Far East Prisoners of War: a series of 248 cases.
The study underscored the parasite's ability to persist asymptomatically for decades post-World War II captivity, risking potentially fatal hyperinfection syndrome if the host later became immunosuppressed. Welch E, Gill GV, Beeching NJ, Bailey JW, Bell DR. Chronic strongyloidiasis in former Far East Prisoners of War: a series of 248 cases. Trans Roy Soc Trop Med & Hyg 2003; 97: 262-272
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Chronic Strongyloides stercoralis infection in former British Far East prisoners of war
This is one of many papers from the team at the LSTMH outlining the persistent nature of strongyloides stercoralis infection in former British Far East prisoners of war
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BMJ Career Focus: Premier League Doctor
Mike Stone is team doctor at Manchester United. Ellen Welch and Sara Kelly ask him how he landed the job
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Bad housing leaves people at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Ellen Welch and D Nicholas Bateman explain the signs, symptoms, and treatment
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BMJ Career Focus: In and Out of Africa
Ellen Welch talks to Geoff Gill, consultant in general medicine, diabetes, and endocrinology at the University Hospital Aintree and reader at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and discovers that tropical medicine isn't all about infectious disease
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BMJ Career Focus: Medicine in the mountains
Medicine in the NHS is tough enough—so why would a doctor choose to work halfway up a freezing mountain at unsociable hours for no pay? Ellen Welch meets two doctors who are volunteers for a mountain rescue team in the English Lake District
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Hypertension
Nursing standard CPD article on Hypertension
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