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Dr Duthie raises many excellent points in his blog post, Limited Resources. This is an essential conversation that we, in the global medical community…

Contact Dermatitis, Cutaneous Barrier, and Sensitive Skin

Contact dermatitis (CD), one of the most common skin disorders, is one of the oldest but, at the same time, one of the newest diseases in dermatology.

Emerging Clinical – Radiological Pattern of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Immunocompetent Patients

Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is still a major health problem all over the world, not only in developing countries, but also in countries characterised by…

Highlights from the UEG Week Congress 2014: New Evidence and Novel Therapies for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder that affects up to 15% of the European and North American population…

A Prokinetic Agent with a Dual Effect – Itopride – In the Treatment of Dysmotility

A wide range of dyspeptic symptoms in clinical practice reflect the high prevalence of functional disorders of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

Risks of Using Bedside Tests to Verify Nasogastric Tube Position in Adult Patients

Nasogastric (NG) tubes are commonly used for enteral feeding. Complications of feeding tube misplacement include malnutrition, pulmonary aspiration, and…

Diagnostic Methods in Eosinophilic Oesophagitis: From Endoscopy to the Future

Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) is an increasingly prevalent disease in clinical practice. Nowadays it is the most frequent cause of dysphagia in young…

Update on Barrett’s Oesophagus

Barrett’s oesophagus (BO) is a precancerous lesion associated with the development of oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC). Although different types of…

The Management of Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Comparison of Current Clinical Guidelines and Best Practice

Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB) is the most common GI emergency, responsible for up to 70,000 hospital admissions in the UK and…

Small Intestinal Tumours: An Overview on Classification, Diagnosis, and Treatment

The small intestinal neoplasia group includes different types of lesions and are a relatively rare event, accounting for only 3-6% of all…