Articles / Watch out for small, powerful magnets
This week’s experts:
Dr Ruth Barker, Emergency Paediatrician; Director, Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit
Drawn from Dr David Lim’s interview with Dr Ruth Barker on the Healthed Podcast, ‘The Clinical Takeaway’.
While GPs should now be aware of the danger posed by ingesting button batteries, Dr Ruth Barker wants increased awareness of the problems associated with the ingestion of small, powerful magnets.
An Update on Heart Failure in Primary Care
Allergen Introduction – Practical Tips for GPs
Falls Prevention – A Practical, Evidence-Based Update on What Really Works
The New Dementia Test and How they Fit Into the Assessment and Management of the Patient with Cognitive Concerns
Very overestimated
Moderately/slightly overestimated
Quite accurate
Moderately/slightly underestimated
Very underestimated
Listen to expert interviews.
Click to open in a new tab
Browse the latest articles from Healthed.
Once you confirm you’ve read this article you can complete a Patient Case Review to earn 0.5 hours CPD in the Reviewing Performance (RP) category.
Select ‘Confirm & learn‘ when you have read this article in its entirety and you will be taken to begin your Patient Case Review.