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Indigenous News Update – Health

by Robbo on September 22, 2009

in Indigenous News

Breast screening at overload. Indigenous have lowest participation rates http://bit.ly/43CHRD

MJA article suggests more nicotine replacement therapies should be available for indigenous people http://bit.ly/1D6LW9

Chlamydia cases increased by 10% last year. STI rates in indigenous also higher than rest of population http://bit.ly/KDqlS

HIV infection among Aboriginal people was attributed to injecting drug use in 22 per cent of cases over the past 5yrs. http://bit.ly/1stayc

New 12 station renal unit under construction in Alice Springs.Boost capacity by 20% http://bit.ly/HN1Of -will border areas be given access?

Smoking is the single biggest factor responsible for the gap between the health of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people http://bit.ly/ezHNP

Qld Health spent $22k in accommodation for renal patient as no dialysis unit at home. Unit would cost $40k http://bit.ly/onOAz staff costs?

Anwernekenhe National Aboriginal &TI HIV/AIDS Alliance launched. to bring down Indigenous HIV rates http://bit.ly/FRsYm

National Indigenous Health Equality Council has first meeting with Snowdon, Minister for Indigenous Health http://bit.ly/pWubU

Indigenous pandemic protection ‘a long way off’ for South Australia’s Aboriginal communities http://bit.ly/Z3SOO

serious gaps in diagnosis & treatment of people at risk from heart attacks. Good news-Aboriginal people treated better! http://bit.ly/18JO96

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Tagged as: aboriginal, Aboriginal Health, breast screening, cardiac, dialysis, GP, heart attack, HIV, Indigenous, indigenous health, influenza, nicotine, nicotine replacement, pandemic, renal, Snowdon, treatment

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Renal Colic – RGH E-Bulletin

by Robbo on April 15, 2009

in Drug Information

From the newsletter:

Renal colic typically presents as a sudden onset of acute, intermittent colicky flank pain (on the side of the body, between last rib and hip) that may radiate towards the lower abdomen or groin. It is often associated with nausea and vomiting. It has an annual incidence of approximately 16 in 10,000 people and a lifetime incidence of 2-5%.

Renal colic, along with haematuria, is a classic symptom of urolithiasis, which should be considered as a differential diagnosis. However there are other conditions that have symptoms that could mimic renal colic due to urolithiasis. One example is bleeding within the kidney that can produce clots, which lodge temporarily in the ureter. Another is ectopic pregnancy, but this can usually be clarified by ultrasound imaging. Patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm could also have symptoms that resemble renal colic due to urolithiasis. Patients with acute intestinal obstruction may also present with pain resembling renal colic, but unlike with urolithiasis it is not in association with haematuria. Besides that, individuals seeking attention or narcotics may pretend to have renal colic. Overall, however, misdiagnosis is actually very rare.

To read the rest of the bulletin click here or on the picture below (small pdf).