UTI
In most instances it is straightforward, and here is the trick.
Stop, look and listen.
When in doubt, don’t UTI. Continue reading UTI
Category: Drugs
Me, we, dementia and Donne
Once this shift, this change in perspective has occurred, nothing can ever be the same.
We not I.
Us not me. Continue reading Me, we, dementia and Donne
Delirium
That is less perhaps of concern, as the more any of us learn , the less we all realise we know. Continue reading Delirium
1328 and some
‘Did my dad die because someone didn’t follow policy, didn’t pay attention or, was the outcome inevitable?’ ‘Might my mum have survived the operation if she had a different surgeon or she was at a different hospital?’ Continue reading 1328 and some
Medicines, etc.
Nevertheless, within the dark underbelly of medicine, where geriatricians live, there are some quite stunning effects often, from stopping and sometimes starting medicines. Continue reading Medicines, etc.
Gut microbiome, antibiotics and older people
We, the homeostatic organisms that have evolved over the past four billion years, exist in a state of serenity when well, but things can be thrown out of kilter by disease. Continue reading Gut microbiome, antibiotics and older people
There is a balance
Balance is the essence of nature; winter and summer, hot and cold, dead or alive, we constantly fluctuate between these extremes.
Continue reading There is a balance
