This article, written by Sidhesh Phaldessai, provides an overview of geriatric psychopharmacology, including the epidemiology of mental health disorders in the older population, the physiological changes that occur with ageing and their impact on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and the use of psychotropic medications in older adults
Scabies: Don’t ignore the itch
Monday 1 April 2024, 01:00 AM
Scabies is caused by a tiny mite called Sarcoptes scabiei [Image: Arthur Goldstein, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons]
Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Pope discusses the presentation and treatment of scabies, an intensely itchy but curable condition
STEPH BRINGS IN HER 15-year-old son, Hudson, who she says can’t stop itching. He says it started a few weeks after school camp, and you notice he has
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