Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Dec 2019
Emergency primary health care consultations on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and a normal Saturday.
The objective was to compare the use of emergency primary health care services on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve to a normal Saturday. ⋯ Christmas Eve is peaceful in emergency primary care units, while New Year's Eve is probably the busiest night of the year. A ban on private firework displays may reduce the extent of injuries on New Year's Eve.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Oct 2019
Examination of patients with acute dizziness in a neurological department.
Acute dizziness may have a number of causes, including cerebrovascular stroke which can present as isolated acute vestibular syndrome. It is recommended that acute episodic dizziness be assessed using positioning tests, and acute persistent dizziness with a focus on the HINTS (Head Impulse, Nystagmus, Test of Skew) battery of tests, which can distinguish cerebrovascular stroke from vestibular neuritis. We wished to identify the prevalence, diagnostic spectrum and approach to acute dizziness in a neurological department. ⋯ Acute dizziness is a frequent symptom in patients admitted to the department of neurology. Evidence-based diagnostic recommendations for the assessment of acute dizziness were not satisfactorily implemented in practice.
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Today, a small but growing number of patients in Norway are prescribed cannabinoids for medical use. Despite the large focus on their potential as medicines, there is limited scientific knowledge about the positive effects, adverse effects, long-term effects and interaction potential of cannabinoids.