my workday experiences (for the clinicians):
Zopiclone is the drug used most for insomnia-related to Lunesta
US has lots of ACEIs, but here I prescribe Inhibace (cilazapril)
Roxithromycin-macrolide, doxy for sinusitis - no Z-paks subsidized here
Tilcotil (tenoxicam)-NSAID, Champix for smoking cessation,
Bleph-10 sulfacetamide soduim eye drop
Flixotide-fluticasone inhaler, Mometasone cream-Elcon, Quetiapine-Seroquel, flucloxacillin, phenoxymethypenicillin for pharyngitis
Salamol CFC free inhaler, Zetop (cetirizine), qd (od) ibuprofen
fusidic acid cream-topical antibiotic, crystacide-hydrogen peroxide
otrivin and drixine are OTC nose sprays
range for lipid eval: triglycerides <1.7 mmol/L, HDL>1.0, LDL <2.5 primary prevention,
<1.8 secondary prevention; diagnose diabetes if HbA1c is >50mmol/mol , glucose>7.0
visual acuity "6/12" for driving (6 meters is 19.685 feet)
computer wouldn't take my peds referral until I typed it Paediatrics
no provider in PN does newborn circumcisions
stay tuned for scenery pictures; we're going to Hawke's Bay this weekend
WOW - my head is spinning just trying to absorb the above changes. Sounds like fun though. I am curious why VS are not done on all patients. Let's see if I can post this comment. Hopefully the 5 minutes you lost of sleep Tuesday morning in Texas4-17-12(Wed AM in New Zealand) when I called at 12:55 PM Dallas time (5:55 AM New Zealand)did not ruin your day Vivian and Rich - LOL !!! Keep the blog going. It is easier to see the pics and respond from home computer than the iPhone. Lee and Marta in Bonham Texas
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment Lee. I liked when you said that you never talked to anyone in the future before. Along those lines; when we look at the New York Times online in the AM, we're reading the prior day's news.
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