Prescribing Advice for GPs

CKS Updates - May 2024

June 5, 2024 at 8:39 am | In Prescribing Extra - Other | Print | No Comments

During May 2024 Clinical Knowledge Summaries were published or updated in the following areas.

• Bowel screening
• Chronic kidney disease
• Hearing loss in adults
• Influenza - seasonal
• MI - secondary prevention
• Meibomian cyst (chalazion)
• Peripheral arterial disease
• Pilonidal sinus disease
• Sleep disorders - shift work and jet lag
• Urinary tract infection - children

All of the topics have been reviewed and updated with minor structural and layout changes. The Hearing loss in adults topic has been restructured to improve clarity and navigation. The contraindications, cautions, adverse effects, and drug interactions of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and beta-blockers in the MI - secondary prevention topic have been replaced with links to relevant sections in the CKS topic on Hypertension. The Peripheral arterial disease topic contains a terminology update; 'critical limb ischaemia' has been replaced with 'chronic limb-threatening ischaemia' in line with the current literature. The Sleep disorders - shift work and jet lag topic has a new section on risk factors and diagnosis.

Action: Clinicians who see patients with any of these conditions may find the new and updated information useful when reviewing current clinical practice.