General Medicine leaflets

General Medicine and related information leaflets.

Title	Date published
Acute Medical Unit	13 Nov 2025
Bone Density Scan (DXA)	5 Mar 2026
Candesartan for Migraine	18 Oct 2024
Chronic Migraine	4 Oct 2024
Cluster headache	3 Oct 2020
Cluster headache treatment	3 Oct 2020
Delirium: Information for patients and carers	27 Apr 2026
Identifying and Treating Extravasation	17 Sep 2021
Information for Carers	20 Dec 2023
Ketamine - discharge advice for parents	25 Jul 2025
Ketamine - patient and parent information	25 Jul 2025
Lumbar Puncture	13 Oct 2017
Medicines and Your Kidneys	3 Apr 2017
Outpatient Bronchoscopy	30 Apr 2026
PE: What is a pulmonary embolus?	22 Mar 2019
Penthrox® (“Green Whistle”) for Pain Relief in Children and Young People (6 to 18 years)	19 May 2026
Preventing Blood Clots in Hospital	16 May 2025
Reducing the risk of a blood clot for patients with lower limb immobilisation	12 Aug 2022
Support during an hospital stay - Information for people with dementia and their carers	19 Jan 2024
Supportive Observation Information for Patients and their Carers	11 Dec 2015
Thyroidectomy	3 Feb 2025
Tilt Testing: Torbay Hospital Syncope Service	23 Jul 2018
Vasovagal Syncope	24 Mar 2023

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