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Pulse Reference: All the symptoms and diagnoses guides you need ... hrilled to unveil the Pulse Reference relaunch, a unique resource that allows GPs to make sense of their patients’ symptoms and delve deeper into likely diagnoses Based on the best-selling Symptom Sorter book, co-authored by Pulse’s own clinical adviser, Dr Keith Hopcroft, Pulse Reference covers the vast majority of symptoms seen in general practice, from the most common to some of the more obscure. U ... Date: 12-03-2024 Categories: • Pulse Reference
Are your spidey senses tingling about that one patient? ... have a little reminder, and this is where our free service Pulse Reference comes in. We launched this in October 2022, and we know it has been a really useful tool for GPs. It is based on the Symptom Sorter book, which was written by our very own clinical adviser, Dr Keith Hopcroft. The site allows you to search symptoms that may be presenting, and suggests a list of possible diagnoses. We’ve been told by GP ... Date: 20-02-2024 Categories: • Editor's blog
We need common sense medicine ... s common sense. It’s hard to define, but it implies a very human quality, grounded in wisdom and experience. And it’s very important in general practice and decision-making: where the AI chatbot symptom sorter tells a patient that they might have a Charcot joint, common sense and a two-second observation tell a GP that it’s in fact an ingrowing toenail. The second is ethics grounded in human consc ... Date: 31-07-2023 Categories: • Guest opinion
Why we set up Pulse Reference ... e than ever was information that was clear, straightforward and easily usable that can be applied in your own practice. That’s where we came up with the idea of Pulse Reference, based on the Symptom Sorter book. Pulse Reference is a free site with content written by GPs, and a format designed by GPs. For the initial launch, we are focusing on symptoms. We want to make sense of what these messy symptoms co ... Date: 21-09-2022 Categories: • Editor's blog • Pulse Reference
Pulse launches clinical service to support GPs in consultations Pulse today launches a new service for GPs that allows them to check symptoms and receive potential diagnoses while in consultations. Pulse Reference is a free service based on the best-selling Symptom Sorter book, written by Pulse’s clinical adviser Dr Keith Hopcroft and Dr Vincent Forte. The service has details on 140 symptoms and has been designed by GPs to be used within consultations, including ea ... Date: 20-09-2022 Categories: • Breaking news
Symptom sorter - Diarrhoea in children The final article in our series of abridged chapters from the recently updated Symptom Sorter, which gives a grassroots analysis of common presenting symptoms in primary care The GP overview This is a very common presentation and is usually caused by gastroenteritis or another acute inf ... Date: 04-05-2021 Categories: • Gastroenterology and obesity • Paediatrics
Symptom sorter - Hand and wrist swellings The fifth in our series of abridged chapters from the expanded and updated Symptom Sorter, which gives a grassroots analysis of common presenting symptoms in primary care The GP overview The presentation of a hand or wrist swelling may well be a welcome interlude, offering the oppor ... Date: 16-02-2021 Categories: • Clinical areas • Musculoskeletal, rheumatology and sports medicine
Symptom sorter - Loin pain The third in our new series of abridged chapters from the recently expanded and updated Symptom Sorter (sixth edition), which gives a grassroots analysis of common presentations in primary care The GP overview Doctors may disagree – with patients and among themselves – about where exactly the ‘l ... Date: 10-12-2020 Categories: • Clinical areas • Mental health, pain and addiction
Symptom sorter: Vomiting in infants The second in our new series of abridged chapters from the recently expanded and updated Symptom Sorter (sixth edition), which gives a grassroots analysis of common primary care presentations This is not a problem that GPs regard with relish. And not only because of the potential impact on clothes – ... Date: 19-11-2020 Categories: • Clinical areas • Paediatrics
Symptom sorter: Dysuria The first in our new series of abridged chapters from the sixth edition of Symptom Sorter, which gives a grassroots analysis of common presenting symptoms in primary care The GP overview Dysuria is a very common symptom and the diagnosis and management are usually straightforward. B ... Date: 26-10-2020 Categories: • Renal medicine, urology and men's health
Computers? Say no ... , decision making and guidance in both primary and secondary care: e-consultation prior to getting a GP appointment; 111 assessment prior to going to A&E; use by the general public of numerous 'symptom sorters' and other supposedly helpful diagnostic apps; Dr Google himself; and many more. If we are honest, most of the decisions that we make as GPs are by that mysterious quality that is known as 'intuition' ... Date: 26-08-2020 Categories: • David Mummery
Your AI is no substitute for my USP ... n I was going to write a blog on why artificial intelligence couldn’t replace GPs, he laughed in my face and asked if I knew what AI was. I stuttered something incomprehensible about algorithms and symptom sorters and he laughed some more. ‘Don’t you know AI can even learn the difference between a boy’s and a girl’s face? It can make judgment calls, just like you.’ Bored by my lack of interest in his collection ... Date: 30-09-2018 Categories: • Nabi • Uncategorised
Symptom sorter - hand and wrist pain The GP overviewThis may be the presenting problem but just as often it is a ‘while I’m here’ symptom. The differential diagnosis is quite wide but ‘arthritis’ is often uppermost in the patient’s mind. A brief histo ... Date: 20-05-2015 Categories: • Mental health, pain and addiction
Symptom sorter - thirst or dry mouth ... of dry mouth rather than thirst. Dr Keith Hopcroft is a GP in Laindon, Essex.Dr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, Norfolk.The fifth edition of Symptom Sorter is available from Radcliffe Publishing for £34.99. Date: 13-04-2015 Categories: • Ear nose and throat and ophthamology • Uncategorised
Symptom sorter - episodic loss of consciousness ... in Gorleston, Norfolk. The fifth edition of Symptom Sorter is available from Radcliffe Publishing for £34.99. Date: 11-03-2015 Categories: • Cardiovascular
Symptom sorter - abnormal movements ... oncealed from the patient. Dr Keith Hopcroft is a GP in Laindon, Essex. Dr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, Norfolk. The fifth edition of Symptom Sorter is available from Radcliffe Publishing for £34.99. Date: 25-02-2015 Categories: • Musculoskeletal, rheumatology and sports medicine
Symptom sorter - flashes, floaters and transient visual disturbance ... such – apply your local ‘TIA pathway’. Dr Keith Hopcroft is a GP in Laindon, Essex. Dr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, Norfolk. The fifth edition of Symptom Sorter is available from Radcliffe Publishing for £34.99. Date: 26-01-2015 Categories: • Ear nose and throat and ophthamology
Symptom sorter - cough in children ... atic’ who isn’t thriving – this could be cystic fibrosis.Dr Keith Hopcroft is a GP in Laindon, Essex.Dr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, Norfolk.The fifth edition of Symptom Sorter is available from Radcliffe Publishing for £34.99. Date: 16-12-2014 Categories: • Respiratory
Symptom sorter - cough in adults ... (e.g. methotrexate) may be the cause of the cough itself.Dr Keith Hopcroft is a GP in Laindon, Essex.Dr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, Norfolk.The fifth edition of Symptom Sorter is available from Radcliffe Publishing for £34.99. Date: 02-12-2014 Categories: • Respiratory
Steriods ‘effective for three weeks’ in sinusitis Intranasal corticosteroids are effective in reducing symptoms of acute sinusitis short-term, say the authors of a UK analysis. Related articles Symptom sorter on runny nose ENT malignancies The authors looked at six randomised controlled trials, which included a total of 2,495 patients recruited from outpatient settings in the UK, Turkey ... Date: 08-06-2012 Categories: • NHS structures
MHRA urges more checks on hip replacements after investigation exposes dangers of all-metal implants ... checks following hip replacement surgery, after an investigation found millions of patients may have been exposed to ‘dangerously' high levels of toxic metals. Related articles Symptom sorter on hip-area pain How our joint injection clinic saved £300k The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said annual checks should be carried out in patients after hi ... Date: 29-02-2012 Categories:
Risk score enables GPs to spot serious child infections ... sed it would feel like taking a step forward.'ADC Online First published on 24 JanuaryScore to improve GP identification of serious child infections Pulse clinical Click here to read our 'symptom sorter' for a febrile child Risk score Date: 03-02-2011 Categories: • Infectious diseases, immunology and allergy • Paediatrics
Symptom sorter on anorectal pain ... on a rectal exam. Dr Keith Hopcroft is a GP in Basildon, Essex Dr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, Norfolk Pulse readers can buy Symptom Sorter, Fourth Edition at the special price of £19.99 plus P&P (usual price £24.99 plus P&P). To claim the discount, please order direct from Radcliffe Publishing at www.radcliffepublishing.com entering discount code DX62 at the checkout, or order by telep ... Date: 02-02-2011 Categories: • Gastroenterology and obesity
Symptom sorter on recurrent abdominal pain in children GPs Dr Keith Hopcroft and Dr Vincent Forte continue their series on making sense of common but often tricky symptomsRecurrent abdominal pain in childhood can be a calling card for a myriad hidden agendas. More than ... Date: 26-01-2011 Categories: • Gastroenterology and obesity • Paediatrics
Symptom sorter on mouth lumps and marks GPs Dr Keith Hopcroft and Dr Vincent Forte continue their series on making sense of common but often tricky symptomsMouth lumps and marks can be unfamiliar – partly because it is rarely a GP's area of expertise, an ... Date: 17-11-2010 Categories: • Infectious diseases, immunology and allergy
Symptom sorter on runny nose GPs Dr Keith Hopcroft and Dr Vincent Forte continue their series on making sense of common but often tricky symptomsThough not usually viewed as a significant symptom, a runny or discharging nose is very bothersome ... Date: 03-11-2010 Categories:
Symptom sorter on feeling tense and anxious GPs Dr Keith Hopcroft and Dr Vincent Forte advise a calm approach to anxiety consultations in the latest in their series on symptom setsPatients complaining of feeling tense and anxious may induce similar feelings ... Date: 27-10-2010 Categories: • Neurology
Symptom sorter on hip-area pain GPs Dr Keith Hopcroft and Dr Vincent Forte look at adult hip pain – a common presentation in middle and old age – and offer advice on likely causesHip-area pain is a common presentation in older patients, which the ... Date: 20-10-2010 Categories: • Musculoskeletal, rheumatology and sports medicine
Symptom sorter on the febrile child Every day GPs have to make sense of tricky sets of symptoms. GPs Dr Keith Hopcroft and Dr Vincent Forte look at a common presentation, offering guidance on likely causes and how to come to sensible conclusionsThis ... Date: 13-10-2010 Categories: • Paediatrics
Itchy or irritating eyes or eyelids ... eith Hopcroft is a GP in Basildon, EssexDr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, NorfolkThis is an extract from the fourth edition of Symptom Sorter. Pulse readers can buy Symptom Sorter at the special price of £19.99 plus P&P (usual price £24.99 plus P&P). To claim the discount, please order direct from Radcliffe Publishing at www.radcliffepublishing.com entering discount code DX62 at the checkout, or order by t ... Date: 29-09-2010 Categories: • Cancer • Dermatology and wound care • Ear nose and throat and ophthamology • Infectious diseases, immunology and allergy
Symptom sorter - recurrent knee pain ... a GP in Basildon, EssexDr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, NorfolkThis is an extract from the fourth edition of Symptom Sorter – published by Radcliffe Publishing ISBN-978-1-84619-453-5.Pulse readers can buy Symptom Sorter, Fourth Edition at the special price of £19.99 plus P&P (usual price £24.99 plus P&P). To claim the discount, please order direct from Radcliffe Publishing entering discount code DX62 at ... Date: 24-09-2010 Categories: • Musculoskeletal, rheumatology and sports medicine

Pulse Reference: All the symptoms and diagnoses guides you need ... hrilled to unveil the Pulse Reference relaunch, a unique resource that allows GPs to make sense of their patients’ symptoms and delve deeper into likely diagnoses Based on the best-selling Symptom Sorter book, co-authored by Pulse’s own clinical adviser, Dr Keith Hopcroft, Pulse Reference covers the vast majority of symptoms seen in general practice, from the most common to some of the more obscure. U ... Date: 12-03-2024 Categories: • Pulse Reference

Are your spidey senses tingling about that one patient? ... have a little reminder, and this is where our free service Pulse Reference comes in. We launched this in October 2022, and we know it has been a really useful tool for GPs. It is based on the Symptom Sorter book, which was written by our very own clinical adviser, Dr Keith Hopcroft. The site allows you to search symptoms that may be presenting, and suggests a list of possible diagnoses. We’ve been told by GP ... Date: 20-02-2024 Categories: • Editor's blog

We need common sense medicine ... s common sense. It’s hard to define, but it implies a very human quality, grounded in wisdom and experience. And it’s very important in general practice and decision-making: where the AI chatbot symptom sorter tells a patient that they might have a Charcot joint, common sense and a two-second observation tell a GP that it’s in fact an ingrowing toenail. The second is ethics grounded in human consc ... Date: 31-07-2023 Categories: • Guest opinion

Why we set up Pulse Reference ... e than ever was information that was clear, straightforward and easily usable that can be applied in your own practice. That’s where we came up with the idea of Pulse Reference, based on the Symptom Sorter book. Pulse Reference is a free site with content written by GPs, and a format designed by GPs. For the initial launch, we are focusing on symptoms. We want to make sense of what these messy symptoms co ... Date: 21-09-2022 Categories: • Editor's blog • Pulse Reference

Pulse launches clinical service to support GPs in consultations Pulse today launches a new service for GPs that allows them to check symptoms and receive potential diagnoses while in consultations. Pulse Reference is a free service based on the best-selling Symptom Sorter book, written by Pulse’s clinical adviser Dr Keith Hopcroft and Dr Vincent Forte. The service has details on 140 symptoms and has been designed by GPs to be used within consultations, including ea ... Date: 20-09-2022 Categories: • Breaking news

Symptom sorter - Diarrhoea in children The final article in our series of abridged chapters from the recently updated Symptom Sorter, which gives a grassroots analysis of common presenting symptoms in primary care The GP overview This is a very common presentation and is usually caused by gastroenteritis or another acute inf ... Date: 04-05-2021 Categories: • Gastroenterology and obesity • Paediatrics

Symptom sorter - Hand and wrist swellings The fifth in our series of abridged chapters from the expanded and updated Symptom Sorter, which gives a grassroots analysis of common presenting symptoms in primary care The GP overview The presentation of a hand or wrist swelling may well be a welcome interlude, offering the oppor ... Date: 16-02-2021 Categories: • Clinical areas • Musculoskeletal, rheumatology and sports medicine

Symptom sorter - Loin pain The third in our new series of abridged chapters from the recently expanded and updated Symptom Sorter (sixth edition), which gives a grassroots analysis of common presentations in primary care The GP overview Doctors may disagree – with patients and among themselves – about where exactly the ‘l ... Date: 10-12-2020 Categories: • Clinical areas • Mental health, pain and addiction

Symptom sorter: Vomiting in infants The second in our new series of abridged chapters from the recently expanded and updated Symptom Sorter (sixth edition), which gives a grassroots analysis of common primary care presentations This is not a problem that GPs regard with relish. And not only because of the potential impact on clothes – ... Date: 19-11-2020 Categories: • Clinical areas • Paediatrics

Symptom sorter: Dysuria The first in our new series of abridged chapters from the sixth edition of Symptom Sorter, which gives a grassroots analysis of common presenting symptoms in primary care The GP overview Dysuria is a very common symptom and the diagnosis and management are usually straightforward. B ... Date: 26-10-2020 Categories: • Renal medicine, urology and men's health

Computers? Say no ... , decision making and guidance in both primary and secondary care: e-consultation prior to getting a GP appointment; 111 assessment prior to going to A&E; use by the general public of numerous 'symptom sorters' and other supposedly helpful diagnostic apps; Dr Google himself; and many more. If we are honest, most of the decisions that we make as GPs are by that mysterious quality that is known as 'intuition' ... Date: 26-08-2020 Categories: • David Mummery

Your AI is no substitute for my USP ... n I was going to write a blog on why artificial intelligence couldn’t replace GPs, he laughed in my face and asked if I knew what AI was. I stuttered something incomprehensible about algorithms and symptom sorters and he laughed some more. ‘Don’t you know AI can even learn the difference between a boy’s and a girl’s face? It can make judgment calls, just like you.’ Bored by my lack of interest in his collection ... Date: 30-09-2018 Categories: • Nabi • Uncategorised

Symptom sorter - hand and wrist pain The GP overviewThis may be the presenting problem but just as often it is a ‘while I’m here’ symptom. The differential diagnosis is quite wide but ‘arthritis’ is often uppermost in the patient’s mind. A brief histo ... Date: 20-05-2015 Categories: • Mental health, pain and addiction

Symptom sorter - thirst or dry mouth ... of dry mouth rather than thirst. Dr Keith Hopcroft is a GP in Laindon, Essex.Dr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, Norfolk.The fifth edition of Symptom Sorter is available from Radcliffe Publishing for £34.99. Date: 13-04-2015 Categories: • Ear nose and throat and ophthamology • Uncategorised

Symptom sorter - episodic loss of consciousness ... in Gorleston, Norfolk. The fifth edition of Symptom Sorter is available from Radcliffe Publishing for £34.99. Date: 11-03-2015 Categories: • Cardiovascular

Symptom sorter - abnormal movements ... oncealed from the patient. Dr Keith Hopcroft is a GP in Laindon, Essex. Dr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, Norfolk. The fifth edition of Symptom Sorter is available from Radcliffe Publishing for £34.99. Date: 25-02-2015 Categories: • Musculoskeletal, rheumatology and sports medicine

Symptom sorter - flashes, floaters and transient visual disturbance ... such – apply your local ‘TIA pathway’. Dr Keith Hopcroft is a GP in Laindon, Essex. Dr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, Norfolk. The fifth edition of Symptom Sorter is available from Radcliffe Publishing for £34.99. Date: 26-01-2015 Categories: • Ear nose and throat and ophthamology

Symptom sorter - cough in children ... atic’ who isn’t thriving – this could be cystic fibrosis.Dr Keith Hopcroft is a GP in Laindon, Essex.Dr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, Norfolk.The fifth edition of Symptom Sorter is available from Radcliffe Publishing for £34.99. Date: 16-12-2014 Categories: • Respiratory

Symptom sorter - cough in adults ... (e.g. methotrexate) may be the cause of the cough itself.Dr Keith Hopcroft is a GP in Laindon, Essex.Dr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, Norfolk.The fifth edition of Symptom Sorter is available from Radcliffe Publishing for £34.99. Date: 02-12-2014 Categories: • Respiratory

Steriods ‘effective for three weeks’ in sinusitis Intranasal corticosteroids are effective in reducing symptoms of acute sinusitis short-term, say the authors of a UK analysis. Related articles Symptom sorter on runny nose ENT malignancies The authors looked at six randomised controlled trials, which included a total of 2,495 patients recruited from outpatient settings in the UK, Turkey ... Date: 08-06-2012 Categories: • NHS structures

MHRA urges more checks on hip replacements after investigation exposes dangers of all-metal implants ... checks following hip replacement surgery, after an investigation found millions of patients may have been exposed to ‘dangerously' high levels of toxic metals. Related articles Symptom sorter on hip-area pain How our joint injection clinic saved £300k The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said annual checks should be carried out in patients after hi ... Date: 29-02-2012 Categories:

Risk score enables GPs to spot serious child infections ... sed it would feel like taking a step forward.'ADC Online First published on 24 JanuaryScore to improve GP identification of serious child infections Pulse clinical Click here to read our 'symptom sorter' for a febrile child Risk score Date: 03-02-2011 Categories: • Infectious diseases, immunology and allergy • Paediatrics

Symptom sorter on anorectal pain ... on a rectal exam. Dr Keith Hopcroft is a GP in Basildon, Essex Dr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, Norfolk Pulse readers can buy Symptom Sorter, Fourth Edition at the special price of £19.99 plus P&P (usual price £24.99 plus P&P). To claim the discount, please order direct from Radcliffe Publishing at www.radcliffepublishing.com entering discount code DX62 at the checkout, or order by telep ... Date: 02-02-2011 Categories: • Gastroenterology and obesity

Symptom sorter on recurrent abdominal pain in children GPs Dr Keith Hopcroft and Dr Vincent Forte continue their series on making sense of common but often tricky symptomsRecurrent abdominal pain in childhood can be a calling card for a myriad hidden agendas. More than ... Date: 26-01-2011 Categories: • Gastroenterology and obesity • Paediatrics

Symptom sorter on mouth lumps and marks GPs Dr Keith Hopcroft and Dr Vincent Forte continue their series on making sense of common but often tricky symptomsMouth lumps and marks can be unfamiliar – partly because it is rarely a GP's area of expertise, an ... Date: 17-11-2010 Categories: • Infectious diseases, immunology and allergy

Symptom sorter on runny nose GPs Dr Keith Hopcroft and Dr Vincent Forte continue their series on making sense of common but often tricky symptomsThough not usually viewed as a significant symptom, a runny or discharging nose is very bothersome ... Date: 03-11-2010 Categories:

Symptom sorter on feeling tense and anxious GPs Dr Keith Hopcroft and Dr Vincent Forte advise a calm approach to anxiety consultations in the latest in their series on symptom setsPatients complaining of feeling tense and anxious may induce similar feelings ... Date: 27-10-2010 Categories: • Neurology

Symptom sorter on hip-area pain GPs Dr Keith Hopcroft and Dr Vincent Forte look at adult hip pain – a common presentation in middle and old age – and offer advice on likely causesHip-area pain is a common presentation in older patients, which the ... Date: 20-10-2010 Categories: • Musculoskeletal, rheumatology and sports medicine

Symptom sorter on the febrile child Every day GPs have to make sense of tricky sets of symptoms. GPs Dr Keith Hopcroft and Dr Vincent Forte look at a common presentation, offering guidance on likely causes and how to come to sensible conclusionsThis ... Date: 13-10-2010 Categories: • Paediatrics

Itchy or irritating eyes or eyelids ... eith Hopcroft is a GP in Basildon, EssexDr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, NorfolkThis is an extract from the fourth edition of Symptom Sorter. Pulse readers can buy Symptom Sorter at the special price of £19.99 plus P&P (usual price £24.99 plus P&P). To claim the discount, please order direct from Radcliffe Publishing at www.radcliffepublishing.com entering discount code DX62 at the checkout, or order by t ... Date: 29-09-2010 Categories: • Cancer • Dermatology and wound care • Ear nose and throat and ophthamology • Infectious diseases, immunology and allergy

Symptom sorter - recurrent knee pain ... a GP in Basildon, EssexDr Vincent Forte is a GP in Gorleston, NorfolkThis is an extract from the fourth edition of Symptom Sorter – published by Radcliffe Publishing ISBN-978-1-84619-453-5.Pulse readers can buy Symptom Sorter, Fourth Edition at the special price of £19.99 plus P&P (usual price £24.99 plus P&P). To claim the discount, please order direct from Radcliffe Publishing entering discount code DX62 at ... Date: 24-09-2010 Categories: • Musculoskeletal, rheumatology and sports medicine

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