by Patrick Weinrauch | Aug 31, 2019 | Surgery Preparation
All surgical procedures and anaesthetic interventions carry an element of risk. Your overall health status, underlying medical conditions and your general physical fitness significantly influence the chances of you achieving a successful outcome and minimising the...
by Patrick Weinrauch | May 11, 2019 | Health Guides, Pain Management
The location of your pain often provides useful a useful set of clues to understanding your underlying diagnosis, but there are sometimes traps that need consideration. If you burn yourself, it’s pretty obvious what you’ve done. You can easily localise the...
by Patrick Weinrauch | Mar 10, 2019 | Health Guides
For many surgical procedures, the additional risks associated with patient obesity are well understood. Obesity has a clear association with a wide variety of complications developing shortly after surgery. Surgical site infections, respiratory complications, deep...
by Patrick Weinrauch | Feb 14, 2019 | Health Guides
You might not recognise it, but from the very first moment you set foot in your doctor’s office, your risk profile is being calculated. Many health care decisions your doctor makes relate to risk. What is the future health risk of high blood pressure for this...
