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Common avoidable admissions (1 CPD hour)

03 May 2013

A panel of experts - in osteoporosis, cardiology, geriatrics and respiratory medicine- offer GPs simple advice to cut the risk of unplanned admissions in patients:

at risk of falls and fractrures
with heart failre
with acute confusion
with a DVT
with COPD
with asthma
with a lower respiratory tract infection

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