Article only | Full CPD module
Consultant in pain management Dr Michael Serpell offers his advice on four primary care case histories.
Learning objectives
This module will give primary care focused advice, including:
- Managing post-herpetic neuralgia
- Distinguishing between the ‘usual' pain of shingles and post-herpetic neuralgia
- Identifying common causes of neuropathy
- Managing patients with diabetic neuropathy
- Diagnosing autonomic neuropathy in diabetic patients
- When to refer intractable painful neuropathy
