Publications by authors named "Fiona Paterson"
Article Synopsis
- Methadone, a synthetic opioid, is increasingly used in palliative care to manage complex pain, but cases of peripheral oedema associated with its use have not been thoroughly documented in this setting.
- A case study discusses a patient with ependymoma who developed bilateral peripheral oedema after being prescribed methadone for difficult-to-control pain that did not respond to other opioids.
- The peripheral oedema resolved once methadone was discontinued, indicating a potential adverse effect that should be considered as methadone prescriptions for pain control rise.
Adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) are common and guidelines recommend testing to exclude functioning lesions and malignancy. Their increasing prevalence results in several investigations that are usually conducted in the endocrinology clinic. In 2011, we audited the prevalence and management of AIs identified on computed tomography (CT) imaging of abdomen over 1 calendar month.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) and dietary interventions are widely used in the management of autistic disorders as pharmacological treatments offered by mainstream medicine are limited and often associated with significant adverse effects.
Objective: In this article, the rationale, safety and efficacy of a range of CAMs and dietary interventions used in the management of autistic disorders are discussed.
Discussion: Despite many anecdotal reports supporting the efficacy of CAMs, evidence for their use in autistic disorders is either unclear or conflicting, and available data comes from a limited number of small studies.