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On Thu, 5 Dec 1996 21:05:44 GMT, Dr David J Plews wrote:
>At 23:13 03/12/1996 -0000, David wrote:
>>There was some debate here a week or so ago about whether sigs are
seen as
>>unaccepatble advertising or useful information about the poster.
>>
>>Was a concensus reached - and if so what was it?
On Mon, 2 Dec 1996 21:09:51 -0000, Ella Fields wrote:
>I have a patient with a 3 yr history of low blood pressure,
>who faints easily and suffers from chronic fatigue.
>
>All investigations have been normal, including tests for
>Addisons. Consultant advice is to consider starting
>her on a small dose of fludro?cortisone.
>
>I believe that in some European countries, low blood
>pressure is considered a clinical entity and is treated
>with medication.
>
>Does anyone in GP-UK have experience of this?
>What drugs are used, dosage etc.?
>
>Ruth Livingstone
>http://www.Stamford.co.uk/littlesurgery
>
Wasn't there alarge study of Civil Servants which showed an
association between low BP and depression. ?the Whitehall Study. Is
this the one to which Sheila referred. Try subscribing to
Evidence-based-health, you may get an answer there.
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