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Mar 2023
44m 15s

Common Throat Problems in General Practi...

PRIMARY CARE KNOWLEDGE BOOST
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Doctors Sara and Lisa talk to ENT Consultant Ms Sadie Khwaja about common throat symptoms we encounter in General Practice and get her take on how to assess and manage these. We cover Red Flag symptoms for the neck in detail as well as looking at three cases we commonly encounter; pain on swallowing, globus symptoms and hoarseness. We discuss a useful approa ... Show More
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