Matters of the heart……
Here are some useful sites to help in those heartfelt consultations:
QRISK: – the alternate CVD calculator
Lipid Modification: NICE Guidance for management with statins its page 10-11
Blood Pressure: new NICE guidance makes recommendations about home blood pressure monitoring, so here is a handy sheet for patients to make such recordings on.
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach….
For guidance on GI topics, the Primary care society for gastroenterology is always a good place to start.
GI symptoms can be tricky particularly in IBS. FODMAPS are thought to be a key issue and this site has a comprehensive list to direct patients too.
Alternately a really good app to consider if FastFODMAP which you can download here.