NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (RECOGNITION & REFERRAL)
A symptom requiring work-up for tuberculosis, lymphoma, HIV, or menopause rather than a condition treated directly; management depends entirely on the underlying cause. - Refer
Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.
No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
A symptom requiring work-up for tuberculosis, lymphoma, HIV, or menopause rather than a condition treated directly; management depends entirely on the underlying cause.
- No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.
- RED FLAG - Persistence beyond a few weeks, accompanying weight loss or fever (TB, lymphoma), chronic cough or haemoptysis, palpable lymphadenopathy, or known or suspected HIV risk.