However, when patients with a history of non-infective posterior inflammation present with recurrent symptoms of a flare-up, there is naturally a much lower suspicion of an infective aetiology and immunosuppression is usually commenced for the 'flare-up'.
The IABP is usually commenced at a rate of 1 : 1.
In contrast, once a decision is made to withdraw therapy, ventilation or inotropes will be stopped, heavy sedation is usually commenced and death will typically ensue.
In our unit, caffeine is usually commenced in the first week of life even if the infant requires positive pressure ventilation via endotracheal tube.
Insulin treatment is usually commenced late in the course of the disease, and in some patients, after many years of high glycaemic burden.
Despite the evidence of the benefits of early initiation of ART [ 7, 8]in sub-Saharan Africa, where the HIV pandemic is most severe, cART is usually commenced at later stages of the disease and often after the onset of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) [ 9] when the risk of death is much higher [ 10].
HAART is usually commenced towards the end of a long period of increased TB risk [ 32] and although associated with a reduction in TB incidence, [ 3, 21, 23, 24, 33] this is off-set to some degree by increased survival and consequent longer period at risk.
Indigenous women attending SC were statistically more likely to attend eight or more visits (51.0% vs. 38.4%), although the hand held record which we accessed for audit purposes, is usually only commenced at the first hospital booking visit with previous episodes of community based care rarely recorded.
It is unclear what proportion of patients that have positive celiac disease serologies, but a normal EGD (these patients may be classified as having latent celiac disease and are usually not advised to commence a gluten-free diet), will have a VCE that is diagnostic for celiac disease.
When PSA by EPs was implemented, it usually commenced with adult PSA and then slowly progressed to paediatric PSA.
