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Apart from potentially decreasing the burden on emergency departments, incorporating broader-based wound care within a practice may enhance the GPs’ connectedness with their patients.
Clinical
Burns in children are common, with optimal management important to ensure wound healing and minimise the risks of subsequent scarring.
After appropriate assessment, selected simple lacerations may be suitable for primary closure by non-surgical means.
Early detection of wound complications is crucial to improving patients’ quality of life and reducing hospital readmission.
A variety of suture techniques can be effectively employed for direct closure of acute lacerations.
Editorial
Letters
Readers express their opinions on published articles and topics of interest.
This article focuses on the management of early breast cancer, highlighting recent changes and the role of the general practitioner in supporting women in their decision making and treatment.
A broad differential diagnosis must be considered when encountering a case of rashes and joint pain.
Primary care carries a large burden of the diagnosis and management of skin cancer; having a structured approach with use of surveillance and diagnostic tools can facilitate early cancer detection.
This article describes common changes that may occur in pigmented lesions in pregnancy, features that are of concern and the management of suspected melanoma in pregnant women.
Research
This study examines whether SMS reminders may be a useful tool in the spectrum of care needed for optimal asthma management in general practice.
General practice is well placed to provide the screening and management of comorbidities associated with gout as recommended by international guidelines.
The past 15 years have witnessed an escalating interest in the role of the general practitioner with special interest in Australia and other countries.
Professional
This article provides a framework for interpreting paired Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus serology results in an environment where numerical antibody titres are not routinely provided.
Viewpoint
Primary care has much to offer in the future diagnosis and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia, but it requires greater awareness and a better appreciation of cumulative cholesterol burden.
Clinical challenge
This clinical challenge is based on this month’s Focus articles. To complete this activity, go to gplearning and log in with the username and password you use to log in to the RACGP website.