Australian Journal of General Practice
Palpitations are one of the most common presentations to general practice, and while they are usually benign, they may also have life-threatening significance.
A summary of associated psychopathology and comorbidity, diagnostic challenges and treatment recommendations for paruresis and parcopresis.
Paracetamol allergy is uncommon and, as a result, may be overlooked as a cause for immediate hypersensitivity, which can lead to a significant delay in diagnosis.
It is important that a high level of clinical suspicion is maintained when paediatric patients present with a vague history or symptoms that may represent airway foreign bodies.
Medicare Benefits Schedule rules regarding sleep study eligibility have recently changed and incorporate validated questionnaires of obstructive sleep apnoea risk and subjective sleepiness.
Various contributing factors to obstructive sleep apnoea have resulted in the development of a number of potential treatment modalities, some of which are in evolution.
Despite the availability of effective therapies and a national medicines subsidy scheme, a significant burden of disease still exists in Australia, with high mortality by international standards.
Diagnosis of insomnia is facilitated by the use of self-report measures to characterise the sleep disorder and elucidate comorbidities.
Early identification and investigation of anaemia in pregnancy enables appropriate management; in the case of iron deficiency, first-line therapy with oral iron with follow-up is recommended.
Identifying women with a shortened cervical length on morphological scan allows clinicians the opportunity to identify, treat and prevent preterm birth.
General practitioners are ideally placed to offer individuals and couples carrier screening for autosomal recessive and X-linked conditions.
This paper examines the implications for risk-rated insurance when patients of Australian general practitioners are having genetic testing, highlighting the risk of genetic discrimination.
An update on the genetic basis of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the young and the clinical aspects of caring for families affected by SCD.
General practitioners can incorporate pharmacogenomic testing into their clinical practice and improve many prescribing decisions for their patients.
An update on the various treatment methods available today to tackle pilonidal disease.