Microbiological contamination of spirometersDear EditorI would like to thank Hancock et al1 for their recent article about microbiological contamination of spirometers (AFP January/February 2012...
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Case studyMr B, 65 years of age, presented with a painful black left toe. He complained of pain and bluish discoloration of his left foot for the past 8 months, which had worsened in the past 3...
CaseA woman, 88 years of age, presented with a three-month history of left-hand weakness. The weakness was of gradual onset, with no history of preceding injury. There was no associated pain, but...
The year 2014 was surely a challenging year for Australian general practice. The potential introduction of a Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) co-payment, the movement of private health insurance...
CaseAn Indian man, aged 33 years, presented to his general practitioner (GP) with fever, dyspnoea, intermittent, sharp, non-radiating retrosternal chest pain, nausea and night sweats. His skin...
HypertensionDear EditorI refer to the article ‘Hypertension – The difficult decisions’ (AFP June 2013)1 and suggest an alternative method of assessing out-of-office blood pressure...
Colorectal cancer is common, over 13 000 cases were diagnosed in Australia in 2005. The pathogenesis of colorectal cancer has been well investigated and usually occurs in a predictable sequence...
Pericarditis is an important diagnosis to consider in a patient presenting with chest pain. It is diagnosed in 5% of patients presenting to hospital emergency departments with chest pain in the...