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Although often undiagnosed, at least 6% of patients who present to general practice have borderline personality disorder (BPD).1 The demands of caring for a small infant will prompt many new...

Case 1A man aged 44 years, who tested negative for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and is on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), presented with a hard, painless anorectal lump that he noticed...

Hyponatraemia, a common electrolyte abnormality seen in general practice,  can have a multitude of underlying causes.1 The most common causes include medication effects, fluid retention and...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection causes significant morbidity and mortality globally, with nearly 700,000 estimated attributable deaths in 2013.1 This occurs despite the availability of effective...

Advance care planning (ACP) is a process whereby a person’s values and preferences for medical decision-making are made known.1 ACP initiates psychosocial mechanisms that enable thought and...

Recently, New South Wales legislation was amended to enforce that any facility undertaking certain cosmetic procedures must be licensed.1 Further, the Medical Board of Australia (MBA) issued...

Obesity management: General practitioners need supportI congratulate Dr Duns for his interesting editorial on obesity in the July 2017 issue of Australian Family Physician.1 I agree that many...

Case 1Jack, 40 years of age and previously well, presents with 12 hours of severe colicky left-sided, loin-to-groin pain. On examination, he is afebrile and has mild renal angle tenderness.Question...

Performing therapeutic venesection in a doctor’s surgeryHaving been the grateful recipient of several blood transfusions, I sympathise with Dr Bentley’s request for referrals to the Australian Red...