Case 1Ray PetersonRay, 49 years of age, is a builder's labourer. He presents with a few skin lesions he wants checked.Question 1In terms of the approach to skin cancer diagnosis which of the...
For a useful consultation to occur, it is important that the GP is comfortable with both the patient and the problem – and vice versa.Erectile dysfunctionErection problems may have a physical...
Download the PDF for the full article.
Over 2000 cases of bladder cancer were diagnosed in Australia in 2005. Bladder cancer is a relatively common disease with high morbidity if left untreated. Bladder cancer is categorised as...
Case studyA healthy woman, 29 years of age, presented with a 10-month history of asymptomatic, progressively enlarging ‘bumps’ on her fingers. Physical examination revealed the presence of well...
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) disease is common in Australia. In Sydney, the prevalence of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) symptoms is 12%.1 Worldwide, there is a rapidly increasing...
Cryosurgery is an effective, simple and inexpensive treatment for a number of common skin lesions.1 It is an established technique that remains particularly popular in general practice for the...
Skin conditions are a quotidian component of the workload in general practice, accounting for approximately 15% of presentations.1 Of these presentations, up to one‑third involve the diagnosis and...
There has been enormous progress in our understanding of the complexity and diversity of the human genome, starting with the discovery of the structure of DNA1 and accelerating with the completion...
Androgen deficiency in the aging man is an area of considerable debate because a gradual decline in testosterone may simply be part of the normal aging process. However, there is an alternative...