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Female genital cosmetic surgery: Investigating the role of the general practitioner

Female genital cosmetic surgery: Investigating the role of the general practitioner

26/10/2015

Female genital cosmetic surgery (FGCS) encompasses a range of procedures including hymenoplasty, G-spot rejuvenation, vaginal tightening and labiaplasty, which is the surgical reduction of the...


An update on epistaxis

An update on epistaxis

25/08/2015

Epistaxis is a challenging and common condition. The lifetime incidence of epistaxis is difficult to determine, but has been reported to be as high as 60%. However, only a very small proportion...


Marine envenomations

Marine envenomations

13/01/2015

Marine envenoming can be considered in two broad categories: jellyfish stings and penetrating venomous marine injuries. Jellyfish stings range from the life-threatening major box jellyfish...


Laryngopharyngeal reflux: A confounding cause of aerodigestive dysfunction

Laryngopharyngeal reflux: A confounding cause of aerodigestive dysfunction

13/01/2017

Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is a distinct entity to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). It is defined by the retrograde passage of gastric contents beyond the upper oesophageal sphincter...


Prevalence and management of diabetes in residential aged care facilities in north-east Victoria, Australia

Prevalence and management of diabetes in residential aged care facilities in north-east Victoria, Australia

17/11/2016

Internationally, type two diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is estimated to affect 10–20% of people in residential aged care facilities (RACFs).1,2 A recent small Australian study of rural RACFs found a...


General practice registrar education beyond the practice: The public health role of general practitioners

General practice registrar education beyond the practice: The public health role of general practitioners

18/04/2016

General practice connects medicine to the community more than any other medical specialty. It can provide more intelligence about the health of the population than is available from any other...


Managing childhood migraine

Managing childhood migraine

25/05/2015

Headache is a common presenting problem in the primary care setting and this is especially true for the paediatric population. There are variations in incidence but studies have shown a prevalence...


Sudden onset hearing loss

Sudden onset hearing loss

26/08/2013

SOHL is an alarming symptom, and potentially a medical emergency, depending on the cause. It is of rapid onset, typically occurring within a few days. There are a number of causes of SOHL, both...


Hypertension

Hypertension

28/05/2013

Difficult decision: Office or ambulatory BP measurementAlthough hypertension causes cardiovascular disease, clinic blood pressures poorly predict cardiovascular outcomes for individual patients.1...


Peripheral arterial disease

Peripheral arterial disease

28/05/2013

Approximately 20% of people over the age of 65 years have symptomatic or asymptomatic PAD.4 The age standardised population prevalence in men aged 65–83 years of PAD in Australia is 15.6%.5 A...


Presenteeism

Presenteeism

27/03/2013

More recently, the concept of presenteeism has been expanded to reflect the behaviour of coming into work when sick, whether or not productivity loss ensues. This behavioural definition is based on...


Adverse drug reactions

Adverse drug reactions

16/01/2013

In the setting of a current reaction, it is important to make a thorough assessment of the nature and severity of the ADR, and where not obvious, refer to available information on the known side...


Troponin testing in the primary care setting

Troponin testing in the primary care setting

18/09/2017

Chest pain is a common presentation in general practices and emergency departments. The cause of chest pain presentations can vary from benign and self-limiting (eg musculoskeletal, chest wall pain...


Procedural skills of Australian general practice registrars: A cross-sectional analysis

Procedural skills of Australian general practice registrars: A cross-sectional analysis

18/04/2017

The provision of clinical procedural services has been, and remains, an integral part of general practice. In Australia, as in many other countries, general practitioners’ (GPs’) provision of...


HPV vaccination catch up program

HPV vaccination catch up program

05/11/2012

The quadrivalent human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine provides protection against HPV types 6 and 11, and 16 and 18. The Australian Government’s offer of free vaccination to women aged 18–26 years...

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