Australian Journal of General Practice
Formerly Australian Family Physician (AFP)
There is a great deal of interest in the potential symptomatic benefits of medicinal cannabis for developmental disorders.
The clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of patients with Paget’s disease of bone are described in this article.
Some of the issues with which patients present to their primary healthcare provider may be resolved using skills and techniques of maxillofacial surgery.
The aim of this article is to provide a guide to clarifying complaints of visual distortions, outlining the common ocular causes, with a focus on macular pathologies.
Black salve is promoted as an effective, safe and natural skin cancer treatment, but such claims are not evidence-based, and serious complications have been reported.
Despite international consensus regarding the judicious use of diagnostic spinal imaging, patients continue to be over-referred.
Neck pain is a leading cause of disability in adults, reported in up to 20% of adults.
This article compares intrauterine devices now available in Australia to support informed patient choice.
Most viral exanthems can be distinguished initially on the basis of age, distribution and morphology of the rash without requiring investigations.
The management of prostate cancer has changed significantly in recent years, particularly the use of imaging.
It is estimated that 600,000 Australians currently self-medicate with cannabis, with chronic pain a leading indication for such use.
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Lower urinary tract symptoms are a common problem in men and the incidence of these symptoms increases with age.
There is a range of conditions that can cause both macroscopic and microscopic haematuria. In Australia, microscopic haematuria is defined as >10 red blood cells in high field power on...