Australian Journal of General Practice
Formerly Australian Family Physician (AFP)
Complex regimens are challenging to administer and have been linked to non-adherence, medication errors and hospital admissions.
There is now global recognition of the importance of enhanced chlamydia case management to reduce the risk of repeat infection and minimise harms of pelvic inflammatory disease.
A boy aged five years presented with a new recurrent headache over the past month, associated with nausea and occasional vomiting, as well as photophobia, phonophobia and pallor.
A woman aged 30 years presented with a six-month history of an expanding plaque on the right superior shin.
A boy aged 3.5 years presented to the paediatric clinic of a metropolitan teaching hospital with a 14-month history of pica and behavioural problems.
The clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of patients with Paget’s disease of bone are described in this article.
There is a broad range of pathologies that may present as a sellar or parasellar mass.
The Focus articles in this month's issue explore a range of endocrine diseases that can be difficult to diagnose due to the oftentimes-vague symptoms.
Diseases of the adrenal gland occur rather more frequently than is appreciated and provide a series of challenges for the treating practitioner.
This clinical challenge is based on this month’s Focus articles. To complete this activity, go to the RACGP website.
Medication review can be delivered using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure ongoing provision of care to vulnerable patient populations and to minimise risk of infection.
Ensuring general practitioners receive timely discharge medication information will enable them to safely continue the patient’s care in the community.
The role of the primary care provider is to identify significant curves and decide which patients require imaging and when to refer.
The recent increased public experience with epidemiological concepts such as contact tracing offers new potential to improve detection and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia.
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