In this article, we aim to provide a strong rationale for why the assessment of walking (gait) speed of older adults should be an integral component of general practice. We suggest that by...

Lifestyle principles have been advocated for the promotion of health and prevention of disease since antiquity. More than 2000 years ago, Hippocrates asserted, ‘Let food be thy medicine and...

CaseJake, 22 months old, presents to your practice for review. Twenty-four hours earlier, he was seen by a colleague and diagnosed with ‘viral-induced wheeze – ? asthma’. The general practitioner...

I found that my mind was obsessing on the case 24/7 and it was too easy to let this take over. I started suffering the basic symptoms of anxiety with even occasional moments of panic, and found...

The MTHFR gene is responsible for the production of the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR).1 Numerous studies have reported associations of MTHFR polymorphisms with an array of...

The assessment of distance visual acuity is a core diagnostic measure of visual function. The first objective measure in any cranial nerve assessment is that of visual acuity.1 Traditionally...

In June 2014, 176,816 people living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs; permanent and respite) received Australian government–subsidised places.1 They represent the approximately 8.5% of...

It is well recognised that dialysis is a costly treatment.1 On fiscal and quality-of-life bases, it is preferable for dialysis to be delayed or, if possible, averted altogether. Integrated care is...

General practices have a responsibility to ensure their patients can receive timely access to medical care and advice. 1,2 This includes the potential of having a general practitioner (GP) visit...

Vertigo is a common, distressing presentation in general practice and constitutes approximately 54% of cases of dizziness.1 Classically, vertigo presents as a sensation of movement of the...