This article presents a standardised approach for aural and nasal foreign body retrieval, addressing challenges of identifying patients requiring specialist referral.

A boy aged one year and seven months was brought by his mother to the general practice clinic with a three-month history of recurrent wheezing, especially when active.

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s dementia, with the risk of inappropriate antipsychotic use considering neuroleptic sensitivity in DLB.

The safe and timely removal of foreign bodies ensures good patient outcomes and limits complications.

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is associated with high levels of patient satisfaction, with physical and psychosocial benefits beyond metabolic improvements.

It is important that a high level of clinical suspicion is maintained when paediatric patients present with a vague history or symptoms that may represent airway foreign bodies.