Australian Journal of General Practice
Formerly Australian Family Physician (AFP)
Effective insomnia treatment requires a multidisciplinary team that is centred on the patient’s preference and personal goals.
A Caucasian man aged 63 years with a history of heavy smoking and occasional alcohol drinking presented with concerns regarding a hard lump in the middle of his hard palate.
Evidence suggests that GPs and their recommendations consistently improve participation in screening for CRC.
Provides a guide for long-term follow-up and surveillance for survivors of head and neck cancer, who are increasing in number as cancer therapies improve.
Misunderstanding of P values is pervasive and might be influenced by a few central misconceptions.
Faecal incontinence in residential aged care is highly prevalent, distressing and difficult to treat, and the evidence base for treatment remains deficient.
People who identify as bisexual, transgender or gender diverse report poorer mental health than their homosexual and cisgender counterparts.
This paper quantifies the burden of high psychological distress in primary carers of Australians with disability and identifies modifiable factors to improve mental healthcare in this population.
An awareness of disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis as a precancerous skin condition is an important component of any Australian general practitioner’s basic skin knowledge.
A broad differential diagnosis must be considered when encountering a case of rashes and joint pain.
Palpitations are one of the most common presentations to general practice, and while they are usually benign, they may also have life-threatening significance.
Respiratory tract and sleep disorders – including obstructive sleep apnoea, difficult-to-treat asthma in adults, and insomnia – are commonly encountered in general practice.
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.
The connection between sleep and health has been recognised for centuries, but it is only relatively recently that the treatment of sleep disorders has developed as a medical specialty.
Gender difference exists in general practice trainees’ frequency of performing procedures related to women’s reproductive health.