When reported adequately and interpreted correctly, placental histopathology provides useful information that may explain adverse pregnancy outcomes and guides further management.

Current literature does not support the ordering of an ‘autoimmune screen’; instead, tests should be ordered according to the clinical context.

Screening with immunological tests is not a proxy for the rational process of formulating a differential diagnosis.

This paper addresses concordance between glycated haemoglobin and fasting plasma glucose as the two most widely used diagnostic tests for type 2 diabetes.

A Caucasian man aged 46 years, working as an oil rig area coordinator in remote South Australia, presented with incidental hyperglycaemia.

The broad and often subtle presentation of coeliac disease makes detection subtle, and 80% of Australians with this disease remain undiagnosed.

A man aged 70 years was referred to a renal clinic by his general practitioner for evaluation of a decline in his renal function.

Clinician/pathologist communication is important for accurate diagnosis of melanocytic skin tumours.