In the post-implant period, patients with cardiac rhythm management devices can expect to lead normal, active lives.
Psychological and spiritual distress are common in end-stage heart failure.
Recent advances in medical therapy for heart failure have changed the face of pharmacotherapy.
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is an emerging global epidemic that requires increased awareness among the primary healthcare community.
Palpitations are one of the most common presentations to general practice, and while they are usually benign, they may also have life-threatening significance.
A summary of safety data on respiratory syncytial virus prevention products approved in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
Physical inactivity is a major modifiable contributor to the global burden of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality.
This paper proposes a business model for primary care providers to implement cardiac rehabilitation using current Medicare items.
Issues confronting the athlete and their primary care physician are the potentially serious risks, responsibilities and challenges facing those involved with sport and physical activity.
The aim of this article is to update GPs on how to screen patients for eating disorders across the entire weight spectrum and to diagnose, treat and monitor patients with binge eating disorder.
It is reasonable to consider including exercise-based services in the care team to enable patients with non-specific chronic low back pain to transition to self-management.
Regular assessment and monitoring of non-motor symptoms enable the clinician to support the implementation of effective interventions.
Many patients affected by the COVID-19-related temporary suspension of non-urgent elective surgery will present to their general practitioners for symptom management in the interim period.
This article outlines the key principles for assessment and treatment of De Quervain’s tenosynovitis to enable early diagnosis and successful treatment outcomes.
Faecal incontinence in residential aged care is highly prevalent, distressing and difficult to treat, and the evidence base for treatment remains deficient.