Gretchen Dickson
Gretchen Dickson
Prostatitis is a spectrum of disorders that impacts a significant number of men. Acute bacterial prostatitis may be a life-threatening event requiring prompt recognition and treatment with antibiotic therapy. Chronic bacterial prostatitis h...
Paulo Morais
Paulo Morais
An otherwise healthy male, 17 years of age, presented with a 2 year history of an enlarging lump under the right great toenail. There was no history of trauma. Examination revealed an exophytic, non-tender, fixed, firm flesh-coloured subung...
Case Reports
Australian family physician. 2013 Apr;42(4):213-5. DOI: 2013
Mark Kennedy,Adam Roberts
Mark Kennedy
Background: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus frequently have comorbidities that complicate the management of their disease. Many of these patients are prescribed multiple medications to manage hyperglycaemia, hypert...
Andrew J McLachlan,Revathy Arulventhan
Andrew J McLachlan
Background: Tuberculosis is the second most common fatal infectious disease in the world. However, it is an uncommon presentation in the Australian primary care setting. ...
Case Reports
Australian family physician. 2013 Apr;42(4):204-6. DOI: 2013
Matthew Krilis,Minas Coroneo
Matthew Krilis
Background: Local drug treatment in ophthalmology by the use of eye drops has meant that potent drugs can be used, thereby minimising systemic side effects. While seemingly a simple task, insertion of eye drops can be pro...
HANDI Project Team;Tegan Usher
HANDI Project Team;Tegan Usher
Bibliotherapy can be used to treat mild to moderate depression or subthreshold depressive symptoms, as a sole or supplementary therapy. Bibliotherapy is a form of guided self-help. The patient works through a structured book, independently ...
Richard K S Loh,Sandra Vale,Andrew McLean-Tooke
Richard K S Loh
What is the test? Immunoglobulins are protein molecules. They contain antibody activity and are produced by the terminal cells of B-cell differentiation known as 'plasma cells'. There are five classes of immunoglobulin (Ig): IgG, IgM, IgA, ...
Megan Arroll,Bruce Arroll
Megan Arroll
Background: Chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis) is a diagnosis that can attract feelings of stigma in the patient due to the lack of a definite diagnostic biomarker. To ensure that the patient firstly und...
Deborah A Askew,Philip J Schluter,Marie-Louise Dick
Deborah A Askew
Background: Workplace bullying is repeated systematic, interpersonal abusive behaviours that negatively affect the targeted individual and the organisation in which they work. It is generally the result of actual or perce...
Peter Fenner
Peter Fenner
Background: Workplace injuries are common, cause significant morbidity for workers and have considerable economic impact. General practitioners can play an important role in facilitating early return to work, improving ou...