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Apart from its high prevalence, there are other reasons why GPs should become proficient in the assessment and management of dementia:carers of people with dementia are at risk of depression and carer fatigue and can only be fully supported once a diagnosis is madethe burden of caring for a...

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Pregnancy is commonly managed in general practice.1 In contrast to the UK, Canada and New Zealand, where general practitioner (GP) involvement in pregnancy care has decreased, GPs in Australia continue to be high providers of antenatal care.2 However, there is very little published research about...

Studies show that 40–60% of patients have compliance problems with their glaucoma medications.2,3 Difficulty squeezing or opening the bottle and lack of a partner are factors that may increase problems.2 There is large variability in the force required to deliver a single drop of various...

Case 1Edith Hui-Zhong WangEdith, 71 years of age, is a Chinese calligraphy enthusiast who lives with her son and his family. She has consulted you previously regarding minor ailments. Her son, Charles, approaches you regarding his mother’s recent altered behaviour, including leaving department...

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CaseEmma, a retail assistant aged 26 years, has been obese for the past 15 years. She began gaining weight after her father’s sudden death from an acute myocardial infarction. Emma has been seeing a psychologist and has maintained a nutrition and exercise program. She has chronic knee and back...

Akathisia is a ‘subjective feeling of motor restlessness manifested by a compelling need to be in constant movement’.1 The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), describes medication-induced acute akathisia as:subjective...

Plantar fasciitis (PF) is reported to be the most common cause of chronic inferior heel pain.1 Risk factors include obesity, occupations with prolonged standing, pes planus, limited ankle dorsiflexion, plantar heel spurs and running.1 Based on an Australian local population study of 3206...