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The prevalence of asthma is high in Australia. Despite national guidelines recommending the use of an Asthma Action Plan only 22.5% of people with asthma had a plan in 2004–2005.

Case studyA university student, 20 years of age, noticed a mass on her palate one morning while looking in the mirror. She has not experienced any symptoms such as pain or discomfort.

Between April 2006 and March 2008, general practitioners managed at least one chronic problem at 39.5% of patient encounters, and two or more chronic problems at one in 10 (9.8%) of these encounters. Based on an average 106.5 million Medicare claimed GP encounters per year during the study period...

Providing contraceptive advice is a core activity in general practice. There have been numerous changes to the contraceptive options available in Australia over the past 10 years. It is important that general practitioners are aware of these changes so that they can advise patients...

Patients most commonly seek medical attention for generalised tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS; grand mal seizures). In the initial phase of stiffening, consciousness is lost for a few seconds, causing falls, often with a forced scream (ictal cry). All-limb jerking then occurs, lasting for up to 2...

Table 1. Alzheimer’s Australia’s key facts and statistics 20141More than 332 000 Australians have dementiaThe number of Australians with dementia is expected to increase to 400 000 in less than 10 years and to about 900 000 by 2050Each week there are 1700 new cases of dementia in Australia; by...

Medicines with anticholinergic propertiesThe likelihood that medicines may produce unwanted central anticholinergic effects depends in part on age related and patient specific variability in pharmacokinetic parameters, bloodbrain barrier permeability, degree of cholinergic neuronal degeneration...

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