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Spirometry should be performed early in the assessment of a patient presenting with symptoms of ventilatory dysfunction. Common indications are listed in Table 1.
Legal medicine has evolved as a specialty area in medicine (rather than law) and relates to the application of medical expertise to the administration of the law.1
Ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring involves measuring blood pressure (BP) at regular intervals (usually every 20–30 minutes) over a 24 hour period while patients undergo normal daily activities, including sleep. The portable monitor is worn on a belt connected to a standard cuff on the...
Australia continues to explore methods to restructure primary health care services to meet stressors within the health system. The primary health care strategy and its support for larger general practices and multidisciplinary team contributions, raise opportunities for re-engineering general...
General practitioners have always been involved in providing palliative care. As Australia’s population ages, the number of patients living with cancer and end stage chronic disease will increase.
Single completion itemsDIRECTIONS Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the most appropriate statement as your answer.
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is an important condition that requires complex treatment and management.
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