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The assessment and management of dementia is complex. General practitioners are often the first point of contact for people with dementia, and their families. General practitioners have a key role in providing quality primary care in terms of the identification, assessment, provision of...

Evidence based guidelines recommend that adults be assessed for modifiable lifestyle risk factors: smoking, nutrition, alcohol and physical activity (SNAP) regularly. This article discusses the routine practices of GPs regarding assessment and management of these risk factors.

In 2008, an estimated 15 000–23 000 Australians experienced venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).1,2 Retrospective studies report mortality rates following VTE of 5–23%,3 although in symptomatic patients with adequate anticoagulation,...

Snoring and sleepiness are common presentations in general practice.

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Healthy ageing and its associated concepts (eg successful ageing, positive ageing, ageing well, ageing productively) have been developed over the years as a response to changing population demographics.1,2 Healthy ageing is defined as ‘the process of developing and maintaining functional ability...

Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is a distinct entity to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). It is defined by the retrograde passage of gastric contents beyond the upper oesophageal sphincter, with contamination of the larynx, pharynx and lungs. In susceptible patients, this exposure causes...

Ximelagatran, the first of the alternative agents to be developled, is a direct thrombin inhibitor. It showed clinical efficacy in non-valvular atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolic disease in studies conducted in 2000–2005. It was approved for both indications in a range of countries...

Today, newer eradication regimens are altering peptic ulcer natural history and offering long-term cure with increasing frequency. Nonetheless, the ever-changing face of H. pylori therapy, necessitated by the organism’s resistance to various antibiotics, continues to pose a challenge for...

The main goal in treating T2D is to achieve blood glucose levels as close as possible to the normal range to prevent chronic microvascular and macrovascular complications.3,4 This evidence is recognised by key national bodies, such as Diabetes Australia and the Australian Diabetes Society, which...