A GP guide to facial palsy
Facial palsy is a relatively common condition that can affect individuals of all ages. It presents as weakness or paralysis of the facial muscles, resulting…
Clinical Focus
Spot Dx — Can you hit this nail injury on the head?
Aaron is a 50-year-old builder who presents after dropping a marble benchtop on the tip of his right middle finger. Test your clinical know-how by…
A GP guide to hand osteoarthritis
Hand osteoarthritis (OA) usually presents with hand joint pain, brief morning stiffness, impaired hand function, decreased grip strength and impaired activities of daily living. It…
Spot Dx — What’s this rash on the tum after a run?
Simon is a 25-year-old engineer who presents for review of recurrent rash affecting the wrists, forearms, axillae and abdomen. Test your clinical know-how by taking…
An erythematous flag on the fingers
Viola is a 71-year-old Caucasian woman who presents to her GP for a routine iron infusion for recurrent iron deficiency. At review prior to the…
Spot Dx — What’s lighting up these follicles?
Pat is a 31-year-old accountant who presents complaining of several months of progressively malodourous underarms. Pat is a 31-year-old accountant who presents complaining of several…
Elliptical vs shave excisions: which makes the cut?
Vanessa is an office manager, in her early 50s, who presents for a skin check. She has a longstanding history of skin malignancy, including three…
Spot Dx — Can you identify these genital ulcers?
Carrie, 17, presents with painful genital ulcers. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select the wrong answer, have another go…
A GP guide to managing vitiligo
Vitiligo is a common, acquired depigmentation disorder, affecting 0.5-2% of the global population.1 It has a similar prevalence to psoriasis, which affects just over 2%…
Spot Dx — What are these painless plaques post-shingles?
Glen is a 48-year-old IT professional who presents with a two-week history of painless scaly erythematous plaques on the lower back. Test your clinical know-how…
