A GP guide to reducing rabies risk
Need to know: How to best advise travellers on rabies risk was a hot topic at the 2024 Southern Cross Travel Medicine Conference, held in…
Clinical Focus
Spot Dx — What’s causing this festive-looking rash?
Tai is a 32-year-old who presents with a mildly itchy rash on the trunk and back. He first noticed a single red patch on his…
Smartphone-supported CGM a diabetes game changer
Pat is a 56-year-old accountant and avid horse rider who has type 1 diabetes. She self-presents to a local diabetes education clinic after years of…
Spot Dx — Is the answer on the tip of the tongue?
Mary is a 58-year-old who presents with a two-year history of gradually worsening burning tongue pain. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below.…
Hypertension is the hallmark of this easily missed diagnosis
Chen is a 46-year-old factory worker who presents with fatigue. He denies any associated systemic symptoms or stress at home or work and has not…
Spot Dx — What’s this bub’s abdominal mass?
Zane is a three-week-old male infant brought in by his parents with two days of fussiness with feeds, vomiting and now lethargy. Test your clinical…
A GP guide to amyloidosis
Amyloid fibrils. Photo: AlamyNeed to know: Amyloidosis describes the group of diseases that result when amyloid fibrils accumulate in organs and result in organ dysfunction.…
Spot Dx — A teen’s thinning hair raises eyebrows
Ali, a 19-year-old university student, presents for review of progressive thinning of his eyebrows. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you…
Parenthood and the three-gene screen
Reproductive genetic carrier screening (RGCS) aims to identify couples of reproductive age who have a high chance of having children with severe or life-threatening inherited…
Spot Dx — Blue feet that stain the sheets
Shia is a 32-year-old receptionist who presents with blue discolouration affecting her feet and causing staining on the inside of her shoes for the past…
