Spot Dx — What’s behind this dyspnoea?
Janet is a 65-year-old recently retired caterer who presents with a week of new dyspnoea on exertion, which is affecting her golf game. Test your…
Clinical Focus
A GP guide to male factor infertility
Male infertility is common, affecting one in 20 Australian men of reproductive age.1 It manifests as the inability to achieve conception despite regular unprotected intercourse…
Spot Dx — Is the answer on the tip of his tongue?
Kevin, a 45-year-old finance manager, presents with altered bowel habits on a background of longstanding irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Test your clinical know-how by taking…
A red rash on the leg requires a rethink
Mike, a 51-year-old Caucasian male, presents to his GP with a two-week history of right lower leg rash (see figure 1). He has no other…
Spot Dx — What’s this stubborn rash post-waxing?
A 17-year-old male presents with a one-year history of a pruritic rash on his face. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If…
A GP guide to loss of ovarian function in younger women
Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is defined as loss of ovarian function before age 40, and early menopause (EM) as menopause occurring between the ages of…
Spot Dx — Is COVID a clue to this itchy crease?
A 29-year-old female of Chinese descent presents to the dermatologist with a three-month history of an itchy antecubital rash bilaterally. Test your clinical know-how by…
Unravelling the cause of these uncomfortable ulcers
Libby, a 91-year-old regular practice patient, presents with a one-month history of increasingly painful bilateral lower leg ulcers. She has multiple ulcers of approximately 2cm…
Spot Dx — Pain, pruritus and plaques: what’s at play?
Katie, a 54-year-old postmenopausal chemical engineer, presents with several months of progressively worsening pruritis affecting the vulva, perianal region and natal cleft. Test your clinical…
A multisystem mystery as a patient deteriorates
Elaine, a 62-year-old female with a history of rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension and diabetes presents with progressive cough and shortness of breath over the preceding weeks.…
