Clinical Focus

Clinical Focus Therapy Update

A GP guide to nutrition after bariatric surgery

1st October 2019
Obesity is a complex multifactorial disease that affects more than 30% of Australians.1 The old adage of ‘eat less and…
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Clinical Focus Case Report

Is this a case of Wegener's granulomatosis?

26th September 2019
Paula is 65 when she presents to her GP for the first time since retirement after having sold her engineering firm and moved…
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tired woman
Clinical Focus Examining the Evidence

Can this CAM compound help with knee pain?

25th September 2019
Fatima, 59, a woman living with painful knee osteoarthritis was brought in by her daughter, a pharmacy assistant. Fatima's…
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Compounding
Clinical Focus Therapy Update

A guide to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in fertility

24th September 2019
Over the past 60 years human fertility rates have declined dramatically in Western countries, with one in six couples now…
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Clinical Focus Case Report

Histology saves the day for a patient with sarcoidosis

19th September 2019
David, an 83-year-old retired businessman, presents with a three-month history of a dry cough that occasionally affects his…
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Senior man cough
Clinical Focus Therapy Update

5 conversation starters for discussing sexual orientation

18th September 2019
About 2% of Australian adults identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual. There is a spectrum of ways people define themselves…
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couple on the beach
Clinical Focus Therapy Update

A GP guide to saying 'no' to patients

17th September 2019
Saying no is never easy. I just have to reflect on everything that is on my to-do list to realise it is a skill that needs…
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