From lipid rage to toilet rapture: A tale of two patient letters
The highs and lows of being a patient are sometimes communicated to the GP by an appreciative letter, and sometimes by one of searing complaint.…
Tag: Gastroenterology
How did this GP clinic handle a serial defecator on its doorstep?
The first time it happened, staff at a GP clinic decided a human poo on their doorstep was a one-off number two. But when the…
GPs paid more than anaesthetists for hospital locum jobs — see the list
GPs rank seventh out of 15 specialties for hospital locum pay rates, averaging $234 an hour, an agency has found. Data on more than 4500…
Spot Dx — Footy kicks off boy’s belly pain
Hendrix is an 11-year-old male who presents with a 24-hour history of vomiting and abdominal pain. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below.…
Medical Must-See: Unexpected ectopic pregnancy discovered at term
In a rare case, doctors discovered an advanced abdominal ectopic pregnancy only during an emergency caesarean section for a patient who previously had normal antenatal findings.…
Medical Must-See: Swallow a fork, go under the knife
Little differential diagnostic deliberation was necessary when this 22-year-old Syrian presented to ED with epigastric pain and nausea. While playing with her children, she had…
Recreational use of antidiarrhoea drug leading to severe cardiotoxicity, doctors warn
Clinical toxicologists are warning that misuse of the antidiarrhoeal loperamide is leading to prolonged ECG intervals in patients with opioid use disorder. Some patients are…
Australia’s first anal cancer screening guidelines released, but there’s a catch
Australia has moved a step closer to anal cancer screening for people with HIV with the release of new best practice guidelines. The guidelines, released…
Two years of hiccups solved by identifying unusual cause: case report
The mystery of a 93-year-old man who had been hiccupping intermittently for two years, then persistently for a fortnight, was solved after doctors uncovered an…
Medical Must-See: A patient with daffy ducts
Doctors have uncovered two uncommon conditions in one woman, whose only complaint was eight months of “vague” abdominal pain. The patient, 65, presented to the…
