Medical Observer Opinion

Which non-GP specialist deserves your referral? Here's how this GP decides

24th February 2020
There are many interested parties who try to influence our clinical activities. Sometimes it is Big Pharma, with the latest…
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Referral
Medical Observer Opinion

Managing medical uncertainty: How a misdiagnosis has shaken my confidence

20th February 2020
My husband has an amazing specialist who notifies his patients of their results as soon as they become available. It is…
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diagnosis
Medical Observer Opinion

7 things this GP learnt from dying patients

17th February 2020
I find it sad that when I was at the front line, dealing directly with dying patients, I was young, inexperienced and naive…
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Holding hand
Medical Observer Opinion

Real case: Bizarre symptoms in a smoker who didn't 'need nicotine' anymore

12th February 2020
Ian, aged 60, was a hardworking, uncomplaining man, partial to a cigarette, who had seen me on only a few occasions over the…
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stubbed out cigarette
Australian Doctor News

Murder, riots and a GP's extraordinary after-hours consult

11th February 2020
On New Year’s Day, Tim White was out travelling in the bushland of Cape York, organising a camp for troubled young…
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Aurukun camp
Medical Observer Opinion

Real case: The day my patient collapsed in the practice toilet

4th February 2020
Last week, a medical student of mine asked me to reflect upon my most memorable patient. I didn't have to consider for long…
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CPR
Australian Doctor News

What happened when a man turned up to my waiting room with suspected coronavirus

3rd February 2020
“I’ve been in Wuhan and now I feel sick.” It is the phrase that no one wants to hear in a crowded waiting room, and Dr Sonu…
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