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What to do about recurrent urinary tract infections: A review of evidence behind emerging therapies. 如何应对复发性尿路感染？新疗法背后的证据综述。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-10-23-7004
Jessica Wynn, David Homewood, Vincent Tse, Eva Fong, Matthew J Roberts, Eric Chung, Caroline Dowling
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Managing a plaque on the forehead. 管理额头上的斑块
IF 2.2 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-01-24-7097
Tony Dicker
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Urological focus on gender affirmation surgery. 泌尿外科关注性别平权手术。
IF 2.2 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-11-23-7044
David Homewood, Caitlin Kennedy, Hans Goossen, Gideon Blecher
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Ouch pouch: Cured but forgotten. 哎哟，小袋子：治愈但被遗忘
IF 2.2 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-01-24-7094
Nicholas McLernon
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Book review: The last, the least, the lonely and the lost: A memoir of medicine, meanderings and the marginalised. 书评：最后的、最少的、孤独的和迷失的：一本关于医学、漫游和边缘人的回忆录。
IF 2.2 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-01
Catherine Kennedy
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Managing female stress urinary incontinence in a post mesh era: What to do and when to refer. 后网片时代的女性压力性尿失禁治疗：该怎么做，何时转诊。
IF 2.2 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-11-23-7019
Jodie McDonald, David Homewood, Courtenay West, Eva Fong, Sandra Elmer
{"title":"Managing female stress urinary incontinence in a post mesh era: What to do and when to refer.","authors":"Jodie McDonald, David Homewood, Courtenay West, Eva Fong, Sandra Elmer","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-11-23-7019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-11-23-7019","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Urinary incontinence is a common presentation in general practice and can significantly affect a patient's quality of life. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is defined by the International Continence Society as 'the complaint of any involuntary loss of urine on effort or physical exertion (eg sporting activities), or on sneezing or coughing'. There is a key role for primary care providers in the assessment and management of female SUI.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To highlight the key diagnostic and management principles of female SUI in general practice and discuss management options.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>SUI can usually be diagnosed based upon clinical history and targeted physical examination. Pelvic floor physiotherapy and lifestyle interventions, including weight modification and management of co-morbidities, are important first-line therapies. Surgical options for both persistent or complex SUI include urethral bulking agents, Burch colposuspension and pubovaginal fascial slings. Synthetic (mesh) mid-urethral slings remain a viable surgical option for women suffering SUI.</p>","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140872987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Guest Editorial: Advances in urology. 客座编辑：泌尿外科进展。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-03-24-7192
David Homewood, Niall M Corcoran, Damien Bolton
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Urology. 泌尿科
IF 2.2 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-03-24-7192
David Homewood, Niall M Corcoran, Damien Bolton
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Unravelling the health and economic burden of interstitial lung diseases in adults in Australia. 揭示澳大利亚成人间质性肺病对健康和经济造成的负担。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-02-23-6713
Ingrid A Cox, Barbara de Graaff, Qiang Zheng, Tamera J Corte, E Haydn Walters, Andrew J Palmer
{"title":"Unravelling the health and economic burden of interstitial lung diseases in adults in Australia.","authors":"Ingrid A Cox, Barbara de Graaff, Qiang Zheng, Tamera J Corte, E Haydn Walters, Andrew J Palmer","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-02-23-6713","DOIUrl":"10.31128/AJGP-02-23-6713","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are a heterogenous group of over 200 disorders affecting the pulmonary interstitium. Although there have been advances in knowledge on ILDs in Australia, the characterisation of the health and economic burden of disease remained largely undetermined until recently.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The main objective of this review is to provide a synopsis of health and economic burden of ILDs in Australia, based on recently completed research.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Recent research has demonstrated that idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most frequent ILD in Australia. Incidence and prevalence of IPF have demonstrated an increasing trend over the past decades. Mortality has also increased over the past decades, but has shown a slight decreasing trend recently, since the introduction of antifibrotic medication. Health-related quality of life is poor in patients with IPF, and care is estimated to cost approximately AU$299 million per year in Australia. Early diagnosis and referral to tertiary care is crucial for favourable outcomes, and general practitioners are considerably important to this as the first interface to identify patients at risk and detect early symptoms of ILDs.</p>","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140863349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Impact of COVID-19 on asthma management in general practice: A qualitative study. COVID-19 对全科医生哮喘管理的影响：定性研究。
IF 2.2 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-06-22-6466
Louisa Ling, Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich, Charlotte Hespe
{"title":"Impact of COVID-19 on asthma management in general practice: A qualitative study.","authors":"Louisa Ling, Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich, Charlotte Hespe","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-06-22-6466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-06-22-6466","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic catalysed unprecedented changes to healthcare delivery in Australia, leading to a rapid transformation of asthma management, to which healthcare providers and patients have had to adapt. Understanding the impact of these changes is critical as we emerge from pandemic-affected workflows.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A qualitative study using semistructured interviews was conducted with 19 general practitioners across Sydney and regional New South Wales. Reflexive thematic analysis of interview data was undertaken.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four key themes were identified: disorganised asthma care before COVID‑19; chaotic asthma care during the pandemic; adapting to non-guideline-driven telehealth asthma care; and widening health agenda misalignment.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This study highlights the triumphs and gaps in asthma management during the pandemic and the vulnerability of existing asthma care systems to disruption. These lessons can be used to re-evaluate how we deliver asthma care and inform future models of care as we transition towards a 'post-COVID' landscape.</p>","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140856962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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