{"title":"Unusual complication of an intrauterine device.","authors":"J Kimberly Haladyn, Harvey Ward","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-05-24-7292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-05-24-7292","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 8","pages":"553-555"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776905","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}
{"title":"Evidence to inform practice: Preventer medicines in childhood asthma.","authors":"Nina Reid, Parker Magin","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-04-25-7662","DOIUrl":"10.31128/AJGP-04-25-7662","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 8","pages":"573"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776891","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}
Taylan Gurgenci, Jones Chen, Benjamin Jull, Claire Stokes, Robert Waugh, Phillip Good
{"title":"Palliative management of depression in advanced cancer.","authors":"Taylan Gurgenci, Jones Chen, Benjamin Jull, Claire Stokes, Robert Waugh, Phillip Good","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-05-24-7291","DOIUrl":"10.31128/AJGP-05-24-7291","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with advanced cancer are often psychologically distressed. Some are depressed, and others might not fit neatly into diagnostic categories. Yet, their suffering is real and worthy of attention.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This article outlines the evidence-based management of depression in patients with advanced cancer.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Throughout this article, the term depression is used loosely, and an approach to patients who might not strictly meet diagnostic criteria is included. The limits of the evidence are emphasised in the hope that general practitioners will feel confident to rely on their own clinical judgement and intimate knowledge of their patients to manage their depression.</p>","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 8","pages":"513-516"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776897","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}
Yuan-Jessica Zhuang, Andrew Awad, Ashok S Raj, Gayle Ross
{"title":"Skin erosions and abnormal liver function.","authors":"Yuan-Jessica Zhuang, Andrew Awad, Ashok S Raj, Gayle Ross","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-07-24-7342","DOIUrl":"10.31128/AJGP-07-24-7342","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 8","pages":"559-561"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776903","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}
Jones Chen, Phillip Good, Claire Stokes, Taylan Gurgenci
{"title":"Management of constipation in people receiving palliative care.","authors":"Jones Chen, Phillip Good, Claire Stokes, Taylan Gurgenci","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-08-24-7393","DOIUrl":"10.31128/AJGP-08-24-7393","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Constipation is a common symptom in patients receiving palliative care and can significantly affect a person's quality of life.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This article provides an overview of the assessment and management of constipation in patients receiving palliative care.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Management involves treatment of reversible causes, if appropriate, as well as both non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions. Recommended laxatives for use in palliative care are osmotic laxatives and stimulant laxatives. Prophylactic use of laxatives when prescribing opioids is essential. Methylnaltrexone can be used to manage opioid-induced constipation but should be avoided in patients with bowel obstruction.</p>","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 8","pages":"524-529"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776894","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}
{"title":"Pyridoxine toxicity from over‑the-counter supplements.","authors":"Miranda Sherley","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-04-25-7637","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-04-25-7637","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 8","pages":"547-552"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776901","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}
{"title":"Guest Editorial: Evidence to guide educational practice in Australian general practitioner training - Learnings from the ReCEnT project.","authors":"Parker Magin, Andrew Davey","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-05-25-7680","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-05-25-7680","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 8","pages":"505"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776892","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}
{"title":"Onset of sudden sensorineural hearing loss: An update.","authors":"Stephanie Soon, Neil Foden","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-04-24-7239","DOIUrl":"10.31128/AJGP-04-24-7239","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) can be very confronting for patients.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This article provides general practitioners, emergency department physicians and other relevant primary care providers with an overview of causes, diagnosis and primary management of patients with SSNHL.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The most common cause of SSNHL is idiopathic. SSNHL should be treated as an 'ear emergency' and urgent referral to ear, nose and throat surgery is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 7","pages":"432-436"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555728","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}
{"title":"Swapping the chairs.","authors":"Boban Ramesan","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-04-25-7634","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-04-25-7634","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 7","pages":"495"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555732","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}