Stephen Shih-Teng Kao, Adil Lathif, Andrew Jones, Stuart Grayson Mackay
Obstructive sleep apnoea should be suspected in patients with snoring, witnessed apnoeas or excessive daytime sleepiness. GPs play a key role in screening and initiating management for adults and children with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea.
Microscopic haematuria is common, often silent and occasionally a marker of significant disease. Clear risk stratification ensures that high-risk features are recognised while low-risk patients avoid unnecessary testing.
Lymphoma’s broad clinical spectrum demands a
sharp eye for subtle presentations and rapid escalation when needed. GP involvement is central to timely diagnosis, co-ordinated care and long-term patient wellbeing.
GPs play a central role in early identification of individuals at risk of osteoporosis, initiation of evidence-based interventions and co-ordination of multidisciplinary care.
For the 20 to 30% of patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease whose symptoms are not adequately controlled by proton pump inhibitors, minimally invasive antireflux laparoscopy can provide relief from ongoing heartburn and other symptoms.
Laura Bywater, Megan Ung, Samuel Baumgart, Thuy Phan, Genevieve L. McKew
Protozoal infections, increasingly seen in returned travellers, migrants and immunosuppressed patients, can present subtly in primary care. Greater clinical awareness supports earlier diagnosis and timely management.
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