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General medicine

Guideline summary

Guideline for the diagnosis and management of hypertension in adults — 2016

Genevieve M Gabb, Arduino A Mangoni, Craig S Anderson, Diane Cowley, John S Dowden, Jonathan Golledge, Graeme J Hankey, Faline S Howes, Les Leckie, Vlado Perkovic, Markus Schlaich, Nicholas A Zwar, Tanya L Medley and Leonard Arnolda

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (2): 85-89 Free

Perspectives

Prioritising general practice research

Tania M Winzenberg and Gerard F Gill

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (2): 55-57 Free

Narrative review

Appropriate use of serum troponin testing in general practice: a narrative review

Constantine N Aroney and Louise Cullen

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (2): 91-94 Free

Medical education / Clinical skills

Detecting ascites

Martin Veysey

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (2): 59-61

Letters

Are general practice characteristics predictors of good glycaemic control in patients with diabetes? A cross-sectional study

George Ploumidis

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (2): 95

Editorials

Relieving the pressure: new Australian hypertension guideline

Garry LR Jennings

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (2): 63-64 Free

Research

Uptake of long-acting, reversible contraception in three remote Aboriginal communities: a population-based study

Emma K Griffiths, Julia V Marley, Domenica Friello and David N Atkinson

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (1): 21-25 Free

Letters

Pitfalls in photographing radiological images from computer screens

Tom R Sutherland

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (1): 42

Perspectives

Towards an integrated model for child and family services in central Australia

Donna Ah Chee, John D Boffa and Edward Tilton

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (1): 8 Free

Medical education / Clinical skills

Clinical examination: evidence and eminence

Balakrishnan (Kichu) R Nair and Simon O’Connor

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (1): 13

Medical education / Clinical skills

Ankles jerk — yes, but how?

David B Williams

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (1): 14-15

Editorials

Financial toxicity in clinical care today: a “menu without prices”1

David Currow and Sanchia Aranda

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (11): 397 Free

Editorials

Strengthening primary health care to improve Indigenous health outcomes

John Wakerman and Cindy Shannon

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (10): 363-364

Editorials

To screen for depression or not?

Malcolm J Hopwood and Gin Malhi

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (9): 329 Free

Editorials

How can we ensure that people with lung cancer living in rural and remote areas are treated surgically when appropriate?

Elizabeth Tracey, Brian C McCaughan, Jane M Young and Bruce K Armstrong

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (9): 330 Free

Clinical focus

Using opioids in general practice for chronic non-cancer pain: an overview of current evidence

David C Currow, Jane Phillips and Katherine Clark

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (8): 305-309 Free

Clinical focus / Guidelines

Acute pain management: scientific evidence, fourth edition, 2015

Stephan A Schug, Greta M Palmer, David A Scott, Richard Halliwell and Jane Trinca

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (8): 315-317 Free

Research

Absolute risk of cardiovascular disease events, and blood pressure- and lipid-lowering therapy in Australia

Emily Banks, Simon R Crouch, Rosemary J Korda, Bill Stavreski, Karen Page, Katherine A Thurber and Robert Grenfell

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (8): 320 Free

News / From Cancer Australia

Healthy lifestyles and the primary prevention of cancer summed up

Helen Zorbas

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 255 Free

Short reports

Polymerase chain reaction testing for faecal parasites: risks and alternatives

Asha C Bowen, Harsha Sheorey, Penelope A Bryant, Jennifer Robson and David P Burgner

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 262

Research

Old but not forgotten: Antibiotic allergies in General Medicine (the AGM Study)

Jason A Trubiano, Rekha Pai Mangalore, Yi-Wei Baey, Duy Le, Linda V Graudins, Patrick GP Charles, Douglas F Johnson and Ar Kar Aung

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 273 Free

Reflections / Women in medicine

Aileen Joy Plant

Moira McKinnon

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 279-281

Editorials

Improving health outcomes for linguistically diverse patients

Christine B Phillips

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (6): 209-210

For debate

Primary Health Networks and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

Sophia Couzos, Dea Delaney-Thiele and Priscilla Page

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (6): 234-237

Perspectives

Recording consultations: a win–win situation for physicians and patients

Kimberley Benson and Ralph Nanan

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (5): 175-176