Obesity is a chronic, relapsing, neurobehavioural disease with metabolic, biomechanical and psychosocial health consequences. Assessing and treating obesity is a common requirement in primary care consultations. Even when changes are gradual, small and stepwise, they can have long-lasting positive effects. This article by Ole Schmiedel provides evidence-based tools for the successful management of people with obesity
Unusual presentation with few symptoms leads to an interesting medical journey
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Unusual presentation with few symptoms leads to an interesting medical journey
Wednesday 15 December 2021, 12:05 AM

Liz had been burning up for five days, but fever was her only symptom [Image: Tanya Grypachevskaya on Unsplash]
GP Jonathan Bentley discusses the extreme presentation and test results of an Asian woman, who discovers she has inherited something from her mother
Key points, If there is a high fever for several days, abscess should be excluded as a diagnosis.
White coat hypertension should be a diagnosis of exclusion not, Pract Green w Pale Yellow