NZ GP Practice Review Issue 16

In this issue:
– Intensive blood pressure management in patients with high cardiovascular risk
– Guidelines for the management of acne vulgaris
– Understanding abnormal examination findings during concussion recovery
– Identification and management of preoperative anaemia in adults
– Tirzepatide for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea and obesity
– Persistent physical symptoms: definition, genesis, and management
– An intervention delivered by general practitioners for persistent physical symptoms
– Pharmac considering funding cetuximab for bowel cancer
– Pharmac begins consultation on oestradiol gel funding
– Proposal to fund fosfomycin for UTIs in the community
– Most GPs closed their books at some point since 2019
– A feasibility trial combining Rongoā Māori and Western medicine
– End of Life Choice Act Review
– Distinguished Fellowships of the College awarded