Aust Fam Physician
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Acute pain is a common presentation associated with opioid seeking behaviour. ⋯ Acute pain commonly presents as an emergency appointment 'squeezed in' between booked appointments. General practitioners have to make a rapid assessment of the possible underlying causes, relieve pain, and establish a plan for further investigation and management. Furthermore, some opioid dependent people can and do effectively feign acute pain in order to obtain opioid medication.
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Review Case Reports
Chronic pelvic pain in women: assessment and management.
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common condition that poses diagnostic and management challenges for doctors and their patients. ⋯ Chronic pelvic pain may be due to one or several aetiologies, while in some women no specific cause is identified. All women should be advised that even though limited medical knowledge sometimes precludes the assignation of a definite cause and cure, the pain can be managed, and psychological support can be provided. A multidisciplinary approach can be beneficial.
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The BEACH program, a continuous national study of general practice activity in Australia, gives us an overview of the consultations in general practice involving a patient presentation of abdominal pain. This provides a backdrop against which the articles in this issue of the Australian Family Physician can be further considered.