Inadequate or excessive iron levels can cause symptoms ranging from fatigue to organ damage, and iron studies are key investigations.

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Celiac disease should be excluded before a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome is made in any patient.

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Kevin Fernando, MBChB, GP Partner, North Berwick Health Centre, East Lothian; Honorary Clinical Reader, University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Palpitations are a common presentation in primary care and a frequent reason for referral to cardiology.

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Primary care physicians can counsel patients with type 2 diabetes about daily behaviors that have cardiometabolic benefits for them.

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Kevin Fernando, MBChB, GP Partner, North Berwick Health Centre, East Lothian; Honorary Clinical Reader, University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

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This underrecognized condition drives significant long-term morbidity and sickness absence in the community.

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This disease is associated with any ailment, trauma, or surgery of the exocrine pancreas and is often misdiagnosed as Type 2 diabetes.

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Kevin Fernando, MBChB, GP Partner, North Berwick Health Centre, East Lothian; Honorary Clinical Reader, University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

This genetically determined risk factor for major cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality is underappreciated in primary care.

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Excessive production of prolactin can lead to subfertility and gonadal dysfunction, and treatment depends on the underlying cause.

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Although most patients with hypomagnesemia are asymptomatic, severe magnesium deficiency can be fatal.

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Primary hyperparathyroidism and malignancy account for around 90% of all cases of hypercalcemia in primary care.

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Kevin Fernando, MBChB, GP Partner with specialist interests in cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic medicine, North Berwick Group Practice, North Berwick, United Kingdom

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