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General practitioners’ perceptions on decision aids in healthcare
Proença-Portugal, Mafalda; Heleno, Bruno; Dias, Sónia; Gama, Ana; Baptista, SofiaFunding Information: This study was funded by a research grant from the Portuguese Association of General Practice and Family Medicine (APMGF)/Agency for Clinical Research and Biomedical (AICIB). Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2025.; Background: Decision aids (DA) are evidence-based tools that support health-related decisions. Despite their recognised value, the use of DAs in primary care remains modest. ...
The role of general practitioners in the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumo...
Abecasis, Rita; Figueiredo, Cristiano; Proença-Portugal, MafaldaIntroduction: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common diagnoses in clinical practice, an important reason for unscheduled consultations in primary health care and emergency departments, with an increasing incidence in recent years. In patients with chronic comorbidities, the suspicion threshold should be even lower, as the form of presentation is often different from the classic one. Case d...
Crescent sign and Baker’s cyst rupture in clinical practice: a case report
Proença-Portugal, Mafalda; Paulo Santos Correia; Cristiano FigueiredoIntroduction: Baker’s cyst, also known as popliteal cyst, is the most prevalent cyst lesion around the knee joint. When symptomatic, it presents as a progressive discomfort in the popliteal fossa and a palpable oval mass. However, the rupture of a Baker’s cyst leads to acute pain and edema of the knee and midcalf. This case report aims to alert the general practitioner to the diagnosis of a ruptured Baker’s cys...
Trainees as simulated patients in family medicine/general practice OSCE station...
Ascenção, Raquel; Afonso, David; Lopes, Sandra; Carmo, Pedro; Coelho, Inês; Coelho e Silva, Sara; Gaspar, Catarina; Gonçalves Gaspar, IvoneIn our medical school, an OSCE was recently introduced as a high-stakes exam in the 4th year. For the first time, Family Medicine/General Practice (FM/GP) faculty members were involved in such a complex undertaking, being responsible for two of the ten five-minute stations. Facing limited resources, we decided to invite FM/GP trainees as simulated patients (SP). They were provided with a ninety minute training ...