Rachel Adendorff, General Practitioner
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Rachel Adendorff

General Practitioner

81 Phillip St Mackay Queensland, 4740
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About

Working as a General Practitioner consulting patients in all areas of health. Special interests in Wellness, Travel medicine and Occupational Medicine including aero and diving medicine.

Education and Training

MBChB (University of the Free State)

Board Certification

AHPRA: Specialist GP

Provider Details

Male English 36 years of experience
Rachel Adendorff
Rachel Adendorff's Expert Contributions
  • My mother has been advised weekly injections to improve her hemoglobin levels. Will this be a lifelong thing?

    You did not mention what injection. There are several reasons why a person with kidney disease has a low hemoglobin level. It can be that your mother's kidneys do not make enough erythropoietin, a hormone that is necessary to make hemoglobin. It stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells. People with chronic kidney problems also suffer sometimes of an iron, vitamin B12, and/or folate deficiencies. The erythropoietin, vitamin B12, and sometimes iron are given by regular injections. If your mother has a chronic non-reversible kidney disease, she would probably need regular injections for the rest of her life. READ MORE

  • How safe are paracetamols while breast feeding?

    Only small amounts of paracetamol is excreted in breast milk. When taken in prescribed dosage it is not likely to harm your baby. Other pain killers are best avoided during breastfeeding if possible. READ MORE

Areas of expertise and specialization

Aero MedicineCommercial DivingGeneral MedicineOccupational HealthTravel MedicineWellness

Awards

  • BScMedSc Hon ( Uni of Stellenbosh)   
  • Certificate in Travel medicine   
  • Certificate in Aeromedicine   
  • Dip in Occupational Medicine   

Treatments

  • General Medicine

Professional Society Memberships

  • FRACGP, SPUMS, ASAM

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Listen what the patient says and the love for my career

Areas of research

  • Infectious diseases

    Mental Health

    Impact of pressure on ill health

Philanthropic Initiatives

  • Started a emotional trauma call service in South Africa, helping those traumatised by any type of violence. On board was a psychologist, traumatologist, psychiatrist, psychologist, sociologists and a lay person. We continued the service until I emigrated.

Teaching and speaking

  • Teaching medical students for 4 years before starting to study medicine myself. During my practicing years I had to do many public speeches and taught young scholars the basics of sexual health at schools. At present I am only involved with medical students on a regular basis in the practice. 

Hobbies / Sports

  • Hiking, Diving

Favorite professional publications

  • Australian Doctor

Areas of research

Infectious diseases

Mental Health

Impact of pressure on ill health

Rachel Adendorff's Practice location

81 Phillip St -
Mackay, Queensland 4740
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