Family General Practice category: 781 books
Patient-Centered Prescribing
Seeking Concordance in Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Series Editors: Moira Stewart, Judith Belle Brown and Thomas R Freeman Half of all prescribed medicines are used in a sub-optimal manner and clinicians struggle to find ways of improving the situation. There is a move towards greater partnership with patients, but concordance (shared decision making...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
This pocket guide covers the common manifestations of liver disease, how to treat them and when to refer patients on to specialist centers. The book outlines the common clinical liver diseases such as fatty liver disease and hepatitis, among others, and their current up to date management.
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Stroke Essentials for Primary Care
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2009
Stroke Essentials for Primary Care: A Practical Guide is a must-have resource, offering the essential, practical knowledge required to evaluate and treat stroke patients. While an indispensable guide for primary care clinicians, including family practitioners and medical internists who often assume...
Common Medical Problems
A Clinical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The Oxford English Dictionary defines diagnosis as: 'Identification of a disease by careful investigation of its symptoms and history' . Regrettably, the value of the history in the diagnosis of disease often seems to be neglected in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. The considerable...
Behavioral Consultation and Primary Care
A Guide to Integrating Services
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
“In this 2**nd edition, Robinson and Reiter give us an updated blueprint for full integration of behavioral health and primary care in practice. They review the compelling rationale, but their real contribution is telling us exactly HOW to think about it and how to do it. This latest book is a must...
by Dennis W. Boulware, Gustavo R. Heudebert
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2012
This volume of Lippincott's Primary Care Series will help family practitioners, internists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants understand, diagnose, and treat the most common rheumatologic problems seen in the primary care setting. Emphasis on day-to-day practical outpatient office practice...
Musculoskeletal Injuries and Conditions
Assessment and Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2016
Musculoskeletal Injuries and Conditions: Assessment and Management is a practical guide to diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions in clinical practice. More comprehensive than a handbook, yet more clinically-focused than a desk reference, this volume is a one-stop guide for clinicians...
by John P. Sloan
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Protocols in Primary Care Geriatrics aimes to improve practical clinical knowledge among physicians and oth- ers caring for elderly people. It is designed to give both quick reference to clinical problem-solving schemes and lists, as well as a lucid, readable discussion of the topics. Didactic exercises...
Spanish for Pediatric Medicine
A Practical Communication Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Here’s the easy-to-use manual you need to communicate with Spanish-speaking patients and parents more efficiently and effectively.Spanish for Pediatric Medicine is optimized for use with Bright Futures - visit-specific translations from prenatal to 18-21 year visits reflect the organization of the...
Red Book 2018
Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Extending an 8-decade tradition of excellence, Red Book® provides the most reliable and clinically useful information on the manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of more than 200 childhood infectious diseases.
The 31st edition provides evidence-based guidance to...
Medical Mentoring
Supporting students, doctors in training and general practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
There is a huge need for supportive mentoring among students, doctors in training and general practitioners. Mentoring is an effective way of supporting doctors and preventing problems. The author argues that all doctors should seek a mentor. Medical training involves transitions; school to university,...
by Laura Percy, Diana Mansour
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
Highly Commended in the 2016 BMA Medical Book Awards!
From reviews:
“…undoubtedly the best feature is the user-friendly and consistent nature of the format. Each method of contraception has a dedicated chapter with an identical outline showcasing factual and practical content using...
The Globesity Challenge to General Surgery
A Guide to Strategy and Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2014
The increasing prevalence of morbid obesity has led the World Health Organization to coin the descriptive term “globesity” to reflect the worldwide nature of the problem. Providing health care to these patients, especially when surgery is required, can be extremely challenging owing to the specific...
Psychosomatic Medicine
An International Primer for the Primary Care Setting
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
Psychosocial problems appear within a medical context worldwide, and are a major burden to health. Psychosomatic Medicine: An International Primer for the Primary Care Setting takes a uniquely global approach in laying the foundations of bio psychosocial basic care (such as recognizing psychosocial...