Kerryn Phelps: 47 books

Bones - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. Bones are complex organs with many important functions, the most obvious being structural. They provide support for the body and the means by which muscles can insert into fixed structures in order to allow movement. They are also important in hearing,...

Communicating with Patients - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. This chapter introduces a patient-centred approach to General Practice and how to effectively communicate with patients is also outlined.

Exercise as Therapy - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. Physical exercise involves the voluntary movement of the body, incorporating large muscle groups, with the goal of enjoyment, relaxation and physical exertion to improve the body’s structure and function. The different types of exercise...

Pregnancy and antenatal care - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. General practitioners see patients throughout their life cycle, and integrative healthcare begins before conception and continues throughout pregnancy. Depending on your practice environment, you may be the sole practitioner...

Weight Problems and Eating Disorders - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. This chapter discusses anorexia and bulimia-like disorders. These eating disorders are characterised by the use of inappropriate behaviours to control body weight and feelings, as evidenced by low body weight, high...

Practice Essentials - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series this chapter provides a checklist of the important factors to consider in establishing and operating an integrative health clinic. It is not a definitive practice management manual. Most of the principles described here are the...

Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series. The most common psychiatric disorders presenting to General Practitioners are depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders, and alcohol abuse and dependence. The prognoses of anxiety, depression and psychotic disorders...

Medical Ethics - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series - ‘Ethics’ is a word derived from the Greek ethikos, which means ‘habit’ or ‘custom’. Put simply, in modern usage it is the study of how we ought to live or act in response to the situations confronting us in daily life....

*Spirituality - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series. *'Spirituality' means different things to different individuals and there is no one way of exploring or expressing it. The search for meaning is ubiquitous to humankind, and being able to make meaning of life, and especially adversity,...

Palliative medicine - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. Palliative care, at its best, is provided by a team of individuals working towards common goals for a particular patient. The team may include doctors, nurses, allied healthcare staff, counsellors and family members. Symptom control,...

Blood - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. This chapter examines the management of patients with haematological disorders likely to be encountered in general practice. Haematology in general practice involves the care and monitoring of a very broad and disparate group of medical conditions...

*Nails - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series. *Nails are important for adornment. Smooth, lustrous nails are considered a sign of health and beauty. The rapid growth of nail salons demonstrates the value that women in particular assign to their nails. Fingernails are also important...

Ear, nose and throat - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. This chapter is a brief summation of commonly encountered otolaryngology, head and neck issues in general practice including the ear, rhinology, vestibular disorders, tonsillar and peritonsillar disorders. It is not exhaustive but, rather, aims to give the reader an understanding of common problems and assist in management.

Respiratory Medicine - General Practice: The Integrative Approach. The human respiratory system is complex and finely tuned. Fortunately, two factors are of enormous benefit to us. First, there is a large reserve of function, greater than many of us are ever going to call upon; and secondly, the respiratory...