General Practice category: 1105 books
by Jeff Unger
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
Diabetes Management in Primary Care, 2nd Edition serves as an evidence-based guide for primary care physicians, residents, and medical students in managing patients with diabetes. This text covers all aspects of outpatient care for adults and adolescents with diabetes. You’ll find comprehensive coverage...
Hyperlipidemia Management for Primary Care
An Evidence-Based Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
This book provides multifaceted strategies necessary to treat hyperlipidemia, as well as tips for incorporating techniques into clinical practice. In addition to discussing pharmacologic treatment, the book includes a review of popular diets and therapeutic foods, herbs, and vitamins. A section on...
Post-Acute and Long-Term Medicine
A Pocket Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2015
This book addresses current issues surrounding hospital readmissions and the practice of post-acute and long-term care (LTC). Thoroughly updated, the Second Edition of this practical pocket guide presents new regulations governing these services and lessens the uncertainty involved in caring for patients...
Trauma and Physical Health
Understanding the effects of extreme stress and of psychological harm
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2008
Trauma research and clinical practice have taught us much about the widespread problems of child maltreatment, partner violence, and sexual assault. Numerous investigations have documented links between such trauma exposure and long-term negative mental health consequences. As we learn more about...
The Country Doctor Revisited
A Twenty-First Century Reader
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
An anthology that addresses the changing nature of rural medicine in the United States
“These authors courageously document the emotional and literally physical vulnerabilities they experience while delivering care in rural communities. … This book exquisitely illustrates the complexity...
Primary Care for Older Adults
Models and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
This book provides a comprehensive and systematic state-of-the science review of major primary care delivery models, how they address specific needs of older adults, and available evidence for their efficacy. Written by experts in the field, this book explores the patient-centered medical home model...
Behavioral Health Disability
Innovations in Prevention and Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2010
The purpose of this book is to demystify the evaluation and management of common psychological disorders and psychosocial issues which impact all realms of medical and mental health practice. These types of issues are often seen as "medical quicksand" by treating professionals, employers,...
Psychotherapy of Everyday Life
Training in Partnership and Self-Help
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
In this book East and West are united in a total vision which gives the reader an expansive view of inner lives and behaviors, some of which are healthy and some not. The author presents an analysis of contemporary social relationships and the attitudes associated with them. But he does far more than...
Functional Symptoms in Pediatric Disease
A Clinical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2014
Many children with medical conditions fail to improve despite physicians' best efforts. Sometimes, we ascribe this failure to lack of adherence to therapy or to the severity of the condition. What we often fail to appreciate, however is that sometimes the lack of improvement can be explained by the...
by John P. Sloan
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
This second edition continues its mission of improving practical, clinical knowledge among physicians and others caring for elderly people, while providing updated information on several major areas in the field. Reflecting current practice trends, a new chapter on home care has been added as well...
by Robert A. Baldor
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
Prepare for your ABFM boards - find your weak spots and eliminate them now! Handy in print and as an eBook, Bratton’s Family Medicine Board Review is the essential practice test for those facing the ABFM exams. Opening with the basic requirements of the ABFM Board certification process, it provides...
Analysing Health Policy
A Problem-Oriented Approach
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2007
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. This introductory text explores Australian health policy through a novel, problem-orientated approach. It shows the problem-solving techniques that are used when developing policy and demonstrates the...
Ethnogeriatrics
Healthcare Needs of Diverse Populations
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2016
This volume is divided into five parts and fifteen chapters that address these topics by examining ethnogeriatric foundations, research issues, clinical care in ethnogeriatrics, education and policy. Expertly written chapters, by practicing geriatricians, gerontologists, clinician researchers and...
Medical Writing
A Guide for Clinicians, Educators, and Researchers
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2017
This book is a clear and comprehensive guide that assists readers in translating observations, ideas, and research into articles, reports, or book chapters ready for publication. For both researchers and practicing physicians, skills in medical writing are essential. Dr. Robert B. Taylor, a distinguished...