General Practice
An Illustrated Colour Text
By- Ross Taylor, Professor of General Practice, Foresterhill Health Centre, Aberdeen, UK
- Brian McAvoy, Professor, The Royal Australian College of General Practice, Melbourne, Australia
- Tom O'Dowd, Professor of General Practice, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Part of the Illustrated Color Text series, this highly visual and concise textbook presents topics in clinical medicine and related areas that will likely be encountered in general practice. Taking an evidence-based approach, this atlas-style resource discusses the differences between general practice and hospital-based care. Featuring an accessible presentation of material with a double-page spread for each topic, it also makes use of dynamic color for both clinical photographs and graphics.
Audience
Medical students, Residents, Physician Assistant students
Paperback, 116 Pages
Published: July 2003
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978-0-443-06045-8
Contents
- SECTION 1: GENERAL PRACTICE IN PERSPECTIVE
- Overview and philosophy of general practice
- Importance and relevance of primary care
- Models of health care
- International comparisons
- Resources and needs
SECTION 2: WORKING WITH PEOPLE
- Duties of the doctor
- Professional etiquette and ethics
- Clinical method, the consultation
SECTION 3: WORKING WITH POPULATIONS
- Records and demography
- The family and society
- Audit and quality control
SECTION 4: PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION
- Risk factors
- General principles-definition, models, and examples
SECTION 5: COMMON ACUTE HEALTH PROBLEMS
- Introduction
- Common acute problems, an overview
- Profile of acute problems in children and adolescents
- Profile of acute problems in adult and middle years
- Profile of acute problems in the elderly
SECTION 6: COMMON CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Anxiety and depression
- Heart disease
- Arthritis
- Backache
- Chronic skin disorders
- Urinary problems
- Epilepsy
- Migraine and chronic headache
- Chronic GI disorders
- At risk families
- Dysfunctional families
SECTION 7: SPECIAL TOPICS
- Prescribing
- Primary-secondary care interface
- Community care
- Alternative therapies
- Genetics
- Role of primary health care in social, environmental, and occupational health
- Research in primary care
