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An Illustrated Colour Text
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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
Included in series
Illustrated Colour Text,
Description
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
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
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 116 pages, publication date: JUL-2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-06045-8
ISBN-10: 0-443-06045-2
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 30 Oct 2009
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