CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2013
11th Edition
Published on 16. March 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-07-179750-4 (ISBN)
Description
SUMMARIES OF THE PRACTICE GUIDELINES MOST RELEVANT TO DAILY CLINICAL PRACTICE--AT YOUR FINGERTIPS AND READY TO IMPLEMENTSpans all areas of general outpatient medicine
Drawn from the most reliable sources: governmentagencies, medical and scientific organizations, and expert panelsEasy-to-follow guideline-based algorithms speed clinical decision makingConvenient, carry-anywhere size puts today's bestpractices in your pocketWebsite addresses for U.S. government agencies and professional organizationsUpdated immunization schedules for all age groupsNew evidence and referencesContains 33 new chaptersIncludes updates to many other primary care topicsPerfect for residents, family physicians, internists,and all other clinicians who care for patients
Drawn from the most reliable sources: governmentagencies, medical and scientific organizations, and expert panelsEasy-to-follow guideline-based algorithms speed clinical decision makingConvenient, carry-anywhere size puts today's bestpractices in your pocketWebsite addresses for U.S. government agencies and professional organizationsUpdated immunization schedules for all age groupsNew evidence and referencesContains 33 new chaptersIncludes updates to many other primary care topicsPerfect for residents, family physicians, internists,and all other clinicians who care for patients
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Edition
11th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
10 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
286 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-179750-4 (9780071797504)
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Persons
Joseph S. Esherick, MD is Medical Director of Critical Care Services and Associate Director of Medicine at Ventura County Medical Center, and Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine. Danial S. Clark, MD is Director of Medicine and Cardiology at Ventura County Hospital, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine. Evan D. Slater, MD is Director of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Ventura County Hospital, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine.
Content
A Report Card on U.S. Health Care Delivery; Preface; Abbreviations List; Part 1. Disease Screening; Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm; Alcohol Abuse & Dependence; Anemia; Attention-Getting/Hyperactivity Disorder; Cancer; Carotid Artery Stenosis; Chlamydial Infection; Cholesterol & Lipid Disorders; Coronary Artery Disease; Dementia; Depression; Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip; Diabetes Mellitus; Falls in the Elderly; Family Violence & Abuse; Gonorrhea, Asymptomatic Infection; Hearing Impairment; Hemochromatosis; Hepatitis B Virus; Hepatitis C Virus; Herpes Simplex, Genital; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Hypertension; Kidney Disease, Chronic; Lead Poisoning; Obesity; Osteoporosis; Speech & Language Delay; Syphilis; Thyroid Disease; Tobacco Use; Tuberculosis, Latent; Visual Impairment, Glaucoma, or Cataract; Part 2. Disease Prevention; Primary Prevention of Cancer: NCI Evidence Summary; Diabetes, Type 2; Endocarditis; Falls in the Elderly; Hypertension; Myocardial Infarction; Osteoporotic Hip Fracture; Stroke; Part 3. Disease Management; Alcohol Dependence; Asthma; Atrial Fibrulation; Cancer Survivorship; Carotid Artery Stenosis; Cataract in Adults; Cholesterol & Lipid Management; COPD Management; Coronary Artery Disease; Depression; Diabetes Mellitus; Heart Failure; Hypertension; Metabolic Syndrome; Obesity Management; Osteoporosis Management; Palliative & End-of-Life Care; Pap Smear Abnormalities; Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation; Perioperative Pulmonary Assessment; Pneumonia, Community-Acquired; Pregnancy; Tobacco Cessation; Upper Respiratory Tract Infection; Urinary Tract Infections in Women; Appendices; Appendix I: Screening Instruments; Appendix II: Functional Assessment Screening in the Elderly; Appendix III: Screening and Prevention Guidelines in Perspective; Appendix IV: 95th Percentile of Blood Pressure; Appendix V: Body Mass Index Conversion Table; Appendix VI: Cardiac Risk--Framingham Study; Appendix VII: Estimate of 10-Year Stroke Risk; Appendix VIII: Immunization Schedules; Appendix IX: Professional Societies & Governmental Agencies Acronyms & Internet Sites; Index