CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2009
9th Edition
Published on 16. January 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-07-160133-7 (ISBN)
Description
Today's Best Practice In Your Pocket
5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!
"The audience includes everyone who cares for patients, be they primary care clinicians, students, or residents in training. The editors, well known academic clinicians, have done a wonderful job....This is a valuable addition to every primary care clinician's personal library at a very reasonable price."--Doody's Review Service
This handy, pocket-sized guide draws information from many sources and presents them in an easy-to-use, comprehensive package for use by any primary care clinician. It offers quick-access to the latest guidelines for the most appropriate preventive services, screening methods, and treatment approaches commonly encountered in the outpatient setting.
Features:
Updated annually Screening, prevention, and treatment guidelines for more than 60 common outpatient conditions Content drawn from the most reliable sources: government agencies, medical and scientific organizations, and expert panels Easy-to-follow guideline-based algorithms speed clinical decision-making Immunization schedule for children Website addresses for U.S. government agencies and professional organizations
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
Major updates to disease management guidelines More international guidelines Appendix of Guidelines in Perspective identifying areas of discordance and where new directions are emerging
5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!
"The audience includes everyone who cares for patients, be they primary care clinicians, students, or residents in training. The editors, well known academic clinicians, have done a wonderful job....This is a valuable addition to every primary care clinician's personal library at a very reasonable price."--Doody's Review Service
This handy, pocket-sized guide draws information from many sources and presents them in an easy-to-use, comprehensive package for use by any primary care clinician. It offers quick-access to the latest guidelines for the most appropriate preventive services, screening methods, and treatment approaches commonly encountered in the outpatient setting.
Features:
Updated annually Screening, prevention, and treatment guidelines for more than 60 common outpatient conditions Content drawn from the most reliable sources: government agencies, medical and scientific organizations, and expert panels Easy-to-follow guideline-based algorithms speed clinical decision-making Immunization schedule for children Website addresses for U.S. government agencies and professional organizations
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
Major updates to disease management guidelines More international guidelines Appendix of Guidelines in Perspective identifying areas of discordance and where new directions are emerging
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Series
Edition
9th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
17 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 114 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
171 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-160133-7 (9780071601337)
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Persons
Ralph Gonzales, MD, MSPH Associate Professor Division of General Internal Medicine Department of Medicine University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California
Jean S. Kutner, MD, MSPH Associate Professor & Interim Chief Division of General Internal Medicine Department of Medicine University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, Colorado
Jean S. Kutner, MD, MSPH Associate Professor & Interim Chief Division of General Internal Medicine Department of Medicine University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, Colorado
Content
A Report Card on U.S. Health Care Delivery
Preface
Abbreviations List1. Disease ScreeningAbdominal 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 CataractDisease PreventionPrimary Prevention of Cancer: NCI Evidence Summary
Diabetes, Type 2
Endocarditis
Falls in the Elderly
Hypertension
Myocardial Infarction
Osteoporotic Hip Fracture
StrokeDisease ManagementAlcohol 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 WomenAppendicesAppendix 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 SitesIndex
Preface
Abbreviations List1. Disease ScreeningAbdominal 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 CataractDisease PreventionPrimary Prevention of Cancer: NCI Evidence Summary
Diabetes, Type 2
Endocarditis
Falls in the Elderly
Hypertension
Myocardial Infarction
Osteoporotic Hip Fracture
StrokeDisease ManagementAlcohol 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 WomenAppendicesAppendix 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 SitesIndex