Essentials of Family Practice
Published in November 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
486 pages
978-0-7216-4227-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a condensed, modified and economical version of the larger edition "Textbook of Family Practice", 4th edition. In this more convenient format, the text discusses body systems, diseases and disorders encountered in family practice. Free-standing chapters focus on the nature of family medicine, ethics, family issues related to health care, interviewing techniques, disease prevention, medical records and other pertinent topics, with case studies throughout to guide readers through the problem-solving process, including development of a differential diagnosis, course of treatment, and follow-up visits.
This book is a condensed, modified and economical version of the larger edition "Textbook of Family Practice", 4th edition. In this more convenient format, the text discusses body systems, diseases and disorders encountered in family practice. Free-standing chapters focus on the nature of family medicine, ethics, family issues related to health care, interviewing techniques, disease prevention, medical records and other pertinent topics, with case studies throughout to guide readers through the problem-solving process, including development of a differential diagnosis, course of treatment, and follow-up visits.
This book is a condensed, modified and economical version of the larger edition "Textbook of Family Practice", 4th edition. In this more convenient format, the text discusses body systems, diseases and disorders encountered in family practice. Free-standing chapters focus on the nature of family medicine, ethics, family issues related to health care, interviewing techniques, disease prevention, medical records and other pertinent topics, with case studies throughout to guide readers through the problem-solving process, including development of a differential diagnosis, course of treatment, and follow-up visits.
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Edition
Abridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Abridged edition
Illustrations
210 ills
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1157 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7216-4227-7 (9780721642277)
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Robert E. Rakel
Essentials of Family Practice
Book
04/1998
2nd Edition
Saunders
€59.41
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Content
The family physician; the scope of family practice; ethics in family medicine; family dynamics; the family's influence on health; care of the dying patient; home care; establishihng rapport; interviewing techniques; patient compliance; disease prevention; using consultants; the medical record; the economics of medical practice; research in family medicine; how to read medical journals; problem solving in family medicine; interpreting laboratory tests; clinical case studies - weight loss and diarrhoea, cough, fever and chest pain, fever and runny nose, sinus congestion, recurrent ear infections, multiple allergies, diaorrhea, normal pregnancy, newborn care, short child, abdominal pain, breast discomfort, laceration, vaginitis, amenorrhea, vaginal bleeding, contraception, shortness of breath, nose bleed, chest pain, pre-school physical exam, severe lethargy, confusion with lethargy, leg pain, knee injury, low back pain, stiffness in fingers, skin irritation, recurring rash, diabetes mellitus, intermittent tachycardia, nutritional problems in the elderly, fatigue, heartburn, chronic fatigue, vomiting and low back pain, blurred vision, headache, stiff joints, sexual dysfunction, genetic counselling, palpitations and sweating, excessive sleepiness fatigue, upset stomach and headache, substance abuse, memory loss; answers.