
Oxford Handbook of General Practice
Oxford University Press
4th Edition
Published on 27. March 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
1184 pages
978-0-19-967103-8 (ISBN)
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Description
Fully revised to reflect the new changes to the GP contract and the GP curriculum, this fourth edition of the best-selling Oxford Handbook of General Practice is a practical guide to all aspects of general practice; from vital clinical information, to valuable practical guidance from experienced GPs. This is the essential guide for all those working in general practice.
Comprehensively covering everything a doctor needs to work in, or manage a GP practice, this handbook ensures readers are always up-to-date with the latest guidelines, the most recent protocols, and cutting-edge clinical information. With concise, bullet-point information the chapters are now colour-coded to ensure the reader can find vital emergency or clinical information without delay. With new full colour photographs added to the chapters on dermatology and ophthalmology. Fully illustrated,
and packed with even more figures, diagrams, management boxes, and tables to improve ease-of-reference, the reader will always have the vital information they need at their fingertips.
Comprehensively covering everything a doctor needs to work in, or manage a GP practice, this handbook ensures readers are always up-to-date with the latest guidelines, the most recent protocols, and cutting-edge clinical information. With concise, bullet-point information the chapters are now colour-coded to ensure the reader can find vital emergency or clinical information without delay. With new full colour photographs added to the chapters on dermatology and ophthalmology. Fully illustrated,
and packed with even more figures, diagrams, management boxes, and tables to improve ease-of-reference, the reader will always have the vital information they need at their fingertips.
Reviews / Votes
The book is thorough and comprehensive, yet easy to read and well written, illustrated by useful... figures and tables. It contains most of the medical information and knowledge you need for use in a general medical practice, both in day-to-day and emergency contexts. * Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association *More details
Series
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
158 full colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 188 mm
Width: 101 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
588 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-967103-8 (9780199671038)
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Chantal Simon | Hazel Everitt | Francoise van Dorp
Oxford Handbook of General Practice
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06/2020
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Oxford University Press
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Persons
Author
General Practitioner, Banks and Bearwood Medical Practice, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK, and Executive Editor of InnovAiT
Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care, Southampton University, UK
General Practitioner, Brentford, Essex, UK
GP Registrar, Flansham Park Health Centre, Bognor Regis, UK
Content
1. What is General Practice ; 2. Contracts ; 3. Practice management ; 4. Education, monitoring, and research ; 5. Consulting and certification ; 6. Prescribing ; 7. Minor surgery ; 8. Healthy living ; 9. Chronic disease management and elderly care ; 10. Cardiology and vascular disease ; 11. Respiratory medicine ; 12. Endocrinology ; 13. Gastrointestinal medicine ; 14. Renal medicine and urology ; 15. Musculoskeletal problems ; 16. Neurology ; 17. Dermatology ; 18. Infectious diseases ; 19. Haematology and immunology ; 20. Breast disease ; 21. Gynaecology ; 22. Sexual health and contraception ; 23. Pregnancy ; 24. Child health ; 25. Ear, nose, and throat ; 26. Ophthalmology ; 27. Mental health ; 28. Cancer and palliative care ; 29. Emergencies in general practice