Fundamentals of family medicine : the family medicine clerkship book
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Fundamentals of family medicine : the family medicine clerkship book
Springer, c1998
2nd ed
- softcover
- Uniform Title
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Family medicine
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"Consists of an overview of the principles of generalist health care followed by 25 ... chapters from the fifth edition of Family medicine"--Pref
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A presentation of family medicine, placing special emphasis on those problems most common in the office setting. The topics covered in the first edition have been reviewed and updated, and include information on drugs as well as new case studies, while this edition also includes new discussion questions, information on problems of the infant and child, and tables describing the Folstein Minimental Status Exam and assessment of the elderly. The index paradigm - a three-generation extended family with selected illnesses - is also featured. There is material on clinical prevention, consultations and referrals.
Table of Contents
Principles of Generalist Health Care.- Clinical Prevention.- Normal Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery.- Problems of the Newborn and Infant.- Common Problems of the Elderly.- Domestic Violence.- Headache.- Hypertension.- Sinusitis and Pharyngitis.- Viral Infections of the Respiratory Tract.- Otitis Media and Externa.- Ischemic Heart Disease.- Obstructive Airway Disease.- Gastritis, Esophagitis, and Peptic Ulcer Disease.- Urinary Tract Infections.- Vulvovaginitis and Cervicitis.- Disorders of the Back and Neck.- Osteoarthritis.- Common Dermatoses.- Diabetes Mellitus.- HIV Infection and AIDS.- Anxiety Disorders.- Depression.- Care of Acute Lacerations.- Athletic Injuries.- Care of the Dying Patient.
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