General Practice Medicine: An Illustrated Colour Text - Brossura

Taylor, Ross J.; Mcavoy, Brian R.; McAvoy, B. R.; O'Dowd, Tom

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ISBN 10: 0443060452 ISBN 13: 9780443060458

Casa editrice: Churchill Livingstone, 2003

Riassunto

Part of the Illustrated Color Text series, this highly visual and concise textbook presents topics in clinical medicine and related areas that will likely be encountered in general practice. Taking an evidence-based approach, this atlas-style resource discusses the differences between general practice and hospital-based care. Featuring an accessible presentation of material with a double-page spread for each topic, it also makes use of dynamic color for both clinical photographs and graphics.

• Familiarizes readers with the context of general practice and how it differs from hospital-based care.
• Provides a simple overview of clinical work carried out in the primary care/general practice setting.
• Offers a framework for learning.
• Fills in the gaps of clinical knowledge that are often not adequately covered in other textbooks.
• Features easy-to-access, double-page spreads.
• Uses an attractive, highly visual layout with full-color photos and graphics.
• Includes summary boxes for examination preparation.

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Recensione

"Presentation of this A4 sized book is first class with plenty of bullet pointed information in coloured boxes, easy-to-understand graphs and good quality colour photographs - all very easy on the eye.
In summary then, the book is an excellent introduction and overview of modern General Practice which helps the reader "talk the talk" before they actually "walk the walk"." Dr J M Sager (GP Leeds), Medix-UK website, October 2003
easy to read...a handy overview not only of the disease met in General Practice but of the broader picture of community medicine." 5th Year Medical Student, Liverpool University, December 2003
layout is neat, containing plenty of "key point tables" and diagrams, and is overall extremely easy to read.
Where the book shines is in the other sections where the diverse nature of GP practice is reflected in the topics covered ranging from GP consultation skills, how General Practice is organised and health promotion in the community." 5th Year Medic, Sphincter - Liverpool University Medical Magazine, December 2003

Contenuti

SECTION 1: GENERAL PRACTICE IN PERSPECTIVE
- Overview and philosophy of general practice
- Importance and relevance of primary care
- Models of health care
- International comparisons
- Resources and needs

SECTION 2: WORKING WITH PEOPLE
- Duties of the doctor
- Professional etiquette and ethics
- Clinical method, the consultation

SECTION 3: WORKING WITH POPULATIONS
- Records and demography
- The family and society
- Audit and quality control
SECTION 4: PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION
- Risk factors
- General principles-definition, models, and examples

SECTION 5: COMMON ACUTE HEALTH PROBLEMS
- Introduction
- Common acute problems, an overview
- Profile of acute problems in children and adolescents
- Profile of acute problems in adult and middle years
- Profile of acute problems in the elderly

SECTION 6: COMMON CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Anxiety and depression
- Heart disease
- Arthritis
- Backache
- Chronic skin disorders
- Urinary problems
- Epilepsy
- Migraine and chronic headache
- Chronic GI disorders
- At risk families
- Dysfunctional families

SECTION 7: SPECIAL TOPICS
- Prescribing
- Primary-secondary care interface
- Community care
- Alternative therapies
- Genetics
- Role of primary health care in social, environmental, and occupational health
- Research in primary care

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Churchill Livingstone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0443060452
• ISBN 13: 9780443060458
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Disegnatore: Chambers Graham
• Numero di pagine: 112
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: LSWR Group; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; Italia