Saunders' pocket essentials of general practice

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Title:

Author:

Bradley, Colin P.

ISBN:

9780702026485

Personal Author:

Bradley, Colin P.

Publication Information:

Edinburgh : Elsevier Saunders, 2006.

Physical Description:

viii, 349 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Series:

Saunders' pocket essentials

Series Title:

Saunders' pocket essentials

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

1. The nature and scope of general practice -- 2. Approach to diagnosis and treatment -- 3. Acute emergencies -- 4. Acute and self-limiting illness -- 5. Chronic illness -- 6. Health promotion and disease prevention -- 7. Prescribing -- 8. Referral to specialists -- 9. Doctor-patient communication -- 10. The primary care team -- 11. The GP in the healthcare system -- 12. Ethical aspects of general practice.

Subject Term:

Family practice -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Primary care (Medicine) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Family Practice -- Handbooks.

Primary Health Care -- Handbooks.

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Summary

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It provides students with a succinct text covering all the key issues in primary care from the point of view of the medical student and trainee junior doctor. A succinct guide to key issues in general practice Covers important concepts that students are now required to understand, such as doctor-patient relationships, chronic disease management, performance review (audit) etc Specific information on management of the most common acute and chronic diseases seen in general practice Includes exam questions for revision