Essentials of Family Medicine,9780683301472

Essentials of Family Medicine

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ISBN13: 9780683301472
ISBN10: 0683301470
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-06-01
Publisher(s): Williams & Wilkins
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Summary

Written at the clerkship level, this comprehensive introduction to family medicine is organized into three sections--principles of family medicine, preventive care, and common problems--and includes chapters on evidence-based medicine and complementary therapies. The text has a user-friendly writing style, focuses on common clinical problems, and uses case studies to show practical applications of key concepts.

Table of Contents

Preface vii(2)
Contributors ix
I. PRINCIPLES OF FAMILY MEDICINE 3(76)
1. A Day in a Life
3(8)
JOHN J. FREY
2. From Cradle to Rocker: Providing Care Across the Human Life Cycle
11(14)
B. LEWIS BARNETT, JR.
3. Keeping "The Family" in Focus During Patient Care
25(16)
DALE ALEXANDER
SANDRA CLARK
4. Outside the Office Walls
41(22)
MARY JEAN SCHENK
JOSEPH M. KEENAN
ADAM O. GOLDSTEIN
BEAT STEINER
DONALD PATHMAN
5. Family Practice in an Era of Rapid Change
63(16)
LOUIS B. JACQUES
II. PREVENTIVE CARE 79(124)
6. Helping Your Patients Stay Healthy
79(20)
PETER CURTIS
ADAM O. GOLDSTEIN
7. Pregnancy Prevention and Contraception
99(28)
MELANIE MINTZER
8. Prenatal Care
127(14)
MARGARET R. HELTON
9. Well Child and Adolescent Care
141(16)
BEAT STEINER
10. Well Adult Care
157(22)
MELISSA M. HICKS
11. Promoting Health for Women at Menopause
179(12)
PATRICIA ANN PAYNE
PETER CURTIS
12. Complementary Therapies in Family Medicine
191(12)
SUSAN GAYLORD
III. COMMON PROBLEMS 203(496)
13. Common Problems: Overview and General Approach
203(18)
PHILIP D. SLOANE
PETER CURTIS
MARK H. EBELL
MICHAEL FISHER
TIMOTHY J. IVES
WARREN P. NEWTON
14. Abdominal Pain
221(22)
JOHN J. SMUCNY
LORNE A. BECKER
15. Addiction
243(20)
ROBERT E. GWYTHER
16. Ankle and Knee Pain
263(18)
JAMES E. DUNLAP
HENRY C. BARRY
17. Anxiety and Depression
281(10)
THOMAS L. SCHWENK
18. Arthritis and Rheumatism
291(18)
PETER CURTIS
19. Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
309(22)
DOROTHY E. VURA-WEIS
20. Breast Problems
331(18)
KENDRA L. SCHWARTZ
21. Chest Pain
349(18)
LEE A. GREEN
22. Chronic Cardiac Disease
367(14)
RICHARD W. PRETORIUS
MICHAEL J. FRANKLIN, JR.
23. Diabetes Mellitus
381(20)
SAMUEL S. WEIR
TIMOTHY J. IVES
24. Dizziness
401(10)
ALEXANDER W. CHESSMAN
PHILIP D. SLOANE
25. Dysuria
411(14)
GEORGE R. BERGUS
26. Fatigue
425(10)
DAVID N. LITTLE
27. Fever in Infants and Preschool Children
435(12)
WILLIAM C. WADLAND
28. Headache
447(14)
JOHN P. FOGARTY
29. HIV Disease
461(12)
J. KEVIN CARMICHAEL
30. Hypertension
473(10)
WARREN P. NEWTON
TIMOTHY J. IVES
31. Low Back Pain
483(18)
PHILIP D. SLOANE
32. Menstrual Syndromes
501(18)
BARBARA SUPANICH
33. Neck Pain
519(8)
PETER CURTIS
34. Prostate Diseases
527(16)
JOHN M. HICKNER
JULIE P. GRUBB
35. Respiratory Tract Infections
543(16)
PETER CURTIS
36. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
559(22)
MARGARET R.H. NUSBAUM
37. Shoulder Pain
581(16)
SCOTT H. GRINDEL
DOUG MCKEAG
38. Skin Problems
597(16)
RICHARD P. USATINE
39. Skin Wounds: Minor Lacerations, Contusions, and Abrasions
613(10)
WAYNE A. HALE
40. Sore Throat
623(12)
MARK H. EBELL
41. Thyroid Disease
635(22)
MINDY SMITH
M. DEAN HAVRON, JR.
42. Vaginitis
657(22)
BARBARA D. REED
43. Weight Management and Obesity
679(20)
PAUL F. DUNN
Index 699

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