| Description |
Murtagh?s General Practice is now available in this outstanding fourth edition. Widely recognised as the most influential publication for general practice and primary health care, substantial changes have been made for this revision to ensure currency, readability and ease of se. This edition includes six new chapters for access to current guidelines on nasal disorders, surgical problems in children, infections in pregnancy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic heart failure and thrombosis and thromboembolism. For the first time, Murtagh?s General Practice is produced in full colour, with over 600 illustrations. A colour artwork program has been consistently applied to the popular clean and simple diagrams to enhance understanding. Over 100 clinical photos provide authentic and visual examples of many conditions. A significantly enhanced index has many more sub categories with singular page references to ensure you can find the exact information required. |
| Table of Contents |
Part 1 The basis of general practice 1 The nature and content of general practice 2 The family 3 Consulting skills 4 Communication skills 5 Counselling skills 6 Difficult, demanding and angry patients 7 Palliative care 8 The elderly patient 9 Prevention in general practice 10 Nutrition in health and illness 11 Health promotion and dedication 12 Pain and its management 13 Whole person approach to management 14 Travel and topical medicine 15 Research and evidence-based medicine 16 Laboratory investigations Part 2 Diagnostic perspective in general practice 17 Inspection as a clinical skill 18 A safe diagnostic strategy 19 Genetic conditions 20 Depression 21 Diabetes mellitus: diagnosis 22 Drug problems 23 Anaemia 24 Thyroid and other endocrine disorders 25 Spinal dysfunction 26 Urinary tract infection 27 Malignant disease 28 HIV/AIDS - could it be HIV? 29 Baffling viral and protozoal infections 30 Baffling bacterial infections 31 Chronic renal failure 32 Connective tissue disorders and the vasculitides 33 Neurological dilemmas Part 3 Problem solving in general practice 34 Abdominal pain 35 Arthritis 36 Anorectal disorders 37 Low back pain 38 Thoracic back pain 39 Bruising and bleeding 40 Chest pain 41 Constipation 42 Cough 43 Deafness and hearing loss 44 Diarrhoea 45 The disturbed patient 46 Dizziness 47 Dyspepsia (indigestion) 48 Dysphagia 49 Dyspnoea 50 The painful ear 51 The red and tender eye 52 Pain in the face 53 Fevers and chills 54 Faints, fits and funny turns 55 Haematemesis and melaena 56 Headache 57 Hoarseness 58 Jaundice 59 Nasal disorders 60 Nausea and vomiting 61 Neck lumps 62 Neck pain 63 Shoulder pain 64 Pain in the arm and hand 65 Hip and buttock pain 66 Pain in the leg 67 The painful knee 68 Pain in the foot and ankle 69 Walking difficulty 70 Palpitations 71 Sleep disorders 72 Sore mouth and tongue 73 Sore throat 74 Tiredness 75 The unconscious patient 76 Urinary disorders 77 Visual failure 78 Weight gain 79 Weight loss Part 4 Child and adolescent health 80 An approach to the child 81 Specific problems of children 82 Surgical problems of children 83 Common childhood infectious diseases (including skin eruptions) 84 Behaviour disorders in children 85 Child abuse 86 Emergencies in children 87 Adolescent health Part 5 Women's health 88 Cervical cancer and Pap smears 89 Family planning 90 Breast pain (mastalgia) 91 Lumps in the breast 92 Abnormal uterine bleeding 93 Lower abdominal and pelvic pain in women 94 Premenstrual syndrome 95 The menopause and osteoporosis 96 Vaginal discharge 97 Vulvar disorders 98 Domestic violence and sexual assualt 99 Basic antenatal care 100 Infections in pregnancy 101 High risk pregnancy 102 Postnatal care Part 6 Men's health 103 Men's health: an overview 104 Scrotal pain 105 Inguinoscrotal lumps 106 Disorders of the penis 107 Disorders of the prostrate Part 7 Sexually related problems 108 The subfertile couple 109 Sexual health 110 Sexually transmitted infections Part 8 Problems of the skin 111 A diagnostic and management approach to skin problems 112 Pruritis 113 Common skin problems 114 Acute skin eruptions 115 Skin ulcers 116 Common lumps and bumps 117 Pigmented skin lesions 118 Hair disorders 119 Nail disorders Part 9 Chronic disorder: continuing management 120 Alcohol problems 121 Allergic disorders including hay fever 122 Anxiety 123 Asthma 124 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 125 Epilepsy 126 Hypertension 127 Dyslipidaemia 128 Diabetes mellitus: management 129 Chronic heart failure Part 10 Accident and emergency medicine 130 Emergency care 131 The doctor's bag 132 Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks 133 Thrombosis and thromboembolism 134 Common skin wounds and foreign bodies 135 Common fractures and dislocations 136 Common sporting injuries Part 11 Aboriginal health 137 The health of Indigenous peoples Appendices |
| Supplements |
ISBN: 0070134596 Author(s): MURTAGH |
