Key Features
* State-of-the-art Mentor Tips that convey key information and put details into perspective through the eyes of experienced physicians.
* Mentoring style to help you understand the PCP’s role on the “front line” of diagnosis and treatment and what that means for smart DDx • judicious use of lab tests • imaging • antibiotics • and referral to the appropriate specialist.
Table of Contents
I. Overview of Primary Care
1. Office Management and the Principles of Diagnosis and Management of Ambulatory Patients
2. Communicating with Patients
3. Clinical Epidemiology and Principles of Quantitative
4. Prevention and Screening
5. Preoperative Evaluation
II. Diagnosis and Management of Common Outpatient Symptoms
6. Headache
7. Common Sleep Disorders
8. Dizziness
9. Chest Pain
10. Sinusitis, Bronchitis, and Pharyngitis
11. Abdominal Pain
12. Diarrhea
13. Musculoskeletal Pain
14. Dermatology in Primary Care
15. Fatigue
16. Erectile Dysfunction
17. Anxiety and Depression
18. Somatization
III. Diagnosis and Management of Common Chronic Illnesses
19. Congestive Heart Failure
20. Hypertension
21. Asthma
22. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
23. Diabetes
24. Hyperlipidemia
25. Obesity
IV. Diagnosis and Management of Age-Related Conditions
26. Well Child Visit
27. Fever in Children
28. Otitis Media in Children
29. Geriatric Conditions
V. Women’s Health
30. Benign Breast Disease
31. Preconception Care
32. Hormone Replacement Therapy
33. Menstrual Disorders
34. Female Genital Symptoms
35. Pap Smear and Cervical Cancer Screening
36. Osteoporosis
37. Intimate Partner Violence
Appendices
A. Answers to Self-Test Questions
B. Abbreviations Used in this Book
