Practical General Practice is designed as a highly useful quick reference guide to be used by busy GPs during consultations.
This handy book contains the latest guidelines and treatment recommendations for the vast majority of presentations commonly seen in general practice. Information is presented in a way that is quickly accessible in a time-pressured environment, including assessment, clinical investigations and management options.
Edited by practising GPs, this eighth edition has been fully updated and will be valuable to GP registrars, newly qualified GPs, and more experienced practitioners who wish to keep their knowledge up to date.
Preface The structure of the book Acknowledgements List of contributors
SECTION 1 Principles and practice of primary care Long term conditions Communication skills Disability
SECTION 2 Childrens health Cardiovascular problems Respiratorty problems Gastroenterologic problems Surgical problems Musculoskeletal problems Neurological problems Womens health Obstetric problems Older peoples health Contraception, sexual problems, and STI Infectious diseases and vaccinations Psychiatric problems Urinary and renal problems ENT problems Eye problems Skin problems Allergic problems Diabetes and endocrinology Persistent physical symptoms and symptoms without apparent disease Palliative care and care of the dying patient
SECTION 3 Schedule of imms Incubation and infectivity of common diseases Suggested table of imms (travel) Notifiable diseases Child health programme Child development stages Stages of puberty Child PEFR Adult PEFR FEV1/FVC Asthma management (adults) Asthma management (children) Acute severe asthma (adult) Acute severe asthma (child) RTI care pathway DMARD prescribing dermatomes and myotomes testing peripheral nerves drug levels MS reviews Medical mx of obesity Imms in pregnancy EPNDS Mental health admission procedures EWS for psychosis AUDIT IPSS BMI Reference ranges Anaphylaxis Problems of disability Community dependency index EADL questionnaire Drug stabilities in syringe drivers 2ww referral guidelines opioid conversion index
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