This new volume in the Illustrated Colour Text (ICT) series presents important topics in clinical medicine and related areas as they will be experienced in the primary care/general practice setting. Emphasis is give to the importance of an evidence-based approach.
SECTION 1: GENERAL PRACTICE IN PERSPECTIVE - Overview and philosophy of general practice - Importance and relevance of primary care - Models of health care - International comparisons - Resources and needs
SECTION 2: WORKING WITH PEOPLE - Duties of the doctor - Professional etiquette and ethics - Clinical method, the consultation
SECTION 3: WORKING WITH POPULATIONS - Records and demography - The family and society - Audit and quality control SECTION 4: PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION - Risk factors - General principles-definition, models, and examples
SECTION 5: COMMON ACUTE HEALTH PROBLEMS - Introduction - Common acute problems, an overview - Profile of acute problems in children and adolescents - Profile of acute problems in adult and middle years - Profile of acute problems in the elderly
SECTION 6: COMMON CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS - Asthma - Diabetes - Hypertension - Anxiety and depression - Heart disease - Arthritis - Backache - Chronic skin disorders - Urinary problems - Epilepsy - Migraine and chronic headache - Chronic GI disorders - At risk families - Dysfunctional families
SECTION 7: SPECIAL TOPICS - Prescribing - Primary-secondary care interface - Community care - Alternative therapies - Genetics - Role of primary health care in social, environmental, and occupational health - Research in primary care
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