Category: Primary Care

Reichel’s Care of the Elderly: Clinical Aspects of Aging 8th Edition

Reichel’s Care of the Elderly: Clinical Aspects of Aging 8th Edition

This eighth edition of Dr Reichel’s formative text remains the go-to guide for practicing physicians and allied health staff confronted with the unique problems of an increasing elderly population. Fully updated and revised, it provides a practical guide for all health specialists, emphasizing the clinical management of the elderly patient with simple to complex problems. Featuring four new chapters and the incorporation of geriatric emergency medicine into chapters.

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The book begins with a general approach to the management of older adults, followed by a review of common geriatric syndromes, and proceeding to an organ-based review of care. The final section addresses principles of care, including care in special situations, psychosocial aspects of our aging society, and organization of care. Particular emphasis is placed on cost-effective, patient-centered care, including a discussion of the Choosing Wisely campaign. A must-read for all practitioners seeking practical and relevant information in a comprehensive format.

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Oxford Handbook of Pre-hospital Care 2nd Edition

Oxford Handbook of Pre-hospital Care 2nd Edition

Second edition of this medical book, the Oxford Handbook of Pre-hospital Care is the invaluable guide to providing high-quality care in a pre-hospital environment. Evidence-based and reflecting new developments in regulation and practice, this second edition is designed to provide key information for all immediate care practitioners, including doctors, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and community responders. The medical book has been cross-referenced with the Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC) handbook to ensure full clinical relevance.

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Reflecting the major advances in delivery of pre-hospital care, including the greater survival benefits for heart attacks and major trauma when delivering patients directly to higher levels of care, the evolution of the paramedic role into critical care paramedics, roadside rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia, and the introduction of mechanical chest compression devices, this new edition is the ideal companion for those involved in delivering pre-hospital care. It also links to relevant online databases and mobile apps that can assist with calculations, and contains key algorithms and formulae to ensure good care.

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Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage 3rd Edition

Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage 3rd Edition

Specifically designed to address the expanding role of physical therapists in primary care, Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage, 3rd Edition covers all the information and skills you need to be successful in the field. Updated content throughout the text helps you stay up to date on the best practices involving patient examination, medical screening, patient management, and communication. This new third edition also features a new chapter on electrodiagnostic testing, a new chapter on patients with a history of trauma, and updated information on how to screen and examine the healthy population. It’s a must-have resource for any physical therapist wanting to obtain the technical expertise and clinical decision-making abilities to meet the challenges of a changing profession.

  • Tailored content reflects the specific needs of physical therapists in primary care.
  • Emphasis on communication skills underscores this essential aspect of quality patient care.
  • Overview of the physical examination is provided in the text to ground therapists in the basis for differential diagnosis and recognizing conditions.
  • NEW! Updated content throughout the text reflects the current state of primary care and physical therapy practice.
  • NEW! New chapter on electrodiagnostic testing helps familiarize physical therapists with indications for electrodiagnostic testing and implications of test results to their clinical decision-making.
  • NEW! New chapter on patients with a history of trauma emphasizes the red flags that physical therapists need to recognize for timely patient referral for appropriate tests.
  • NEW! Updated information on how to screen and examine the healthy population enhances understanding of the foundations of practice and the role that physical therapists can fill in primary care models.

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ICPC-3 International Classification of Primary Care 3rd Edition

ICPC-3 International Classification of Primary Care 3rd Edition

This third edition of the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-3) is indispensible for anyone wishing to use the international classification system for classification of morbidity data in a primary care setting. Distilling the many standards that are applied internationally in primary & community care and public health to offer a telescopic view, the classification has been completely rewritten to reflect the continued shift in the health paradigm of primary care and public health towards the person rather than the disease or provider. The content of ICPC-3 remains closely ‘linked’ to relevant related international classifications. The ICPC-3 also contributes to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, specifically to Goal 3 and its target of ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages.

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Dermatology for the Primary Care Provider

Dermatology for the Primary Care Provider

Designed for today’s busy family physicians, Dermatology for the Primary Care Provider is an easy-to-use reference covering the diagnosis and management of commonly seen dermatologic conditions. It provides practical, everyday guidance for quick reference at the point of care, including management pitfalls, clinical warning signs, specific treatment recommendations, and much more. Packed with need-to-know information, this unique resource is invaluable both when you are confident in your diagnosis and need guidance on next steps, or when you need step-by-step assistance on initial management in the absence of a definitive diagnosis.

  • Highlights common management pitfalls, how to rule out acutely dangerous entities, and clinical warning signs requiring urgent referral.
  • Provides specific treatment recommendations including which level of therapy is necessary, clear instructions on how to prescribe, and what to watch for.
  • Includes numerous treatment algorithms throughout, as well as a differential diagnosis overview list in every chapter with cross-references to the corresponding page.
  • Contains helpful information on patient education as well as answers to commonly asked patient questions.
  • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Primary Care Procedures in Women’s Health 2nd ed

Primary Care Procedures in Women’s Health 2nd ed

Primary Care Procedures in Women’s Health 2nd ed

This book provides primary care physicians and their medical teams with the detailed information they need to offer a full range of women’s health procedures to their patients. Many primary care providers offer women’s health procedures in an office setting for a variety of reasons, from the value placed on continuity of care to the lack of access to specialty care that patients may experience in rural areas. Each chapter in this book is written by a primary care physician and outlines one women’s health procedure and its background information, indications, contraindications, complications, equipment, procedure steps, an office note, patient instructions and a patient handout. Tricks, helpful hints, key points, discussion questions, algorithms, and a wealth of illustrations are included through the book. This second edition is fully updated with the latest procedures and guidelines, ICD 10 coding information, and three new chapters on population health, contraceptive choice, and insertable contraceptive removal. Primary Care Procedures in Women’s Health, Second Edition, is an ideal reference for all providers―including family physicians, general internists, residents, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physicians assistants―to be competent and comfortable performing a spectrum of office-based, women’s health procedures.

 

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Comprehensive Cardiovascular Medicine in the Primary Care Setting 2nd Edition

Comprehensive Cardiovascular Medicine in the Primary Care Setting 2nd Edition

The thoroughly updated second edition of this key textbook provides an authoritative discussion of cardiovascular disease for the practicing primary care clinician. It examines a variety of disease states with emphasis on risk factors, risk estimation, and established cardiac disease. The book also explores the co-morbid conditions that surround cardiovascular disease. It includes key points, algorithms, case studies, recommendations on evidence-based practice, and summary boxes. A key resource for the busy practitioner, the Second Edition of Comprehensive Cardiovascular Medicine in the Primary Care Setting is designed to give residents, fellows, and primary care physicians the skills to confidently perform assessments, initiate and maintain efficacious therapy, and know when a referral to a cardiologist is advisable.

 

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Comprehensive Cardiovascular Medicine in the Primary Care Setting

Comprehensive Cardiovascular Medicine in the Primary Care Setting

Comprehensive Cardiovascular Medicine in the Primary Care Setting provides an authoritative, detailed discussion of cardiovascular disease balanced with practical utility. Disease states are explained with emphasis on risk factors, risk estimation, and established cardiac disease. The book also delves into the co-morbid conditions which surround cardiovascular disease, including peripheral vascular disease, chronic kidney disease, depression, and erectile dysfunction, with the goal of improving quality of life for affected individuals. An abundance of algorithms, case studies, and recommendations on evidence-based best practices facilitate rapid learning. A key resource for the busy practitioner, this book is designed to give the reader the skills to confidently perform assessments, initiate and maintain efficacious therapy, and know when a referral to a cardiologist is advisable.

 

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ENT in Primary Care: A Concise Guide 1st ed.

ENT in Primary Care: A Concise Guide 1st ed.

This volume serves as a practical guide for the primary care provider to better understand the clinical history, clinical examination, and accurate management of ENT disease. Additionally, the text aims to help general physicians and nurse practitioners to reduce the number of specialist referrals for patients requiring ENT care. Topics cover the most common ENT symptoms that can expect to be managed in a primary care setting, ENT diagnostic instrumentation for surgery, and how to determine when a patient can be managed in a general practice or referred to secondary care. Other topics cover the history of ENT, common red flags, rhinology, and laryngology.

ENT in Primary Care: A Concise Guide will be a useful resource for medical students, general physicians in training, board certified physicians, and nurse practitioners treating ENT patients.

 

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Conn’s Current Therapy 2019 1st Edition

Conn’s Current Therapy 2019 1st Edition

Current, evidence-based treatment information in a concise yet in-depth format … that’s the successful blueprint for Conn’s Current Therapy. Designed specifically for busy primary care specialists and other first-line care providers, the 2019 edition of this practical reference delivers reliable diagnosis and treatment protocols for the conditions you’re most likely to see. You’ll find personal approaches from leaders in the field, covering common complaints, acute diseases, and chronic illnesses – more than 300 topics, all carefully reviewed and updated to help with accurate, efficient decision making in daily practice.

  • Follows a consistent, easy-to-use format throughout, with diagnosis, therapy, drug protocols, and treatment pearls presented in quick-reference boxes and tables for point-of-care answers to common clinical questions.
  • Features significantly revised chapters on sepsis • bacterial pneumonia • ADHD • endometriosis • atrial fibrillation • congestive heart failure • pericarditis • diabetes mellitus • measles • myasthenia gravis • irritable bowel syndrome • Parkinson’s disease • seizures and epilepsy in adolescents and adults • acute bronchitis and other viral respiratory illnesses • urinary incontinence • neutropenia • venous thromboembolism • fungal diseases of the skin • diseases of the nails • and more.
  • Includes all-new chapters on fatty liver, pancreatic cancer, and more.
  • Includes nearly 300 images, including algorithms, anatomical illustrations, and photographs, that provide useful information for diagnosis.
  • Provides current drug information thoroughly reviewed by PharmDs.
  • Shares the knowledge and expertise of 40 new authors who provide a fresh perspective in their specialties.
  • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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