Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Description:

Completely revised and updated throughout, this new edition of the best-selling title in community pharmacy continues to provide an essential reference for undergraduate and pre-registration pharmacy trainees.

Features:

• Extended information on conditions to eliminate

• New products covered

• Clearly structured by basic anatomy, history-taking and body system

• Fully illustrated throughout

• Boxes throughout: trigger points indicative of referral; hints and tips

• Tables throughout: differential diagnosis (key questions for each condition); evidence-based OTC medication; practical prescribing; product selection

• Self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter, with answer explanations

• Expanded case studies at the end of each chapter

BONUS materials including:

* more self-assessment questions

* additional written case studies

* videos on physical examination

* a chapter covering evidence-based medicine

Table Of Contents:

Ch 1 - Making a diagnosis

Ch 2 - Respiratory system

Ch 3 - Ophthalmology

Ch 4 - Ear conditions

Ch 5 - Central nervous system

Ch 6 - Women's health

Ch 7 - Gastroenterology

Ch 8 - Dermatology

Ch 9 - Musculoskeletal conditions

Ch 10 - Paediatrics

Ch 11 - Specific product requests

Abbreviations

Glossary of terms