Practical General Practice: Guidelines for Effective Clinical Management

Description:
Practical General Practice: Guidelines for Effective Clinical Management, Eighth 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.

Features:

• Information on more than 1000 conditions commonly seen in general practice
• Bullet points for action give the GP an immediate summary of the issues that must be covered in the consultation
• All recommendations are highly specific – provides a firm guide for GPs rather than a list of possibilities to consider
• Recommendations all based on the latest evidence and guidelines
• Uses bullet points, tables and flow charts to help the reader access information quickly
• Useful appendices include treatment algorithms and tables

New To This Edition:

• New section on the management of obesity
• New section on the management of acute kidney injuries
• Updated in line with new NICE guidelines

Table Of Contents:

Section 1: Principles and Practice of Primary Care

1. Principles and Practice of Primary Care

2. Long-Term Conditions

3. Communication Skills

4. Disability

Section 2: Manual of Clinical Practice

5. Childhood Problems

6. Cardiovascular Problems

7. Respiratory Problems

8. Gastroenterologic Problems

9. Surgical Problems

10. Musculoskeletal Problems

11. Neurologic Problems

12. Women’s Health

13. Obstetric Problems

14. Older People

15. Contraception, Sexual Problems, and Sexually Transmitted Infections

16. Psychiatric Problems

17. Urinary and Renal Problems

18. Ear, Nose, and Throat

19. Eye Problems

20. Skin Problems

21. Allergic Problems

22. Diabetes and Endocrinology

23. Persistent Physical Symptoms

24. Palliative Care and Care of the Dying Patient

Section 3: Appendices

1. UK Routine Schedule of Immunisations

2. Incubation Periods and Infectivities of Common Diseases
3: Suggested Immunisations for Travel

4. Notification of Infectious Diseases

5. Child Health Promotion

6. Stages of Child Development

7. Stages of Puberty

8. Predicted Normal Peak Flow Values in Children (Younger Than 15 Years of Age)

9. Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) in Normal Subjects

10. Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) and Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)
11A. Summary of Management of Asthma in Adults
11B. Summary of Management of Asthma in Children
11C. Management of Acute Asthma in Adults in General Practice
11D. Management of Acute Asthma in Children in General Practice

12. Guidance for Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Prescribing

13. Dermatomes and Myotomes

14. Testing Peripheral Nerves

15. Drug Levels

16. Checklist to Guide the Review of a Patient With Multiple Sclerosis

17. Medical Management of Patients With Obesity

18. Immunisations in Pregnancy (UK)

19. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

20. Admission Procedures for Patients With Mental Health Problems

21. Early Warning Form for Use in Psychotic Illness

22. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

23. The International Prostate Symptom Score

24. Body Mass Index for Adults

25. Reference Ranges for Young Adults

26. Anaphylaxis

27. Problems Associated With Specific Causes of Disability

28. The Community Dependency Index

29. The Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire

30. Drug Stabilities in Syringe Drivers

31. Suspected Cancer: Recognition and Referral

32. Opioid Dose Conversion Chart