Primary Care Medicine Recommendations.

Primary Care Medicine Recommendations is a portable decision-support tool for quick answers to more than 230 clinical problems seen in the outpatient setting. This easy-to-use pocket book presents specific recommendations for screening, workup, and management that help clinicians formulate effective...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Goroll, Allan H.
Other Authors: Mulley, Albert G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health, 2001
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Editors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Principles of Primary Care; Practice of Primary Care; Diagnostic Tests; Health Maintenance and Role of Screening; Risk and Prognosis; Choosing Treatment Options; Immunization; Systemic Problems; Chronic Fatigue; Fever; HIV-1 Infection; Lymphadenopathy; Overweight and Obesity; Weight Loss; Cardiovascular Problems; Aortic Regurgitation; Aortic Stenosis; Arterial Insufficiency; Asymptomatic Systolic Murmur; Atrial Fibrillation; Bacterial Endocarditis; Cardiovascular Rehabilitation; Chest Pain; Congestive Heart Failure.
  • Deep Vein ThrombophlebitisExercise; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertension; Leg Edema; Mitral Regurgitation; Mitral Stenosis; Palpitations; Rheumatic Fever; Stable Angina; Stress Testing; Superficial Thrombophlebitis; Syncope; Valvular Heart Disease; Varicose Veins; Venous Insufficiency; Ventricular Irritability; Respiratory Problems; Asthma; Bronchitis and Pneumonia; Chronic Cough; Chronic Dyspnea; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Clubbing; Common Cold; Hemoptysis; Interstitial Lung Disease; Occupational and Environmental Respiratory Disease; Pleural Effusions; Sarcoidosis; Sleep Apnea.
  • Smoking CessationSolitary Pulmonary Nodule; Tuberculosis; Gastrointestinal Problems; Abdominal Pain; Anorectal Complaints; Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure; Constipation; Diarrhea; Diverticular Disease; Dysphagia; External Hernia; Gallstones; Gastrointestinal Bleeding; Heartburn and Reflux; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Jaundice; Nausea and Vomiting; Nonulcer Dyspepsia; Pancreatitis; Peptic Ulcer Disease; Serum Transaminase (Aminotransferase) Elevation; Viral Hepatitis; Hematologic Problems; Anticoagulant Therapy; Anemia; Bleeding Problems; Erythrocytosis.
  • Sickle Cell DiseaseOncologic Problems; Bladder Cancer; Breast Cancer; Cancer (General); Cervical Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; Endometrial Cancer; Esophageal Cancer; Gastric Cancer; Hodgkin's Disease; Lung Cancer; Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Oral Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Pancreatic Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Renal Cell Carcinoma (Hypernephroma); Skin Cancer; Testicular Cancer; Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer; Tumor of Unknown Origin; Vaginal Cancer; Vulvar Cancer; Endocrinologic Problems; Diabetes Insipidus; Diabetes Mellitus; Galactorrhea and Hyperprolactinemia; Glucocorticoid Therapy; Gynecomastia.
  • HirsutismHypercalcemia; Hyperthyroidism; Hypoglycemia; Hypothyroidism; Gynecologic Problems; Breast Masses and Nipple Discharge; Fertility Control; Infertility; Menopause; Menstrual or Pelvic Pain; Secondary Amenorrhea; Unplanned Pregnancy; Vaginal Bleeding; Vaginal Discharge; Vulvar Pruritus; Genitourinary Problems; Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Chlamydial Infection; Gonorrhea; Hematuria; Incontinence and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction; Nephrolithiasis; Prostatitis; Proteinuria; Renal Failure; Scrotal Pain, Masses, and Swelling; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Syphilis; Urethritis in Men.