cover image - Textbook of Family Medicine Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 9th Edition
ISBN: 9780323428422
Copyright: 2015
Publication Date: 06-01-2015
Page Count: 1215
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $152.99

Textbook of Family Medicine Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 9th Edition

by Robert E. Rakel, MD and David P. Rakel, MD

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Textbook of Family Medicine Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 9th Edition
ISBN: 9780323428422
Copyright: 2015
Publication Date: 06-01-2015
Page Count: 1215
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $152.99
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    • Gain a new understanding of the patient-centered medical home and how to achieve this status in outpatient clinics.
    • Make the most effective care decisions with help from "Evidence vs. Harm" icons that guide you through key treatments of common medical conditions.
    • Take advantage of today’s most useful online resources with a convenient list of outstanding clinical websites.
    • Quickly spot "Best Evidence Recommendations" with special boxes located throughout the text, and glean helpful tips on diagnosis and therapy from "Key Points" boxes found on every page.
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  • Part One: Principles of Family Medicine

    1. The Family Physician

    2. The Patient-Centered Medical Home

    3. Psychosocial Influences on Health

    4. Care of the Elderly Patient

    5. Care of the Dying Patient

    6. Care of the Self

    7. Preventive Health Care

    8. Behavioral Change and Patient Empowerment

    9. Interpreting the Medical Literature: Applying Evidence-Based Medicine in Practice

    10. Information Technology

    11. Clinical Problem Solving

    12. Integrative Medicine

    13. Establishing Rapport

    14. Interpreting Laboratory Tests

      15. Part Two: Practice of Family Medicine

    15. Infectious Diseases

    16. Pulmonary Medicine

    17. Ophthalmology

    18. Otorhinolaryngology

    19. Allergy

    20. Obstetrics

    21. Care of the Newborn

    22. Growth and Development

    23. Behavioral Problems in Children and Adolescents

    24. Child Abuse

    25. Gynecology

    26. Contraception

    27. Cardiovascular Disease

    28. Common Office Procedures

    29. Sports Medicine

    30. Common Issues in Orthopedics

    31. Back and Neck Pain

    32. Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Problems

    33. Dermatology

    34. Diabetes Mellitus

    35. Endocrinology

    36. Obesity

    37. Nutrition and Family Medicine

    38. Gastroenterology

    39. Hematology

    40. Urinary Tract Disorders

    41. Neurology

    42. Human Sexuality

    43. Clinical Genomics

    44. Crisis Intervention, Trauma, and Disasters

    45. Difficult Encounters: Patients with Personality Disorders

    46. Anxiety and Depression

    47. Delirium and Dementia

    48. Alcohol Use Disorders

    49. Nicotine Addiction

    50. Substance Use Disorders

  • Robert E. Rakel, MD, Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas and David P. Rakel, MD, Professor & Chair, Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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