Principles of ambulatory medicine /
Fiebach, Nicholas H.
Barker, L. Randol(Lee Randol)
Burton, John R.(John Russell),1937-
Zieve, Philip D.,1932-
Philadelphia ; London : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
c2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ambulatory care: territory and core proficiencies -- Practicing evidence-based medicine -- The practitioner-patient relationship and communication during clinical encounters -- Patient education and the promotion of healthy behaviors -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- Sexual disorders: diagnosis and treatment -- Sleep disorders -- Occupational and environmental disease and bioterrorism -- Selected special services and programs: disability insurance, vocational rehabilitation, family and medical leave act, and home health services -- Care of the patient with cancer -- Adolescent patients: special considerations -- Geriatric medicine: special considerations -- Care at the end of life -- Integrating prevention into ambulatory practice -- Principles of nutrition in ambulatory care -- Exercise for the healthy patient -- Genetic testing and counseling -- Immunization to prevent infectious disease -- Evaluation of psychosocial problems -- Psychotherapy in ambulatory practice -- Somatization -- Anxiety and anxiety disorders -- Personality and personality disorders -- Mood disorders -- Schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders -- Cognitive impairment and mental illness in the elderly -- Tobacco use and dependence -- Alcoholism and associated problems -- Illicit and therapeutic use of drugs with abuse liability -- Allergy and related conditions -- Approach to the patient with fever -- Bacterial infections of the skin -- Respiratory tract infections -- Tuberculosis in the ambulatory patient -- Acute gastroenteritis and associated conditions -- Genitourinary infections -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses -- Human immunodeficiency virus infection -- Ambulatory care for selected infections including osteomyelitis, lung abscess, and endocarditis -- International medicine: care of travelers and foreign-born patients -- Disorders of the esophagus: dsyphagia, noncardiac chest pain, and gastroesophageal reflux -- Peptic ulcer disease -- Abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome -- Selected gastrointestinal problems: constipation and diarrhea -- Selected gastrointestinal problems: gastrointestinal bleeding, colorectal cancer screening, and diverticular diseases -- Diseases of the liver -- Proteinuria -- Hematuria -- Hypokalemia --
Urinary stones -- Chronic kidney disease -- Selected disorders of the prostate -- Urinary incontinence -- Anemia -- Disorders of hemostasis -- Thromboembolic disease -- Selected disorders of lymph nodes and lymphocytes -- Common pulmonary problems: cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea, chest pain, and abnormal chest X-ray -- Obstructive airway diseases: asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Lung cancer -- Coronary artery disease -- Postmyocardial infarction care and cardiac rehabilitation -- Cardiac arrhythmias -- Common cardiac disorders revealed by auscultation of the heart -- Heart failure -- Hypertension -- Approach to musculoskeletal injuries -- Shoulder and elbow pain -- Neck pain -- Low back pain -- Knee, lower leg, and ankle pain -- Commom problems of the feet -- Nonarticular rheumatic disorders -- Osteoarthritis -- Crystal-induced arthritis -- Rheumatoid arthritis -- Spondyloarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and reactive arthritis -- Diabetes mellitus -- Thyroid disorders -- Selected endocrine problems: pituitary and adrenal disorders, therapeutic use of steroids, disorders of water metabolism, hypoglycemia -- Disorders of lipid metabolism -- Obesity -- Disorders of bone and mineral metabolism: hypocalcemia, hypercalcemia, osteomalacia, male osteoporosis, paget disease of bone -- Male reproductive and sexual disorders -- Evaluation of the patient with neurologic symptoms -- Headaches and facial pain -- Seizure disorders -- Dizziness, vertigo, motion sickness, syncope and near syncope, and disequilibrium -- Common disorders of movement: tremor and parkinson disease -- Cerebrovascular disease -- Peripheral neuropathy -- Preoperative planning for ambulatory patients -- Peripheral arterial disease, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and peripheral aneurysms -- Lower extremity ulcers and varicose veins -- Diseases of the biliary tract -- Hernias of the groin and abdominal wall -- Benign conditions of the anus and rectum -- Approach to women's health -- Contraception and preconception counseling -- Menstrual disorders and other disorders of female reproductive endocrinology -- Nonmalignant vulvovaginal disorders, pelvic inflammatory disease, and chronic pelvic pain -- Osteoporosis -- Early detection of gynecologic malignancy -- Diseases of the breast -- Menopause and beyond -- Common problems associated with impaired vision: refractive errors and laser refractive surgery, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration -- Glaucoma -- Diseases of the eyelid, conjunctiva, and anterior segment of the eye -- Hearing loss and associated problems -- Selected disorders of the nose and throat: epistaxis, snoring, anosmia, hoarseness, and hiccups -- Common problems of the teeth and oral cavity -- Diagnoses and treatment of skin disorders -- Atypical moles and common cancers of the skin -- Disorders of the pilosebaceous unit: acne and related disorders and hair loss -- Dermatitis and psoriasis -- Primary superficial fungal and viral infections and infestations -- Autoimmune blistering diseases, photosensitve eruptions, and drug eruptions.
Family medicine.
Ambulatory medical care.