This innovative new Academy Collection is a series of quick reference books that cover the most common concerns that make up the largest part of your practice. Practicing family physicians and the AAFP provide the essentials on topics ranging from musculoskeletal disorders, skin disorders, children's health, conditions of aging, challenging diagnoses and frequently performed office procedures.
Subsequent chapters focus on groups of diseases.
Each chapter is formatted to provide easy access to information on diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Appendices cover surgical techniques, recommendations for use of topical corticosteroids, and treatment of neonatal rashes, dermatoses seen in pregnancy, and HIV-associated rashes. Women's Health is a tool for the family physician that covers the most common questions and problems encountered in the office. Covering menopause, contraception and menstrual disorders, as well as prevention of obesity, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease, this handy, readable reference is ideal for all physicians involved in the field of women's health care. Children's Healt h presents the major issues associated with the pediatric patient that are encountered in the family physician's office.