Principles of ambulatory medicine
By: edited by Nicholas H. Fiebach ... [et al.] ; consulting editors, L. Randol Barker, Philip D. Zieve.
Contributors: Fiebach, Nicholas H.; Barker, L. Randol; Burton, John R. 1937-; Zieve, Philip D., 1932-
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; LWW; Brand: Lippincott Williams Wilkins
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1962
ISBN-13: 9780781762274
Subjects: Family medicine.; Ambulatory medical care.; Ambulatory Care.
Other titles: Barker, Burton and Zieve's; Ambulatory medicine
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ambulatory care: territory and core proficiencies; title: Practicing evidence-based medicine; title: The practitioner-patient relationship and communication during clinical encounters; title: Patient education and the promotion of healthy behaviors; title: Complementary and alternative medicine; title: Sexual disorders: diagnosis and treatment; title: Sleep disorders; title: Occupational and environmental disease and bioterrorism; title: Selected special services and programs: disability insurance, vocational rehabilitation, family and medical leave act, and home health services; title: Care of the patient with cancer; title: Adolescent patients: special considerations; title: Geriatric medicine: special considerations; title: Care at the end of life; title: Integrating prevention into ambulatory practice; title: Principles of nutrition in ambulatory care; title: Exercise for the healthy patient; title: Genetic testing and counseling; title: Immunization to prevent infectious disease; title: Evaluation of psychosocial problems; title: Psychotherapy in ambulatory practice; title: Somatization; title: Anxiety and anxiety disorders; title: Personality and personality disorders; title: Mood disorders; title: Schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders; title: Cognitive impairment and mental illness in the elderly; title: Tobacco use and dependence; title: Alcoholism and associated problems; title: Illicit and therapeutic use of drugs with abuse liability; title: Allergy and related conditions; title: Approach to the patient with fever; title: Bacterial infections of the skin; title: Respiratory tract infections; title: Tuberculosis in the ambulatory patient; title: Acute gastroenteritis and associated conditions; title: Genitourinary infections; title: Sexually transmitted diseases; title: Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses; title: Human immunodeficiency virus infection; title: Ambulatory care for selected infections including osteomyelitis, lung abscess, and endocarditis; title: International medicine: care of travelers and foreign-born patients; title: Disorders of the esophagus: dsyphagia, noncardiac chest pain, and gastroesophageal reflux; title: Peptic ulcer disease; title: Abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome; title: Selected gastrointestinal problems: constipation and diarrhea; title: Selected gastrointestinal problems: gastrointestinal bleeding, colorectal cancer screening, and diverticular diseases; title: Diseases of the liver; title: Proteinuria; title: Hematuria; title: Hypokalemia; title: Urinary stones; title: Chronic kidney disease; title: Selected disorders of the prostate; title: Urinary incontinence; title: Anemia; title: Disorders of hemostasis; title: Thromboembolic disease; title: Selected disorders of lymph nodes and lymphocytes; title: Common pulmonary problems: cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea, chest pain, and abnormal chest X-ray; title: Obstructive airway diseases: asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; title: Lung cancer; title: Coronary artery disease; title: Postmyocardial infarction care and cardiac rehabilitation; title: Cardiac arrhythmias; title: Common cardiac disorders revealed by auscultation of the heart; title: Heart failure; title: Hypertension; title: Approach to musculoskeletal injuries; title: Shoulder and elbow pain; title: Neck pain; title: Low back pain; title: Knee, lower leg, and ankle pain; title: Commom problems of the feet; title: Nonarticular rheumatic disorders; title: Osteoarthritis; title: Crystal-induced arthritis; title: Rheumatoid arthritis; title: Spondyloarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and reactive arthritis; title: Diabetes mellitus; title: Thyroid disorders; title: Selected endocrine problems: pituitary and adrenal disorders, therapeutic use of steroids, disorders of water metabolism, hypoglycemia; title: Disorders of lipid metabolism; title: Obesity; title: Disorders of bone and mineral metabolism: hypocalcemia, hypercalcemia, osteomalacia, male osteoporosis, paget disease of bone; title: Male reproductive and sexual disorders; title: Evaluation of the patient with neurologic symptoms; title: Headaches and facial pain; title: Seizure disorders; title: Dizziness, vertigo, motion sickness, syncope and near syncope, and disequilibrium; title: Common disorders of movement: tremor and parkinson disease; title: Cerebrovascular disease; title: Peripheral neuropathy; title: Preoperative planning for ambulatory patients; title: Peripheral arterial disease, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and peripheral aneurysms; title: Lower extremity ulcers and varicose veins; title: Diseases of the biliary tract; title: Hernias of the groin and abdominal wall; title: Benign conditions of the anus and rectum; title: Approach to women's health; title: Contraception and preconception counseling; title: Menstrual disorders and other disorders of female reproductive endocrinology; title: Nonmalignant vulvovaginal disorders, pelvic inflammatory disease, and chronic pelvic pain; title: Osteoporosis; title: Early detection of gynecologic malignancy; title: Diseases of the breast; title: Menopause and beyond; title: Common problems associated with impaired vision: refractive errors and laser refractive surgery, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration; title: Glaucoma; title: Diseases of the eyelid, conjunctiva, and anterior segment of the eye; title: Hearing loss and associated problems; title: Selected disorders of the nose and throat: epistaxis, snoring, anosmia, hoarseness, and hiccups; title: Common problems of the teeth and oral cavity; title: Diagnoses and treatment of skin disorders; title: Atypical moles and common cancers of the skin; title: Disorders of the pilosebaceous unit: acne and related disorders and hair loss; title: Dermatitis and psoriasis; title: Primary superficial fungal and viral infections and infestations; title: Autoimmune blistering diseases, photosensitve eruptions, and drug eruptions.