Family medicine
Subtitle: ambulatory care & prevention
By: edited by Mark B. Mengel, L. Peter Schwiebert.
Contributors: Mengel, Mark B.; Schwiebert, L. Peter.; Mengel, Mark B.
Edition: 4th ed.
Series: Lange clinical manual
Publisher: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 790
Subjects: Ambulatory medical care.; Ambulatory Care.; Preventive Medicine.; Primary Health Care.; Physicians, Family.
Description: A quick reference guide to the diagnosis and treatment of common primary care problems. The information is presented in such a way as to help students and physicians quickly form a list of possible diagnoses, perform a cost-effective diagnostic work-up, and prescribe therapy for the most common causes of acute and chronic complaints. Principles of clinical decision making and efficient management strategies are integrated throughout the book.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Previous ed.: published as Ambulatory medicine: the primary care of families. New York : Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, c2001.
Table of contents: title: Section I. Common complaints; title: Section II. Chronic illnesses; title: Section III. Psychiatric disorders; title: Section IV. Reproductive health; title: Section V. Preventive medicine & health promotion; title: Index.