Textbook of family medicine
By: edited by Robert E. Rakel, David P. Rakel
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Elsevier Saunders
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1169
ISBN-13: 9781437711608
Subjects: Evidence-Based Medicine; Family Practice; Family practice; Comprehensive health care; Patient Education as Topic; Médecine familiale; Evidence-based medicine; Family medicine
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Principles of family medicine; title: The family physician; title: The patient-centered medical home; title: Psychosocial influences on health; title: Care of the elderly patient; title: Care of the dying patient; title: Preventive health care; title: Lifestyle interventions and behavior change; title: Interpreting the medical literature: applying evidence-based medicine in practice; title: Using health information technology for optimal patient care and service; title: Clinical problem solving; title: Complementary and alternative medicine: integration into primary care; title: Establishing rapport; title: Patient education; title: Interviewing techniques; title: Interpreting laboratory tests; title: Practice of family medicine; title: Infectious diseases; title: Care of the adult HIV-infected patient; title: Pulmonary medicine; title: Otorhinolaryngology; title: Allergy; title: Obstetrics; title: Care of the newborn; title: Growth and development; title: Behavioral problems in children and adolescents; title: Gynecology; title: Contraception; title: Cardiovascular disease; title: Common office procedures; title: Sports medicine; title: Common issues in orthopedics; title: Back: cervical and thoracolumbar spine; title: Rheumatology and musculoskeletal problems; title: Dermatology; title: Diabetes mellitus; title: Endocrinology; title: Obesity; title: Nutrition and family medicine; title: Gastroenterology; title: Hematology; title: Urinary tract disorders; title: Ophthalmology; title: Neurology; title: Medical human sexuality; title: Clinical genetics (genomics); title: Crisis intervention, trauma, and intimate partner violence; title: Difficult patients: personality disorders and somatoform complaints; title: Anxiety and depression; title: Delirium and dementia; title: Alcohol use disorders; title: Nicotine addiction; title: Drug abuse.