Practical General Practice -

Practical General Practice

Guidelines for Effective Clinical Management

Adam Staten, Kate Robinson (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
2025 | 8th edition
Churchill Livingstone (Verlag)
978-0-443-12359-7 (ISBN)
77,30 inkl. MwSt
Practical General Practice is designed as a highly useful quick reference guide to be used by busy GPs during consultations.

This handy book contains the latest guidelines and treatment recommendations for the vast majority of presentations commonly seen in general practice. Information is presented in a way that is quickly accessible in a time-pressured environment, including assessment, clinical investigations and management options.

Edited by practising GPs, this eighth edition has been fully updated and will be valuable to GP registrars, newly qualified GPs, and more experienced practitioners who wish to keep their knowledge up to date.

Information on more than 1000 conditions commonly seen in general practice
Bullet points for action give the GP an immediate summary of the issues that must be covered in the consultation
All recommendations are highly specific - provides a firm guide for GPs rather than a list of possibilities to consider
Recommendations all based on the latest evidence and guidelines
Uses bullet points, tables and flow charts to help the reader access information quickly
Useful appendices include treatment algorithms and tables



New section on the management of obesity
New section on the management of acute kidney injuries
Updated in line with new NICE guidelines

Chapter / section


Preface
The structure of the book
Acknowledgements
List of contributors


SECTION 1
Principles and practice of primary care
Long term conditions
Communication skills
Disability




SECTION 2
Children's health
Cardiovascular problems
Respiratorty problems
Gastroenterologic problems
Surgical problems
Musculoskeletal problems
Neurological problems
Women's health
Obstetric problems
Older people's health
Contraception, sexual problems, and STI
Infectious diseases and vaccinations
Psychiatric problems
Urinary and renal problems
ENT problems
Eye problems
Skin problems
Allergic problems
Diabetes and endocrinology
Persistent physical symptoms and symptoms without apparent disease
Palliative care and care of the dying patient






SECTION 3
Schedule of imms
Incubation and infectivity of common diseases
Suggested table of imms (travel)
Notifiable diseases
Child health programme
Child development stages
Stages of puberty
Child PEFR
Adult PEFR
FEV1/FVC
Asthma management (adults)
Asthma management (children)
Acute severe asthma (adult)
Acute severe asthma (child)
RTI care pathway
DMARD prescribing
dermatomes and myotomes
testing peripheral nerves
drug levels
MS reviews
Medical mx of obesity
Imms in pregnancy
EPNDS
Mental health admission procedures
EWS for psychosis
AUDIT
IPSS
BMI
Reference ranges
Anaphylaxis
Problems of disability
Community dependency index
EADL questionnaire
Drug stabilities in syringe drivers
2ww referral guidelines
opioid conversion
index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 3.2.2025
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 276 mm
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitswesen
ISBN-10 0-443-12359-4 / 0443123594
ISBN-13 978-0-443-12359-7 / 9780443123597
Zustand Neuware
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