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.
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
Table of Contents
Chapter / sectionPreface
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
