Family practice guidelines / Jill C. Cash, Cheryl A. Glass, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glass, Cheryl A. (Cheryl Anne), editor.

Cash, Jill C., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family medicine--Standards--United States.

Family medicine.

Primary nursing--Standards--United States.

Primary nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1,017 pages)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2017.

Summary:

This bible of family practice for primary care students and clinicians provides current national practice guidelines for professional standards of care across the life span. Concise and clearly organized, the resource features detailed, step-by-step instructions for physical examinations and diagnostic testing in the outpatient setting, information on health promotion, care guidelines, dietary information, information on culturally responsive care, patient resources, and abundant patient education handouts. This fourth edition is updated to include new evidence-based guidelines for rheumatology, public health (featuring updated information on substance abuse, violence, obesity, homelessness, and lesbian health), the sports physical exam and interventions, endocrinology, new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for health maintenance, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) assessment and management, restless legs syndrome, sexual dysfunction treatment, and psychiatric disorders. Several new and updated Patient Teaching Guides--with printable education points--add to the book's outstanding utility as a thorough and reliable clinical resource. Each of the 268 diagnoses includes defi nition, incidence, pathogenesis, predisposing factors, common complaints, signs/symptoms, subjective data, physical exam and diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, and a care plan. New to the Fourth Edition: New and updated guidelines for: - Rheumatology: polymyalgia rheumatica, Sj gren's syndrome, psoriatic arthropathy, pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate), ankylosing spondolitis, reactive arthritis, Raynaud's syndrome - Public Health: substance abuse, violence, obesity, homelessness, lesbian health - Sports Exam: assessment and treatment - CDC recommendations: vaccine and cancer screening - Endocrinology: diabetes management and new Food and Drug Administration-approved medications - The latest ACC & AHA Guidelines for Hypertension (2017) - Neurology: PTSD and restless legs syndrome management - Sexual dysfunction - Bipolar and other behavioral health disorders New and updated Patient Teaching Guides Key Features: Presents information for 268 disorders in consistent format for ease of use Highlights key considerations with Practice Pointers Provides individual care points for pediatric, pregnant, and geriatric patients Includes 138 printable Patient Teaching Guides Offers 18 procedure guidelines and routine health maintenance guidelines

Contents:

Health maintenance guidelines / Debbie Gunte

Public health guidelines / Robertson Nash, Bunny Pounds

Pain management guidelines / Moya Cook

Dermatology guidelines / Amy Bruggemann

Eye guidelines / Nancy Pesta Walsh

Ear guidelines / Moya Cook

Nasal guidelines / Moya Cook

Throat and mouth guidelines / Moya Cook

Respiratory guidelines / Melissa Hall

Cardiovascular guidelines / Laura Petty

Gastrointestinal guidelines audra malone

Genitourinary guidelines / Debbie Gunter

Obstetrics guidelines / Susan Drummond

Gynecologic guidelines / Rhonda Arthur

Sexually transmitted infections guidelines / Robertson

Infectious disease guidelines / Jill Cash

Systemic disorders guidelines / Julie Adkins

Musculoskeletal guidelines / Julie Adkins

Neurologic guidelines / Julie Adkins

Endocrine guidelines / Melissa

Rheumatological guidelines / Jill Cash

Psychiatric guidelines / Alyson Wolz.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78684-994-1

OCLC:

968707414