Blythe Andrew, Buchan Jessica (eds.) Essential Primary Care

Wiley-Blackwell, 2017. — 1408 p. — ISBN: 978-1-118-86759-4Essential Primary Care aims to provide undergraduate students with a comprehensive overview of the clinical problems encountered in primary care. It covers the structure of primary care in the UK, disease prevention and the management of common and important clinical presentations from infancy to old age. Case studies are used in every chapter to illustrate key learning points. The book provides practical advice on how to consult with patients, make sense of their symptoms, explain things to them, and manage their problems.The key features of primary care
The structure and organisation of primary care
The GP consultation
Making a diagnosis
Prescribing
The interface with secondary care
The everyday ethics of primary care
Healthy living and disease prevention
Behaviour change
Alcohol and drug misuse
Preventing cardiovascular disease
Caring for people with learning disabilities
Common presenting problems
Tiredness
Childhood
Child health in primary care
Managing the feverish and ill child in primary care
Managing common conditions in infancy
Managing chronic conditions in childhood
Teenage and young adult health
Early adulthood
Respiratory tract infections
Low back pain
Heartburn and dyspepsia
Diarrhoea and rectal bleeding
Common skin conditions
Headache
Fits, faints and funny turns
Depression, anxiety and sel harm
Sexual health and dysuria
Menstrual problems, contraception and termination of pregnancy
Pregnancy
Domestic violence and abuse
Middle and old age
Cardiovascular disease
Breathlessness
Joint pains and stiffness
Urinary problems and prostate disease
The menopause 302
Multimorbidity and polypharmacy
Falls and fragility fractures
Visual and hearing loss
Dementia
Cancer
Spotting patients with cancer
Looking after patients with cancer
Palliative care and death
Palliative care and death