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John Murtagh's General Practice By John Murtagh

John Murtagh's General Practice by John Murtagh


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Contains what you need in the format you want. With improved navigation, and a full-color presentation, this work in general practice presents a resource for practitioners as well as students. It also includes over 100 full-color clinical photos.

John Murtagh's General Practice Summary

John Murtagh's General Practice by John Murtagh

Murtagh's General Practice is now available in this outstanding fourth edition. Widely recognised as the most influential publication for general practice and primary health care, substantial changes have been made for this revision to ensure currency, readability and ease of se. This edition includes six new chapters for access to current guidelines on nasal disorders, surgical problems in children, infections in pregnancy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic heart failure and thrombosis and thromboembolism. For the first time, Murtagh's General Practice is produced in full colour, with over 600 illustrations. A colour artwork program has been consistently applied to the popular clean and simple diagrams to enhance understanding. Over 100 clinical photos provide authentic and visual examples of many conditions. A significantly enhanced index has many more sub categories with singular page references to ensure you can find the exact information required.

About John Murtagh

John Murtagh, AM, is Executive Director, Education at the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and Adjunct Professor of General Practice at the Department of Community Medicine and General Practice , Monash University, Victoria, Australia. He is one of Australia's leading GPs and community educators. A Professor in General Practice in the School of Primary Health Care at Monash University in Melbourne, Professorial Fellow in the Department of General Practice at the University of Melbourne and Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Graduate School of Medicine at the University of Notre Dame, Fremantle.

Table of Contents

Part 1The basis of general practice1The nature and content of general practice2The family3Consulting skills4Communication skills5Counselling skills6Difficult, demanding and angry patients7Palliative care8The elderly patient9Prevention in general practice10Nutrition in health and illness11Health promotion and dedication12Pain and its management13Whole person approach to management14Travel and topical medicine15Research and evidence-based medicine16Laboratory investigationsPart 2Diagnostic perspective in general practice17Inspection as a clinical skill18A safe diagnostic strategy19Genetic conditions20Depression21Diabetes mellitus: diagnosis22Drug problems23Anaemia24Thyroid and other endocrine disorders25Spinal dysfunction26Urinary tract infection27Malignant disease28HIV/AIDS - could it be HIV?29Baffling viral and protozoal infections30Baffling bacterial infections31Chronic renal failure32Connective tissue disorders and the vasculitides33Neurological dilemmasPart 3Problem solving in general practice34Abdominal pain35Arthritis36Anorectal disorders37Low back pain38Thoracic back pain39Bruising and bleeding40Chest pain 41Constipation42Cough43Deafness and hearing loss44Diarrhoea45The disturbed patient46Dizziness47Dyspepsia (indigestion)48Dysphagia49Dyspnoea50The painful ear51The red and tender eye52Pain in the face53Fevers and chills54Faints, fits and funny turns55Haematemesis and melaena56Headache57Hoarseness58Jaundice59Nasal disorders60Nausea and vomiting61Neck lumps62Neck pain63Shoulder pain64Pain in the arm and hand65Hip and buttock pain66Pain in the leg67The painful knee68Pain in the foot and ankle69Walking difficulty70Palpitations71Sleep disorders72Sore mouth and tongue73Sore throat74Tiredness75The unconscious patient76Urinary disorders77Visual failure78Weight gain79Weight lossPart 4Child and adolescent health80An approach to the child81Specific problems of children82Surgical problems of children83Common childhood infectious diseases (including skin eruptions)84Behaviour disorders in children85Child abuse86Emergencies in children87Adolescent healthPart 5Women's health88Cervical cancer and Pap smears89Family planning90Breast pain (mastalgia)91Lumps in the breast92Abnormal uterine bleeding93Lower abdominal and pelvic pain in women94Premenstrual syndrome95The menopause and osteoporosis96Vaginal discharge97Vulvar disorders98Domestic violence and sexual assualt99Basic antenatal care100Infections in pregnancy101High risk pregnancy102Postnatal carePart 6 Men's health103Men's health: an overview104Scrotal pain105Inguinoscrotal lumps106Disorders of the penis107Disorders of the prostratePart 7 Sexually related problems108The subfertile couple 109Sexual health110Sexually transmitted infectionsPart 8 Problems of the skin111A diagnostic and management approach to skin problems112Pruritis113Common skin problems114Acute skin eruptions115Skin ulcers116Common lumps and bumps117Pigmented skin lesions118Hair disorders119Nail disordersPart 9Chronic disorder: continuing management120Alcohol problems121Allergic disorders including hay fever122Anxiety123Asthma124Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease125Epilepsy126Hypertension127Dyslipidaemia128Diabetes mellitus: management129Chronic heart failurePart 10Accident and emergency medicine130Emergency care131The doctor's bag132Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks133Thrombosis and thromboembolism134Common skin wounds and foreign bodies135Common fractures and dislocations136Common sporting injuriesPart 11Aboriginal health137The health of Indigenous peoplesAppendices

Additional information

GOR011755670
9780074717790
0074717790
John Murtagh's General Practice by John Murtagh
Used - Very Good
Hardback
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
20070716
1560
Winner of Australian Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing: Tertiary Single Adaption 2008
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