Textbook of family medicine - Rakel, Robert E.; Rakel, David (Philadelphia, PA. : Elsevier Saunders, 2011)
Principles of family medicine -- The family physician -- The patient-centered medical home -- Psychosocial influences on health -- Care of the elderly patient -- Care of the dying patient -- Preventive health care -- Lifestyle interventions and behavior change -- Interpreting the medical literature: applying evidence-based medicine in practice -- Using health information technology for optimal patient care and service -- Clinical problem solving -- Complementary and alternative medicine: integration into primary care -- Establishing rapport -- Patient education -- Interviewing techniques -- Interpreting laboratory tests -- Practice of family medicine -- Infectious diseases -- Care of the adult HIV-infected patient -- Pulmonary medicine -- Otorhinolaryngology -- Allergy -- Obstetrics -- Care of the newborn -- Growth and development -- Behavioral problems in children and adolescents -- Gynecology -- Contraception -- Cardiovascular disease -- Common office procedures -- Sports medicine -- Common issues in orthopedics -- Back: cervical and thoracolumbar spine -- Rheumatology and musculoskeletal problems -- Dermatology -- Diabetes mellitus -- Endocrinology -- Obesity -- Nutrition and family medicine -- Gastroenterology -- Hematology -- Urinary tract disorders -- Ophthalmology -- Neurology -- Medical human sexuality -- Clinical genetics (genomics) -- Crisis intervention, trauma, and intimate partner violence -- Difficult patients: personality disorders and somatoform complaints -- Anxiety and depression -- Delirium and dementia -- Alcohol use disorders -- Nicotine addiction -- Drug abuse -- Herbs and other dietary supplements.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Family Practice; Evidence-Based Medicine; Patient Education as Topic