Full Description
Genomic and Precision Medicine: Primary Care, Third Edition is an invaluable resource on the state-of-the-art tools, technologies and policy issues that are required to fully realize personalized health care in the area of primary care.
One of the major areas where genomic and personalized medicine is most active is the realm of the primary care practitioner. Risk, family history, personal genomics and pharmacogenomics are becoming increasingly important to the PCP and their patients, and this book discusses the implications as they relate to primary care practitioners.
Contents
1. Genomic Medicine in Primary Care
2. Overview of Policy, Ethical, and Social Considerations in Genomic and Personalized Medicine
3. Educational Issues and Strategies for Genomic Medicine
4. Genetic Testing for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases
5. Health Risk Assessments, Family Health History, and Predictive Genetic/Pharmacogenetic Testing
6. Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics
7. Hypertension
8. Coronary Artery Disease and Myocardial Infarction
9. Lung Cancer
10. Breast Cancer
11. Colorectal Cancer
12. Prostate Cancer
13. Asthma
14. Diabetes
15. Metabolic Syndrome
16. Autism Spectrum Disorder
17. Viral Hepatitis
