Full Description
Support your clinical decision making and prepare for everyday challenges in the primary care setting with Pocket Primary Care, a brand new, pocket-sized loose-leaf resource that offers the most current, evidence-based approaches to delivering quality care in the outpatient setting.Representing the efforts of a dedicated team of primary care and specialist physicians at the Massachusetts General Hospital, this practical resource provides the key clinical data you need to manage your patients effectively and quickly.Gain insights into the most up-to-date evidence-based practices, accepted best practices, and expert opinions of physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital, including appropriate workups and when to referQuickly find the information you need through tabs that make it easy to locate topics of interest.Customize the book to meet your specific needs by inserting your own notes into the 6-ring binder's front and back pockets, leaving out pages you don't need, or adding others to it.Get instant access to key clinical information on the most common issues seen in practice, including preventive medicine, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, GI, hematology, infectious disease, musculoskeletal complaints, neurology, ophthalmology, ENT, psychiatry, pulmonary, nephrology, women's health, men's health, and geriatrics.
Contents
GENERAL MEDICINERoutine VisitDisease screeningHealth literacyCounseling PatientsEvidence-Based medicineChronic painChronic Opioid UseImmunizationsInfertilityObesityTobacco useCARDIOLOGYCoronary Artery DiseaseAortic diseaseAtrial fibrillation and FlutterCarotid DiseaseChest Pain and Noninvasive TestingHeart FailureDyslipidemiaHypertensionLower Extremity Edema & UlcersPalpitationsPeripheral Artery DiseasePre-Flight AssessmentPre-Operative Risk AssessmentSports and Exercise ClearanceSudden Cardiac DeathSyncopeValvular Heart DiseaseDERMATOLOGYApproach to Skin LesionsAcneAlopeciaAtopic DermatitisCommon Benign growthsBurnsDermatitisCutaneous Drug EruptionsMelanomaPsoriasisRheumatologic Skin DiseaseRosaceaScabiesNonmelanoma Skin CancerTineaTopical corticosteroidsUrticariaWound CareENDOCRINEAdrenal NodulesCalcium DisordersCushing SyndromeDiabetes MellitusDiabetes InsipidusHyperprolactinemiaMale HypogonadismOsteoporosisPolycystic Ovary SyndromeThyroid DisordersVitamin D DeficiencyGASTROENTEROLOGYAbdominal PainAbnormal Liver Function TestsCeliac DiseaseCirrhosisConstipationDiarrheaDiverticular diseaseDysphagiaGallstonesGastrointestinal BleedingGastroesophageal Reflux DiseaseH. pylori DiseaseHemorrhoidsInflammatory Bowel SyndromeIrritable Bowel SyndromeJaundicePancreatitisPeptic Ulcer DiseaseHEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGYAbnormal WBC CountAnemiaFolate & Vitamin B12 DeficiencyBleeding DisordersDVT and Pulmonary EmbolusHemochromatosisLymphadenopathy & Splenic DisordersPolycythemiaINFECTIOUS DISEASEBites and InfestationsBacterial Endocarditis ProphylaxisFever of Unknown OriginHepatitis BHepatitis CHIV/AIDSHerpes Simplex VirusOther Viral HepatitidesPneumocystis (PCP) ProphylaxisPharyngitisPneumoniaSexually Transmitted InfectionsSkin & Soft Tissue InfectionsTick-Borne IllnessesTravel MedicineTuberculosisURI and InfluenzaHerpes ZosterUrinary Tract InfectionsMUSCULOSKELETALBack PainFibromyalgiaFoot & Ankle DisordersGout and PseudogoutHand DisordersHip PainKnee PainMonoarticular ArthritisMuscle PainOsteoarthritisPolymyalgia RheumaticaPolyarticular ArthritisRheumatologic TestsSystemic Lupus ErythematosusNEUROLOGYBell's PalsyConcussionDiplopiaDizziness and VertigoWeaknessHeadachePeripheral NeuropathyParkinson's DiseaseRestless Legs SyndromeSeizureStroke, TIA, & Poststroke CareTremorOPHTHALMOLOGY AND ENTAllergic RhinitisEye TraumaHearing LossHoarsenessJaw & Dental PainOtitisRed EyeSinusitisSnoringVision ComplaintsPSYCHIATRYAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Alcohol Use DisordersAnxiety DisordersBipolar DisorderDepressionCare of the "Difficult Patient"Domestic ViolenceEating DisordersObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPsychotic DisordersPsychotropic MedicationsInsomnia and Sleep DisordersSomatoform DisordersSubstance Use DisordersSuicide Risk AssessmentPULMONARYAsthmaChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Chronic CoughDyspneaHemoptysisPulmonary NodulesObstructive Sleep ApneaRENAL/UROLOGYChronic Kidney DiseaseHematuriaNephrolithiasisPotassium DisordersProteinuriaSodium DisordersWOMEN'S HEALTHAbnormal Uterine BleedingAmenorrheaBreast DiseaseCervical Cancer ScreeningContraceptionDysmenorrheaMenopausePelvic PainPelvic Inflammatory DiseaseVaginitisMEN'S HEALTHBPH & Lower Urinary Tract SymptomsMale Sexual DysfunctionProstate CancerProstatitisScrotal & Testicular LesionsGERIATRICSDementiaEnd-of-life & Advanced Care PlanningFall PreventionUrinary Incontinence
