Blueprints Family Medicine / Edition 4

by Mitchell King, Martin Stephen Lipsky MD

Overview

Blueprints Family Medicine provides a complete, yet succinct review of the key concepts and topics that students need to know for a four- to six-week family medicine clerkship. With its concise, well-organized format, it serves as an ideal rapid reference for day-to-day patient care as well as subject examinations and board review.

• Updates throughout reflect the most current treatment and management strategies.
• A new section covers the 25 drugs most commonly prescribed in the primary care setting.
• Case vignettes demonstrate clinical applications.
• 100 USMLE-style review questions, with full explanations, facilitate exam preparation.
• Key Points at the end of each chapter summarize important information.
• Clinical boxes highlight clinical manifestations, differential diagnoses, and treatment options.
• A helpful appendix provides easy access to evidence-based resources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496377883
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	06/09/2018
Series:	Blueprints Series
Edition description:	Fourth
Pages:	480
Sales rank:	1,038,002
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Fourth Edition Contributors x

Third Edition xiii

Second Edition xiv

First Edition xv

Preface xvi

Acknowledgments xvii

Abbreviations xviii

Part I Principles of family medicine 1

1 Elements of Family Medicine 1

2 Patient Communication and Coordination of Care 3

3 Screening 7

4 Immunizations 10

5 Preventive Care: 19 to 64 Years 16

6 Preoperative Evaluation 20

7 Family Violence: Awareness and Prevention 26

Part II Common signs and symptoms 35

8 Allergies 35

9 Back Pain 40

10 Chest Pain 45

11 Constipation 50

12 Cough 54

13 Diarrhea 58

14 Dizziness/Vertigo 63

15 Fatigue 67

16 Headache 71

17 Heartburn 77

18 Hematuria 82

19 Jaundice in Adults 86

20 Knee Pain 90

21 Lymphadenopathy 94

22 Nausea and Vomiting 98

23 Painful Joints 102

24 Palpitations 107

25 Pharyngitis 111

26 Proteinuria 115

27 Red Eye 119

28 Respiratory Infections 124

29 Shortness of Breath 128

30 Shoulder Pain 131

31 Somatic Symptom Disorder 135

32 Swelling 139

33 Weight Loss 142

Part III Common Medical Conditions 148

34 Acne 148

35 Alcohol and Substance Abuse 151

36 Anemia 156

37 Anxiety 161

38 Asthma 166

39 Atopic Dermatitis 171

40 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 175

41 Congestive Heart Failure 180

42 Depression 185

43 Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 189

44 Diverticulitis 196

45 Human Immunodeficiency Virus 199

46 Hypertension 203

47 Hyperthyroidism 208

48 Hypothyroidism 212

49 Obesity 215

50 Oral Health 219

51 Osteoporosis 224

52 Prostate Disease 228

53 Sexually Transmitted Diseases 232

54 Skin Infections 243

55 Tobacco Abuse 248

56 Urinary Tract Infection 252

57 Urticaria 258

Part IV Women's Heatlh 265

58 Abnormal Pap Smear 265

59 Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding 271

60 Amenorrhea 276

61 Breast Masses 283

62 Contraception 287

63 Vaginitis 292

Part V Maternity care 295

64 Preconception Counseling and Prenatal Care 295

65 Common Medical Problems in Pregnancy 299

66 Postpartum Care 304

Part VI Care for Infants, Children, and Adolescents 309

67 Preventive Care: Newborn to 5 Years 309

68 Preventive Care: 5 to 12 Years 315

69 Adolescent Medicine 317

70 Common Medical Problems in Children 320

71 Behavioral Issues in Children 325

72 Fever in Children 332

73 Otitis Media 336

74 Preparticipation Evaluation 339

Part VII Care for Older Adults 343

75 Preventive Care: 65 Years and Older 343

78 Geriatric Assessment 347

77 Common Medical Problems in Older Adults 352

78 Dementia 357

79 Urinary Incontinence 362

80 Nursing Home and End-of-Life Care 366

Part VIII Common Medications Section Editor: Dr. Catherine Cone, PharmD, BCPS 370

81 Analgesics: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory and Opioid Medications 370

82 Antibiotics 377

83 Cardiovascular Medications 387

84 Endocrine Medications 407

85 Gastrointestinal Medications 413

86 Psychiatric Medications 419

87 Other Medications 425

Questions 431

Answers 444

Appendix: Evidence-Based Resources 466

Index 476