Current Practice Guidelines In Primary Care / Edition 7

by Ralph Gonzales, Jean S. Kutner

Overview

The ultimate at-a-glance clinical companion -- updated annually

• The most current screening, prevention, and management guidelines for more than 60 common outpatient conditions
• Content drawn from a wide array of recommendations regularly updated by government agencies, medical and scientific organizations, and expert panels
• Guideline-based management algorithms and disease screening instruments that enhance day-to-day clinical decision-making
• Coverage that supports the practice of evidence-based medicine o Handy immunization schedule for children
• Website addresses for U.S. government agencies and professional organizations

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071477819
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:	12/29/2006
Series:	Current Practice Guidelines in Primary Care Ser.
Edition description:	2007
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	0.48(w) x 5.06(h) x 7.81(d)

About the Author

Ralph Gonzales, MD, MSPH Associate Professor Division of General Internal Medicine Department of Medicine University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California

Jean S. Kutner, MD, MSPH Associate Professor & Interim Chief Division of General Internal Medicine Department of Medicine University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, Colorado

Table of Contents

A Report Card on U.S. Health Care Delivery
Preface     ix
Abbreviations List
Disease Screening
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm     2
Alcohol Abuse & Dependence     3
Anemia     6
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder     7
Cancer
Bladder     8
Breast     10
Cervical     13
Colorectal     17
Endometrial     20
Gastric     22
Liver     23
Lung     24
Oral     26
Ovarian     27
Pancreatic     28
Prostate     29
Skin     32
Testicular     33
Thyroid     34
Carotid Artery Stenosis     35
Child Abuse & Neglect     36
Chlamydial Infection     37
Cholesterol & Lipid Disorders, Adults     38
Coronary Artery Disease     39
Dementia     40
Depression     42
Diabetes Mellitus
Gestational     44
Type 2     45
Falls in the Elderly     47
Family Violence & Abuse     48
Hearing Impairment     50
Hemochromatosis     53
Hepatitis B Virus     54
Hepatitis C Virus     55
HCV Infection Testing Algorithm     56
Human Immunodeficiency Virus     57
Hypertension
Children & Adolescents     59
Adults     60
Lead Poisoning     62
Obesity     63
Osteoporosis     65
Osteoporosis Screening Algorithm     67
Risk Factors     68
Secondary Osteoporosis     69
Scoliosis     70
Syphilis     71
Thyroid Disease     72
Tobacco Use     73
Tuberculosis     74
Visual Impairment, Glaucoma, & Cataract     75
Disease Prevention
Cancer Prevention: NCI Evidence Summary     78
Diabetes, Type 2     81
Endocarditis     82
Falls in the Elderly     83
Hypertension     84
Hypertension Prevention Algorithm     85
Myocardial Infarction     86
Osteoporosis     91
Osteoporosis Prevention Algorithm     93
Stroke     94
Disease Management
Alcohol Dependence
Evaluation & Management      98
Prescribing Medications     102
Arthritis: Hip & Knee
Pharmacological Management     104
Exercise Prescription     106
Asthma
Severity Classification     107
Treatment     108
Atopic Dermatitis
Evaluation & Management     111
Atrial Fibrillation
Evaluation & Management     113
Cancer Survivorship Follow-Up
By Cancer Treatment History     115
By Late Effect     119
Carotid Artery Stenosis
Evaluation & Management     128
Cataract in Adults
Evaluation & Management     129
Cholesterol & Lipid Management     131
Metabolic Syndrome     133
COPD Management     134
Coronary Artery Disease
Post-Myocardial Infarction Risk Stratification     135
Depression
Management     136
Diabetes Mellitus
Management of Hyperglycemia     139
Prevention & Treatment of Diabetic Complications/Comorbidities     140
Hypertension
Initiating Treatment     145
Lifestyle Modifications     146
Recommended Medications for Compelling Indications     147
Causes of Resistant Hypertension     148
Obesity Management
Adults     149
Children      150
Osteoporosis Management     151
Palliative & End-of-Life Care
Pain Management     153
Pap Smear Abnormalities
Management & Follow-Up     154
Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation     156
Perioperative Pulmonary Assessment     158
Pneumonia (Community-Acquired)     159
Pregnancy
Routine Prenatal Care     160
Peri- & Postnatal Guidelines     164
Tobacco Cessation     165
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Cough Illness (Bronchitis)     168
Acute Sore Throat (Pharyngitis)     169
Acute Nasal and Sinus Congestion (Sinusitis)     170
Urinary Tract Infections in Women
Diagnosis & Management     171
Notes & Tables     172
Appendices
Screening Instruments
Alcohol Abuse (CAGE, AUDIT)     174
Cognitive Impairment (MMSE)     177
Depression Screen     179
Beck Depression Inventory (Short Form)     180
Geriatric Depression Scale     181
Functional Assessment Screening in the Elderly     183
95th Percentile of Blood Pressure
Boys     186
Girls     187
Body Mass Index Conversion Table     188
Cardiac Risk-Framingham Study
Men      189
Women     190
Estimate of 10-Year Stroke Risk
Men     191
Women     192
Professional Societies & Governmental Agencies
Acronyms & Internet Sites     193
Immunization Schedules     196
Index     203