General Practice

This third edition continues to use a simple, problem-based approach and a logical, formulaic structure for the diagnosis and treatment of a plethora of common medical conditions. There are eleven new chapters on areas that have since the previous edition become more common in today's society. Included are chapters on: Pain and its management, Sleep disorders, and, Nutrition in health and illness. The technical, pharmaceutical, procedural and bibliographical material has been updated, and also new to the book are discussions on topical issues such as anthrax and hormone replacement therapy. "General Practice" is one of McGraw-Hill Australia's best selling, most reputable and well-established titles. It is the 'Bible' for general practitioners and medical students of community medicine, written by Australia's most respected GP, John Murtagh.

Table of Contents:
The authorForeword Preface Acknowledgments Normal values: worth knowing by heart Abbreviations used in this text Part 1 The basis of general practice 1 The nature and content of general practice 2 The family 3 Consulting skills 4 Communication skills 5 Counselling skills 6 Difficult, demanding and angry patients 7 Palliative care 8 The elderly patient 9 Prevention in general practice 10 Nutrition in health and illness 11 Health promotion and patient education 12 Pain and its management 13 Whole person approach to management 14 Travel and tropical medicine 15 Research and evidence-based medicine 16 Laboratory investigations Part 2 Diagnostic perspective in general practice 17 Inspection as a clinical skill 18 A safe diagnostic strategy 19 Genetic disorders 20 Depression 21 Diabetes mellitus 22 Drug problems 23 Anaemia 24 Thyroid and other endocrine disorders 25 Spinal dysfunction 26 Urinary tract infection 27 Malignant disease 28 HIV/AIDS-could it be HIV? 29 Baffling viral and protozoal infections 30 Baffling bacterial infections 31 Chronic renal failure 32 Connective tissue disorders and the vasculitides 33 Neurological dilemmas Part 3 Problem solving in general practice 34 Abdominal pain 35 Arthritis 36 Anorectal disorders 37 Low back pain 38 Thoracic back pain 39 Bruising and bleeding 40 Chest pain 41 Constipation 42 Cough 43 Deafness and hearing loss 44 Diarrhoea 45 The disturbed patient 46 Dizziness 47 Dyspepsia (indigestion) 48 Dysphagia 49 Dyspnoea 50 The painful ear 51 The red and tender eye 52 Pain in the face 53 Fever and chills 54 Faints, fits and funny turns 55 Haematemesis and melaena 56 Headache 57 Hoarseness 58 Jaundice 59 Nausea and vomiting 60 Neck lumps 61 Neck pain 62 Shoulder pain 63 Pain in the arm and hand 64 Hip and buttock pain 65 Pain in the leg 66 The painful knee 67 Pain in the foot and ankle 68 Walking difficulty 69 Palpitations 70 Sleep disorders 71 Sore mouth and tongue 72 Sore throat 73 Tiredness 74 The unconscious patient 75 Urinary disorders 76 Visual failure 77 Weight gain 78 Weight loss Part 4 Child and adolescent health 79 An approach to the child 80 Specific problems of children 81 Common childhood infectious diseases (including skin eruptions) 82 Behaviour disorders in children 83 Child abuse 84 Emergencies in children 85 Adolescent health Part 5 Women's Health 86 Cervical cancer and Pap smears 87 Family planning 88 Breast pain (mastalgia) 89 Lumps in the breast 90 Abnormal uterine bleeding 91 Lower abdominal and pelvic pain in women 92 Premenstrual syndrome 93 The menopause and osteoporosis 94 Vaginal discharge 95 Vulvar disorders 96 Domestic violence and sexual assault 97 Basic antenatal care 98 High-risk pregnancy 99 Postnatal care Part 6 Men's health 100 Men's health: an overview 101 Scrotal pain 102 Inguinoscrotal lumps 103 Disorders of the penis 104 Disorders of the prostate Part 7 Sexually related problems 105 The subfertile couple 106 Sexual health 107 Sexually transmitted infections Part 8 Problems of the skin 108 A diagnostic and management approach to skin problems 109 Pruritus 110 Common skin problems 111 Acute skin eruptions 112 Skin ulcers 113 Common lumps and bumps 114 Pigmented skin lesions 115 Hair disorders 116 Nail disorders Part 9 Common continuing management problems 117 Alcohol problems 118 Allergic disorders including hay fever 119 Anxiety 120 Asthma 121 Epilepsy 122 Hypertension 123 Dyslipidaemia 124 Rational prescribing Part 10 Accident and emergency medicine 125 Emergency care 126 Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks 127 Common skin wounds and foreign bodies 128 Common fractures and dislocations 129 Common sporting injuries 130 Major trauma 131 The doctor's bag and other emergency equipment 132 The treatment room and equipment 133 Special community disasters Part 11 Aboriginal health 134 The health of Indigenous peoples Appendices I Percentile charts: infant girls II Percentile charts: infant boys III Percentile charts: girls IV Percentile charts: boys V Predicted values for peak expiratory flow rates VI The Australian Nutrition Foundation: weight for height chart