John Murtagh’s General Practice is widely recognised as the gold standard reference and most influential publication for general practice and primary health care, both for doctors already established in practice and those starting out in their careers.
Now in its sixth edition, John Murtagh’s General Practice is the result of John Murtagh’s vast experience as a rural and urban general practitioner and a highly regarded educator.
This new edition is further enhanced by the contributions of Dr Jill Rosenblatt, who adds an additional level of authority to this respected title.
John Murtagh’s General Practice sixth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated with a new chapter dedicated to cardiovascular along with key updates to the Child and adolescent health and Male health chapters.
About the authors
John Murtagh is Emeritus Professor in General Practice at Monash University; Professorial Fellow of General Practice at the University of Melbourne; Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Notre Dame; and Guest Professor at Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing.
Jill Rosenblatt is a general practitioner and Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Primary Health Care at Monash University. She has a wealth of rural and urban experience.
Praise for John Murtagh
You only need to look at how he writes his books to see that he is a great educator and a wonderful general practitioner who teaches in a very practical, intelligent and focused way, Michael Kidd, in Australian Doctor 2005 (as President of the RACGP)
Murtagh's textbooks and his teaching are equally legendary. General Practice, Patient Education and Practice Tips have sold more than 50,000 copies excluding nine language translations and several English reprints in India. John Murtagh has been voted to be in the top 10 of Australian Doctors 50 most influential people in general practice.
Table of Contents:
Table of Contents
Part 1 The basis of GP
Chapter 1 The nature and content of general medicine
Chapter 2 The family
Chapter 3 Consulting skills
Chapter 4 Communication skills
Chapter 5 Counselling skills
Chapter 6 Difficult, demanding and angry patients
Chapter 7 Health promotion and patient education
Chapter 8 The elderly patient
Chapter 9 Prevention in general practice
Chapter 10 Nutrition in health and illness
Chapter 11 Palliative care
Chapter 12 Pain and its management
Chapter 13 Research and eveidence-based medicine
Chapter 14 Travel medicine
Chapter 15 Tropical medicine and the returned traveller
Chapter 16 Inspection as a clinical skill
Chapter 17 A safe and diagnotic strategy
Chapter 18 Genetic conditions
Part 2 Diagnostic perspectives in GP
Chapter 19 Depression
Chapter 20 Diabetes mellitus: diagnosis
Chapter 21 Drug problems
Chapter 22 Anaemia
Chapter 23 Thyroid and other endocrine disorders
Chapter 24 Spinal dysfunction
Chapter 25 Urinary tract infection
Chapter 26 Malignant disease
Chapter 27 HIV/AIDS - could it be HIV?
Chapter 28 Baffling viral and protozoal infections
Chapter 29 Baffling bacterial infections
Chapter 30 Infection of the central nervous system
Chapter 31 Chronic kidney failure
Chapter 32 Connective tissue disease and the vasculitides
Chapter 33 Neurological disorders
Part 3 Problem solving in GP
Chapter 34 Abdominal pain
Chapter 35 Arthritis
Chapter 36 Anorectal disorders
Chapter 37 Thoracic back pain
Chapter 38 Low back pain
Chapter 39 Bruising and bleeding
Chapter 40 Chest pain
Chapter 41 Constipation
Chapter 42 Cough
Chapter 43 Deafness and hearing loss
Chapter 44 Diarrhoea
Chapter 45 The disturbed patient
Chapter 46 Dizziness/vertigo
Chapter 47 Dyspepsia
Chapter 48 Dysphagia
Chapter 49 Dyspnoea
Chapter 50 The painful ear
Chapter 51 The red and tender eye
Chapter 52 Pain in the face
Chapter 53 Fever and chills
Chapter 54 Faints, fits and funny turns
Chapter 55 Haematemesis and melaena
Chapter 56 Headache
Chapter 57 Hoarseness
Chapter 58 Jaundice
Chapter 59 Nasal disorders
Chapter 60 Nausea and vomiting
Chapter 61 Neck lumps
Chapter 62 Neck pain
Chapter 63 Shoulder pain
Chapter 64 Pain in the arm and hand
Chapter 65 Hip, buttock and groin pain
Chapter 66 Pain in the leg
Chapter 67 The painful knee
Chapter 68 Pain in the foot and ankle
Chapter 69 Walking difficulty and leg swelling
Chapter 70 Palpitations
Chapter 71 Sleep disorders
Chapter 72 Sore mouth and tongue
Chapter 73 Sore throat
Chapter 74 Tiredness/fatigue
Chapter 75 The unconscious patient
Chapter 76 Urinary disorders
Chapter 77 visual failure
Chapter 78 Weight gain
Chapter 79 Weight loss
Part 4 Chronic disorders: continuing management
Chapter 80 Allergic disorders including hayfever
Chapter 81 Anxiety disorders
Chapter 82 Asthma
Chapter 83 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chapter 84 Epilepsy
Chapter 85 Cardiovascular disease
Chapter 86 Hypertension
Chapter 87 Dyslipidaemia
Chapter 88 Chronic heart failure
Chapter 89 Osteoporosis
Part 5 Child and adolescent health
Chapter 90 An approach to the child
Chapter 91 Specific problems of children
Chapter 92 Surgical problems of children
Chapter 93 Common childhood infectious diseases (including skin eruptions)
Chapter 94 Behaviour disorders in children
Chapter 95 Child abuse
Chapter 96 Emergencies in children
Chapter 97 Adolescent health
Part 6 Women's health
Chapter 98 Cervical cancer screening
Chapter 99 Family planning
Chapter 100 Breast pain (mastalgia)
Chapter 101 Lumps in the breast
Chapter 102 Abnormal uterine bleeding
Chapter 103 Lower abdominal and pelvic pain in women
Chapter 104 Premenstrual syndrome
Chapter 105 The menopause
Chapter 106 Vaginal discharge
Chapter 107 Vulvar disorders
Chapter 108 Basic antenatal care
Chapter 109 Infections in pregnancy
Chapter 110 High-risk pregnancy
Chapter 111 Postnatal care
Part 7 Men's health
Chapter 112 Men's health: an overview
Chapter 113 Scrotal pain
Chapter 114 Inguinoscrotal lumps
Chapter 115 Disorders of the penis
Chapter 116 Disorders of the prostate
Part 8 Sexual Health
Chapter 117 The subfertile couple
Chapter 118 Sexual health
Chapter 119 Sexually transmitted infections
Chapter 120 Intimate partner violence and sexual assault
Part 9 Problems of the skin
Chapter 121 A diagnostic and management apprach to skin problems
Chapter 122 Pruritus
Chapter 123 Common skin problems
Chapter 124 Acute skin eruptions
Chapter 125 Skin ulcers
Chapter 126 Common lumps and bumps
Chapter 127 Pigmented skin lesions
Chapter 128 Hair disorders
Chapter 129 Nail disorders
Part 10 Accident and emergency medicine
Chapter 130 Emergency care
Chapter 131 The doctor's bag and other emergency equipment
Chapter 132 Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks
Chapter 133 Thrombosis and thromboembolism
Chapter 134 Common skin wounds and foreign bodies
Chapter 135 Common fractures and dislocations
Chapter 136 Common sporting injuries
Part 11 Health of specific groups
Chapter 137 The health of indigenous peoples
Chapter 138 Refugee health
Chapter 139 Catchy metaphors, similes and colloquial expressions in medicine
Appendix
Index
About the Author :
John Murtagh MBBS, MD, BSc, BEd, FRACGP, DipObstRCOG
Emeritus Professor in General Practice, School of Primary Health, Monash University, Melbourne
Professorial Fellow, Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Western Australia
Guest Professor, Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing
