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John Murtagh’s General Practice is widely recognised as the gold standard reference for general practice and primary health care. Now in its sixth edition, the comprehensive text has been fully revised and updated to reflect current practice. John Murtagh’s General Practice Companion Handbook sixth edition, refines the content from the main book. Presented in a searchable A–Z order, this accompanying book is an accessible, trusted and portable source of information for medical students and experienced professionals. The essential reference for your practice. 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.

Table of Contents:
Contents ABC  of general practice 1 A diagnostic perspective 1 Abdominal pain 5 Acne 19 Acute allergic reactions 21 Addison disease 22 Adolescent health 22 Alcohol problems 24 Alopecia areata (patchy hair loss) 26 Amnesia (loss of memory) 27 Anaemia 27 Angina pectoris 30 Anorectal disorders 31 Anorectal bleeding: diagnostic strategy model 33 Anticoagulants 35 Anxiety disorders 35 Aphthous ulcers (canker sores) 38 Arm and hand pain 39 Asthma 47 Back pain 54 Bad news (breaking bad news)—guidelines 62 Balanitis (balanoposthitis) 63 Bed sores (pressure injury) 64 Belching (aerophagia) 65 Bell (facial nerve) palsy 65 Benzodiazepine problems 65 Bites and stings 66 Bladder cancer 70 Bladder dysfunction (in women during night) 71 Blepharitis 71 Body odour 71 Boils (recurrent) 72 Breast lumps 72 Breast pain (mastalgia) 76 Breath-holding attacks 78 Bronchiolitis 79 Bronchitis 79 Bruising and bleeding 80 Bruxism (teeth grinding) 83 Burning feet syndrome 83 Burns 83 Calf pain 85 Cancer 85 Cannabis (marijuana) 87 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) 88 ‘Cellulite’ 89 Cellulitis 89 Central nervous system infections (incl. meningitis, encephalitis, abcess) 89 Cervical cancer and the Pap test 93 Chest pain 95 Chilblains 100 Children: normal developmental milestones 101 Children: developmental disorders 101 Child abuse 107 Childhood: common infectious diseases 110 Children: special observations 113 Children’s behaviour disorders 115 Children: surgical problems 119 Children: neonatal leg and foot abnormalities 123 Children: special senses 125 Optimal times for surgery/intervention in early children’s disorders 126 Children’s emergencies 127 Children’s skin and hair disorders 131 Chloasma 134 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 134 Cold sores 137 Common cold (acute coryza) 137 Communication and consulting skills (or how to prevent litigation) 138 Concussion 140 Conjunctivitis 140 Constipation 143 Contact dermatitis 146 Contraception 147 Cough 150 Counselling skills 156 Court appearance 157 ‘Cracked’ skin 157 Cramps (nocturnal cramps in legs) 158 Cranial nerves 159 Croup 159 Dandruff 161 Deafness and hearing loss 161 Depression 164 Dermatitis/eczema 168 Diabetes mellitus 171 Diarrhoea 177 Difficult, demanding and angry patients 184 Diplopia 184 Disturbed patients 185 Diverticular disease 190 Dizziness/vertigo 191 Domestic (intimate partner) violence 195 Drugs—illicit substance abuse 197 Dry eyes 197 Dry hair 197 Dry mouth 199 Dry skin 199 Dyslipidaemia 200 Dysmenorrhoea (primary) 202 Dyspareunia 202 Dyspepsia (indigestion) 203 Stomach cancer 207 Dysphagia 207 Dyspnoea 208 Dystonia 213 Dysuria and frequency 214 Ear pain 216 Ectropion 222 Elderly patients 222 Emergency management of key medical conditions 224 Encopresis (faecal incontinence in children) 225 Endocarditis 226 Endocrine—overview of conditions 227 Endometriosis 228 Entropion 229 Enuresis (bed-wetting) 229 Epilepsy 230 Epistaxis: treatment techniques 235 Erectile dysfunction 235 Erysipelas 236 Eye: dry 236 Eye pain and redness 236 Eyelashes: ingrowing (trichiasis) 242 Eyelid ‘twitching’ or ‘jumping’ 243 Eyes: flash burns 243 Facial pain 244 Fatty liver 249 Fever and chills 249 Fibroids (leiomyoma) 252 Fibromyalgia syndrome 253 Flatus: excessive 254 Floaters and flashers of eyes 254 Folliculitis 255 Foot odour (smelly and sweaty feet) 255 Foot pain (podalgia) 256 Freckles and lentigines (sun spots) 260 Frostbite 260 Gambling 262 Ganglion 262 Gastroenteritis 263 Gastroparesis (gastropathy) in adults 265 Genetic disorders 265 Genital herpes 268 Genital warts 269 Geographical tongue (erythema migrans) 269 Gingivitis 269 Glandular fever 270 Globus hystericus 270 Gout (monosodium urate crystal disease) 271 Granuloma annularae 272 Growing pains 272 Grover disease 273 Guillain–Barre syndrome 273 Haematemesis and melaena 274 Haematuria 276 Haemochromatosis 277 Haemorrhoids 277 Hair disorders 277 Halitosis 281 Hangover 281 Hay fever (seasonal allergic rhinitis) 282 Head banging or rocking in toddlers 282 Headache 282 Head injury and unconsciousness 288 Heartburn (dyspepsia) 291 Heart failure 291 Heel pain 295 Hepatitis 298 Herpes simplex 302 Herpes zoster (shingles) 303 Hiccoughs (hiccups) 305 Hip pain 305 Hirsutism (hirsuties) 309 Hives (papular urticaria) 309 Hoarseness 309 Human immunodeficiency virus infection 310 Hypertension 312 Hyperventilation 314 Hypoglycaemia 315 Immunisation 316 Impetigo 317 Incontinence of urine 317 Infantile colic 318 Infertility/subfertility 318 Influenza 319 Ingrowing toenails 320 Injectable contraceptives 321 Insect stings 321 Insomnia 321 Intertrigo 322 Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) 324 Jaundice 326 Jet lag 328 Jitters 329 Jock itch 329 K Kawasaki’s disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) 330 Keloid or hypertrophic scar 330 Keratoacanthoma 331 Keratoses (solar and seborrhoeic) 331 Keratosis pilaris 332 Kidney disease 332 Knee pain 334 Laryngitis 339 Lead poisoning 339 Leg pain 340 Lice infestation 344 Lichen planus 345 Melanoma 346 Melasma (chloasma) 347 Ménière syndrome 347 Menopause syndrome 347 Menorrhagia 349 Men’s health: an overview 351 Metabolic syndrome 351 Migraine attack 352 Milker’s nodules 352 Molluscum contagiosum 352 ‘Monkey muscle’ tear 352 Morning sickness 353 Mouth soreness 353 Mouth ulcers 355 Multiple sclerosis (MS) 355 Myocardial infarction and NSTEACS 356 The ECG and myocardial infarction 360 Myoclonic jerks (periodic limb movement disorder) 362 Nail disorders 363 Narcotic dependence 366 Neck pain 367 Needlesticks and sharps injuries 369 Nightmares (dream anxiety) 369 Nose 370 Nutrition advice 372 Obesity 375 Obsessive–compulsive disorder 376 Obstetric care 376 Oily hair 384 Opioid (heroin) overdosage 384 Orf 384 Osteoporosis 384 Otitis externa 385 Otitis media 385 Paget disease (osteitis deformans) 386 Pain and its management 386 Palliative care 388 Palpitations 390 Panic attack 393 Parkinson disease 393 Paronychia 395 Pelvic inflammatory disease (females) 395 Pelvic pain 396 Perioral dermatitis 397 Peripheral neuropathy 398 Guillain–Barre syndrome 399 Personality disorders 399 Perspiration: excessive (hyperhidrosis) 401 Phimosis 401 Photoageing/wrinkles 401 Pityriasis rosea 402 Pityriasis versicolor (tinea versicolor) 402 Plantar warts 403 Pneumonia 403 Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) 405 Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis 406 Premature ejaculation 407 Premenstrual tension syndrome 407 Prickly heat (miliaria/heat rash) 408 Prostate disorders 408 Pruritus (generalised) 410 Pruritus ani 411 Pruritus vulvae 412 Psoriasis 412 Purpura: diagnostic strategy model 415 Rectal bleeding 416 Refugee health 418 Restless legs (Ekbom syndrome) 418 Reye syndrome and aspirin 419 Rhinitis 419 Ringworm 420 Rosacea 420 Ross River and Barmah Forest infection 421 Scabies 422 Scrotal pain 422 Seborrhoeic dermatitis 424 Septicaemia (sepsis) 425 Sexually transmitted infections 426 Shingles 427 Shoulder pain 428 Sinusitis 429 Skin cancer 430 Skin eruptions 431 Sleep disorders 434 Smoking/nicotine 436 Snapping or clinking hip 437 Snoring 438 Sore throat 438 Spinal dysfunction 441 Splenectomy patients 441 Sprained ankle 442 Stinging fish 443 Stitch in side (precordial catch, Texidor twinge) 443 Stress disorders 443 Stroke and TIAs (transient ischaemic attacks) 443 Stuttering 447 Stye in eye 447 Subconjunctival haemorrhage 447 Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and ALTE 447 Sunburn 448 Sweating 449 Syphilis 449 Tampon toxic shock syndrome 450 Tearduct (nasolacrimal duct) blockage in child 450 Teething 450 Temporomandibular joint dysfunction 451 Tennis elbow 451 Tension-type headache 451 Testicular tumours 451 Tetanus 452 Thrombotic disorders and anticoagulation 453 Thrush (candidiasis) of mouth 455 Thumb sucking 455 Thyroid disorders 456 Tick bites 457 Tics 457 Tinea infections 458 Tinnitus 460 Tiredness/fatigue 461 Tongue disorders 462 Torticollis (acute wry neck) 463 Travel medicine and tropical infections 463 Travel sickness 472 Tremor 472 Tropical ear 474 Umbilical discharge 475 Umbilical granuloma in infants 475 Undescended testes 475 Unemployment 476 Urethritis 476 Urinary tract infection 477 Urticaria (hives) 480 Vaginal discharge 481 Venous ulcers 483 Visual loss 485 Vitiligo 487 Vomiting 488 Vulvar disorders 489 Warts 492 Weight loss 493 Whiplash 495 Whole-person approach to management 495 Worms (helminths) see Tropical infections 497 Wounds: removal of non-absorbable sutures 497 Wrinkles 497 Writer’s cramp 497 Z Zoonoses 498 Appendixes 500    

About the Author :
John Murtagh, AM, is Executive Director, Education at the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and Adjunct Professor of General Practice at the Department of Community Medicine and General Practice , Monash University, Victoria, Australia. He is one of Australia's leading GPs and community educators. A Professor in General Practice in the School of Primary Health Care at Monash University in Melbourne, Professorial Fellow in the Department of General Practice at the University of Melbourne and Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Graduate School of Medicine at the University of Notre Dame, Fremantle.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781743763131
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Australia
  • Publisher Imprint: McGraw-Hill Education / Australia
  • Height: 70 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 9 mm
  • Width: 46 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1743763131
  • Publisher Date: 20 Aug 2015
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1 gr


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