Principles of ambulatory medicine, edited by Nicholas H. Fiebach [and others] ; consulting editors, L. Randol Barker, Philip D. Zieve

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The instance Principles of ambulatory medicine, edited by Nicholas H. Fiebach [and others] ; consulting editors, L. Randol Barker, Philip D. Zieve represents a material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Instance, Electronic.

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Principles of ambulatory medicine, edited by Nicholas H. Fiebach [and others] ; consulting editors, L. Randol Barker, Philip D. Zieve

Statement of responsibility

edited by Nicholas H. Fiebach [and others] ; consulting editors, L. Randol Barker, Philip D. Zieve

Instantiates

• Principles of ambulatory medicine

Publication

• Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2007

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Carrier category

online resource

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• cr

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier

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text

Content type code

• txt

Content type MARC source

rdacontent

Contents

• Selected special services and programs: disability insurance, vocational rehabilitation, family and medical leave act, and home health services
• Care of the patient with cancer
• Adolescent patients: special considerations
• Geriatric medicine: special considerations
• Care at the end of life
• Integrating prevention into ambulatory practice
• Principles of nutrition in ambulatory care
• Exercise for the healthy patient
• Genetic testing and counseling
• Immunization to prevent infectious disease
• Ambulatory care: territory and core proficiencies
• Evaluation of psychosocial problems
• Psychotherapy in ambulatory practice
• Somatization
• Anxiety and anxiety disorders
• Personality and personality disorders
• Mood disorders
• Schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders
• Cognitive impairment and mental illness in the elderly
• Tobacco use and dependence
• Alcoholism and associated problems
• Practicing evidence-based medicine
• Illicit and therapeutic use of drugs with abuse liability
• Allergy and related conditions
• Approach to the patient with fever
• Bacterial infections of the skin
• Respiratory tract infections
• Tuberculosis in the ambulatory patient
• Acute gastroenteritis and associated conditions
• Genitourinary infections
• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses
• The practitioner-patient relationship and communication during clinical encounters
• Human immunodeficiency virus infection
• Ambulatory care for selected infections including osteomyelitis, lung abscess, and endocarditis
• International medicine: care of travelers and foreign-born patients
• Disorders of the esophagus: dsyphagia, noncardiac chest pain, and gastroesophageal reflux
• Peptic ulcer disease
• Abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome
• Selected gastrointestinal problems: constipation and diarrhea
• Selected gastrointestinal problems: gastrointestinal bleeding, colorectal cancer screening, and diverticular diseases
• Diseases of the liver
• Proteinuria
• Patient education and the promotion of healthy behaviors
• Hematuria
• Hypokalemia
• Complementary and alternative medicine
• Sexual disorders: diagnosis and treatment
• Sleep disorders
• Occupational and environmental disease and bioterrorism
• Common pulmonary problems: cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea, chest pain, and abnormal chest X-ray
• Obstructive airway diseases: asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Lung cancer
• Coronary artery disease
• Postmyocardial infarction care and cardiac rehabilitation
• Cardiac arrhythmias
• Common cardiac disorders revealed by auscultation of the heart
• Heart failure
• Hypertension
• Approach to musculoskeletal injuries
• Urinary stones
• Shoulder and elbow pain
• Neck pain
• Low back pain
• Knee, lower leg, and ankle pain
• Commom problems of the feet
• Nonarticular rheumatic disorders
• Osteoarthritis
• Crystal-induced arthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Spondyloarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and reactive arthritis
• Chronic kidney disease
• Diabetes mellitus
• Thyroid disorders
• Selected endocrine problems: pituitary and adrenal disorders, therapeutic use of steroids, disorders of water metabolism, hypoglycemia
• Disorders of lipid metabolism
• Obesity
• Disorders of bone and mineral metabolism: hypocalcemia, hypercalcemia, osteomalacia, male osteoporosis, paget disease of bone
• Male reproductive and sexual disorders
• Evaluation of the patient with neurologic symptoms
• Headaches and facial pain
• Seizure disorders
• Selected disorders of the prostate
• Dizziness, vertigo, motion sickness, syncope and near syncope, and disequilibrium
• Common disorders of movement: tremor and parkinson disease
• Cerebrovascular disease
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Preoperative planning for ambulatory patients
• Peripheral arterial disease, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and peripheral aneurysms
• Lower extremity ulcers and varicose veins
• Diseases of the biliary tract
• Hernias of the groin and abdominal wall
• Benign conditions of the anus and rectum
• Urinary incontinence
• Approach to women's health
• Contraception and preconception counseling
• Menstrual disorders and other disorders of female reproductive endocrinology
• Nonmalignant vulvovaginal disorders, pelvic inflammatory disease, and chronic pelvic pain
• Osteoporosis
• Early detection of gynecologic malignancy
• Diseases of the breast
• Menopause and beyond
• Common problems associated with impaired vision: refractive errors and laser refractive surgery, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration
• Glaucoma
• Anemia
• Diseases of the eyelid, conjunctiva, and anterior segment of the eye
• Hearing loss and associated problems
• Selected disorders of the nose and throat: epistaxis, snoring, anosmia, hoarseness, and hiccups
• Common problems of the teeth and oral cavity
• Diagnoses and treatment of skin disorders
• Atypical moles and common cancers of the skin
• Disorders of the pilosebaceous unit: acne and related disorders and hair loss
• Dermatitis and psoriasis
• Primary superficial fungal and viral infections and infestations
• Autoimmune blistering diseases, photosensitve eruptions, and drug eruptions
• Disorders of hemostasis
• Thromboembolic disease
• Selected disorders of lymph nodes and lymphocytes

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unknown

Edition

7th ed.

Extent

1 online resource (xv, 1962 pages, [4] pages of plates)

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online

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computer

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rdamedia

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• c

Other physical details

illustrations (some color), maps

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b4321600

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remote