John Murtagh’s General Practice is the gold standard reference for established doctors and new graduates and students in the fields of general practice and primary health care.
This new edition is completely revised and expanded, including
• New diagnostic strategies for common presenting problems
• Significant updates on sexual health and cervical cancer screening
• Updated information on mental health diagnosis and treatment
This seventh edition builds on its influential legacy and has been thoroughly updated by the experienced author team, including new authors who bring a new generation of knowledge and diagnostic expertise to this authoritative title.
Author(s): Clare Murtagh, John Murtagh, Justin Coleman, Jill Rosenblatt
Edition: 7
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Australia
Year: 2018
Language: English
Commentary: HQ TRUE PDF
Tags: Medical Education & Training; General Practice; Family Practice Methods; Family medicine
Cover
Title
Part 1: The basis of general practice
Chapter 1: The nature,scope and content of general practice
Chapter 2: The family
Chapter 3: Consulting skills
Chapter 4: Communication skils
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 its management
Chapter 13: Research and evidence-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 diagnostic strategy
Chapter 18: Genetic conditions
Part 2: Diagnostic perspective in general practice
Chapter 19: Depression
Chapter 20: Diabetes mellitus
Chapter 21: Drug and alcohol problems
Chapter 22: Anaemia
Chapter 23: Endocrine and metabolic 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 protozal infections
Chapter 29: Baffling bacterial infections
Chapter 30: Infections of the central nervous system
Chapter 31: Chronic kidney failure
Chapter 32: Connective tissue disease and the systemic
Chapter 33: Neurological dilemmas
Part 3: Problem solving in general practice
Chapter 34: Abdominal pain
Chapter 35: Arthitis
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(indigestion)
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 jumps
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 unconsious 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 hay fever
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 in children
Chapter 93: Common childhood infectious diseases (including skin eruptions)
Chapter 94: Behavioural and developmental issues and 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: Vulvular disorders
Chapter 108: Basic antenatal care
Chapter 109: Postnatal care
Part 7: Male health
Chapter 110: Male health: an overview
Chapter 111: Scrotal pain
Chapter 112: Inguinoscrotal lumps
Chapter 113: Disorders of the penis
Chapter 114: Disorders of the prostate
Part 8: Sexual health
Chapter 115: The subfertile couple
Chapter 116: Sexual health
Chapter 117: Sexually transmitted infections
Chapter 118: Intimate partner violence and sexual assault
Part 9: Problems of the skin
Chapter 119: A diagnostic and management approach to skin problems
Chapter 120: Pruritus
Chapter 121: Common skin problems
Chapter 122: Acute skin eruptions
Chapter 123: Skin ulcers
Chapter 124: Common lumps and bumps
Chapter 125: Pigmented skin lesions
Chapter 126: Hair disorders
Chapter 127: Nail disorders
Part 10: Accident and emergency medicine
Chapter 128: Emergency care
Chapter 129: The doctor’s bag and other emergency equipment
Chapter 130: Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks
Chapter 131: Thrombosis and thromboembolism
Chapter 132: Common skin wounds and foreign bodies
Chapter 133: Common fractures and disclocations
Part 11: Health of specific groups
Chapter 134: The health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Poeple
Chapter 135: Refugee health
Appendix
Index
