Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Family Medicine 4th Edition

Current Diagnosis &; Treatment in Family Medicine : 4th Edition
ISBN: 9780071827454
Publication Date: 5 March 2015

Provide continuous, comprehensive care of patients throughout their lifetimes with this evidence-based guide

• Organized according to the developmental lifespan, beginning with childhood and adolescence and progressing through adulthood and senior years
• Evidence-based recommendations
• Conservative and pharmacologic therapies
• Complementary and alternative therapies when relevant
• Suggestions for collaborations with other healthcare providers
• Attention to the mental and behavioral health of patients as solitary as well as comorbid conditions
• Recognition of impact of illness on the family
• Patient education information
• End-of-life issues

AN EASY-TO-USE GUIDE TO THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT of the full range of clinical conditions seen in primary care NEW CHAPTERS on prenatal care, tick-borne infections, diagnosis and management of tuberculosis, HIV diagnosis and management, and PTSD/TBI

Great for USMLE Step 3 review, board certification, and maintenance or recertification

Essential for primary care trainees, practicing physicians, advanced practice nurses, and physician assistants.

About the Authors

Jeannette South-Paul, M.D. (Pittsburgh, PA) is Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical School.

Sam Matheny, M.D. (Lexington, KY) is Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Kentucky School of Medicine.

Evelyn Lewis, M.D. (Bethesda, MD) is Director, Healthcare Policy, Pfizer, Inc and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.