CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2009 (LANGE CURRENT Series) - Softcover

Gonzales, Ralph; Kutner, Jean

 
9780071601337: CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2009 (LANGE CURRENT Series)

Synopsis

Today's Best Practice In Your Pocket

5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!
"The audience includes everyone who cares for patients, be they primary care clinicians, students, or residents in training. The editors, well known academic clinicians, have done a wonderful job....This is a valuable addition to every primary care clinician's personal library at a very reasonable price."--Doody's Review Service

This handy, pocket-sized guide draws information from many sources and presents them in an easy-to-use, comprehensive package for use by any primary care clinician. It offers quick-access to the latest guidelines for the most appropriate preventive services, screening methods, and treatment approaches commonly encountered in the outpatient setting.

Features:

  • Updated annually
  • Screening, prevention, and treatment guidelines for more than 60 common outpatient conditions
  • Content drawn from the most reliable sources: government agencies, medical and scientific organizations, and expert panels
  • Easy-to-follow guideline-based algorithms speed clinical decision-making
  • Immunization schedule for children
  • Website addresses for U.S. government agencies and professional organizations

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

  • Major updates to disease management guidelines
  • More international guidelines
  • Appendix of Guidelines in Perspective identifying areas of discordance and where new directions are emerging

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About the Authors

Ralph Gonzales, MD, MSPH Associate Professor Division of General Internal Medicine Department of Medicine University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California

Jean S. Kutner, MD, MSPH Associate Professor & Interim Chief Division of General Internal Medicine Department of Medicine University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, Colorado

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