Essential Practice Guidelines in Primary Care (Current Clinical Practice) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1588295087 ISBN 13: 9781588295088

Publisher: Humana, 2007

Synopsis

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom and with all thy getting get understanding. ―Proverbs 4:7 In addition to wisdom, physicians need information―in many different settings―when learning new and reviewing previously learned material, during case conferences, and at the point-of-care while taking care of patients. Num- ous studies have shown that physicians regularly encounter questions that need an answer while they are seeing patients (1). Unfortunately, only about one-third of those questions are eventually pursued to find an answer, likely because of the difficulty of finding answers and the time constraints under which physicians find themselves (2–4). It is important to understand that when information is readily available, physicians utilize that information, and that information impacts on patient care and can alter the clinical decisions that occur (5–7). National clinical guidelines have been increasingly recognized as a potential way of improving the quality of medical care by giving physicians clear, eviden- based guidance on how to treat complex diseases where an abundance of lite- ture may exist. The evolution of medical knowledge proceeds along a predictable route. It starts with careful observation. Next comes the generation of hypotheses. The hypotheses are then tested through studies. These studies are eventually synt- sized into evidence-based guidelines developed through a rigorous process that includes a comprehensive review of the literature combined with expert opinion.

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From the reviews:

"Audience: Primary care physicians, residents, medical students, as well as faculty members involved in their education and training. ... This book is an excellent summary of the most important evidence-based, nationally recognized, clinical guidelines, with aim to improve the quality of medical care. It represents understandable, useful, easy to implement, one source for questions arises that is best answered by an existing clinical guideline. Together with electronic (PDA) version, should facilitate the implementation of nationally recognized clinical guidelines by primary care physicians.” (Mirjana Huic, Croatian Medical Journal, October, 2007)

Synopsis

This new volume in the "Current Clinical Practice" series puts the most important evidence-based, nationally recognized clinical guidelines together in one place. As a result, busy clinicians can go to one source when, in the care of a patient, a question arises that is best answered by an existing clinical guideline. Among the topics covered in this volume are hyperlipidemia, management of newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation, antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolic disease and atrial fibrillation, and prevention of bacterial endocarditis. The book details treatment for asthma and infectious diseases ranging from pneumonia to tuberculosis to diarrhea. The volume also contains chapters on endocrinology, gynecology, neurology, and psychiatry. With the busy clinician in mind, "Essential Practice Guidelines in Primary Care" has been constructed from its origin to have a companion PDA resource, with summaries of the guidelines in this book and additional summaries of guidelines not included in the book. Together, these complimentary textbooks, in print and electronic format, should facilitate the implementation of nationally recognized clinical guidelines.

Edition details

• Publisher: Humana
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1588295087
• ISBN 13: 9781588295088
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 402
• Editor: Skolnik Neil S.