Family Practice Guidelines, Fourth Edition (Book + Free App)

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Note to Readers: Publisher does not guarantee quality or access to any included digital components if book is purchased through a third-party seller. Now with a free mobile & web app with print purchase! This bible of family practice for primary care students and clinicians provides current national practice guidelines for professional standards of care across the life span. Concise and clearly organized, the resource features detailed, step-by-step instructions for physical examinations and diagnostic testing in the outpatient setting, information on health promotion, care guidelines, dietary information, information on culturally responsive care, patient resources, and abundant patient education handouts. This fourth edition is updated to include new evidence-based guidelines for rheumatology, public health (featuring updated information on substance abuse, violence, obesity, homelessness, and lesbian health), the sports physical exam and interventions, endocrinology, the 2015 Beers Criteria, new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for health maintenance, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) assessment and management, restless legs syndrome, sexual dysfunction treatment, and psychiatric disorders. Several new and updated Patient Teaching Guides―with printable education points―add to the book’s outstanding utility as a thorough and reliable clinical resource. Each of the 268 diagnoses includes definition, incidence, pathogenesis, predisposing factors, common complaints, signs/symptoms, subjective data, physical exam and diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, and a care plan. New to the Fourth Edition: New and updated guidelines for: Rheumatology: polymyalgia rheumatica, Sjögren’s syndome, psoriatic arthropathy, pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate), ankylosing spondolitis, reactive arthritis, Raynaud’s syndrome Public Health: substance abuse, violence, obesity, homelessness, lesbian health Sports Exam: assessment and treatment 2015 Beers Criteria CDC recommendations: vaccine and cancer screening Endocrinology: diabetes management and new Food and Drug Administration–approved medications Updated to reflect the Whelton 2017 guidelines for hypertension Neurology: PTSD and restless legs syndrome management Sexual dysfunction Bipolar and other behavioral health disorders New and updated Patient Teaching Guides Key Features: Presents information for 268 disorders in consistent format for ease of use Highlights key considerations with Practice Pointers Provides individual care points for pediatric, pregnant, and geriatric patients Includes 138 printable Patient Teaching Guides Offers 18 procedure guidelines and routine health maintenance guidelines App included! Includes all the high-quality content from the book! Information at your fingertips anytime, anywhere. Available on iOS, Android, and the web, with a powerful, simple-to-use interface. APP INCLUDED WITH PRINT PURCHASE Review: Awesome ! - Purchased this for school because I prefer a physical book over an ebook. This is a great book to use as an NP student as well as a practicing NP. I used this as a resource all the time for a vast majority of my assignments. I love this book and for see myself using it even as quick, concise reference when I start practicing. It even offers patient teaching leaflets too that is simple and easy to read for patient education material. Review: AWESOME BOOK! A must have - Love love love this book! It is striaight to the point with all the pertinent information, which is much needed as a student when you are absorbing a ton of info! He older version of this book was required for my class but I opted for the this version because it has the lastest greatest recommendations for hypertension as well as the new diabetes medications. A must have for any practitioners resource library!