Oxford Handbook of General Practice

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Fully revised to reflect the new changes to the GP contract and the GP curriculum, this fourth edition of the best-selling Oxford Handbook of General Practice is a practical guide to all aspects of general practice; from vital clinical information, to valuable practical guidance from experienced GPs. This is the essential guide for all those working in general practice. Comprehensively covering everything a doctor needs to work in, or manage a GP practice, this handbook ensures readers are always up-to-date with the latest guidelines, the most recent protocols, and cutting-edge clinical information. With concise, bullet-point information the chapters are now colour-coded to ensure the reader can find vital emergency or clinical information without delay. With new full colour photographs added to the chapters on dermatology and ophthalmology. Fully illustrated, and packed with even more figures, diagrams, management boxes, and tables to improve ease-of-reference, the reader will always have the vital information they need at their fingertips. Cover Oxford Medical PublicationsOxford Handbook of General Practice Series Oxford Handbook of General Practice Copyright Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Abbreviations used in the text 1 What is general practice? 2 Contracts 3 Practice management 4 Education, monitoring, and research 5 Consulting and certification 6 Medicines and prescribing 7 Minor surgery 8 Healthy living 9 Chronic disease and elderly care 10 Cardiology and vascular disease 11 Respiratory medicine 12 Endocrinology 13 Gastrointestinal medicine 14 Renal medicine and urology 15 Musculoskeletal problems 16 Neurology 17 Dermatology 18 Infectious disease 19 Haematology and immunology 20 Breast disease 21 Gynaecology 22 Sexual health and contraception 23 Pregnancy 24 Child health 25 Ear, nose, and throat 26 Ophthalmology 27 Mental health 28 Cancer and palliative care 29 Emergencies in general practice Index