Back: Cervical and Thoracolumbar Spine
Chapter 31 Back Cervical and Thoracolumbar Spine Minal Patel, Krupa Shah Chapter contents Cervical Spine 631 Anatomy 631 History 631 Physical Examination 631 Diagnostic Tests 634 Torticollis 634 Whiplash 634…
Growth and Development
Chapter 23 Growth and Development Sanford R. Kimmel, Karen Ratliff-Schaub Chapter contents Care of Children in Family Medicine 421 Blood Pressure Monitoring 422 Measuring Physical Parameters of Growth 423 Proper…
Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter 27 Cardiovascular Disease Peter P. Toth, Nicolas W. Shammas, Eric J. Dippel, Blair Foreman Chapter contents Atherosclerosis 479 Dyslipidemia 479 Causes 480 Risk Factors 481 Targets 481 Nonpharmacologic Interventions…
Urinary Tract Disorders
Chapter 40 Urinary Tract Disorders Charles Carter, James Stallworth, Robert Holleman Chapter contents Evaluation of the Urinary Tract 899 Physical Examination 899 Laboratory Tests 900 Imaging Studies 903 Common Urinary…
Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Problems
Chapter 32 Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Problems Douglas Comeau, Kevin Heaton, Andrea Gordon Chapter contents Evaluation of Joint and Other Musculoskeletal Symptoms 648 Physical Examination 650 Pathogenesis of Rheumatic and Other…
Common Office Procedures
Chapter 28 Common Office Procedures J. Mark Beard, Justin Osborn Chapter contents Basic Skills 551 The Patient History 551 Skin Preparation 551 Bites 551 Immunizations 552 Procedure Room 552 Anesthesia…
Obstetrics
Chapter 21 Obstetrics Dave E. Williams, Gabriella Pridjian Chapter contents Woman and Child Health 360 Preconception Counseling 361 Nutrition 361 Medical Risk Assessment 363 Routine Prenatal Care 363 First Prenatal…
Interpreting Laboratory Tests
Chapter 15 Interpreting Laboratory Tests Elizabeth A. Warner, Arthur H. Herold Chapter contents The Concept of “Normal” 176 Evaluating a Test’s Performance Characteristics 177 Separating Diseased from Disease-Free Persons 177…
Infectious Diseases
Chapter 16 Infectious Diseases Anthony Zeimet, David R. McBride, Richard Basilan, William E. Roland, David McCrary, Hoonmo Koo Chapter contents BRONCHITIS 208 Chronic Bronchitis: Acute Exacerbation 209 PNEUMONIA 209 INFLUENZA…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Integration into Primary Care
Chapter 11 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Integration into Primary Care Mary P. Guerrera Chapter contents What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine? 132 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in the 1990s…
