Pocket Primary Care

by Curtis R. Chong

Overview

Part of the highly popular and respected Pocket Notebook series, Pocket Primary Care, 3rd Edition, puts answers to common diagnostic questions in the outpatient setting at your fingertips in seconds. Dr. Curtis R. Chong and his team of expert contributors provide current evidence-based practices, accepted best practices, and real-world guidance on all major subspecialties, including appropriate workups and when to refer. This practical, high-yield reference mirrors the thought process of primary care clinicians in day-to-day practice, all in an easy-to-use, loose-leaf format that’s ideal for physicians, students, residents, nurses, and PAs—anyone who sees patients in today’s busy ambulatory settings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781975183608
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer Health
Publication date:	09/14/2022
Series:	Pocket Notebook Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	448
Sales rank:	612,236
File size:	15 MB
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Table of Contents

GENERAL MEDICINE
Routine Visit
Disease screening
Health literacy
Counseling Patients
Evidence-Based medicine
Chronic pain
Chronic Opioid Use
Immunizations
Infertility
Obesity
Tobacco use

CARDIOLOGY
Coronary Artery Disease
Aortic disease
Atrial fibrillation and Flutter
Carotid Disease
Chest Pain and Noninvasive Testing
Heart Failure
Dyslipidemia
Hypertension
Lower Extremity Edema & Ulcers
Palpitations
Peripheral Artery Disease
Pre-Flight Assessment
Pre-Operative Risk Assessment
Sports and Exercise Clearance
Sudden Cardiac Death
Syncope
Valvular Heart Disease

DERMATOLOGY
Approach to Skin Lesions
Acne
Alopecia
Atopic Dermatitis
Common Benign growths
Burns
Dermatitis
Cutaneous Drug Eruptions
Melanoma
Psoriasis
Rheumatologic Skin Disease
Rosacea
Scabies
Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Tinea
Topical corticosteroids
Urticaria
Wound Care

ENDOCRINE
Adrenal Nodules
Calcium Disorders
Cushing Syndrome
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Insipidus
Hyperprolactinemia
Male Hypogonadism
Osteoporosis
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Thyroid Disorders
Vitamin D Deficiency

GASTROENTEROLOGY
Abdominal Pain
Abnormal Liver Function Tests
Celiac Disease
Cirrhosis
Constipation
Diarrhea
Diverticular disease
Dysphagia
Gallstones
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
H. pylori Disease
Hemorrhoids
Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Jaundice
Pancreatitis
Peptic Ulcer Disease

HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
Abnormal WBC Count
Anemia
Folate & Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Bleeding Disorders
DVT and Pulmonary Embolus
Hemochromatosis
Lymphadenopathy & Splenic Disorders
Polycythemia

INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Bites and Infestations
Bacterial Endocarditis Prophylaxis
Fever of Unknown Origin
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
HIV/AIDS
Herpes Simplex Virus
Other Viral Hepatitides
Pneumocystis (PCP) Prophylaxis
Pharyngitis
Pneumonia
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Skin & Soft Tissue Infections
Tick-Borne Illnesses
Travel Medicine
Tuberculosis
URI and Influenza
Herpes Zoster
Urinary Tract Infections

MUSCULOSKELETAL
Back Pain
Fibromyalgia
Foot & Ankle Disorders
Gout and Pseudogout
Hand Disorders
Hip Pain
Knee Pain
Monoarticular Arthritis
Muscle Pain
Osteoarthritis
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Polyarticular Arthritis
Rheumatologic Tests
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

NEUROLOGY
Bell's Palsy
Concussion
Diplopia
Dizziness and Vertigo
Weakness
Headache
Peripheral Neuropathy
Parkinson's Disease
Restless Legs Syndrome
Seizure
Stroke, TIA, & Poststroke Care
Tremor

OPHTHALMOLOGY AND ENT
Allergic Rhinitis
Eye Trauma
Hearing Loss
Hoarseness
Jaw & Dental Pain
Otitis
Red Eye
Sinusitis
Snoring
Vision Complaints

PSYCHIATRY
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Alcohol Use Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Bipolar Disorder
Depression
Care of the “Difficult Patient”
Domestic Violence
Eating Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Psychotic Disorders
Psychotropic Medications
Insomnia and Sleep Disorders
Somatoform Disorders
Substance Use Disorders
Suicide Risk Assessment

PULMONARY
Asthma
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Chronic Cough
Dyspnea
Hemoptysis
Pulmonary Nodules
Obstructive Sleep Apnea

RENAL/UROLOGY
Chronic Kidney Disease
Hematuria
Nephrolithiasis
Potassium Disorders
Proteinuria
Sodium Disorders

WOMEN’S HEALTH
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Amenorrhea
Breast Disease
Cervical Cancer Screening
Contraception
Dysmenorrhea
Menopause
Pelvic Pain
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Vaginitis

MEN’S HEALTH
BPH & Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Male Sexual Dysfunction
Prostate Cancer
Prostatitis
Scrotal & Testicular Lesions

GERIATRICS
Dementia
End-of-life & Advanced Care Planning
Fall Prevention
Urinary Incontinence

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Vincent F Carr, DO, MSA, FACC, FACP (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
Description: From Harvard Medical School, this is a pocket-sized 6-ring binder with the essentials that primary care residents in training need to understand.
Purpose: This is the typical handbook produced by training programs to ensure residents are familiar with the essentials, in this case with outpatient primary care. The editors are primary care internal medicine physicians who have invited specialists from diverse disciplines and training to contribute.
Audience: The audience is residents in primary care training in the U.S.
Features: The book is divided into the usual organ systems and then into the more common diagnoses. I was impressed with how up-to-date this book is. It includes many items usually missed by other book such as pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV and current travel immunization recommendations. Each of the subchapters has a reference, which, for a book this size, is well chosen. Like all pocket-sized book, the font is small but necessarily so.
Assessment: This is a tremendously useful reference for primary care residents seeing patients in a busy outpatient office. It is comprehensive for its size and well laid out.

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