Murtagh's general practice / John Murtagh.

Includes index.

Previous ed.: Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education, 2003.

Revised edition of: General practice, 3rd ed., 2003.

Part 1. The Basis of General Practice -- 1. The nature and content of general practice -- 2. The family -- 3. Consulting skills -- 4. Communication skills -- 5. Counselling skills -- 6. Difficult, demanding and angry patients -- 7. Palliative care -- 8. The elderly patient -- 9. Prevention in general practice -- 10. Nutrition in health and illness -- 11. Health promotion and dedication -- 12. Pain and its management -- 13. Whole person approach to management -- 14. Travel and topical medicine -- 15. Research and evidence-based medicine -- 16. Laboratory investigations -- Part 2. Diagnostic Perspective in General Practice -- 17. Inspection as a clinical skill -- 18. A safe diagnostic strategy -- 19. Genetic conditions -- 20. Depression -- 21. Diabetes mellitus: diagnosis -- 22. Drug problems -- 23. Anaemia -- 24. Thyroid and other endocrine disorders -- 25. Spinal dysfunction -- 26. Urinary tract infection -- 27. Malignant disease -- 28. HIV/AIDS - could it be HIV? -- 29. Baffling viral and protozoal infections -- 30. Baffling bacterial infections -- 31. Chronic renal failure -- 32. Connective tissue disorders and the vasculitides -- 33. Neurological dilemmas -- Part 3. Problem Solving in General Practice -- 34. Abdominal pain -- 35. Arthritis -- 36. Anorectal disorders -- 37. Low back pain -- 38. Thoracic back pain -- 39. Bruising and bleeding -- 40. Chest pain -- 41. Constipation -- 42. Cough -- 43. Deafness and hearing loss -- 44. Diarrhoea -- 45. The disturbed patient -- 46. Dizziness -- 47. Dyspepsia (indigestion) -- 48. Dysphagia -- 49. Dyspnoea -- 50. The painful ear -- 51. The red and tender eye -- 52. Pain in the face -- 53. Fevers and chills -- 54. Faints, fits and funny turns -- 55. Haematemesis and melaena -- 56. Headache -- 57. Hoarseness -- 58. Jaundice -- 59. Nasal disorders -- 60. Nausea and vomiting -- 61. Neck lumps -- 62. Neck pain -- 63. Shoulder pain -- 64. Pain in the arm and hand -- 65. Hip and buttock pain -- 66. Pain in the leg -- 67. The painful knee -- 68. Pain in the foot and ankle -- 69. Walking difficulty -- 70. Palpitations -- 71. Sleep disorders -- 72. Sore mouth and tongue -- 73. Sore throat -- 74. Tiredness -- 75. The unconscious patient -- 76. Urinary disorders -- 77. Visual failure -- 78. Weight gain -- 79. Weight loss -- Part 4. Child and Adolescent Health -- 80. An approach to the child -- 81. Specific problems of children -- 82. Surgical problems of children -- 83. Common childhood infectious diseases (including skin eruptions) -- 84. Behaviour disorders in children -- 85. Child abuse -- 86. Emergencies in children -- 87. Adolescent health -- Part 5. Women'S Health -- 88. Cervical cancer and Pap smears -- 89. Family planning -- 90. Breast pain (mastalgia) -- 91. Lumps in the breast -- 92. Abnormal uterine bleeding -- 93. Lower abdominal and pelvic pain in women -- 94. Premenstrual syndrome -- 95. The menopause and osteoporosis -- 96. Vaginal discharge -- 97. Vulvar disorders -- 98. Domestic violence and sexual assault -- 99. Basic antenatal care -- 100. Infections in pregnancy -- 101. High risk pregnancy -- 102. Postnatal care -- Part 6. Men'S Health -- 103. Men's health: an overview -- 104. Scrotal pain -- 105. Inguinoscrotal lumps -- 106. Disorders of the penis -- 107. Disorders of the prostrate -- Part 7. Sexually Related Problems -- 108. The subfertile couple -- 109. Sexual health -- 110. Sexually transmitted infections -- Part 8. Problems of the Skin -- 111. A diagnostic and management approach to skin problems -- 112. Pruritis -- 113. Common skin problems -- 114. Acute skin eruptions -- 115. Skin ulcers -- 116. Common lumps and bumps -- 117. Pigmented skin lesions -- 118. Hair disorders -- 119. Nail disorders -- Part 9. Chronic Disorder: Continuing Management -- 120. Alcohol problems -- 121. Allergic disorders including hay fever -- 122. Anxiety -- 123. Asthma -- 124. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- 125. Epilepsy -- 126. Hypertension -- 127. Dyslipidaemia -- 128. Diabetes mellitus: management -- 129. Chronic heart failure -- Part 10. Accident and Emergency Medicine -- 130. Emergency care -- 131. The doctor's bag -- 132. Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks -- 133. Thrombosis and thromboembolism -- 134. Common skin wounds and foreign bodies -- 135. Common fractures and dislocations -- 136. Common sporting injuries -- Part 11. Aboriginal Health -- 137. The health of Indigenous peoples.

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