Oxford Handbook of General Practice 5th Edition

• Written by GPs for GPs
• Provides comprehensive coverage on all aspects of general practice
• Contains practical guidance, with hands-on advice from experienced GPs
• Built for quick access, the clinical and emergency sections are clearly highlighted, and weblinks are included for all relevant guidelines and online resources
• Packed with essential, clinical, evidence-based information, to ensure the reader has the information they need at their fingertips

New to this Edition:

• Thorough overhaul of every chapter to reflect the huge changes in the structure and management of general practice that have taken place in recent times
• All clinical subject areas have been checked and rewritten to include new guideline changes and current best practice
• Updated contact points for patient self-help

The well-loved Oxford Handbook of General Practice is a lifeline for busy GPs, medical students, and healthcare professionals. With hands-on advice from experienced practitioners, this essential handbook covers the entire breadth and depth of general practice in small sections that can be located, read, and digested in seconds. Now in its fifth edition, the Handbook has been fully revised to reflect the major new developments shaping general practice today.

Fully updated with the latest guidelines and protocols, this edition offers even more full colour diagrams and tables, and colour-coded chapters on general practice (green), clinical topics (purple), and emergencies (red). Covering the whole of general practice from practice management to hands-on advice dealing with acute medical emergencies, this comprehensive, rapid-reference text will ensure that everything you need to know is only a fingertip away.

Table of Contents

1:What is general practice?
2:Practice management
3:Consulting with patients
4:Social aspects of primary care
5:Medicines and prescribing
6:Minor surgery
7:Healthy living
8:Chronic disease and elderly care
9:Cardiology and vascular disease
10:Respiratory medicine
11:Endocrinology
12:Gastrointestinal medicine
13:Renal medicine and urology
14:Musculoskeletal problems
15:Neurology
16:Dermatology
17:Infectious disease
18:Haematology and immunology
19:Breast disease
20:Gynaecology
21:Sexual health and contraception
22:Pregnancy
23:Child health
24:Ear, nose, and throat
25:Ophthalmology
26:Mental health
27:Cancer care
28:Palliative care
29:Emergencies in general practice