Ebook Murtagh S Diagnostic Strategies

EBOOK Murtagh's Diagnostic Strategies

This unique, practical and user-friendly resource provides a handy guide to diagnostic strategies for busy GPs, succinctly covering all the common problems you may encounter in your practice, including, for example, Abdominal pain, Cough, Diarrhoea, Fever, Headache, Shoulder pain and Weight gain or loss. In addition, it serves as a neat ready reference in a convenient package to facilitate study, in particular for registrars preparing for the Key Feature Problems (KFP) exam for RACGP Fellowship. Each topic guides the GP in taking a key history for the specific presenting problem, such as detailed pain analysis, drug intake, family history, travel, diet and ‘red flags’. It lists the key examinations and investigations GPs need to perform, as well as providing helpful diagnostic tips. In addition, it provides easy-to-use checklists of: Probable diagnoses Serious disorders not to be missed Pitfalls (often missed) Masquerades checklist Is the patient trying to tell me something? Murtagh’s Diagnostic Strategies covers 100 conditions, distilling John Murtagh’s many years of practical experience into one essential guide.

EBOOK Murtagh's General Practice 6E

EBOOK Murtagh's General Practice

John Murtagh’s General Practice is the gold standard reference for established doctors and new graduates and students in the fields of general practice and primary health care.This new edition is completely revised and expanded, including •New diagnostic strategies for common presenting problems •Significant updates on sexual health and cervical cancer screening •Updated information on mental health diagnosis and treatment This seventh edition builds on its influential legacy and has been thoroughly updated by the experienced author team, including new authors who bring a new generation of knowledge and diagnostic expertise to this authoritative title.