Primary Care Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide for Lifelong Patient Care

Authored by renowned healthcare experts Jeannette South-Paul, Samuel Matheny, and Evelyn Lewis, this evidence-based guide empowers healthcare providers to deliver continuous, comprehensive care to patients throughout their lifetimes. Organized according to the developmental lifespan, this valuable resource spans childhood and adolescence to adulthood and senior years, providing trusted recommendations for optimal patient care.

Evidence-Based Recommendations for Primary Care

This comprehensive guide presents evidence-based recommendations for a wide range of primary care clinical conditions, including:

• Conservative and pharmacologic therapies
• Complementary and alternative therapies when relevant
• Suggestions for collaborations with other healthcare providers
• Attention to the mental and behavioral health of patients, including solitary and comorbid conditions
• Recognition of the impact of illness on the family
• Patient education information
• End-of-life issues

New Chapters for Enhanced Patient Care

This latest edition features new chapters on:

• Prenatal care
• Tick-borne infections
• Diagnosis and management of tuberculosis
• HIV diagnosis and management
• PTSD and TBIs

These additions make this guide an essential resource for healthcare providers preparing for USMLE Step 3 review, board certification, and maintenance or recertification.

A Valuable Resource for Primary Care Professionals

This comprehensive guide is ideal for primary care trainees, practicing physicians, advanced practice nurses, and physician assistants seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in delivering high-quality patient care.

Product Details:

ISBN-13: 9780071827454

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing

Publication Date: March 5, 2015

Edition: 4

Pages: 752