Manual of family medicine / editor, Robert B. Taylor ; with 206 contributors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

I: DISEASE PRESENTATION AND HEALTH SCREENING
Health Maintenance for Infants and Children
Health Maintenance for Adolescents
Health Maintenance for the Adult Patient
Health Maintenance for Older Adults
Health Care for the International Traveler

II: COMMON PRESENTING PROBLEMS
Weight Loss
Fatigue
Dizziness
Cough
Chest Pain
Abdominal Pain
Jaundice
Edema
Pelvic Pain
Back Pain

III: EMERGENCY PROBLEMS IN AMBULATORY CARE
Anaphylaxis Bronchospasm
Drug Overdose
Epistaxis Syncope
Cerebral Concussion
Fractures Requiring Special Consideration

IV: PROBLEMS OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN
Developmental Problems in Children
Fever in Infancy and Childhood
Inspiratory Stridor, Croup, and Epiglottitis
Reactive Airway Disease in Children
Viral Exanthems of Children
Musculoskeletal Problems of Children And Adolescents
Enuresis
Common Poisoning in Children
Behavioral Problems of Children
Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder

V: HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND PROBLEMS OF LIVING
Anxiety, Panic Disorders, and Agoraphobia
Depression
Alcoholism
Sexual Dysfunction
Eating Disorders
Sleep Disorders
Drug Misuse Disorders

VI: DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Migraine Headaches
Nonmigraine Headaches
Meningitis
Seizures
Transient Ischemic Attacks
Stroke
Parkinson Disease
Alzheimer Disease
Peripheral Neuropathy

VII: EYE PROBLEMS
Conjunctivitis and Other Causes of a Red Eye
Age-Associated Eye Diseases: Cataracts, Glaucoma, and Macular Degeneration
Ocular Injuries

VIII: EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PROBLEMS
Acute Otitis Media
Chronic Otitis Media
Otitis Externa
Pharyngitis
Sinusitis
Allergic Rhinitis

IX: CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS
Hypertension
Ischemic Heart Disease
Murmurs and Valvular
Heart Disease Heart Failure
Atrial Fibrillation and Other Supraventricular Tachycardias
Ventricular Dysrhythmias
Venous Thrombosis and Thrombophlebitis
Peripheral Arterial Disease

X: RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS
Asthma
Acute Bronchitis and Pneumonia
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Tuberculosis
Lung Cancer

XI: GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastritis

XII: RENAL AND UROLOGIC PROBLEMS
Cystitis and Bacteriuria

XIII: PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Vaginitis and Cervicitis

XIV: FAMILY PLANNING AND MATERNITY CARE
Contraception

XV: MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS AND ARTHRITIS
Osteoarthritis

XVI: DERMATOLOGIC PROBLEMS
Pyoderma and Cellulitis

XVII: ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISORDERS
Obesity

XVIII: DISORDERS OF THE BLOOD
Iron Deficiency Anemia

XIX: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Gastroenteritis

XX: INJURIES AND VIOLENCE
Bites of Humans and Animals

XXI: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
Pesticide and Related Poisoning

XXII: THERAPEUTIC CHOICES
Bacterial Endocarditis Prophylaxis