Knut Schroeder

Chantal Simon

Hazel Everitt

Francoise van Dorp

The Oxford Handbook of General Practice is an essential lifeline for the busy GP. It includes hands-on advice to help with any day-to-day problems which might arise in general practice. Revised and updated throughout, this new edition includes several new chapters and expanded material on the new GP contract and training.

Oxford Handbook of General Practice

Written by an experienced family doctor and packed with practical and sound advice, Diagnosing Your Health Symptoms For Dummies is a reference for everyone who wants to find out when they do and don't need to worry about their health. It will cover over 100 common, important, potentially serious and often worrying symptoms and emergencies, such as headaches, chest pain, dizziness, fever, bleeding, tiredness or stress. This reassuring guide will also include guidance on how to perform basic physical assessments, as well as a run through of key first aid techniques. Perfect for both allaying fears and encouraging those with serious symptoms to seek professional advice, this guide will be an essential family health bible. Diagnosing Your Health Symptoms FD includes: Part I: Spotting and Assessing Illness: The Basics Chapter 1: Thinking about Medicine Chapter 2: Dealing with Medical Problems Chapter 3: Conducting a Symptom Check Chapter 4: Looking for Out For Signs of Illness Part II: Looking at Emergencies and ‘All-Over' Symptoms Chapter 5: Coping with Medical Emergencies Chapter 6: Approaching Non-Specific Symptoms Chapter 7: Symptoms Affecting the Wider Body Part III: From top to toe: looking at specific areas of the body Chapter 8: Look at Me! Sussing Out Skin Problems Chapter 9: Trouble at the Top: Symptoms Around the Head and Problems with the Senses Chapter 10: Close to Your Heart: Exploring Chest Problems Chapter 11: Untangling Tummy and Bowel Problems Chapter 12: Getting Lower: Urinary and Other Disturbances ‘Down There' Chapter 13: Bones and Groans Part IV: Dealing with health problems in people close to you Chapter 14: Spotting Illness in Your Baby Chapter 15: Illness in Your Toddler or Pre-School Child Chapter 16: Problems in Your School-Age Kids Chapter 17: Dealing with Adolescent Problems Chapter 18: Understanding Women's Troubles Chapter 19: Looking at Some Specific Men's Issues Chapter 20: Dealing with Common Later Life Problems Part V: Spotting mental health problems Chapter 21: Tackling Anxiety, Depression and Stress Chapter 22: Approaching Unusual Thoughts and Behaviour Chapter 23: Addressing Alcohol and Drug Problems Part VI: The part of tens Chapter 24: Ten First Aid Essentials: Helping Yourself and Others Chapter 25: Ten Reliable Health Websites Chapter 26: Ten Medical Tests you May Need Glossary: 100 Useful Medical Terms

Diagnosing Your Health Symptoms For Dummies

Trevor Thompson

Kathleen Frith

David Pencheon

Sustainable Healthcare sets out a vision for medical careof high quality, manageable cost and low impact on the planetarysystems which sustain us. In tackling the major challenges of our age, such as resourcedepletion, loss of biodiversity and climate change, health servicescan play a central role, moving from being part of the problem tobecoming part of the solution. Sustainable Healthcareexplores questions such as: What is the relevance of sustainability inhealthcare? How does climate change threaten humanhealth? How can we create low carbon care pathways? How can healthcare organizations deal better withtheir waste? How can death and dying become moresustainable? How can we engage ourselves and others with thisagenda? Written by an international team combining clinical,educational, practical and policy expertise in sustainability andhealth, this book provides a synopsis of our current predicaments,and explores some of the emerging solutions. Containing casestudies and resources for further information and action,Sustainable Healthcare is a practical guide to makinghealthcare more sustainable for all healthcare professionals,managers and students. “Once in a while one comes across a book that makes a deepimpact. Sustainable Healthcare is such a book and very timely inthe context of modern healthcare and developing greenpolicies… The book is clear in ideas of critical thinking,scientific evidence and practical suggestions for transformativeaction… An additional strength in this book are the summarykey papers and reports including key points from thechapters. In addition, there is a comprehensive list ofreferences in each chapter… The authors cut through thejargon and challenge the rhetoric of both fear and denial…The authors give examples of how we can engage with sustainabilitysuch as, diet and exercise, prescription management, contraceptionmanagement and family planning and end of life care... Thebook provides useful sources, references and key actions forindividuals, healthcare organisations and policy makingdepartments.” - A review by Prof Davinder Sandhu, Postgraduate Dean,Health Education South West, Severn Deanery, UK

Sustainable Healthcare

Clinical assessment is at the heart of medicine. Health professionals working in busy clinical settings, such as general practitioners, nurse practitioners and hospital doctors on-call, often have to assess patients under considerable time constraints. This book teaches the reader how to gather clinical information effectively, accurately and safely even when time is at a premium. Provides a systematic method of collecting and assessing relevant clinical information by suggesting step-by-step examination routines, including important patient-centred questions Focuses on common symptoms and presentations Treatment reflects the latest in evidence based practice (including latest NICE Guidelines) Specifically covers the clinical skills assessment (CSA) part of the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) examination Written by an experienced medical educator and practicing GP, in consultation with a multidisciplinary team of medical students, GPs, PG trainees, hospital doctors and nurses

Knut Schroeder

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