Author: ISBN : 9780826197825 New from $90.25 Format: PDFPraise for the Second Edition:
"This is a wonderful book for both novice and experienced physician assistants and nurse practitioners. This latest edition will see frequent use in your daily practice." Score: 100, 5 stars--Doody's Medical Reviews
"This textbook provides comprehensive coverage of primary care disorders in an easy-to-read format and contains invaluable step-by-step instructions for evaluating and managing primary care patients. . . [It] belongs in every NP and PA's reference library. I highly recommend this wonderful textbook."
-Maria T. Leik , MSN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, GNP-BC?
President, National ARNP Services, Inc.
"Family Practice Guidelines is an excellent resource for the busy clinician. It offers succinct, comprehensive information in an easy format that is particularly useful for quick reference. This text is useful for general practice settings as well as specialty care."
-Anne Moore , APN; WHNP/ANP-BC; FAANP
Vanderbilt University?
This is a comprehensive family practice resource for primary care clinicians, providing current national practice guidelines for a high quality standard of care for patients across the lifespan in outpatient settings. It includes individual care guidelines for adult, child, pregnant and geriatric patients, health promotion and dietary information, procedure guidelines, national resources, and comprehensive patient teaching guides. This third edition includes seven new protocols, ICD-9 Codes for billing, revised patient teaching sheets, a new chapter on pain management guidelines for patients with opioid addiction, completely updated national treatment guidelines, and patient teaching sheets in print and PDF formats.
The guide includes 268 disorder guidelines organized by body system, presented in outline format for easy access. Each disorder includes definition, ICD-9 Code, incidence, pathogenesis, predisposing factors, common complaints, signs/symptoms, subjective data, physical exam and diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, plan of care including medications, and follow-up care. Of special note are highlighted "Practice Pointers" containing critical information and "Individual Considerations" at the end of each disorder that provide specialty care points for pediatric, pregnant, and geriatric populations. This resource also presents 18 procedure guidelines as well as routine health maintenance guidelines and Appendices covering special diets, normal lab values, and dental issues.
New to the Third Edition:
Seven new protocols including atrial fibulation, colorectal cancer screening guidelines, erectile dysfunction, obstructive sleep apnea, opioid addiction, peripheral vascular disease, and West Nile virus
- ICD-9 codes for billing
138 completely updated patient teaching sheets in print and PDF formats
- Updated national treatment guidelines throughout
New chapter on Pain Management Guidelines regarding prescriptions for opioid addicted patients
- Paperback: 1040 pages
- Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 3 edition (February 28, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0826197825
- ISBN-13: 978-0826197825
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- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #926,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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