Author Description

The 2nd Edition of this well-known resource provides concise, up-to-date summaries of over 200 common outpatient problems at a glance - to help readers determine the best approaches for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Conveniently arranged by organ system, each section covers essential outpatient preventive medicine, common symptoms, and common problems and procedures, and provides a table of comparative drug costs and an annotated bibliography of important reviews and clinical studies. Review of Last Edition: "Good guidelines for those who are new to ambulatory care...a useful guide for all physicians in primary care...a useful memory jogger." --The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice one- to three-page reviews with fresh insights into common ambulatory problems, supplemented by easy-to-use tables and algorithms. Organizes information on each disorder by organ system--enabling readers to quickly find what they need. Reviews screening procedures, common symptoms, common problems and syndromes (including diagnostic entities, laboratory abnormalities, and clinical situations), and frequently ordered and performed procedures. Provides drug tables that include recommended dosages and comparative costs. Discusses general aspects of ambulatory care, medical interviewing, and preventive services.