Essential practice guidelines in primary care

Neil S. Skolnik9781588295088, 1-58829-508-7, 1-59745-313-7, 9781597453134

This new volume in the Current Clinical Practiceв„ў series puts the most important evidence-based, nationally recognized clinical guidelines together in one place. As a result, busy clinicians can go to one source when, in the care of a patient, a question arises that is best answered by an existing clinical guideline.

Among the topics covered in this volume are hyperlipidemia, management of newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation, antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolic disease and atrial fibrillation, and prevention of bacterial endocarditis. The book details treatment for asthma and infectious diseases ranging from pneumonia to tuberculosis to diarrhea. The volume also contains chapters on endocrinology, gynecology, neurology, and psychiatry.

With the busy clinician in mind, Essential Practice Guidelines in Primary Care has been constructed from its origin to have a companion PDA resource, with summaries of the guidelines in this book and additional summaries of guidelines not included in the book. (The PDA version of Essential Practice Guidelines in Primary Care is available from the publisher, ISBN 1-934115-47-9.) Together, these complimentary textbooks, in print and electronic format, should facilitate the implementation of nationally recognized clinical guidelines.

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Table of contents :
Essential PracticeGuidelinesin Primary Care……Page 3
Introduction……Page 5
Contents……Page 9
Contributors……Page 12
CARDIOLOGY……Page 14
Seventh Report of the Joint NationalCommittee on Prevention, Detection,Evaluation, and Treatment of HighBlood Pressure……Page 15
Hyperlipidemia……Page 39
Management of Newly DiagnosedAtrial Fibrillation……Page 53
Antithrombotic Therapy for VenousThromboembolic Disease……Page 63
Antithrombotic Therapy for AtrialFibrillation, Valvular Heart Disease,Management of Elevated INRs,and Perioperative Management……Page 71
Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis……Page 83
RESPIRATORY……Page 90
Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosisand Treatment of Asthma……Page 91
INFECTIOUS DISEASE……Page 110
Community-Acquired Pneumoniaand Health Care-AssociatedPneumonia Clinical Guidelines……Page 111
Diagnosis and Managementof Otitis Media……Page 126
Appropriate Antibiotic Usefor Treatment of Nonspecific UpperRespiratory Infections, Rhinosinusitis,and Acute Bronchitis in Adults……Page 131
Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis……Page 136
Prevention of Perinatal Group BStreptococcal Disease……Page 142
Adult Immunizations……Page 150
Rabies Prevention……Page 180
Practice Guidelinesfor theManagementof InfectiousDiarrhea……Page 188
Tuberculosis Testing and Treatmentof Latent Infection……Page 215
Sexually Transmitted DiseasesTreatment Guidelines, 2006……Page 230
Updated US Public Health ServiceGuidelines for the Managementof Occupational Exposureto HBV, HCV, and HIVand Recommendationsfor Postexposure Prophylaxis……Page 271
ENDOCRINOLOGY……Page 277
Screening for Osteoporosisin Postmenopausal Women……Page 278
GYNECOLOGY……Page 281
Managing Abnormal CervicalCytology and CervicalIntraepithelial Neoplasia……Page 282
NEUROLOGY……Page 291
Dementia……Page 292
Diagnosis and Treatmentof Migraine Headaches……Page 300
Concussion Guidelines in Athletes……Page 307
Restless Legs Syndrome……Page 313
PSYCHIATRY……Page 318
Depression……Page 319
Diagnosis, Evaluation,and Treatment of the School-AgedChild With Attention DeficitHyperactivity Disorder……Page 324
Practice Guidelines for the Treatmentof Patients With Delirium……Page 334
Panic Disorder……Page 343
Index……Page 353