Essential Practice Guidelines in Primary Care

✍ Scribed by Benjamin J. Epstein PharmD, BCPS (auth.), Neil S. Skolnik MD, Doron Schneider MD, Richard Neill MD, Lou Kuritzky MD (eds.)

• Publisher: Humana Press
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 381
• Series: Current Clinical Practice
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom and with all thy getting get understanding. —Proverbs 4:7 In addition to wisdom, physicians need information—in many different settings—when learning new and reviewing previously learned material, during case conferences, and at the point-of-care while taking care of patients. Num- ous studies have shown that physicians regularly encounter questions that need an answer while they are seeing patients (1). Unfortunately, only about one-third of those questions are eventually pursued to find an answer, likely because of the difficulty of finding answers and the time constraints under which physicians find themselves (2–4). It is important to understand that when information is readily available, physicians utilize that information, and that information impacts on patient care and can alter the clinical decisions that occur (5–7). National clinical guidelines have been increasingly recognized as a potential way of improving the quality of medical care by giving physicians clear, eviden- based guidance on how to treat complex diseases where an abundance of lite- ture may exist. The evolution of medical knowledge proceeds along a predictable route. It starts with careful observation. Next comes the generation of hypotheses. The hypotheses are then tested through studies. These studies are eventually synt- sized into evidence-based guidelines developed through a rigorous process that includes a comprehensive review of the literature combined with expert opinion.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure....Pages 3-26
Hyperlipidemia....Pages 27-40
Management of Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation....Pages 41-50
Antithrombotic Therapy for Venous Thromboembolic Disease....Pages 51-58
Antithrombotic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation, Valvular Heart Disease, Management of Elevated INRs, and Perioperative Management....Pages 59-70
Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis....Pages 71-77
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma....Pages 81-99
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Health Care-Associated Pneumonia Clinical Guidelines....Pages 103-117
Diagnosis and Management of Otitis Media....Pages 119-123
Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Treatment of Nonspecific Upper Respiratory Infections, Rhinosinusitis, and Acute Bronchitis in Adults....Pages 125-129
Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis....Pages 131-136
Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease....Pages 137-144
Adult Immunizations....Pages 145-174
Rabies Prevention....Pages 175-182
Practice Guidelines for the Management of Infectious Diarrhea....Pages 183-209
Tuberculosis Testing and Treatment of Latent Infection....Pages 211-225
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2006....Pages 227-267
Updated US Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposure to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis....Pages 269-274
Front Matter....Pages 275-275
Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women....Pages 277-279
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Managing Abnormal Cervical Cytology and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia....Pages 283-291
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Dementia....Pages 295-302
Diagnosis and Treatment of Migraine Headaches....Pages 303-309
Concussion Guidelines in Athletes....Pages 311-316
Restless Legs Syndrome....Pages 317-321
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Depression....Pages 325-329
Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of the School-Aged Child With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder....Pages 331-340
Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients With Delirium....Pages 341-349
Panic Disorder....Pages 351-360
Back Matter....Pages 361-388

✦ Subjects

Primary Care Medicine; Internal Medicine; General Practice / Family Medicine