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Humana Press Inc. Essential Practice Guidelines In Primary Care by Neil S. Skolnik
This new volume in the Current Clinical Practice (TM) 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. The chapters are written by world leaders in their respective fields. This book has been constructed with the busy clinician in mind._x000D_ _x000D_
TABLE OF CONTENTS_x000D_
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INTRODUCTION_x000D_
CARDIOLOGY_x000D_
Chapter 1: Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (Epstein)_x000D_
Chapter 2: Hyperlipidemia (Cohen/Skolnik)_x000D_
Chapter 3: Management of Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians (Schneider)_x000D_
Chapter 4:Antithrombotic Therapy for Venous Thromboembolic Disease (Samraj)_x000D_
Chapter 5: Antithrombotic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation, Valvular Heart Disease, Management of Elevated INRs and Perioperative Management (Schneider)_x000D_
Chapter 6: Prevention of Bacterial Endocarditis (Schneider)_x000D_
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RESPIRATORY_x000D_
Chapter 7: Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma (Gagnon/Skolnik)_x000D_
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE_x000D_
Chapter 8: Community Acquired Pneumonia And Health-Care Associated Pneumonia Clinical Guidelines (Russell)_x000D_
Chapter 9: Diagnosis and Management of Otitis Media - Joint Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Family Physicians (Neill)_x000D_
Chapter 10: Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Treatment of Nonspecific Upper Respiratory Infections, Rhinosinusitis, and Acute Bronchitis in Adults (Degnan/Skolnik)_x000D_
Chapter 11: Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis - The Infectious Disease Society of America (Napoletano)_x000D_
Chapter 12: Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease (Albert/Skolnik/Neill)_x000D_
Chapter 13: Adult Immunizations (Fissell/Skolnik)_x000D_
Chapter 14: Rabies Prevention (Skolnik)_x000D_
Chapter 15: Practice Guidelines For The Management Of Infectious Diarrhea (Fenstemacher)_x000D_
Chapter 16: Tuberculosis Testing And Treatment Of Latent Infection (Fenstemacher)_x000D_
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ENDOCRINOLOGY_x000D_
Chapter 17: Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women (Neill)_x000D_
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GYNECOLOGY_x000D_
Chapter 18: ManagingAbnormal Cervical Cytology And Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: 2001 Consensus Guidelines (Clouse)_x000D_
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NEUROLOGY_x000D_
Chapter 19: Dementia (Carberg)_x000D_
Chapter 20: Diagnosis and Treatment of Migraine Headaches (Neill)_x000D_
Chapter 21: Concussion Guidelines in Athletes (Webner)_x000D_
Chapter 22: Restless Legs Syndrome (Clark) _x000D_
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PSYCHIATRY_x000D_
Chapter 23: Depression - Pharmacological Treatment (Sutherland)_x000D_
Chapter 24: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of the School-Aged Child With Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (Neill)_x000D_
Chapter 25: Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients with Delirium (Schneider)_x000D_
Chapter 26: Panic Disorder (Schneider)_x000D_