Thoroughly updated by a new editorial team, the 3rd Edition of Taylor's Manual of Family Medicine emphasizes ambulatory care, pertinent hospital-based and home-based problems, as well as disease prevention and health maintenance.
The broad range of subjects covered in this manual include diagnostic challenges such as amenorrhea and fatigue, common disorders such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension, and selected procedures such as obstetric unltrasound and nasolaryngoscopy. New topics that have been added for this edition include: bronchospasm and chest pain, drug addiction, sleep disorders, hematuria, metabolic syndrome, and acute and chronic pain management.
• 156 chapters in 22 sections cover the most common problems patients face
• Discussions of each problem includes presentation, history, physical findings, laboratory determinations, and appropriate treatment recommendations
• Topics follow the program requirements for residency training in family practice of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the American Academy of Family Physicians