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Taylor's Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges

A Handbook

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Editors:
  1. Robert B. Taylor

    1. Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, USA

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  2. Alan K. David

    1. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA

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  3. Scott A. Fields

    1. Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, USA

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  4. D. Melessa Phillips

    1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, USA

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  5. Joseph E. Scherger

    1. Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego

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  • Chapters cover the diagnosis of a multitude of difficult diseases and disorders, including diabetes mellitus, fatigue, and chronic pain
  • The etiology of the conditions is also highlighted to help physicians select the most effective therapeutic courses of treatment
  • Contributors to the text include some of the most prestigious names in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Cultural, Race, and Ethnicity Issues in Health Care

    • Enrique S. Fernandez, Jeannette E. South-Paul, Samuel C. Matheny
    Pages 1-15

  3. Family Issues in Health Care

    • Thomas L. Campbell, Susan H. McDaniel, Kathy Cole-Kelly
    Pages 16-34

  4. Genetic Disorders

    • John W. Bachman
    Pages 35-53

  5. Care of the Obese Patient

    • Michael T. Railey
    Pages 54-62

  6. Care of the Patient with Fatigue

    • John Saultz
    Pages 63-74

  7. Care of the Patient with a Sleep Disorder

    • Thomas A. Johnson Jr., James J. Deckert
    Pages 75-87

  8. Care of the Alcoholic Patient

    • Gerald M. Cross, Kenneth A. Hirsch, John P. Allen
    Pages 88-116

  9. Care of the Patient Who Misuses Drugs

    • Jerome E. Schulz
    Pages 117-132

  10. Care of the Patient with Chronic Pain

    • Carole Nistler
    Pages 133-144

  11. Care of the Dying Patient

    • Frank S. Celestino
    Pages 145-158

  12. Diseases of the Rectum and Anus

    • Thomas J. Zuber
    Pages 159-175

  13. Common Dermatoses

    • Daniel J. Van Durme
    Pages 176-201

  14. Diabetes Mellitus

    • Charles Kent Smith, John P. Sheehan, Margaret M. Ulchaker
    Pages 202-231

  15. Thyroid Disease

    • Michael B. Harper, E.J. Mayeaux Jr.
    Pages 232-252

  16. Anemia

    • Daniel T. Lee, Angela W. Tang
    Pages 253-272

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 273-279
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About this book

Primary care physicians in the U.S. and abroad widely trust and use Dr. Robert Taylor's acclaimed "Family Medicine: Principles and Practice, 6/E". This derivative handbook capitalizes on that success to address clinical problems that pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for primary care physicians. Chapters cover the diagnosis of a multitude of difficult diseases and disorders, including diabetes mellitus, fatigue, and chronic pain. The etiology of the conditions is also highlighted to help physicians select the most effective therapeutic courses of treatment. Contributors to the text include some of the most prestigious names in the field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, USA

    Robert B. Taylor, Scott A. Fields

  • Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA

    Alan K. David

  • Department of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, USA

    D. Melessa Phillips

  • Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego

    Joseph E. Scherger

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Taylor's Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges

  • Book Subtitle: A Handbook

  • Editors: Robert B. Taylor, Alan K. David, Scott A. Fields, D. Melessa Phillips, Joseph E. Scherger

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b138876

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2005

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-22337-7

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-27287-0

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 279

  • Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: This is a derivative book consisting of Chapters 3, 4, 16, 53, 55 to 56, 59 to 62, 91, 115, 120, 121, 125 of Taylor, Family Medicine, Sixth Edition (0-387-95400-7)

  • Topics: General Practice / Family Medicine, Primary Care Medicine

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