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Essential Medical Facts Every Clinician Should Know

To Prevent Medical Errors, Pass Board Examinations and Provide Informed Patient Care

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Robert B. Taylor

    1. School of Medicine, Dept. Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, USA

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  • Presents integral facts clinicians should have learned during their classroom lectures and subsequent clinical training, but often didn't
  • Focus on information, based on current literature, that can help clinicians avoid medical practice errors
  • Abundantly referenced and all facts presented are evidence-based
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xlvii
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  2. Medical Facts, Errors, and This Book

    • Robert B. Taylor
    Pages 1-5

  3. Challenging Current Medical Misconceptions

    • Robert B. Taylor
    Pages 7-27

  4. Epidemiologic Realities and Gee-Whiz Facts

    • Robert B. Taylor
    Pages 29-47

  5. Disease Prevention and Screening

    • Robert B. Taylor
    Pages 49-66

  6. Risk Factors and Disease Correlates

    • Robert B. Taylor
    Pages 67-86

  7. Practical Clinical Pearls

    • Robert B. Taylor
    Pages 87-109

  8. Laboratory Testing, Electrocardiography and Imaging

    • Robert B. Taylor
    Pages 111-131

  9. Alarming Symptoms and Red Flag Findings

    • Robert B. Taylor
    Pages 133-158

  10. Therapeutic Insights

    • Robert B. Taylor
    Pages 159-192

  11. Idiosyncratic and Uncommon Drug Effects

    • Robert B. Taylor
    Pages 193-214

  12. Drug Interactions and Adventures in Polypharmacy

    • Robert B. Taylor
    Pages 215-235

  13. Alcohol, Nicotine and Caffeine

    • Robert B. Taylor
    Pages 237-260

  14. Unforeseen, Counterintuitive and Possibly Prophetic Findings

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    Pages 261-287

  15. Some Timeless Truths About Medical Practice

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    Pages 289-304

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 305-324
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About this book

Essential Medical Facts presents selected literature-based information clinicians need to know to provide informed patient care and avoid medical misadventures. Facts that can help make us better and safer clinicians include knowing the usefulness of palmar crease pallor in detecting anemia (not reliable), antibiotics that can cause a false positive opiate urine drug screen (fluoroquinolones), and an occasional early clue to testicular cancer (gynecomastia). Of course, keeping up to date on current medical knowledge and being curious about the implications of published research conclusions not only help assure superior clinical performance; they also bolster the preparation for board examinations. Robert B. Taylor, MD is the author and editor of more than two dozen medical books and several hundred published articles, as well a veteran of both rural private practice and chairmanship of a medical school clinical department. Essential Medical Facts is written for clinicians in all specialties, at all stages of professional life. It is a “must have” book for students, residents and practicing physicians, as well as nurse practitioners and physician assistants actively involved in clinical diagnosis and management of disease.

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“This is collection of what traditionally are known as pearls. It is designed as a book of prompts of clinical significance for clinicians. The book is intended for primary care clinicians with an interest in these clinical pearls … . A premise is presented and answered based upon one or two articles in the medical literature.” (Vincent F. Carr, Doody’s Review Service, August, 2011)

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Medicine, Dept. Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, USA

    Robert B. Taylor

About the author

Dr. Robert B. Taylor is a professor emeritus of Family Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, and is the author of more than 25 books.

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