Handbook of Dermatology for Primary Care: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis 2e
Authors: N Saxe, S Jessop and G Todd
The second edition of Handbook of Dermatology for Primary Care: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis off ers an eff ective approach to diagnosing and treating skin conditions. It includes:
• More than 270 colour photographs refl ecting the diversity of southern Africa’s population and health conditions
• An extensively revised section on morphological patterns and a section on the regional distribution of the conditions, so that a diagnosis can be made from either starting point
• An alphabetical section describing the aetiology and clinical features of more than 100 common skin disorders
• A formulary giving more detailed information about a range of treatments • An expanded section on HIV/Aids-related skin disorders • Expanded and revised diagnostic tables.
In addition, the new edition is more user-friendly:
• Cross-references link the colour-coded morphology and regional diagnosis sections respectively with the section on common skin disorders
• The ‘how to use this book’ section has been revised • Full-colour, labelled photographs are used to demonstrate how lesion morphology and/or body site can be used to reach a diagnosis, which is cross-referenced to the section of common skin disorders for further information.
The book is useful for dermatology components of the MBChB, the BCur and National Diploma in Nursing and is of value to primary care doctors and family practitioners in primary care and outlying clinics.
Table of Contents Introduction • Section 1 Morphological patterns • Section 2 Regional diagnosis • Section 3 Common skin disorders • Formulary • Index
FLEXICOVER OCT 2006 OUP SA
288 PAGES 9780195761337
Handbook of Family Medicine 4e Content editor: B Mash
The book addresses seven important roles in the district health system in SA, namely care-provider, consultant, mentor and clinical teacher, supervisor, manager and community-oriented practitioner.
Handbook of Family Medicine 4e is aimed at undergraduate medical students and registrars doing postgraduate training in family medicine. It will also be useful to community service doctors, medical offi cers, nurses and allied health care workers.
New to this edition: • Approaches to a wider range of symptoms and conditions seen • New ways of understanding the consultation and patient-centred communication • Core dimensions of eff ective primary care systems • The role of the family physician in leadership and clinical governance activities • New models and ideas for community orientated primary care • How to develop the primary care team through education and learning together.
Table of Contents Chapter 1: A diff erent context of care • Chapter 2: The consultation • Chapter 3: Family-orientated primary care • Chapter 4: Core dimensions of primary care • Chapter 5: An approach to common symptoms • Chapter 6: Managing common conditions • Chapter 7: Community orientated primary care • Chapter 8: Leadership and clinical governance • Chapter 9: Developing the primary care team • Chapter 10: Family medicine ethics • Chapter 11: Evidence based family medicine
PAPERBACK MAR 2017 OUP SA
540 PAGES 9780190429218 9780190432331
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