Main description:

Now in its 4th edition, this best-selling guide is designed to help you to improve your breadth and depth of knowledge of various important clinical and non-clinical issues in General Practice. It contains 18 comprehensive, subject-based chapters cross-referenced to journals, studies and websites throughout for further information. Each chapter aims to help you familiarise yourself with new research and guidelines that are likely to influence your practice. New chapters on important and topical subjects have been included to ensure this new edition continues to be current and up to date. This book successfully ties together the latest essential knowledge of general practice in a succinct and accessible format.

Contents:

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Why bother with Hot Topics?; Useful reading material for 'Hot Topics' revision; 1. Cardiovascular Disease; 2. Diabetes Mellitus; 3. Respiratory Diseases; 4. Psychiatry; 5. The Elderly; 6. Obstetrics & Gynaecology; 7. Paediatrics; 8. Cancer; 9. Antibiotics; 10. Clinical Governance; 11. Revalidation; 12. The Future of General Practice; 13. Medicine & the Internet; 14. Complementary Medicine; 15. Medicolegal Issues & Guidelines; 16. Advance Directives & End-of-Life Decisions; 17. Miscellaneous Topics; 18. The Consultation; Glossary; Journals referenced in this book; Index