Main description:

Sold worldwide and translated into 13 languages, John Murtagh's General Practice is widely recognised as the gold standard reference for general practice and primary health care. Its emphasis on the importance of clinical reasoning, early diagnosis and treatment makes this the essential reference for medical students, trainees and general practitioners.
Written by renowned general practitioners and educators, and with all content reviewed for currency by leading experts, the eighth edition provides fundamental knowledge and skills required for the challenging field of general practice.
Key features:
*Diagnostic strategy models for common presenting problems, including diagnostic triads
*Clinical frameworks, including management and treatment
*Evidence-based research, with all content reviewed for currency by leading experts
*Extensive coverage of mental health, health promotion, women's health, and paediatric and geriatric care
New to this edition:
*New chapters on obesity, mood disorders, breast disorders, and traveller's health and tropical medicine
*Updated and new information on genetic disorders, chronic pain and infectious diseases, including acute respiratory distress syndrome with reference to coronaviruses and COVID-19
*Restructure of table of contents to allow for easier navigation
About the authors
John Murtagh is Emeritus Professor in General Practice at Monash University; Professional Fellow of General Practice at the University of Melbourne; and Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Graduate School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame.
Jill Rosenblatt is a general practitioner and was Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Primary Health Care at Monash University. She received a Distinguished Service Award of the RACGP in 2014. Jill has a wealth of rural and urban medical experience.
Justin Coleman is a general practitioner in the Tiwi Islands and was Senior Lecturer at Flinders University. He's on the Editorial Advisory Board of Diabetes Management Journal, a member of Choosing Wisely Australia (NPS) and a prolific writer for a number of publications.
Clare Murtagh is a general practitioner in Sydney. She holds postgraduate qualifications in Dermatology, Medical Education, and Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Contents:

The authors

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Preface

Making the most of your book

Reviewers

Laboratory reference values

Normal values: worth knowing by heart

Abbreviations

Part 1 The basis of general practice

Chapter 1 The nature, scope and content of general practice

Chapter 2 Consulting skills

Chapter 3 Communication skills

Chapter 4 Counselling skills

Chapter 5 Health promotion and patient education

Chapter 6 Prevention in general practice

Chapter 7 Research and evidence-based medicine

Chapter 8 Inspection as a clinical skill

Part 2 Diagnostic perspective in general practice

Chapter 9 A safe diagnostic strategy

Chapter 10 Depression

Chapter 11 Diabetes mellitus

Chapter 12 Drug and alcohol problems

Chapter 13 Anaemia

Chapter 14 Endocrine and metabolic disorders

Chapter 15 Spinal dysfunction

Chapter 16 Urinary tract infection

Chapter 17 Malignant disease

Chapter 18 Baffling viral and protozoal infections

Chapter 19 Baffling bacterial infections

Chapter 20 Infections of the central nervous system

Chapter 21 Connective tissue disease and the systemic vasculitides

Chapter 22 Neurological dilemmas

Chapter 23 Genetic conditions

Part 3 Presenting symptoms and problem solving in general practice

Chapter 24 Abdominal pain

Chapter 25 Arthritis

Chapter 26 Anorectal disorders

Chapter 27 Thoracic back pain

Chapter 28 Low back pain

Chapter 29 Bruising and bleeding

Chapter 30 Chest pain

Chapter 31 Constipation

Chapter 32 Cough

Chapter 33 Deafness and hearing loss

Chapter 34 Diarrhoea

Chapter 35 Dizziness/vertigo

Chapter 36 Dyspepsia (indigestion)

Chapter 37 Dysphagia

Chapter 38 Dyspnoea

Chapter 39 The painful ear

Chapter 40 The red and tender eye

Chapter 41 Pain in the face

Chapter 42 Fever and chills

Chapter 43 Faints, fits and funny turns

Chapter 44 Haematemesis and melaena

Chapter 45 Headache

Chapter 46 Hoarseness

Chapter 47 Jaundice

Chapter 48 Nasal disorders

Chapter 49 Nausea and vomiting

Chapter 50 Neck lumps

Chapter 51 Neck pain

Chapter 52 Shoulder pain

Chapter 53 Pain in the arm and hand

Chapter 54 Hip, buttock and groin pain

Chapter 55 Pain in the leg

Chapter 56 The painful knee

Chapter 57 Pain in the foot and ankle

Chapter 58 Walking difficulty and leg swelling

Chapter 59 Palpitations

Chapter 60 Sleep disorders

Chapter 61 Sore mouth and tongue

Chapter 62 Sore throat

Chapter 63 Tiredness/fatigue

Chapter 64 The unconscious patient

Chapter 65 Urinary disorders

Chapter 66 Visual failure

Chapter 67 Weight change

Part 4 Mental health

Chapter 68 Depression and other mood disorders

Chapter 69 The disturbed patient

Chapter 70 Anxiety disorders

Chapter 71 Difficult behaviours

Part 5: Chronic disease management

Chapter 72 Allergic disorders including hay fever

Chapter 73 Asthma

Chapter 74 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chapter 75 Cardiovascular disease

Chapter 76 Chronic heart failure

Chapter 77 Hypertension

Chapter 78 Dyslipidaemia

Chapter 79 Chronic kidney failure

Chapter 80 Obesity

Chapter 81 Osteoporosis

Chapter 82 Chronic pain

Part 6 Child and adolescent health

Chapter 83 An approach to the child

Chapter 84 Specific problems of children

Chapter 85 Surgical problems in children

Chapter 86 Common childhood infectious diseases (including skin eruptions)

Chapter 87 Behavioural and developmental issues and disorders in children

Chapter 88 Child abuse

Chapter 89 Emergencies in children

Chapter 90 Adolescent health

Part 7 Women's health

Chapter 91 Cervical cancer screening

Chapter 92 Family planning

Chapter 93 Breast disorders

Chapter 94 Abnormal uterine bleeding

Chapter 95 Lower abdominal and pelvic pain in women

Chapter 96 Premenstrual syndrome

Chapter 97 The menopause

Chapter 98 Vaginal discharge

Chapter 99 Vulvar disorders

Chapter 100 Basic antenatal care

Chapter 101 Postnatal care

Part 8 Men's health

Chapter 102 Men's health: an overview

Chapter 103 Scrotal pain

Chapter 104 Inguinoscrotal lumps

Chapter 105 Disorders of the penis

Chapter 106 Disorders of the prostate

Part 9 Sexual health

Chapter 107 The subfertile couple

Chapter 108 Sexual health

Chapter 109 Sexually transmitted infections

Chapter 110 Intimate partner violence and sexual assault

Part 10 Problems of the skin

Chapter 111 A diagnostic and management approach to skin problems

Chapter 112 Pruritus

Chapter 113 Common skin problems

Chapter 114 Acute skin eruptions

Chapter 115 Skin ulcers

Chapter 116 Common lumps and bumps

Chapter 117 Pigmented skin lesions

Chapter 118 Hair disorders

Chapter 119 Nail disorders

Part 11 Accident and emergency medicine

Chapter 120 Emergency care

Chapter 121 Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks

Chapter 122 Thrombosis and thromboembolism

Chapter 123 Common skin wounds and foreign bodies

Chapter 124 Common fractures and dislocations

Part 12 Health of specific groups 1467

Chapter 125 The elderly patient

Chapter 126 End of life/palliative care

Chapter 127 The health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Chapter 128 Refugee health

Chapter 129 Travellers' health and tropical medicine