Common Dilemmas in Family Medicine

Content: 
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Mild-to-moderate hypertension — to treat or not to treat?....Pages 1-22
Psychotropic pills or psychotherapy?....Pages 23-38
Alcoholism — disease or self-inflicted vice?....Pages 39-52
Acute myocardial infarction — home or hospital care?....Pages 53-68
Is obesity worth treating?....Pages 69-87
Diabetes: strict control or flexibility in management?....Pages 89-107
Antibiotics for acute otitis media and sore throat?....Pages 109-121
Premenstrual tension and the menopausal syndrome — specific treatment?....Pages 123-137
Acute backache — active or passive treatment?....Pages 139-152
Terminal care — at home or in the hospital or hospice?....Pages 153-170
Compulsory immunization, or not?....Pages 171-184
House calls — more or less?....Pages 185-201
Teamwork — delegated or shared?....Pages 203-227
Patient participation — more or less?....Pages 229-269
Telling the patient the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?....Pages 271-291
How many patients — more or less?....Pages 293-310
Medical check-up — useful or useless?....Pages 311-336
Solo practice or group practice?....Pages 337-348
Vocational training for Family medicine — useful or useless?....Pages 349-359
At least one female family physician in every group practice?....Pages 361-375
Back Matter....Pages 395-401
Prevention — realistic or not?....Pages 377-393