Murtagh's general practice

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Front Matter
	Cover Page
	Half Title
	Title Page
	Copyright Page
	The authors
	Foreword
	Contents
	Acknowledgments
	Preface
	Making the most of your book
	Reviewers
	Laboratory reference values
	Normal values: worth knowing by heart
	Abbreviations
Part 1
	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
	Chapter 9: A safe diagnostic model
	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
	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
	Chapter 68: Depression and other mood disorders
	Chapter 69: The disturbed patient
	Chapter 70: Anxiety disorders
	Chapter 71: Difficult behaviours
Part 5
	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 disease
	Chapter 80: Obesity
	Chapter 81: Osteoporosis
	Chapter 82: Chronic pain
Part 6
	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
	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
	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
	Chapter 107: The subfertile couple
	Chapter 108: Sexual health
	Chapter 109: Sexually transmitted infections
	Chapter 110: Intimate partner violence and sexual assault
Part 10
	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
	Chapter 120: Emergency care
Part 11
	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
	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
Appendix
Index
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