The Family Medicine Handbook: Text with BONUS PocketConsult Handheld Software via PIN Code (Mobile Medicine)

By Mark A. Graber, Mark A. Graber MD, Matthew L. Lanternier MD

Book Overview

Ideal for inpatient and ambulatory settings, The University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook, 4th Edition contains all the clinical information needed to diagnose and treat disorders commonly seen in family practice. The experts at the University of Iowa have expanded and revised this portable guide to include the most recent diagnostic and therapeutic information available and the Family Physician Faculty staff have evaluated and edited the material to create a reference that's uniquely applicable to primary care practice. The 4th edition features new chapters, a re-organization and expanded, detailed information on key topics such as managing anticoagulation, herbal pharmaceuticals, valvular heart disease and more Presents a broad spectrum of focused, essential information on a variety of clinical topicsAll chapters have been written and edited by experts from various departments at the University of Iowa, including GI, Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Pulmonary, Neurology, Psychiatry and Family Practice to ensure that the information is cutting edge, and are reviewed by Family Physician staff and residents to ensure its relevance to the primary care practitionerProvides more detail on hot topics such as management of anticoagulation, presurgical evaluation, valvular heart disease, and management of aortic aneurysm.Includes a NEW evidence-based chapter on herbal pharmaceuticals that identifies potential interactions with "traditional" medicine.Brings coverage of all therapeutics fully up-to-date, with discussions of new diagnostic modalities.The chapter on Gastroenterology and Hepatology has been significantly expanded to include more detail on viral liver disease, elevated liver enzymes, and more.NEW Resuscitation chapter is consistent with the American Heart Association Guidelines of 2000.NEW chapter on Pediatric Reference Materials has drawn this information from various sections throughout the book into a single, easy-to-access reference chapter.Expanded sections on emergency medicine now include rhabdomyolysis and more detail on cervical fractures.Several sections, including those on hyponatremia and sickle cell, have been entirely rewritten.Many new tables present concise information in an organized, at-a-glance format.Chapter on Infectious Diseases now includes expanded coverage of tuberculosis, fever of unknown source, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, malaria, neutropenic fever, and more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323012094
• ISBN13: 9780323012096
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 847 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Evidence-based pocket info

This is an evidence-based pocket wonder. Mark Graber, M.D., et. al. do an amazing job of packing the relevant practical facts needed in a daily practice or ER in a small space. The emergency care chapters particularly provide the kind of memory jogging details of care that one needs while on the job.

great resource

If you were stranded on a desert island and could only take one family practice book, this should be it. (But wouldn't you take a good novel instead?) It covers the waterfront with details of diagnosis and treatment of all of the common and most of the uncommon disorders without the clutter of the rare. Good for students and residents in my estimation.

U. of Iowa, Handbook of FP

Excellent pocket reference. I'm a 3rd year FP resident and have found it helpful in the office and in the hospital. Just wish there was a new version -last one was in 1997.

The most practical book I use in my medical practice

Mark Graber and staff have done it again. The 3rd edition of the Family Practice handbook is the most complete day to day reference I use. A practical and common sense approach to medicine that includes almost all family medicine topics that can be encountered each day. I even bring this book home each day for review and to assist me on my call nights. I feel this book is especially designed for the busy practioner who needs quick access of the latest medical info. I feel it is reliable and authoritative and I encourage anyone who practices family medicine and is looking for reliable information to assist them in their daily practice to try this book.