Essentials of Family Practice

This book is a condensed, modified and economical version of the larger edition "Textbook of Family Practice", 4th edition. In this more convenient format, the text discusses body systems, diseases and disorders encountered in family practice. Free-standing chapters focus on the nature of family medicine, ethics, family issues related to health care, interviewing techniques, disease prevention, medical records and other pertinent topics, with case studies throughout to guide readers through the problem-solving process, including development of a differential diagnosis, course of treatment, and follow-up visits.