This tremendously popular guide to caring for children's health in the primary care setting has been completely revised and updated for the new edition. It includes guidance on the implications of the Children' s Act and child protection, Health for All Children, screening in preg nancy, asthma management, and other recent changes in practice and in the law. Dr Mughal's addition to the editorship ensures that this is t he most reliable and up-to-date book available for the primary health care team.

The third edition of this successful book has been updated to incorporate the latest advances in the treatment of the terminally ill and includes a new section on non-malignant diseases and home care. Based on many years of clinical practice and research at St. Christopher's Hospice in London, the first teaching hospice, Living with Dying presents practical, balanced advice on the general ethical and medical principles of caring for dying patients and considers the details of the control of pain and other symptoms. The book discusses how doctors and other professionals can support the patient...

A recent poll revealed some disturbing aspects of the current state of health care provision for women and children. The poll dealt with issues as diverse as clinical examinations and communication between women and their doctors. Such issues, long ignored or under-appreciated by medical researchers, clinicians, and public policy makers, are increasingly receiving attention, not only from public health experts, but also from politicians, pressure groups, and the media.
Reproductive Health Care for Women and Babies addresses all the medical and societal aspects of health care that go to...

This book introduces the reader to the basic skills necessary for good communication between doctors (and other health professionals) and pa tients. The practical importance of such skills is outlined, making th e doctor much more effective in all fields of medicine. This is not a book for the specialist reader, but aimed at all those who need to tal k with patients.

Critical Care Cases presents a cross section of common problems seen i n intensive care, presented by experienced teachers working in this fi eld. Each topic begins with a real life case history, complete with ex amination findings, biochemistry, and blood gases. Readers are then gi ven the opportunity to consider how they would manage the situation, b efore turning over to find a full discussion and recommendations from an expert in the field. The book covers all the common intensive care problems, including respiratory failure, trauma, infection, and neurol ogical disorders, and will...

This book is essential for everyone involved in teaching family practitioner trainers as well as for the trainers themselves. It describes the history of vocational training and examines the particular educational requirements of adult learners, then goes on to discuss all aspects of curriculum design, assessment, teaching methods, trainer-trainee relationships, and evaluation, followed by an appraisal of what changes are needed in training for family practice in the future.

Evaluating Palliative Care: Establishing the Evidence Base provides an introduction to the theory and practice of the evaluation of palliati ve care services. It examines the methodological issues involved in th e evaluation of palliative care, and outlines a practical approach tha t is readily applicable to many other health care interventions. In pa rticular, research issues involving terminally ill patients and their carers are analysed and discussed, and approaches suggested for future work.

This clear and authoritative textbook describes biological and physica l therapies in psychiatry, relating them closely to patient management . A critical evaluation of the literature is provided and the authors' considerable experience in clinical practice and research will give t he reader a unique insight. All the major biological and pharmacologic al treatments are covered, including antidepressants and antipsychotic s. Both neuropharmacology and problems of diagnosis and response to tr eatment are fully discussed.

This book provides an up-to-date account of how to deal with the major chronic pain syndromes, including back pain, body and myofascial pain, malignant diseases, neurogenic pain, and headaches. It covers the ba ckground knowledge required in practice, and gives clear and concise a dvice on managing patients who suffer chronic pain. This book is not a technical manual but provides the essential practical information req uired for effective patient management.

This book is a simple guide to the diagnosis, investigation, and treat ment of all gynecological cancers. It discusses the management of pati ents with gynecological malignancies, considers the principles of chem otherapy, radiotherapy and surgery, and explains when and why each mod ality is used in treatment.In addition, the authors cover the patholog y of gynecological cancer, discuss treatment of the advanced disease, and feature a chapter on the role of palliative care. The multidiscipl inary approach reflects the cooperative practice in combined clinics.