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? Provides concise, authoritative, evidence-based coverage ? Addresses these topics in order of the developmental lifespan, neonatology to geriatrics? Covers the full scope of family medicine, from common medical disorders to obstetrics to sports injuries to emergencies to geriatrics

Table of Contents :
Section I. Infancy & Childhood


1. Well Child Care
Sukanya Srinivasan, MD, MPH, & Jeannette E. South-Paul, MD

2. Failure to Thrive
Deborah Auer Flomenhoft, MD

3. Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Andrew B. Symons, MD, MS, & Martin C. Mahoney, MD, PhD, FAAFP

4. Breast-feeding & Infant Nutrition
Tracey D. Conti, MD

5. Common Infections in Children
Mark A. Knox, MD

6. Skin Diseases in Infants & Children
Mark A. Knox, MD

7. Childhood Vaccines
Richard Kent Zimmerman, MD, MPH, & Ilene Timko Burns, MD, MPH

8. Disruptive Behavioral Disorders in Children
William S. Sykora, MD, Col, USAF, MC

9. Seizures
Donald B. Middleton, MD


Section II. Adolescence


10. Adolescent Development & Screening
D. Dean Patton, MD, & Jerri R. Harris, MPH

11. Physical Activity in Adolescents
Mark B. Stephens, MD, MS, FAAFP

12. Eating Disorders
Evelyn L. Lewis, MD, MA, & Tracy Sbrocco, PhD

13. Adolescent Sexuality
Margaret R. H. Nusbaum, DO, MPH

14. Menstrual Disorders
Mary V. Krueger, DO, MPH, MAJ, MC, USA

15. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Peter J. Katsufrakis, MD, MBA


Section III. Adults


16. Preconception Care
Essam Demian, MD, MRCOG

17. Contraception
Susan C. Brunsell, MD

18. Adult Sexual Dysfunction
T.A. Miller, MD, & Margaret Nusbaum, DO, MPH

19. Cardiovascular Disease
Stephen A. Wilson, MD

20. Dyslipidemias
Brian V. Reamy, MD, Col, USAF, MC

21. Urinary Tract Infections
Shersten Killip, MD, MPH

22. Arthritis: Osteoarthritis, Gout, & Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bruce E. Johnson, MD

23. Low Back Pain
Charles W. Webb, DO, & Francis G. O?Connor, MD, FACSM

24. Neck Pain
Thomas M. Howard, MD

25. Evaluation of Breast Lumps
Jo Ann Rosenfeld, MD

26. Respiratory Problems
William J. Hueston, MD

27. Evaluation & Management of Headache
C. Randall Clinch, DO

28. Osteoporosis
Jeannette E. South-Paul, MD

29. Abdominal Pain
Cindy Barter, MD, & Laura Dunne, MD

30. Anemia
Brian A. Primack, MD, EdM, & Kiame J. Mahaniah, MD

31. Diseases of the Biliary Tract & Liver
Rodrick McKinlay, MD, & Samuel C. Matheny, MD, MPH

32. Vaginal Bleeding
Patricia Evans, MD

33. Hypertension
Maureen O?Hara Padden, MD, MPH, FAAFP

34. Diabetes Mellitus
Belinda Vail, MD

35. Endocrine Disorders
William J. Hueston, MD, & Peter J. Carek, MD, MS

36. Common Upper & Lower Extremity Fractures
David A. Nikovits, MD, Richard E. Rodenberg, Jr., MD, Thomas D. Armsey, MD, & Robert G. Hosey, MD


Section IV. Geriatrics


37. Healthy Aging
Cynthia M. Williams, DO

38. Common Geriatric Problems
Daphne P. Bicket, MD, MLS

39. Urinary Incontinence
Robert J. Carr, MD

40. Assessing the Vulnerable Elderly
Cynthia M. Williams, DO

41. Depression in Older Patients
Charles F. Reynolds III, MD

42. Elder Abuse
Deborah J. Bostock, MD, Cynthia M. Williams, MD, & Cheryl E. Woodson, MD, FACP, AGSF

43. Pharmacotherapy
Melissa A. Somma, PharmD, CDE, & Nicole T. Ansani, PharmD

44. Movement Disorders
Goutham Rao, MD

45. Hearing & Vision Impairment in the Elderly
Pamela M. Williams, MD, & Alan L. Williams, MD

46. Oral Health
Wanda Gonsalves, MD, & Gerald A. Ferretti, DDS, MS


Section V. Psychosocial Disorders


47. Depression
Karl O. Moe, PhD, & Charles Privitera, MD

48. Anxiety Disorders
Philip J. Michels, PhD, Jamee H. Lucas, MD, FAAFP & Scott McKay, MD

49. Personality Disorders
William Elder, PhD

50. Somatoform Symptoms & Disorders
William Elder, PhD

51. Substance Use Disorders
Robert Mallin, MD

52. Tobacco Cessation
Martin C. Mahoney, MD, PhD, FAAFP, & Andrew Hyland, PhD


Section VI. Doctor--Patient Issues


53. Communication
Nancy Levine, MD

54. Cultural Competence
Kathleen A. Culhane-Pera, MD, MA, & Sonia Patten, PhD

55. Health Disparities
Jeannette E. South-Paul, MD

56. Health Care Needs of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, &
Transgender Patients
Peter J. Katsufrakis, MD, MBA

57. Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Wayne B. Jonas, MD, & Ronald A. Chez, MD

58. Chronic Pain Management
Ronald M. Glick, MD, & Dawn A. Marcus, MD

59. Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Terence L. Gutgsell, MD, Steven D. Passik, PhD, Hahn X. Pham, MD, Sherri Weisenfluh, LCSW, Billie May, RN, MSN, APRN, BC-PCM, David Hilton, ThM, & Kenneth L. Kirsh, PhD

Index

About the Author:

Jeannette South-Paul
Jeannette E. South Paul, MD Professor and Chair Department of Family Practice University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine