Urgent and Out-of-Hours Primary Care: A practical guide for clinicians

Urgent and Out-of-Hours Primary Care provides practical guidance on the diagnosis and management of acute medical conditions commonly encountered in an out-of-hours setting, with color photographs and key 'red flag features' highlighted in boxes. It is aimed at GPs, GP trainees, doctors, medical students, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals involved in providing urgent and out-of-hours primary care.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 22 March 2022
Publisher: Scion Publishing Ltd

Urgent and Out-of-Hours Primary Care is a comprehensive guide that provides practical guidance on the diagnosis and management of acute medical conditions commonly encountered in an out-of-hours setting. Covering over 200 acute medical conditions, this book offers a visual approach with color photographs to aid in patient assessment. Key "red flag features" are highlighted in boxes, and the latest guidance and prescribing information is provided. The book adopts a consistent approach, discussing presentation, assessment, and management for each condition. It offers practical guidance on effective use of telephone triage, video consultations, and home visits, assuming access to basic diagnostic aids. The book also provides differential diagnoses by symptom and indicates when to refer to hospital and when to order an emergency ambulance. This book is aimed at GPs, GP trainees, doctors, medical students, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals involved in providing urgent and out-of-hours primary care to patients.

Weight: 462g
Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781914961014