Principles of Family Medicine: A Clinical Guide Core Concepts in Primary Care, Chronic Disease Management, and Preventive Health - Softcover

Coldridge, Emmett J.; Ashford, Selina M.; Halstead, Orion T.; Ravens, Bianca S.; Wexley, Dorian K.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798185831854

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Good primary care is built over time.

It begins with listening to today’s concern, but it also means seeing the larger pattern: a blood-pressure reading that needs follow-up, a refill request that reveals a treatment gap, a screening opportunity that should not be missed, or a chronic condition that needs a more realistic plan.

Principles of Family Medicine is designed for that work.

Created for medical students, family medicine residents, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and primary-care clinicians, this clinical guide brings together the core concepts needed to approach everyday patient care with greater structure and confidence.

What You Will Build

• A practical approach to common office complaints, prevention, and early risk recognition
• Stronger foundations in chronic disease management, medication review, monitoring, and follow-up
• Clearer decisions about screening, immunization, lifestyle counseling, and health maintenance
• Recognition of warning signs, referral needs, and situations that require urgent escalation
• Patient-centered care plans that account for clinical findings, personal goals, and barriers to treatment

Why This Guide Is Different

This is not a book of isolated diagnoses.

It is organized around the clinical priorities of everyday primary care: understanding what matters at this visit, preventing avoidable problems, managing conditions over time, and helping patients take part in their own care.

Principles of Family Medicine provides a focused foundation for making thoughtful decisions across the lifespan—one patient, one visit, and one practical next step at a time.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798185831854
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 242
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