An essential guide to general practice and being a general practitioner, A Textbook of General Practice is written specifically with the medical student and foundation doctor in mind, reflecting current teaching practice. Readers are encouraged to learn through doing, with practical exercises throughout the book. Student and tutor quotes offer insights into personal experience, while thinking and discussion points encourage reflection.

With content entirely updated to reflect the latest recommendations from Tomorrow's Doctors, the third edition of A Textbook of General Practice is the number one choice for undergraduates seeking a narrative introduction to this important discipline.

Contents

Learning in general practice: why and how?

General practice and its place in primary healthcare

The general practice consultation

General practice skills

Diagnosis and acute management in general practice

Prescribing in general practice

Common illnesses in general practice

Psychological issues in general practice

Chronic illness and its management in general practice

Treating people at home

Health promotion in general practice

Healthcare ethics and law

Quality assurance in general practice

The management of general practice

Preparing to practice

Being a general practitioner

Author Bio

Edited by Dr Anne Stephenson MBChB, MRCGP, Dip. Obst., PhD (Medicine), FHEA
Senior Lecturer in General Practice & Director of Community Education, Department of Primary Care and Public Health Sciences, King's College London School of Medicine, King's College London, London, UK