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The purpose of this book is to provide students with a succinct text covering all the key issues in primary care from the point of view of the medical student and trainee junior doctor. It will be useful as a reference following lectures or tutorials and also to refer to while on attachments in GP surgeries. It is part of the popular "Pocket Essentials" series, edited by Kumar Clark.
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1. The nature and scope of general practice. 2. Approach to diagnosis and treatment. 3. Acute emergencies. 4. Acute and self-limiting illness. 5. Chronic illness 6. Health promotion and disease prevention 7. Prescribing 8. Referral to specialists 9. Doctor-patient communication. 10. The primary care team. 11. The GP in the healthcare system. 12. Ethical aspects of general practice.
