Taylor's Musculoskeletal Problems and Injuries - A Handbook

Taylor's Family Medicine: Principles and Practice, Sixth Edition, is critically acclaimed and widely used by family physicians in the U.S. and abroad. This derivative handbook utilizes that success to address the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal problems and injuries in the primary care setting. Taylor's Musculoskeletal Problems and Injuries: A Handbook covers problems involving all areas of the skeleton and related musculature in both children and adults. Since primary care clinicians manage most sports; injuries, athletic injuries are discussed in depth. In addition to sprains, strains, and fractures, chapters cover illnesses affecting the musculoskeletal system--various types of arthritis, fibromyalgia, and the complex regional pain syndrome.This handbook is an essential reference on musculoskeletal problems and injuries that proves itself indispensable to family physicians, general internists, general pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

Sommario

Disorders of the Back and Neck.- Disorders of the Upper Extremity.- Disorders of the Lower Extremity.- Osteoarthritis.- Rheumatoid Arthritis and Related Disorders.- Musculoskeletal Problems of Children.- Osteoporosis.- Gout.- Athletic Injuries.- Care of Acute Lacerations.- Selected Injuries.- Selected Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System.- Selected Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System.- Index.

Info autore

Dr. Robert B. Taylor is a luminary in the field of family medicine.

Riassunto

This handbook is an essential reference on musculoskeletal problems and injuries that proves itself indispensable to family physicians, general internists, general pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Scot A Fields (Editore), Scott A Fields (Editore), Alan K. David (Editore), Joseph E Scherger et al (Editore), Scott A. Fields (Editore), D. Melessa Phillips (Editore), D. Melissa Phillips (Editore), Joseph E. Scherger (Editore), Robert Taylor (Editore), Robert B Taylor (Editore), Robert B. Taylor (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2006
• EAN: 9780387291710
• ISBN: 978-0-387-29171-0
• Pagine: 298
• Peso: 314 g
• Illustrazioni: 25 SW-Abb., XIV, 298p. 25 illus..
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche; B, Medicine, General practice, Rheumatoid arthritis, General Practice and Family Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine, General practice (Medicine), Primary care (Medicine), Primary Care Medicine