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

Urgent and Out-of-Hours Primary Care provides practical guidance on diagnosing and managing the acute medical conditions seen most commonly in an out-of-hours setting.
KEY Features:

Covers over 200 acute medical conditions commonly encountered when working in an urgent and primary care setting
Color photographs provide the reader with further important information on assessing patients presenting with acute medical conditions
Key ‘red flag’ features are highlighted in boxes
The latest guidance and prescribing information is provided
Uses a consistent approach: each condition features discussions of presentation, assessment, and management
Offers practical guidance on how to use telephone triage, video consultations, and home visits effectively
Assumes access to basic diagnostic aids only
Provides differential diagnoses by symptom
Indicates when to refer to the 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 providing patients with urgent and out-of-hours primary care.