Hot Topics for MRCGP and General PractitionersHelps you to improve your knowledge of various important clinical and non-clinical issues in General Practice. This title contains 18 comprehensive, subject-based chapters that aim to help you familiarise yourself with the research and guidelines that are likely to influence your practice. |
Contents
Diabetes Mellitus | 53 |
How often should we measure HbAlc? | 59 |
What about the meglitinides? | 65 |
Respiratory Diseases | 69 |
Psychiatry | 97 |
The Elderly | 131 |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 157 |
Paediatrics | 183 |
Clinical Governance | 231 |
Revalidation | 241 |
The Future of General Practice | 257 |
Medicine and the Internet | 293 |
Complementary Medicine | 303 |
Medicolegal Issues and Guidelines | 309 |
Advance Directives and EndofLife Decisions | 325 |
Miscellaneous Topics | 333 |
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