Medical students will excel in their family practice clerkships with the practical information in this pocket-sized resource! It examines key clinical skills · patients presenting with a sign, symptom, or abnormal lab value · and patients presenting with a known condition—each in its own section for easy reference. Useful illustrations, key points, and clinical cases throughout the text put essential guidance at the reader's fingertips.
*Describes the special characteristics of a family medicine practice clerkship and provides guidance on working in an office-based community setting.
*Offers concise guidance on essential diagnostic tests and office procedures.
*Examines a broad range of physical and mental health issues for male and female patients across the lifespan.
*Addresses the questions students are most likely to be asked by attending physicians during their clerkship.
*Helps readers prepare for board exams with USMLE-style questions, answers, and rationales.