The definitive standards that primary care physicians require in order to identify and manage the majority of frequent outpatient ailments have been collated, condensed, and updated for convenience of access.

This well-liked yearly resource strikes the ideal balance between clinical necessity and brevity, providing physicians with all the most recent evidence-based guidelines they need to treat the most prevalent outpatient illnesses. This book, which is the most comprehensive print compilation of primary care practice guidelines, includes information from medical specialty groups, government agencies, expert panels, and other professional and scientific authority.

For busy doctors, CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2024 distills dense, unwieldy information into a useful, pertinent list of options. This invaluable resource transforms the vast amount of material available online into a useful, pertinent compilation of facts that busy professionals may use. The material is provided in an easy-to-navigate outline and tabular format, with each topic carefully chosen for its relevance to ambulatory medicine office practices.

• A variety of suggestions from government agencies, expert panels, medical specialty groups, and other professional and scientific authorities are incorporated into the content.

• NEW: Modifications resulting from a study of over 150 guidelines

• NEW: Updates to recommendations for osteoarthritis, chronic pain, pediatric obesity, anxiety disorders in children, newborn hyperbilirubinemia, and ASCVD screening and prevention

• NEW: Several subjects have been included, such as managing chest discomfort, left ventricular thrombus, delirium, screening for and prevention of eating disorders, COVID vaccine during pregnancy, and prevention of pelvic floor dysfunction.

• Directive Discordance tables show instances in which the main guidelines diverge from one another.

• A handy outline and tabular structure improve the text, and topics are carefully chosen for their applicability to ambulatory medical office practices.

• To improve clinician usage, screening and condition prevention have been merged.

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