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Community Pharmacy
Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
- 5th Edition - June 23, 2020
- Author: Paul Rutter
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 8 0 2 0 - 3
Completely revised and updated throughout, this new edition of the best-selling title in community pharmacy continues to provide an essential reference for all non-medical pr… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCompletely revised and updated throughout, this new edition of the best-selling title in community pharmacy continues to provide an essential reference for all non-medical prescribers but especially for undergraduate and pre-registration pharmacy trainees.
Features:
- Extended information on conditions to eliminate
- New products covered
- Clearly structured by basic anatomy, history-taking and body system
- Fully illustrated throughout
- Boxes throughout: trigger points indicative of referral; hints and tips
- Tables throughout: differential diagnosis (key questions for each condition); evidence-based OTC medication; practical prescribing; product selection
- Self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter, with answer explanations
- Expanded case studies at the end of each chapter
An enhanced ebook, with BONUS materials including:
● more self-assessment questions
● additional written case studies
● videos on physical examination
● a chapter covering evidence-based medicine
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Useful websites (addresses correct as of April 2020)
- Preface
- Introduction
- So what is self-care?
- What is self-medication?
- How to use the book
- Key features of each chapter
- Evidence-based OTC medication and practical prescribing and product selection
- Hints and tips boxes
- Further reading and websites
- Electronic resources
- Chapter 1: Making a diagnosis
- Community pharmacy performance when dealing with patients’ signs and symptoms
- Current pharmacy training in making a diagnosis
- Clinical reasoning
- Summary
- Consultation and communication skills
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2: Respiratory system
- Background
- General overview of the anatomy of the respiratory tract
- History taking and physical examination
- Cough
- The common cold
- Sore throats
- Rhinitis
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple choice questions
- Answers
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple choice questions
- Answers
- Case study
- Chapter 3: Ophthalmology
- Background
- General overview of eye anatomy
- History taking and the eye examination
- The eye examination
- Red eye
- Eyelid disorders
- Dry eye disease (keratoconjunctivitis sicca)
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple choice questions
- Answers
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple choice questions
- Answers
- Case studies
- Chapter 4: Ear conditions
- Background
- General overview of ear anatomy
- History taking and physical examination
- Earwax (cerumen) impaction
- Otitis externa
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple-choice questions
- Answers
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple choice questions
- Answers
- Case studies
- Chapter 5: Central nervous system
- Background
- General overview of central nervous system anatomy
- History taking
- Headache
- Insomnia
- Nausea and vomiting
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple-choice questions
- Answers
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple choice questions
- Answers
- Case studies
- Chapter 6: Women’s health
- Background
- General overview of the female reproductive and urological anatomy
- History taking
- Cystitis
- Vaginal discharge
- Primary dysmenorrhoea (period pain)
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia)
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple-choice questions
- Answers
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple choice questions
- Answers
- Case studies
- Chapter 7: Gastroenterology
- Background
- General overview of the anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract
- History taking and physical examination
- Conditions affecting the oral cavity
- Mouth ulcers
- Oral thrush
- Gingivitis
- Dyspepsia
- Diarrhoea
- Constipation
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Haemorrhoids
- Abdominal pain
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple-choice questions
- Answers
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple choice questions
- Answers
- Case studies
- Chapter 8: Dermatology
- Background
- General overview of skin anatomy
- History taking
- Physical examination
- Hyperproliferative disorders
- Psoriasis
- Dandruff (pityriasis capitis)
- Seborrhoeic dermatitis
- Fungal skin infections
- Fungal nail infection (onychomycosis)
- Hair loss (androgenetic alopecia)
- Warts and verrucas
- Corns (helomas) and calluses
- Scabies
- Acne vulgaris
- Cold sores (herpes simplex labialis)
- Eczema and dermatitis
- Sun exposure and melanoma risk
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple-choice questions
- Answers
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple choice questions
- Answers
- Case studies
- Chapter 9: Musculoskeletal conditions
- Background
- General overview of musculoskeletal anatomy
- History taking
- Acute low back pain
- Activity- and sports-related soft tissue injuries
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple-choice questions
- Answers
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple choice questions
- Answers
- Case studies
- Chapter 10: Paediatrics
- Background
- History taking
- Head lice
- Threadworm
- Colic
- Atopic dermatitis
- Fever
- Infectious childhood conditions
- Nappy (diaper) rash
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple-choice questions
- Answers
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple choice questions
- Answers
- Case studies
- Chapter 11: Specific product requests
- Background
- Motion sickness
- Emergency hormonal contraception
- Nicotine replacement therapy
- Malaria prophylaxis
- Bites and stings
- Weight loss
- Erectile dysfunction
- Future deregulations
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple-choice questions
- Answers
- Self-assessment questions
- Multiple choice questions
- Answers
- Case studies
- Evidence-based pharmacy practice
- What is evidence-based practice?
- Myths about evidence-based practice
- What is good evidence?
- Locating the evidence
- Evaluating the quality of the evidence
- Interpreting the evidence
- Developing an evidence-based personal formulary
- Abbreviations
- Glossary of terms
- Index
- No. of pages: 416
- Language: English
- Edition: 5
- Published: June 23, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702080203
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Paul Rutter
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, UK