NMS Q&A Family Medicine

ContentsForeword to the First Edition ......................................................................................................................... viiPreface ............................................................................................................................................................... ixAcknowledgments ............................................................................................................................................ xiSECTION I URGENT CAREChapter 1 Urgent Care in Family Practice ................................................................................................. 1SECTION II OTO-OPHTHALMOLARYNGOLOGYChapter 2 The Oral Cavity in Primary Care .............................................................................................. 9Chapter 3 Otolaryngology in Primary Care ............................................................................................ 15Chapter 4 Pain and Headache Management ............................................................................................ 25Chapter 5 The Eye in Primary Care .......................................................................................................... 31SECTION III CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN PRIMARY CAREChapter 6 Cardiology ................................................................................................................................ 39Chapter 7 Peripheral Vascular Disease ..................................................................................................... 47Chapter 8 Cerebrovascular Disease .......................................................................................................... 55Chapter 9 Pediatric Cardiology ................................................................................................................ 61Chapter 10 Hypertension ............................................................................................................................ 67SECTION IV NEUROLOGY IN PRIMARY CAREChapter 11 Neurology ................................................................................................................................. 73SECTION V RESPIRATORY DISEASES IN PRIMARY CAREChapter 12 Pneumonia and Bronchitides .................................................................................................. 79Chapter 13 Respiratory Diseases in Children ............................................................................................ 85SECTION VI THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT IN PRIMARY CAREChapter 14 Medical Problems of the Gastrointestinal Tract .................................................................... 89xiii