This second edition of Primary Care delivers succinct, current, and integrated information on the assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment, and management of individuals with commonly seen conditions in primary care settings. Written and edited by APNs, MDs, PAs, PharmDs and other health professionals, it emphasizes guidance on differential diagnosis, interprofessional primary care, lifestyle management, health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention. The text features relationship-centered care, extensive coverage of age, gender, and occupational considerations; complementary approaches; nutritional assessment; violence exposure and vulnerability assessment; family, community, and cultural assessment; palliative care; and evidence-based practice guidelines.

Table of Contents

• Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Contributors to the First Edition
• UNIT I: THE CONTEXT OF INTERPROFESSIONAL PRIMARY CARE
• The Structure of Primary Care - Joanne K. Singleton, Robert V. DiGregorio, Carol Green-Hernandez, Stephen Paul Holzemer, Eve S. Faber, Lucille R. Ferrara, Jason T. Slyer
• Family and Culture Within the Context of Primary Care - Carol Green-Hernandez, Stephen Paul Holzemer
• Health Promotion and Disease Prevention - Robert V. DiGregorio, Lucille R. Ferrara
• Primary Care in the Community: Assessment and Use of Resources - Stephen Paul Holzemer, Joanne K. Singleton, Carol Green-Hernandez
• Palliative Care - Eve S. Faber, Jessica Stetz
• Appraising Clinical Practice Guidelines - Jason T. Slyer
• UNIT II: CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS
• Arrhythmia - Judy Cheng
• Coronary Artery Disease - Joseph J. DeRose, Sr., Joseph J. DeRose, Jr.
• Dyslipidemias - Roda Plakogiannis
• Heart Failure - Judy Cheng, Jason T. Slyer
• Hypertension - Judy Cheng
• Peripheral Vascular Diseases - Jason T. Slyer, Nancy E. Iankowitz
• Valvular Heart Disease - Kenneth Ong
• UNIT III: DERMATOLOGIC CONDITIONS
• Common Dermatologic Conditions - Virginia Arvold
• UNIT IV: ENDOCRINE CONDITIONS
• Diabetes Mellitus - Carol Green-Hernandez, Rochelle F. Rubin
• Common Endocrine Disorders: Diseases of the Adrenal, Thyroid, and Parathyroid Glands - Margaret Donat
• UNIT V: GASTROENTEROLOGIC CONDITIONS
• Bowel Obstruction - Ashley Steinberg, Evangelia Davanos
• Cirrhosis of the Liver - Arun B. Jesudian
• Gallbladder - Catherine M. Concert
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - Michelle Santomassino
• Gastroenterologic Cancers - Catherine M. Concert
• Hepatitis - Julie Fishman
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Catherine M. Concert
• Pancreatitis: Acute and Chronic - Evangelia Davanos, Ashley Steinberg
• Peptic Ulcer Disease - Michelle Santomassino
• UNIT VI: GENITOURINARY CONDITIONS
• Acute Kidney Injury - Karina Muzykovsky, Kimberly M. Sarosky
• Chronic Kidney Disease - Shaffeeulah Bacchus, Shukyu Tai Bacchus
• Nephrotic and Nephritic Renal Disease - Hillary Wall
• Renal Tumors - Luiz M. Kolankiewicz
• Urinary Incontinence - Renee McLeod-Sordjan
• Urinary Tract Infections - Levita K. Hidayat, Veena Venugopalan
• UNIT VII: HEMATOLOGIC CONDITIONS
• Anemia - Sarah M. Colson
• Coagulopathies - Evangelina Berrios-Colon, Julie Anne Billedo
• Lymphoma - Dana H. Manning
• Myeloproliferative and Myelodysplastic Disorders in Primary Care - Sarah M. Colson
• UNIT VIII: IMMUNOLOGIC CONDITIONS
• Connective Tissue Disorders - Stuart A. Green
• HIV/AIDS - Agnes Cha
• Lyme Disease - David I. Jackson
• UNIT IX: MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS
• Anterior Knee Pain - Sanjiv Bansal, Kathleen T. Roche, William Urban
• Articulation Injuries of the Ankle and Hip - Robert Keith, Karen Anderson Keith
• Cumulative Trauma Disorder - Stephen A. Ferrara
• Fibromyalgia and Diffuse Illnesses - Karen Anderson Keith, Robert Keith
• Low Back Pain - Stephen A. Ferrara
• Osteoarthritis - Maureen F. Cooney
• Osteoporosis - Maureen F. Cooney
• Plantar Fasciitis - Rose M. Moran-Kelly, Deirdre R. Heym
• Identification and Management of Temporomandibular Disorders - Golaleh Barzani, Harry Dym
• UNIT X: NEUROLOGIC CONDITIONS
• Dementia and Delirium - Scott J. Saccomano
• Dizziness, Vertigo, and Ataxia - Henry Cohen, Darko Todorov, Michelle Friedman, Grace I. Shyh
• Headache - Tracey Kramar, Christine Lazaros Amendola
• Parkinson's Disease - Lana Hareez, Antony Q. Pham
• Peripheral Neuropathy - Henry Cohen, Benjamin C. Wee
• Seizure Disorders - Henry Cohen, Samantha M. Smalley
• Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attacks, and Carotid Stenosis - Scott J. Saccomano
• UNIT XI: PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS
• Anxiety Disorders, With an Emphasis on Panic Disorder - Grace M. Nespoli, Stephen Paul Holzemer
• Depression Disorders and Bipolar Disorder - Kristy Loewenstein, William Jacobowitz
• Eating Disorders - Michael Biglow
• Sleeping Disorders - Brian G. Mitchell
• Somatic Symptom Disorder - Michael Biglow
• Substance Abuse - Stephen Paul Holzemer, Joanne K. Singleton
• Community and Intimate Partner Violence - William Jacobowitz
• UNIT XII: REPRODUCTIVE CONDITIONS
• Breast Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment - Una T. Hopkins
• Gynecologic Cancers - Renee McLeod-Sordjan
• Menopause - Andréa Sonenberg
• Sexually Transmitted Infections - Winifred C. Connerton
• Prostatic Hyperplasia and Male Genital Cancers - Renee McLeod-Sordjan
• Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Menstrual Disorders - Winifred C. Connerton
• UNIT XIII: RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS
• Asthma - Jose B. Contreras, Afnan Tariq, Ricardo Gomez, Manhal J. Izzy, Jean G. Ford
• Carcinoma of the Lung - Sonal Bordia, Nay Min Tun
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Viswanath P. Vasudevan
• Infections - Veena Venugopalan, Levita K. Hidayat
• Occupational Lung Disease - Michele McDermott
• Venous Thromboembolism - Evangelina Berrios-Colon, Rebecca Arcebido
• Sarcoidosis - Michelle McDermott