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by CURTIS CHONG

Designed for portability and quick reference, Pocket Primary Care , Fourth Edition , provides rapid access to the essential information needed by practitioners and trainees on a daily basis, and is an excellent resource for clinical board and USMLE review. Edited by Dr. Curtis R. Chong, this bestselling book provides current evidence-based practices, accepted best practices, and real-world guidance on common problems encountered in the outpatient internal medicine clinic. This up-to-date, high-yield reference supports the problem solving primary care clinicians employ in day-to-day practice, all in an easy-to-use format that's ideal for physicians, students, residents, nurses, NPs, and PAs-anyone who sees patients in today's busy ambulatory settings.Follows the bestselling, Pocket Notebook format, featuring up-to-date bulleted lists, tables, diagrams, and algorithms that make essential facts easy to find and retainContains fully updated information throughout , including new content on weight loss drugs, AI in primary care, and moreCovers the most common diseases and conditions seen in the clinic or ambulatory setting , including topics such as routine screenings, health literacy, disease screening, psychiatry, women's health, men's health, and geriatricsOffers current information and evidence on prevention, cardiology, endocrinology, pulmonary medicine, hematology/oncology, dermatology, among many others Provides references to landmark papers that help residents and students confidently answer questions during rounds