Thoroughly revised and updated for its Second Edition, this comprehensive, practical reference is an essential resource for obstetrician-gynecologists who are increasingly responsible for primary care and need information on the diagnosis and management of non-gynecologic disorders. It offers all primary care practitioners invaluable guidance on the wide variety of problems unique to women. The book includes chapters on age-specific issues to care for female patients at each stage of life and disease-oriented chapters covering all disorders seen by primary care physicians. Disease-oriented chapters include etiology, differential diagnosis, history, physical examination, laboratory and imaging studies, treatment, and special considerations during pregnancy.Fasting or exercise also may be used to avoid weight gain, but many patients with bulimia nervosa remain at normal to slightly above normal weight. ... both hypothyroidism (fatigue, constipation, bradycardia, hypothermia) and hyperthyroidism (weight loss, excessive activity, anxiety), ... An adolescent identified as being overweight requires an indepth medical evaluation and weight management program.
Title | : | Primary Care for Women |
Author | : | Phyllis Carolyn Leppert, Jeffrey F. Peipert |
Publisher | : | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins - 2004 |
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