Guide To The Canadian Family Medicine Examination

A comprehensive review for the Canadian Family Medicine Licensing Examination This unique review provides everything needed to pass the Canadian Family Medicine Licensing Examination. You will find thorough coverage of all of the 99 priority topics included on the examination. Everything you need to pass the exam: Questions and answers are provided for every topic Call-outs to help remember important information include "Red Flags" (indicative symptoms) and "Remember" icons References, including relevant studies, data, and guidelines, are provided for each topic

Written specifically for the needs of family and adult nursing students, medical students, and primary care practitioners in Canada, this gold standard reference of family practice in America—named a 2013 Doody’s core title and 1st-place winner of the American Journal of Nursing book award in 2017—now provides current Canadian practice protocols for professional standards of care across the life span. Guidelines are delivered in a user-friendly, step-by-step instructional style for physical exams and diagnostic testing results in SI units; health maintenance recommendations approved by Health Canada; care guidelines including Canadian drug names and dietary information; information on culturally responsive care; and patient resources specific to Canada. Practice guidelines are organized primarily by body system and delivered in outline format for quick and easy access. Each of more than 280 disorder protocols includes definition, incidence/prevalence, pathogenesis, predisposing factors, common findings, other signs and symptoms, subjective data, physical examination, diagnostic tests, differential diagnoses, plan, follow-up, consultation/referral, and individual considerations. Also included are numerous Client Teaching Guides in PDF format for customization and downloading. Abundant references are specific to the Canadian health care system. Key Features: Presents over 280 guidelines in consistent outline format Provides Canadian routine health maintenance guidelines, vaccinations, and screenings for HIV and HepC Covers individual care considerations for pediatric, pregnant, and geriatric patients Offers numerous Client Teaching Guides in digital format for clients to take home

The ONLY guide specifically created to prepare for the Canadian Family Medicine Licensing Examination Everything you need to ace the SAMPs portion of the exam! This unique review delivers thorough coverage of every priority topic included on the short answer management problems section of the Canadian Family Medicine Licensing Examination. Each topic includes questions and answers, answer explanations, references, and input from previous test takers and those who were involved in creating the exam. The second edition has been updated to reflect the latest guidelines and exam topics. • NEW end-of-chapter case-based Q&A • Call-outs that help readers remember important information include "Red Flags" (indicative symptoms) and "Remember" icons • References, including relevant studies, data, and guidelines, are provided for each topic

Thoroughly revised and updated, the most complete family medicine board review guide continues to be the resource of choice for anyone preparing to take the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) examination. This edition includes dozens of new cases.

Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title! "This is a wonderful book for both novice and experienced physician assistants and nurse practitioners. This latest edition will see frequent use in your daily practice."Score: 100, 5 stars--Doody's Medical Reviews "This textbook provides comprehensive coverage of primary care disorders in an easy-to-read format and contains invaluable step-by-step instructions for evaluating and managing primary care patients. . . [It] belongs in every NP and PA's reference library. I highly recommend this wonderful textbook." Maria T. Leik, MSN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, GNP-BC President, National ARNP Services, Inc. "Family Practice Guidelines is an excellent resource for the busy clinician. It offers succinct, comprehensive information in an easy format that is particularly useful for quick reference. This text is useful for general practice settings as well as specialty care." Anne Moore, APN; WHNP/ANP-BC; FAANP Vanderbilt University The second edition of Family Practice Guidelines is a comprehensive resource for clinicians, presenting current national standard of care guidelines for practice, in addition to select 2011 guidelines. This clinical reference features detailed physical examination and diagnostic testing, information on health promotion, guidelines of care, dietary information, national resources for patient use, and patient education handouts all in one resource. This revised edition features guidelines for 246 disorders, each containing clearly outlined considerations for pediatric, pregnant, and geriatric patients. It also presents 18 procedures commonly performed in the clinical setting, including bedside cystometry, hernia reduction, neurological examination, and more. Patient Teaching Guides are also provided, and are designed to be given directly to patients as take home teaching supplements. Additionally, the book contains four appendices with guidelines on normal lab values, procedures, sexual maturity stages, and teeth. New to this Edition: Select 2011 guidelines Over 17 new protocols including: ADD/ADHD, Menopause, Migraine, Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults, Obesity/Gastric Bypass, and more Completely updated Patient Teaching Guides, including a new entry on Anticoagulation Therapy for Patients with AFib, to tear out and send home with patients Addition of consultation and referral recommendations New chapter presenting Pain Management Guidelines for acute and chronic pain Completely updated national treatment guidelines

These are peer-reviewed handy point-of-care tools to support clinical learning in Family Medicine. The content is aligned with SHARC-FM - the Shared Canadian Curriculum in Family Medicine. Objectives and more information is available at sharcfm.com.

The one resource you absolutely need for the MCCQE Part II. Up to date with the MCC’s 2018 exam revisions. Prepare to ace the Medical Council of Canada’s clinical skills exam, the MCCQE Part II. This is the most complete study guide available. Strategies for the MCCQE Part II offers a strategic, efficient, and high-yield approach to the exam, covering every one of the clinical presentations listed by the MCC, and taking into account the likely scenarios you’ll encounter. Strategies breaks down each clinical presentation into three sections: - MCC particular objective(s): For each clinical presentation, Strategies outlines the focus set by the MCC. - MCC differential diagnosis with added evidence: Strategies unpacks the common causal conditions listed by the MCC for each clinical presentation. - Strategy for patient encounter: Strategies breaks down in detail the tasks most likely to be required during the patient encounter, including history taking, physical exam, investigations, and management. Strategies also helps you avoid common exam errors identified by the MCC: it alerts you when clinical presentations may involve emergency care, it models open-ended questions for history taking, it clarifies diagnostic goals for history taking and physical exams, and it offers tips for appropriate patient counselling. Strategies for the MCCQE Part II takes the stress out of studying by organizing the information you need to succeed on this crucial exam.

EMonCall handheld software provides on-the-spot treatment advice for the most frequently encountered problems in emergency medicine. The unique On Call format is organized for quick access to over 120 of the most common problems seen in the emergency department. For each on-call problem, users can immediately focus on the presenting problem, immediate questions, differential diagnosis, lab and other diagnostic tests, and treatment plan. Additional information on laboratory tests, procedures, fluids and electrolytes, and blood component therapy enhance the software’s value as a single-source reference. The commonly used medications section offers quick access to the most frequently used medications in the emergency department.

The diagnosis and treatment of common dermatologic problems is a critical area of skill and knowledge for primary care physicians. According to the US Department of 1 Health and Human Services, patients present to their physicians a skin rash as their chief concern for nearly 12 million office visits each year. In 73% of these office visits, patients see their internist, family physician, or pediatrician. In this respect, astonishingly, primary care clinicians see far more skin disease in their offices than dermatologists. Dermatology Skills for Primary Care: An Illustrated Guide advances the targeted skill and knowledge base of primary care physicians, as well as the collaboration between dermatologists and primary care physicians, by its wise choice of organization, scope, and approach. Dermatology Skills for Primary Care: An Illustrated Guide by Drs. Trozak, Tennenhouse, and Russell is an important addition to the dermatology literature because it has been written collaboratively by a skilled dermatologist and two excellent academic family physicians. As such, the book superbly targets the depth and scope of needs of primary care practitioners in the field of dermatology.

"Clinical Guidelines in Family Practice, 5th edition, is the fully revised and updated version of a book that has been serving primary care clinicians for more than twenty years. Using a traditional and easy-to-follow format, the book examines all of the common conditions encountered in primary care settings, while also addressing health promotion and disease prevention. For each topic, the essentials of pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and corresponding treatment plans including prognosis and recommended follow-up schedules are sequentially organized. Also included are recommended web-based resources and references to more in-depth discussion of the various topics. As in previous editions, Clinical Guidelines in Family Practice aims for thoroughness in coverage and for concision in approach, a formula that helps clinicians to efficiently recognize and treat the myriad medical conditions that they face as primary-care providers."--Online book description.