Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
by Paul Rutter
Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment, Sixth Edition is the ideal book to support pharmacists in identifying, diagnosing, treating or referring the illnesses and conditions they will commonly encounter in the community.A logical structure covers the full range of common presentations, including respiratory, ear, eye, gastroenterological and skin conditions. Clear pictures, referral criteria and summaries of treatment options support clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis and selection of appropriate for both pharmacy students and qualified pharmacists, the sixth edition has been fully updated to align with changes to the pharmacy curriculum and the rapidly expanding scope of pharmacists working in primary care and community and clearly structured by body system - easy to use and followCovers most conditions commonly encountered in community pharmacyIncludes information on differential diagnosis, practical prescribing and product selectionFully illustrated throughout - helps the reader to recognise common conditions and illnessesIncludes red flags indicating the need for referral as well as hints and tipsSelf-assessment questions at the end of each chapter, with answer explanationsCase studies using a clinical reasoning approach to diagnosisAn enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloudTwenty new conditionsExpanded information to consider wider differential diagnosesNew chapters on clinical reasoning, making a diagnosis and use of consultation modelsNew chapter on general health conditionsMore figures and imagesRevised case studies incorporating clinical reasoning
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Table of Contents
1. Making a diagnosis2. Skills needed to facilitate clinical reasoning3. Respiratory system4. Ophthalmology5. Ear conditions6. Central nervous system7. Women's health8. Gastroenterology9. Dermatology10. Musculoskeletal conditions11. Paediatrics12. General Health13. Specific product requests
Review
4 Stars! "This book is a tool to help pharmacists diagnose and manage patients with common community diseases.... [It] provides the knowledge needed to make a differential diagnosis based on signs and symptoms for over ten system-based diseases,... [and] also reviews over-the-counter product selection and clinical reasoning skills.... The purpose of this book is to provide information about commonly found medical conditions in the primary care and community setting. It presents information on differential diagnosis, practical prescribing, and product selection with chapters divided by body systems-a noteworthy objective as it provides referral criteria, illustrations, treatment options, and differential diagnosis considerations in an easy-to-use format.... The book is very user-friendly and clearly presents information with pictures to aid in making a diagnosis,... a useful tool for healthcare professionals working in primary care or in community settings where they may have to prescribe treatment for patients who walk in." Review by Yen Dang, PharmD (University of Maryland Eastern Shore), ©Doody's Review Service, 2025. Doody's Score: 94, 4 Stars!
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