Essentials Of Community Medicine A Practical Approach

This book serves the needs of the dental, nursing and paramedical students. This book is written to serve both the undergraduates and post graduates to face the practical and viva-voce confidently and derive the maximum benefit.

Hospital Medicine is the fastest growing field of Medicine, and the importance of hospitalists in the delivery of care and success of hospitals continues to increase. The practice of hospital medicine is both rewarding and challenging: hospitalists need to provide high-quality care using the best available evidence in an efficient, cost-effective manner. In recognition of the need for rapid access to essential information, this text provides a concise yet comprehensive source for busy clinicians. The Handbook of Hospital Medicine provides detailed reviews of all clinical topics in inpatient medicine, including common diagnoses, hospital- acquired conditions, medical consultation, and palliative care, as well as key non-clinical topics, such as quality improvement tools, approach to medical errors, the business of medicine, and teaching tips. It is the single source needed for hospitalists striving to deliver outstanding care and provide value to their patients and hospitals.

Reflecting author’s experience as a teacher, guide and examiner this book is primarily for the MBBS students to face the practical examination and viva; however, it is also useful for the students pursuing MD/DNB (Community Medicine), MPH, DPH and other relevant disciplines. The book is designed with many figures and tables for easy understanding. Practical part of the book includes spotters with coloured figures, exercises with solutions and clinicosocial case with details of specific cases. Additionally, chapters such as dietary assessment, family study proforma and visits to various centres are included. Viva part includes important sample theory viva questions with answers. This book is provided with online content which includes additional practical and viva questions, answers to practice exercises, links to health programmes and useful websites, and images in community medicine. Topics such as OSCE/OSPE, food adulteration and tips for PowerPoint presentation are also included in the online content.

Salient features: •Question Bank of every topic •Cloud diagrams to easily remember multiple essential points •Illustrated diagrams •Bulleted points of presentations •Recent updates on every topic •National health programmes •A special chapter on Tribal Health •A special chapter on Family Medicine •Special chapter on Child, adolescent, and geriatric health care. •Simplified Epidemiology •Miscellaneous topics

Feedback from users suggest this resource book is more comprehensive and more practical than many others in the market. One of its strengths is that it was written by trainees in internal medicine who understand the need for rapid access to accurate and concise clinical information, with a practical approach to clinical problem solving.