Table of Contents

Section I. Infancy & Childhood1. Well Child CareSukanya Srinivasan, MD, MPH, & Jeannette E. South-Paul, MD2. Failure to ThriveDeborah Auer Flomenhoft, MD3. Neonatal HyperbilirubinemiaAndrew B. Symons, MD, MS, & Martin C. Mahoney, MD, PhD, FAAFP4. Breast-feeding & Infant NutritionTracey D. Conti, MD5. Common Infections in ChildrenMark A. Knox, MD6. Skin Diseases in Infants & ChildrenMark A. Knox, MD7. Childhood VaccinesRichard Kent Zimmerman, MD, MPH, & Ilene Timko Burns, MD, MPH 8. Disruptive Behavioral Disorders in ChildrenWilliam S. Sykora, MD, Col, USAF, MC9. SeizuresDonald B. Middleton, MDSection II.Adolescence10.Adolescent Development & ScreeningD. Dean Patton, MD, & Jerri R. Harris, MPH11. Physical Activity in AdolescentsMark B. Stephens, MD, MS, FAAFP12.Eating DisordersEvelyn L. Lewis, MD, MA, & Tracy Sbrocco, PhD13.Adolescent SexualityMargaret R. H. Nusbaum, DO, MPH14.Menstrual DisordersMary V. Krueger, DO, MPH, MAJ, MC, USA15.Sexually Transmitted DiseasesPeter J. Katsufrakis, MD, MBASection III. Adults16.Preconception CareEssam Demian, MD, MRCOG17.ContraceptionSusan C. Brunsell, MD18.Adult Sexual DysfunctionT.A. Miller, MD, & Margaret Nusbaum, DO, MPH19.Cardiovascular DiseaseStephen A. Wilson, MD 20.DyslipidemiasBrian V. Reamy, MD, Col, USAF, MC21.Urinary Tract Infections Shersten Killip, MD, MPH22.Arthritis: Osteoarthritis, Gout, & Rheumatoid ArthritisBruce E. Johnson, MD23.Low Back PainCharles W. Webb, DO, & Francis G. O’Connor, MD, FACSM24.Neck PainThomas M. Howard, MD25.Evaluation of Breast LumpsJo Ann Rosenfeld, MD26.Respiratory ProblemsWilliam J. Hueston, MD27.Evaluation & Management of HeadacheC. Randall Clinch, DO28. OsteoporosisJeannette E. South-Paul, MD29. Abdominal PainCindy Barter, MD, & Laura Dunne, MD30.AnemiaBrian A. Primack, MD, EdM, & Kiame J. Mahaniah, MD31.Diseases of the Biliary Tract & LiverRodrick McKinlay, MD, & Samuel C. Matheny, MD, MPH32.Vaginal BleedingPatricia Evans, MD33.HypertensionMaureen O’Hara Padden, MD, MPH, FAAFP34. Diabetes MellitusBelinda Vail, MD35.Endocrine DisordersWilliam J. Hueston, MD, & Peter J. Carek, MD, MS36.Common Upper & Lower Extremity FracturesDavid A. Nikovits, MD, Richard E. Rodenberg, Jr., MD, Thomas D. Armsey, MD, & Robert G. Hosey, MDSection IV.Geriatrics37.Healthy AgingCynthia M. Williams, DO38.Common Geriatric ProblemsDaphne P. Bicket, MD, MLS39.Urinary IncontinenceRobert J. Carr, MD 40.Assessing the Vulnerable ElderlyCynthia M. Williams, DO41.Depression in Older PatientsCharles F. Reynolds III, MD42.Elder AbuseDeborah J. Bostock, MD, Cynthia M. Williams, MD, & Cheryl E. Woodson, MD, FACP, AGSF43.PharmacotherapyMelissa A. Somma, PharmD, CDE, & Nicole T. Ansani, PharmD44.Movement Disorders Goutham Rao, MD45. Hearing & Vision Impairment in the ElderlyPamela M. Williams, MD, & Alan L. Williams, MD46. Oral HealthWanda Gonsalves, MD, & Gerald A. Ferretti, DDS, MSSection V.Psychosocial Disorders47. DepressionKarl O. Moe, PhD, & Charles Privitera, MD48. Anxiety DisordersPhilip J. Michels, PhD, Jamee H. Lucas, MD, FAAFP & Scott McKay, MD49.Personality DisordersWilliam Elder, PhD50.Somatoform Symptoms & DisordersWilliam Elder, PhD51.Substance Use DisordersRobert Mallin, MD52. Tobacco CessationMartin C. Mahoney, MD, PhD, FAAFP, & Andrew Hyland, PhDSection VI.Doctor--Patient Issues53. CommunicationNancy Levine, MD54. Cultural CompetenceKathleen A. Culhane-Pera, MD, MA, & Sonia Patten, PhD55. Health DisparitiesJeannette E. South-Paul, MD56.Health Care Needs of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, &Transgender PatientsPeter J. Katsufrakis, MD, MBA57.Complementary & Alternative Medicine Wayne B. Jonas, MD, & Ronald A. Chez, MD58.Chronic Pain Management Ronald M. Glick, MD, & Dawn A. Marcus, MD59.Hospice & Palliative Medicine Terence L. Gutgsell, MD, Steven D. Passik, PhD, Hahn X. Pham, MD, Sherri Weisenfluh, LCSW, Billie May, RN, MSN, APRN, BC-PCM, David Hilton, ThM, & Kenneth L. Kirsh, PhDIndex

About the Author

Jeannette E. South Paul, MD Professor and Chair Department of Family Practice University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine



Samuel C. Matheny, MD, MPH Professor and Chair Department of Family Practice University of Kentucky College of Medicine



Evelyn L. Lewis, MD, MA Vice Chair Department of Family Medicine Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, Maryland