John Murtagh

For over 30 years, John Murtagh’s General Practice has been the gold standard reference for general practice and primary health care. Its emphasis on the importance of clinical reasoning, early diagnosis and treatment makes this the essential reference for all medical students, trainees and general practitioners. Presented in alphabetical order and in a convenient pocket-sized format, John Murtagh’s General Practice Companion Handbook 9e summarises key content from the main book. It is an accessible, trusted and portable source of information for medical students and experienced professionals.

For over 30 years, John Murtagh’s General Practice has been the gold standard reference for general practice and primary health care. Its emphasis on the importance of clinical reasoning, early diagnosis and treatment makes this the essential reference for all medical students, trainees and general practitioners. Written by renowned general practitioners and educators, and with all content reviewed for currency by leading experts, the nineth edition continues to provide fundamental knowledge and skills required for the challenging field of general practice. Key features: Diagnostic strategy models for common presenting problems, including diagnostic triads Clinical frameworks, including management and treatment Updated and new content on all common presenting symptoms, with supporting evidence-based research Expansion of viral conditions, including COVID-19 and management of long COVID, respiratory syncytial virus, influenza syndromes and Monkey pox virus Extensive coverage of mental health, disease management, emergency care, women’s health, and paediatric and geriatric care

Murtagh’s Practice Tips is the trusted resource that provides tips for GPs and other medicalpractitioners drawn from John Murtagh’s extensive experience in practice. It is the essential guidefor tried-and-tested approaches to treatment and improvisation methods, using convenient toolsand readily available equipment to treat patients as effectively as possible. For this eighth edition,Professor Murtagh is joined by Dr Justin Coleman, who wrote the ‘GP Tips’ handy hints column inMedical Observer for 13 years. Content throughout this new edition has been updated, providing essential information, more than450 detailed illustrations, and step-by-step instructions on how to deal with conditions encounteredby GPs around the world in everyday practice. New and updated content includes:• accessible technology tips• excisions• the phone as a medical tool• injections and topical anaesthesia• cryotherapy• therapeutic venesection. Written with the busy practitioner in mind, this latest edition describes techniques using commonterminology to suit practitioners at all levels of experience.

John Murtagh’s General Practice is widely recognised as the gold standard reference and most influential publication for general practice and primary health care, both for doctors already established in practice and those starting out in their careers. Now in its 7th edition, this Companion Handbook refines the content from the main book. Presented in a searchable A–Z order, this accompanying book is an accessible, trusted and portable source of information for medical students and experienced professionals.

‘Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.’ OSCAR WILDEWhat if a misdiagnosis could stop a wedding? Could your patient with chronic fatigue actually have Addison disease? Would you have recognised musculoskeletal pain as a manifestation of anxiety about penis size? These scenarios and many others feature in this much anticipated collection of cautionary tales by the world-renowned authority on general practice, Professor John Murtagh. Learn and laugh as Professor Murtagh and colleagues recount their war stories from the front line. These tales remind us that sometimes things are not as they seem, and it always pays to remain alert to the subtleties of the human condition. In this third edition of Cautionary Tales, Professor Murtagh is joined by Dr Sara Bird, who provides authoritative commentary on relevant medico-legal advice and pitfalls, using the case histories as a platform. After all, in the words of Professor Murtagh, ‘To practise medicine is a privilege, to practise it well is a difficult challenge, but not to learn from one’s mistakes is unforgivable’.

Murtagh’s Practice Tips is exactly that, tips for GPs and other medical practitioners drawn from John Murtagh’s extensive experience in practice. Extensively updated and redesigned for this sixth edition, Murtagh’s Practice Tips, provides essential information and step-by-step instructions on how to deal with conditions encountered by GPs around the world. Topics covered include: - musculoskeletal injections - wound management - principles for fractures - tips on treating children. Murtagh’s Practice Tips provides tried-and-tested approaches to treatment and improvisation methods, using convenient tools and readily available equipment to treat patients as effectively as possible. Written with the busy modern practitioner in mind, this edition describes techniques using common terminology to suit practitioners at all levels of experience. More than 450 detailed illustrations, including some new and many revised, supplement the text.