Justin Coleman

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.