Cancer care

This chapter in the Oxford Handbook of General Practice explores cancer care in general practice. It covers cancer diagnosis, principles of cancer care, surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiotherapy.

Ophthalmology

This chapter in the Oxford Handbook of General Practice explores ophthalmology in general practice. It covers assessment of the eye, eye trauma, eye pain, papilloedema, and orbital disease. It examines lid disease, blepharitis, tear duct problems, red eye, conjunctivitis, and corneal, scleral and uveal disease. It discusses visual field loss and blindness, sudden loss of vision in one eye, gradual loss of vision, glaucoma, and cataract. It also explores refraction errors, squint, contact lenses, and drugs for the eye.

Breast disease

This chapter in the Oxford Handbook of General Practice explores breast disease in general practice. It covers breast symptoms, benign breast disease, breast cancer screening, risk factors for breast cancer, and diagnosis and care for breast cancer.

Haematology and immunology

This chapter in the Oxford Handbook of General Practice explores haematology in general practice. It covers full blood count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. It explores diagnosis and initial investigation of anaemia, iron deficiency anaemia, haemoglobinopathies, bleeding and clotting disorders, and anticoagulation. It examines haematological malignancy, acute leukaemia, chronic leukaemia and myeloproliferation, lymphoma, immune deficiency, and allergy.

Dermatology

This chapter in the Oxford Handbook of General Practice explores dermatology in general practice. It covers skin assessment, treatment of skin conditions, changes in skin colour and eruptions, itching and blistering of the skin, erythema, pigmentation disorder, hair and sweat gland problems, nail changes, and atopic and other eczemas. It discusses ulcers, urticaria, angio-oedema, acne, psoriasis, lichen planus, keratinization disorders, pityriasis, and seborrhoeic warts. It examines sunlight and the skin, benign skin tumours, and skin cancer. It also explores bacterial skin infection, viral skin infection, fungal infection, and infestation.

Respiratory medicine

This chapter in the Oxford Handbook of General Practice explores respiratory medicine in general practice. It covers breathlessness, cough, chest signs, and other signs of respiratory disease. It examines asthma in adults, bronchodilators and steroids, asthma management in practice, and drug treatment of asthma, as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute exacerbations of COPD. It discusses lung cancer, colds and influenza, pneumonia, tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis and Kartagener syndrome, diffuse parenchymal lung disease, occupational lung disease, and snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea.

Gynaecology

This chapter in the Oxford Handbook of General Practice explores gynaecology in general practice. It covers the menstrual cycle, premenstrual syndrome, amenorrhoea, menorrhagia, the menopause, and hormone replacement therapy. It discusses pelvic pain, endometriosis and adenomyosis, prolapse, and uterine problems. It also explores ovarian disease, conditions of the cervix, cervical cancer screening, and vaginal and vulval problems.

Gastrointestinal medicine

This chapter in the Oxford Handbook of General Practice explores gastrointestinal medicine in general practice. It covers assessment of abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea, gastroenteritis and food poisoning, constipation, and other abdominal symptoms and signs. It examines dyspepsia and Helicobacter pylori, oesophageal conditions, gastro-oesophageal reflux and gastritis, peptic ulceration, and gastro-oesophageal malignancy. It discusses hernias, appendicitis and small bowel disease, colorectal cancer, and other large bowel conditions. It describes anal and perianal conditions, patients with ostomies, malabsorption, faecal incontinence, coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and irritable bowel syndrome. It also explores jaundice and abnormal liver function, fatty liver disease, hepatitis, liver failure and portal hypertension, gallbladder disease, pancreatitis, and pancreatic tumours.

Mental health

This chapter in the Oxford Handbook of General Practice explores mental health in general practice. It covers mental health assessment, symptoms and signs, and psychological therapies. It discusses anxiety and anxiety-type disorders, chronic stress, depression, psychosis, schizophrenia, mania, acute delirium, dementia, and eating disorders.

Child health

This chapter in the Oxford Handbook of General Practice explores child health in general practice. It covers child health promotion from birth, including the neonatal and 6-week check, neonatal bloodspot screening, screening for hip dysplasia, vision and hearing screening tests, birth trauma, genetic disorders, common problems of small babies, prematurity, and neonatal jaundice. It examines feeding babies, weaning, and developmental milestones. It discusses fever and acute illness in the under 5s, childhood infection, urinary tract infection, congenital heart disease, asthma, constipation, malabsorption, gut atresia, hernias, and intussusception. It explores growth disorders, endocrine problems, funny turns, febrile convulsions, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, neural tube defect, arthritis, dermatology, and cancer. It also discusses behaviour problems, sleep problems, toilet training, poor progress at school, autism, learning disability, adolescence, chronic illness, disability, safeguarding children, and child death.