Pearls in Family Medicine: A Case Study Series on Management of Life-altering Diseases

Editor: Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen, Noorlaili Tohit, Teh Rohaila Jamil
Publisher: UKM Press
ISBN: 9789672515531
Weight: 
Pages: 100
Year: 2021
Price: RM20

The book series, pearls of family medicine are a collection of books published through the combined effort of family medicine specialists from the Department of Family Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, and family medicine specialists serving the primary care clinics in the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. This book is about life-altering diseases. It consists of a collection of complex, real-life cases which reflects the true primary care practice. Each chapter deals with a different life-altering disease such as cancer and retroviral disease. There are also chapters that deal with sensitive issues such as sexual behavior disorders and homosexuality. Each case is often riddled with a multitude of challenges related to health, personal and social issues. This book showcases the dilemma in approaching and managing patients with a multitude of problems. It offers a step-by-step approach to identifying the main issues in patient management which are depicted in a table form, for a clearer more objective summary of the patient's problems. The book also contains illustrations that are helpful for primary doctors to map out complicated decision-making processes when faced with a similar situation in their practice. At the end of each chapter, a take-home message is provided in the form of clinical pearls. Overall, this book is a valuable guide for the approach and management of complex cases by adopting a holistic approach and involving a multidisciplinary team.