The new edition of this successful handbook provides a balance of
evidence-based information on Genitourinary Medicine (GUM), including
HIV/AIDS. It provides high quality, digestible clinical detail and also
practical information on the ever-increasing medico-legal, ethical, and
procedural issues of growing importance when dealing with these complex
topics. Designed primarily for the trainee in GUM, it is also a valuable
reference and resource for the specialist physician, nurse, and other
professionals working in the field of sexual health. The new edition
remains relevant to those working in this field and features practical
enhanced sections on contraception and genital dermatology written by
specialist contributors, and information for general practitioners in
order to provide services for STIs.
The book consists of three
easy-to-follow sections. The first section deals with routine management
within GUM; medico-legal and ethical issues, the standard patient,
special situations, and routine clinical and laboratory processes that
include simple flow chart guidance on common clinical presentations. The
second section details GUM conditions in a disease-orientated style,
including STIs and also other genitourinary problems that may present.
The third section on HIV provides a contemporary epidemiological
overview of this infection, basic viral biology and pathogenesis, a
disease-orientated description of conditions both directly related and
opportunistic, and their management and data on special situations such
as pregnancy. Finally guidance on commonly used abbreviations is shown
together with a useful resource directory for staff.
In essence
this handbook provides a wealth of simple and easy to follow information
on STIs and the principles of providing a service including
administrative and medico-legal issues that are sometimes difficult to
locate. This book will be of global use to all those with an interest in
sexual health whatever their level of expertise and wherever they may
practice.
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