How Sex and Gender Impact Clinical Practice - Humanitas

How Sex and Gender Impact Clinical Practice

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ISBN: 9780128165690
Leidimo metai: 2020
Leidėjas: Academic Press
Leidinio kalba: Anglų
Formatas: Minkšti viršeliai
Formatas: 9.25×7.5
Aprašymas
<p><i>How Sex and Gender Impact Clinical Practice: An Evidence-Based Guide to Patient Care</i> enables primary care clinicians by providing a framework to understand differences and better care for patients in their practice. Each chapter covers a subspecialty in medicine and discusses the influence of sex hormones on disease, along with sex and gender-based differences in clinical presentation, physical examination, laboratory results, treatment regimens, comorbidities and prognosis. Illustrative case examples and practical practice points help each chapter come alive. A special chapter on communication differences between men and women assists clinicians in their conversations with patients. </p> <p>This book fills an important need by applying years of research findings to sex and gender specific medical care and demonstrating that an individualized approach to patient care will lead to improved detection, treatment and prevention of disease.</p>

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