CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2023

A Doody's Core Title for 2023!

Fully reviewed and updated guideline summaries!

Quick access to screening, prevention, and treatment guidelines for the most common primary care conditions

• Organized into topics related to disease screening, prevention, and management, and subdivided into organ systems for quick reference
• Consolidates information from government agencies, medical and scientific organizations, and expert panels into concise recommendations and guidelines
• Updated with more than 140 new guidelines
• Formatted for easy fact-finding in both print and digital platforms
• NEW: Guideline Discordance feature highlights when two major guidelines do not mirror each other
• Significant updates to guidelines for cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, management of sexually transmitted infections, HIV prevention, headache, chronic pain, and gout
• NEW topics include coronavirus disease, trauma informed care, vaginitis, vulvar diseases, pyelonephritis, abnormal uterine bleeding, and acne
• Spans all areas of general medicine and covers primary care topics in both ambulatory and hospital settings
• Includes website addresses for U.S. government agencies and professional societies

Jacob David, MD, FAAFP, is Associate Program Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Ventura County Medical Center, and Clinical Instructor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.