Exploring Rural Medicine: Current Issues and Concepts

Rural Medical Practice - Barbara P Yawn
Present and Future
Labor and Delivery Crises - Charles S Field and Barbara P Yawn
Rural Solutions
Stabilization and Transport of the Ill Newborn Infant - Theodore R Thompson
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - John J McNamara and Nancy N Hoogenhous
After the Infant Goes Home
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder - Carolyn McKay
Recognition and Evaluation of Child Abuse - Daniel D Broughton
Adolescent Pregnancies in Rural America - Barbara P Yawn and Roy A Yawn
A Review of the Literature and Strategies for Prevention
Common Mental Health Problems - Lawrence P Peterson
Environmental Hazards - Barbara P Yawn
Managing Trauma in the Rural Emergency Department - David M Larson
Basic Organization
Managing Trauma in the Rural Emergency Department - David M Larson
Specific Problems
Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction with Thrombolytic Drugs in the Rural Hospital - Roy A Yawn
Women's Health Issues - Cheri L Olson
Caring for the AIDS Patient in a Rural Practice - Richard D Simon Jr
Treatment of Patients with Terminal Cancer - Wayne H Thalhuber
Caring for Dying Patients and Their Families - Norma Wylie
Health Maintenance in Clinical Practice - Paul S Frame
Strategies and Barriers
Patient Education in the Rural Practice - Patricia A Gibson and Claudia J Kapp
Making Your Practice Palatable for Your Patients - Barbara P Yawn and Angeline Bushy
Cultural Competency
Ethics Dilemmas in Rural Practice - Angeline Bushy and J Randall Rauh
Quality Assessment in Rural Practice - Peter G Harper, Charles E McCoy and Angeline Bushy
Living Through Malpractice Litigation - J Randall Rauh and Angeline Bushy

This volume will serve as an indispensable reference for the rural health practitioner facing uniquely rural concerns in health promotion, patient care and professional practice.