Publisher's Synopsis
How Sex and Gender Impact Clinical Practice: An Evidence-Based Approach to Patient Care, Second Edition is an essential resource for primary care clinicians seeking to integrate sex and gender differences into their practice. This edition emphasizes the unique application framework that assists practitioners in providing personalized care. It aligns sex and gender medicine with precision medicine, helping health care providers attract patients who value clinicians that understand the nuances of sex and gender in healthcare.
This updated edition updates evidence-based information on disease prevalence, diagnosis, testing, and treatment. It covers new topics such as sex differences in thyroid disease, pain, and hypertension. Each chapter reflects how sex and gender impact disease presentation, physical examination, testing, treatment, and clinical decision-making.
