How Sex and Gender Impact Clinical Practice: An Evidence-Based Guide to Patient Care 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.
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.
1. Introduction - p. xix 2. Section I: The importance of sex and gender in patient care - p. xx 3. Chapter 1. Application of sex and gender health: A practical framework - p. 3 4. Chapter 2. Clinician-patient communication: Gender influences - p. 9 5. Section II: Sex and gender evidence in health and disease - p. 17 6. Chapter 3. Addiction: Sex and gender evidence in alcohol, tobacco use and nicotine addiction, and opioid use disorders - p. 23 7. Chapter 4. Autoimmune diseases: Sex and gender evidence in rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and ankylosing spondylitis - p. 53 8. Chapter 5. Cancer screening and prevention: Sex and gender evidence in lung, breast, and colorectal cancer - p. 75 9. Chapter 6. Cardiovascular disease: Sex and gender evidence in acute ischemic syndrome and heart failure - p. 101 10. Chapter 7. Gastrointestinal diseases: Sex and gender evidence in liver lesions, gastroesophageal reflux, and inflammatory bowel disease - p. 129 11. Chapter 8. Mental health: Sex and gender evidence in depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and schizophrenia - p. 153 12. Chapter 9. Metabolic disorders: Sex and gender evidence in dyslipidemia, diabetes, and obesity - p. 171 13. Chapter 10. Musculoskeletal disorders: Sex and gender evidence in anterior cruciate ligament injuries, osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis - p. 207 14. Chapter 11. Neurological diseases: Sex and gender evidence in stroke, migraine, and Alzheimer’s dementia - p. 229 15. Chapter 12. Pharmacotherapy: Sex and gender evidence in medication safety and efficacy - p. 259 16. Chapter 13. Public health in your practice: Sex and gender considerations in intimate partner violence, access to healthcare, and immunizations - p. 277 17. Chapter 14. Respiratory diseases: Sex and gender evidence in obstructive sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma - p. 289 18. Section III: Beyond point of care: Sex and gender influences in the community of practice - p. 303 19. Chapter 15. Practice improvement through a sex and gender high-value healthcare model - p. 309 20. Chapter 16. Knowledge resources in sex and gender health - p. 325 21. Index - p. 333
How Sex and Gender Impact Clinical Practice: An Evidence-Based Guide to Patient Care 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.
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.
1. Introduction - p. xix 2. Section I: The importance of sex and gender in patient care - p. xx 3. Chapter 1. Application of sex and gender health: A practical framework - p. 3 4. Chapter 2. Clinician-patient communication: Gender influences - p. 9 5. Section II: Sex and gender evidence in health and disease - p. 17 6. Chapter 3. Addiction: Sex and gender evidence in alcohol, tobacco use and nicotine addiction, and opioid use disorders - p. 23 7. Chapter 4. Autoimmune diseases: Sex and gender evidence in rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and ankylosing spondylitis - p. 53 8. Chapter 5. Cancer screening and prevention: Sex and gender evidence in lung, breast, and colorectal cancer - p. 75 9. Chapter 6. Cardiovascular disease: Sex and gender evidence in acute ischemic syndrome and heart failure - p. 101 10. Chapter 7. Gastrointestinal diseases: Sex and gender evidence in liver lesions, gastroesophageal reflux, and inflammatory bowel disease - p. 129 11. Chapter 8. Mental health: Sex and gender evidence in depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and schizophrenia - p. 153 12. Chapter 9. Metabolic disorders: Sex and gender evidence in dyslipidemia, diabetes, and obesity - p. 171 13. Chapter 10. Musculoskeletal disorders: Sex and gender evidence in anterior cruciate ligament injuries, osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis - p. 207 14. Chapter 11. Neurological diseases: Sex and gender evidence in stroke, migraine, and Alzheimer’s dementia - p. 229 15. Chapter 12. Pharmacotherapy: Sex and gender evidence in medication safety and efficacy - p. 259 16. Chapter 13. Public health in your practice: Sex and gender considerations in intimate partner violence, access to healthcare, and immunizations - p. 277 17. Chapter 14. Respiratory diseases: Sex and gender evidence in obstructive sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma - p. 289 18. Section III: Beyond point of care: Sex and gender influences in the community of practice - p. 303 19. Chapter 15. Practice improvement through a sex and gender high-value healthcare model - p. 309 20. Chapter 16. Knowledge resources in sex and gender health - p. 325 21. Index - p. 333
