Like its first edition, The Practical Guide to the Genetic Family History, second edition, is an invaluable resource outlining the best practices in takingand recording a patient's family medical history, allowing primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, genetic counselors, and manyother healthcare professionals to be well informed and efficient in diagnosing conditions with potential genetic components. Complete with genetic screening forms, an overview of directed questions, pedigree nomenclature, and an outline of common approaches, the book offers a basic foundation in human geneticsand genetic counseling and the ability to recognize inherited disorders and disease susceptibility in patients.Robin L. Bennett has been a genetic counselor in the genetics clinic at the University of Washington Medical Center for over 20 years. She has proven and award-winning expertise in helping patients, families, and her colleagues at all levels deal with the multitude of practical, logistical, psychological, and diagnostic issues that are a day to day part of genetic counseling.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-04072-0
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 355
- Fecha Publicación: 02/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés