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Family Medicine — Management of Prevalent Chronic Pathologies in Primary Care

Family Medicine · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Un compendio exhaustivo y estructurado bajo los más altos estándares científicos para el abordaje de pacientes multimórbidos en el ámbito de la Atención Primaria de Salud (APS). Se integran las últimas recomendaciones internacionales de sociedades de referencia (ESC, ADA, KDIGO, GOLD, GINA) con un enfoque en la continuidad asistencial y la personalización terapéutica.

What it covers

  1. Primary Care and Multimorbidity
  2. · The Chronic Care Model
  3. · The Prescription Cascade and Iatrogenesis
  4. Essential Arterial Hypertension (HTN)
  5. · Pathophysiology of Essential HTN
  6. · Clinical Diagnosis and Ambulatory Monitoring
  7. · Cardiovascular Risk Stratification (SCORE2 Risk)
  8. · Initial Pharmacological Treatment and Escalation
  9. Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (DM2)
  10. · Pathophysiology: The Ominous Octet (DeFronzo)
  11. · DM2 Diagnosis Algorithm
  12. · Personalized Pharmacological Treatment
  13. Dyslipidemia and Cardiovascular Risk (CVR)
  14. · Physiopathological Classification of Dyslipidemia
  15. · Stratification of LDL-c Objectives (ESC/EAS Guidelines 2021/2024)
  16. · Pharmacological Intervention Algorithm
  17. Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease (Chronic Coronary Syndrome)
  18. · Pathophysiology of Chronic Coronary Syndrome
  19. · Diagnostic and Clinical Stratification
  20. · Comprehensive Medical Treatment of SCC (ESC 2024)
  21. Chronic Heart Failure (HF)
  22. · Classification Based on Ejection Fraction (ESC 2021/2023)
  23. · HF Diagnosis Algorithm in Primary Care
  24. · HFrEF Treatment: The Four Fundamental Pillars
  25. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  26. · Pathophysiology of Lung Damage in COPD
  27. · Standardized Spirometric Diagnosis
  28. · Multidimensional Stratification and GOLD Classification 2024
  29. Bronchial Asthma in Adults
  30. · Pathophysiology of Asthmatic Inflammation
  31. · Clinical and Functional Diagnosis
  32. · Stepped Therapeutic Strategy (GINA Track 1)
  33. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
  34. · KDIGO Classification and Staging
  35. · Active Nephroprotection Strategies
  36. Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
  37. · Pathophysiology of Adiposopathy (Diseased Fat)
  38. · Metabolic Syndrome: Harmonized Consensus Criteria
  39. · Advanced Medical Treatment of Obesity
  40. Osteoporosis and Degenerative Osteoarticular Pathology
  41. · Pathophysiology of Bone Remodeling in Osteoporosis
  42. · Fracture Risk Stratification with FRAX
  43. · Pharmacological Treatment of Osteoporosis
  44. · Management of Osteoarthritis (Osteoarthritis) in Primary Care
  45. Depression and Anxiety in Primary Care
  46. · Pathophysiology: The Monoaminergic and Neuroplastic Hypothesis
  47. · Screening and Clinical Evaluation Tools
  48. · Pharmacological Treatment and Psychotherapeutic Approach
  49. Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
  50. · Pathophysiology of the Main Types of Dementia
  51. · Screening Tools in Consultation
  52. · Medical Treatment and Management of Behavioral Symptoms (SPCD)
  53. Polypharmacy, Appropriate Prescription and Deprescription
  54. · Inadequate Prescription Criteria (Beers and STOPP/START)
  55. · Practical Methodology for Deprescribing in Consultation

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Subject
Family Medicine
Category
Clinical Specialties
Type
Study Guide
Sections
55
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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