CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2025-2026

The authoritative guidelines primary care clinicians need to diagnose and treat the most common outpatient conditions―compiled, distilled, and updated for easy referencing

A Doody's Core Title for 2026!

Striking the perfect balance between brevity and clinical necessity, this annual resource presents all the latest evidence-based guidelines clinicians need to treat the most common outpatient conditions. The most thorough print compendium of guidelines for primary care practice, the book features content drawn from government agencies, expert panels, medical specialty organizations, and other professional and scientific authorities.

CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2025-2026 converts lengthy and cumbersome text into a practical, relevant collection of available options for busy clinicians. Each topic is carefully selected for relevance to the office practice of ambulatory medicine and the text is presented in a convenient, easy-to-navigate outline and tabular format. The system-based organization makes information retrieval fast, easy, and logical.

•  Content is drawn from a wide array of recommendations from government agencies, expert panels, medical specialty organizations, and other professional and scientific authorities

•  NEW: Updates reflecting the review of more than 150 guidelines

•  Guideline Discordance Tables highlight when major guidelines do not mirror each other

•  Topics are carefully selected for relevance to the office practice of ambulatory medicine, and the text is enhanced by a convenient outline and tabular format

•  Screening and prevention of conditions have been combined to enhance clinician use