Family physicians probably see a wider variety of rashes, eye conditions, foot disorders, lumps and bumps, and undifferentiated problems than any other specialty. In speaking with healthcare providers and medical students over the years, it became clear that a comprehensive atlas that aided in diagnosis using visible signs and internal imaging would be of tremendous value. We have assembled more than 2000 outstanding clinical images for this very purpose, and are proud to present the second edition of the first modern comprehensive atlas of family medicine ever produced. Some photographs will amaze you; all will inform you about the various conditions that befall our patients.
We were gratified by the great response to the first edition. The iPad and smartphone versions were also very well received and are again available for the second edition. Readers sent in a number of suggestions for additions and we have taken those to heart, with extensive new coverage of fundamental conditions.
New in the second edition are:
• New chapters that expand the scope of the book, including chapters on Global Health, Nummular Eczema, Alcoholism, and Tobacco Addiction. Most importantly, we have added chapters on topics that are found in the core curriculum for a Family Medicine Clerkship or a Family Medicine Residency:
• Hypertension, diabetes, asthma, prostate cancer, arthritis overview, osteoarthritis, back pain, obesity, osteoporosis, and headache.
• The chapter template has been expanded to include more on prevention, prognosis, and risk factors for disease in many of the chapters.
It took a number of people many years to create the first edition of The Color Atlas of Family Medicine. For me it was a life work that started with little notebooks I kept in my white coat pocket to take notes during my residency. It then took on color and images as I kept a camera at work and took photographs with my patient's permission of any interesting clinical finding that I might use to teach medical students and residents the art and science of medicine. I was inspired by many great family physicians, including Dr. Jimmy Hara, who had the most amazing 35-mm slide collection of clinical images. His knowledge of medicine is encyclopedic and I thought that his taking photographs might have something to do with that. Also, I realized that these photographs would greatly enhance my teaching of others. As I began to expand my practice to see more dermatology cases, my photograph collection skyrocketed. Digital photography made it more affordable and practical to take and catalogue many new images.
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