Title | Introduction to Clinical Skills [electronic resource] : A Patient-Centered Textbook / edited by Mark B. Mengel, Scott A. Fields |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US, 1997 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b102364 |
Descript | XXVI, 494 p. online resource |
The Systemic Patient-Centered Method -- Foundations of Clinical Expertise -- Interviewing as Clinical Conversation -- Physical Examination -- Appropriate Use of Laboratory Tests -- Making a Diagnosis -- Instituting Treatment -- Record Keeping and Presentation -- Improving Clinical Expertise -- The Difficult Clinical Conversation -- Clinical Decision-Making -- Patient Education -- Negotiation with Patients -- Managing Chronic Illness -- Counseling and Behavioral Change -- Functional Assessment -- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention -- Critical Appraisal of the Medical Literature -- Reducing Malpractice Risk -- The Business of the Practice of Medicine -- Lifelong Medical Learning -- Advancing the Discipline of Medicine -- The Art and Science of Teaching and Learning -- Clinical Research -- Development of Clinical Guidelines