Fundamentals of Clinical Practice

Name: Fundamentals of Clinical Practice
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ISBN: 9780306466922

ISBN-10: 0306466929

ISBN-13: 9780306466922

Edition: 2nd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Mark B. Mengel, Warren L. Holleman, Scott A. Fields

List price: $279.00

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Of all the skills first- and second-year medical students are expected to cultivate during their training, the one that may not receive the attention it deserves is how to establish effective physician-patient relationship. These techniques often lie outside the traditional diagnostic, treatment and technical realms but are invaluable to physicians, regardless of the specialty they practice. As it becomes more and more evident that good interactions with patients facilitate the healing process, physicians need a guide to developing these crucial bonds. This updated text leads the physician-in-training through the world of patients' concerns, with three main sections: The Patient, The…

Book details

List price: $279.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 10/31/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1600
Size: 8.75" wide x 10.75" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 6.138
Language: English




The Patient



Human Health and Disease




Individual and Family Life Cycle




The Doctor



The Physician



Becoming a Physician




Being a Physician




The Physician in Literature




Key Skills



Interviewing as a Clinical Conversation




Taking a History




Physical Examination




Appropriate Use of Laboratory Tests




Making a Diagnosis




Instituting Treatment




Record Keeping and Presentation




Advanced Skills



The Difficult Clinical Conversation




Managing Chronic Illness




Counseling and Behavioral Change




Functional Assessment




Health Promotion and Disease Prevention




Keeping up to Date




Society



Relationships



The Patient Physician Relationship




The Family System




The Community




The Workplace




Public Health and the Environment




The Cultural Role of the Patient




The Health Care System




Values



Medical Ethics




Health Policy and Economics




The Law and Medicine




Spirituality and Medicine




Special Problems



The Tobacco Pandemic




Alcohol and Drug Abuse




Violence




Mental Illness




Sexually Transmitted Diseases




Maternal and Child Health