The medical interview : mastering skills for clinical practice

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The medical interview : mastering skills for clinical practice

John L. Coulehan, Marian R. Block

F.A. Davis Co., c2001

4th ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

This text addresses the practical and tacit issues involved in the medical interview as the critical tool for the establishment and continution of a clinician-patient relationship. It contains real-life examples of interviews; explains how to reduce malpractice suits through effective communication; provides guidelines on how to talk to patients about complementary and alternative therapies; discusses cultural and ethnic diversity isues and English as a second language; and discusses the communication skills needed with patients with alternative sexual orientations. A pocket card summarizes the main points to remember in conducting a medical interview.

目次

  • Introduction - the poor historian. Part 1 Basic skills - understanding the patient's story: I attach the same meaning - interviewing as a clinical skill
  • with simple, kindly words - respect, genuineness, empathy
  • why should you come to consult me? - the chief complaint and present illness
  • transforming experience into memory - other active problems, past medical history and family history
  • gaining richness and reality - the patient profile
  • no air of finished knowledge - review of systems, physical examination and closure
  • I shall emumerate them to you - the clinical narrative. Part 2 Basic skills in practise - special patients and settings: headed in the right direction - paediatric and adolescent interviewing
  • a different silhouette - interviewing the geriatric patient
  • for the moment at least I actually became them - cultural competence in the interview
  • the real satisfaction - communication with the patient in the office setting. Part 3 Challenges in interviewing: seal up the mouth of outrage - difficult clinician-patient interactions
  • something new and dreadful - telling bad news
  • a great many remedies - talking with patients about complementary and alternative medicine
  • the sum of all the general rage - malpractice and the clinical interview
  • not through argument but by contagion - education and negotiation
  • the hunt is on - the medical interview at work.

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