The medical interview : mastering skills for clinical practice
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
The medical interview : mastering skills for clinical practice
F.A. Davis Co., c2001
4th ed
Available at / 5 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
- 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.
by "Nielsen BookData"