Introduction to Clinical Skills A Patient-Centered Textbook /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mengel, Mark B. (Editor), Fields, Scott A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1997.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Gynecology.; Public health.; Maternal and child health services.; Health informatics.; Internal medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; Public Health.; Maternal and Child Health.; Health Informatics.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

Table of Contents:

• 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.