The Medical Interview : Mastering Skills for Clinical Practice

by John L Coulehan

Other authorsMarian R. Block (Author)
Ebook, 2006

Status

Available

Call number

Online - see item details for access

Publication

Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Company, 5th edition

ISBN

080361246X / 9780803612464

Description

Enhanced and reorganized material on the patient profile, lifestyle, substance abuse, and sexual history. New section on interviewing skills related to ethical and legal issues and how to deal with unanticipated adverse outcomes. Web-based interview organizer available at DavisPlus Cut-and-carry interview tips Two additional chapters Helping patients understand, interpret, and utilize material obtained on the Internet. More coverage of transparency in the medical interview. Handling difficult interview situations and difficult patients. How spirituality relates to healthcare and the clinician-patient interaction. Redesigned interview format for greater ease-of-use and clearer understanding.

Local notes

CLICK HERE TO VIEW EBOOK:
https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/080361246X

CONTENTS:
The patient's story
; Interviewing as a clinical skill
; Respect, genuineness, and empathy
; Chief complaint and present illness
; Other active problems, past medical history, and family history
; The patient profile
; The sexual history
; Review of systems, physical examination, and closure
; The clinical narrative
; Communication in the office setting
; Pediatric and adolescent interviewing
; Interviewing the geriatric patient
; Cultural competence in the interview
; Difficult patient-clinician interactions
; Telling bad news
; Talking with patients about complementary and alternative medicine
; Ethics and the law
; Malpractice and the clinical interview
; Education and negotiation
; The medical interview at work.
Page: 0.1381 seconds