Taking the Clinical History (Paperback)

In an era of ever-increasing dependence upon technology, physicians are losing the basic skills of patient examination and taking the medical history. This book describes the scenario in which the physician sits down with a patient to elicit a medical history. For example, how to greet a patient, how to discover the patient's chief concern, how to elicit symptoms, how to manage feelings as the patient and physician interact, and how to choose topics to explore, and use the appropriate word selection, phrasing, and tone of voice. A good history leads to trust and rapport, and also to the determination of the best management of the patient's condition. Dr. William DeMeyer, a well-known physician and author of the major text on the neurologic exam, describes how to take a medical history, and also explains the reasons why it is done in a particular way. The author reviews the actual questions that a health provider should ask and the responses to a patient's answers. More importantly, the author describes how to listen to the patient's real needs as a person, rather than just a repository of symptoms.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2010
First published:	April 2009
Authors:	William DeMeyer, MD
Dimensions:	208 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-537377-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Medical diagnosis > Examination of patients
LSN:	0-19-537377-4
Barcode:	9780195373776

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