| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 692 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
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data file rda |
| Series |
Oxford American handbooks in medicine |
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Oxford American handbooks.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
The Oxford American Handbook of Clinical Examination and Practical Skills is a comprehensive pocket guide for medical, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner students. It is designed to help students transition from classroom to clinical internships, preceptorships, and clerkships. Providing clear and user-friendly guidance on all aspects of history taking, physical examination, common practical procedures, data interpretation and communication skills, it gives realistic advice on coping with and mastering common situations. Each systems chapter follows a structured format covering applie. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; 1 Communication skills; Introduction; Essential considerations; Essential rules; Getting started; General principles; Communicating with deaf patients; Cross-cultural communication; Interpreters; Imparting information; The importance of silence; Angry patients; Telephone and e-mail communication; Talking about sex; Breaking bad news; Body language: an introduction; Written communication; Law, ethics, and communication; 2 The history; History-taking; Using this book; Patient profile (PP); Chief complaint (CC); History of present illness (HPI); Past medical history (PMH). |
| Subject |
Physical diagnosis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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MEDICAL -- Diagnosis.
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MEDICAL -- Diagnostic Imaging.
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Physical diagnosis. (OCoLC)fst01062373
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Clinical Medicine.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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methods.
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| Subject |
Physical Examination.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Korn, Kenneth.
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Whyte, James, IV.
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| Added Title |
Handbook of clinical examination and practical skills |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Burns, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Ann), 1950- Oxford American handbook of clinical examination and practical skills. New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2011 9780195389722 (DLC) 2010027995 (OCoLC)646388450 |
| ISBN |
9780199830763 (electronic bk.) |
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0199830762 (electronic bk.) |
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