| Edition |
Fifth edition. |
| Description |
xix, 409 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 388-399) and index. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Medical history taking.
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Physical diagnosis.
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Narrative medicine.
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Medical History Taking.
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Physician-Patient Relations.
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| Added Author |
Block, Marian R., 1947-
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| ISBN |
080361246X paperback |
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9780803612464 paperback |
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