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A Guide to the Medical Interview and Case Presentation
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Second Edition
By
J. Andrew Billings, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
John Stoeckle, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Description
For the highest quality patient care, medical professionals need confidence in their skills with the patient interview. THE CLINICAL ENCOUNTER:
A GUIDE TO THE MEDICAL INTERVIEW AND CASE PRESENTATION provides the tools and practical guidelines needed for clinical practice. Part
I addresses the basics in the medical interview. Part II focuses on advanced topics and problems that students and physicians may encounter
on a daily basis. It features doctor-patient dialogues and vignettes on how to act and respond in any patient encounter in a respectful,
caring way. The authors' clear writing style and specific suggestions offer guidance for easing difficult and sensitive situations relevant
to day-to-day clinical settings.
Contents
PART 1: A GUIDE TO THE INTERVIEW 1. Overview 2. Beginning the Interview and Establishing a Relationship: 3. Eliciting Information for
Diagnosis and Management I: The Interviewing Process 4. Eliciting Information for Diagnosis and Management II: The Content of the Medical
Interview 5. More Interviewing Techniques 6. Consulting With Your Preceptor 7. The Exposition Phase: Informing and Counseling the Patient
8. Recording 9. Readings PART 2: ADVANCED TOPICS 10. More Tactics for Eliciting Information 11. Learning From Hearing and Seeing
Yourself 12. The Mental Status Examination 13. Difficult Relationships 14. Carrying Out A Plan 15. The Return Visit 16. Home Visits
and Functional Assessment 17. The Medical Record 18. Oral Case Presentation 19. Collaborative Care 0Afterword: A History of History
Taking Appendix A: Complete Case Write-up Appendix B: Sample Problem List Appendix C: A Basic Outpatient Medical History Form Appendix
D: Criteria for Case Write-ups
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Hardbound, 368 pages, publication date: AUG-1998
ISBN-13: 978-0-8151-1374-4
ISBN-10: 0-8151-1374-9
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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