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Taking the clinical history :

by DeMyer, William,
Physical details: xv, 352 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. ISBN:9780195373776 (alk. paper); 0195373774 (alk. paper).
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كتاب كتاب RC65 .D36 2009 (Browse shelf) Available 327kp

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Outline of the clinical history -- Basic definitions : disease, symptoms, signs, syndromes, and diagnosis -- The importance of the clinical history -- How the physician's ethics and goals determine the content and techniques of the clinical history -- Privacy, the setting, and the apparel for an optimum clinical history -- The patient's chief concern and present illness -- The past clinical history and the review of systems -- The family history -- The mental status and psychosocial history -- The pregnancy and developmental history (for pediatric patients) -- The preventive history and wellness -- Succeeding with the difficult history -- Ending the clinical history, recording it, and integrating it with the physical examination -- The history, appropriate management, informed consent, and patient autonomy -- The clinical history of the medical model compared to alternative models -- Fostering empathy and compassion.

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