The medical interview : mastering skills for clinical practice / John L. Coulehan, Marian L. Block.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coulehan, Jack, 1943-

Contributor:

Block, Marian R., 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical history taking.

Physical diagnosis.

Narrative medicine.

Medical History Taking.

Physician-Patient Relations.

Medical Subjects:

Medical History Taking.

Physician-Patient Relations.

Physical Description:

xix, 409 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : F. A. Davis Co., [2006]

Summary:

This title provides valuable, succinct information on conducting patient interviews for students in medical, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant programs. It is intended to focus on interactive skills as tools for gathering data objectively and precisely, and for building relationships with patients.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 388-399) and index.

ISBN:

080361246X

OCLC:

61229736

Publisher Number:

9780803612464