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Fundamentals of Clinical Practice

Fundamentals of Clinical Practice, Second Edition presents medical students with a comprehensive guide to the social ramifications of a physician's work, and more experienced practitioners with the tools to augment their own patient-centered techniques.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mengel, Mark B. (Editor), Holleman, Warren L. (Editor), Fields, Scott A. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
Edition:Second Edition.
Subjects:
Education.
General practice (Medicine).
Public health.
Internal medicine.
Pediatrics.
Medical education.
Medical Education.
General Practice / Family Medicine.
Public Health.
Internal Medicine.
Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • The Patient
  • Human Health and Disease
  • The Individual and Family Life Cycle
  • The Doctor
  • Becoming a Physician
  • Being a Physician
  • The Physician in Literature
  • The Doctor
  • Interviewing as Clinical Conversation
  • Taking a History
  • Physical Examination
  • Appropriate Use of Laboratory Tests
  • Making a Diagnosis
  • Instituting Treatment
  • Recordkeeping and Presentation
  • The Doctor
  • The Difficult Clinical Conversation
  • Managing Chronic Illness
  • Counseling and Behavioral Change
  • Functional Assessment
  • Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
  • Keeping Up to Date
  • Society
  • The Patient-Physician Relationship
  • The Family System
  • The Community
  • The Workplace
  • Public Health and the Environment
  • The Cultural Role of the Patient
  • The Healthcare System
  • Society
  • Medical Ethics
  • Health Policy and Economics
  • The Law and Medicine
  • Spirituality and Medicine
  • Society
  • The Tobacco Pandemic
  • Alcohol and Drug Abuse
  • Violence
  • Mental Illness
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Maternal and Child Health.

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