Taking the Clinical History

by William DeMyer and William DeMeyer MD

In an era of ever-increasing dependence upon technology, physicians are losing the basic skills of patient examination and taking the medical history. This book describes the scenario in which the physician sits down with a patient to elicit a medical history. For example, how to greet a patient, how to discover the patient's chief concern, how to elicit symptoms, how to manage feelings as the patient and physician interact, and how to choose topics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195373774
• ISBN13: 9780195373776
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.1"