The Medical Interview: Mastering Skills for Clinical Practice

by Coulehan, John L.; Block, Marian R.

• ISBN13: 9780803612464
• ISBN10: 080361246X
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-29
• Publisher: F.A. Davis Company

Summary

Master the art of conducting a medical interview and in the process hone your communication skills. The authors have also created a downloadable interview organizer that can be used as a management tool for their first interviews. Visit DavisPlus (http://davisplus.fadavis.com/) to access the interview organizer.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Poor Historian	xv
PART ONE The Patient's Story
CHAPTER 1 Interviewing as a Clinical Skill	3	(18)
CHAPTER 2 Respect, Genuineness, and Empathy	21	(24)
CHAPTER 3 Chief Complaint and Present Illness	45	(26)
CHAPTER 4 Other Active Problems, Past Medical History, and Family History	71	(16)
CHAPTER 5 The Patient Profile	87	(19)
CHAPTER 6 The Sexual History	106	(12)
CHAPTER 7 Review of Systems, Physical Examination, and Closure	118	(22)
CHAPTER 8 The Clinical Narrative	140	(21)
PART TWO Basic Skills in Practice
CHAPTER 9 Communication in the Office Setting	161	(32)
CHAPTER 10 Pediatric and Adolescent Interviewing	193	(19)
CHAPTER 11 Interviewing the Geriatric Patient	212	(16)
CHAPTER 12 Cultural Competence in the Interview	228	(21)
PART THREE Challenges in the Interactive Process
CHAPTER 13 Difficult Patient-Clinician Interactions	249	(30)
CHAPTER 14 Telling Bad News	279	(22)
CHAPTER 15 Talking with Patients about Complementary and Alternative Medicine	301	(18)
CHAPTER 16 Ethics and the Law	319	(19)
CHAPTER 17 Malpractice and the Clinical Interview	338	(19)
CHAPTER 18 Education and Negotiation	357	(16)
CHAPTER 19 The Medical Interview at Work	373	(15)
Resources	388