The Patient History: Evidence-Based Approach

by Tierney, Lawrence; Henderson, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780071402606
• ISBN10: 0071402608
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-16
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical

Summary

The Complete Patient History carefully teaches students the steps in history taking, the most important part of the clinical examination It fills a large void in the market. At present, there are many books available on performing the physical examination, but very few focus on the patient interview. Of these, none are organised by specific complaints, much how patients are encountered in a clinical or office setting.

Author Biography

Mark Henderson, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Administration, Unversity of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA

Lawrence M. Tierney, MD Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Associate Chief of Medical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Kraytman, Maurice, M.D., University of Brussels, Belgium

Table of Contents

Contributors	xi
Preface	xvii
SECTION I BASIC CONCEPTS
History: Art and Science	3	(2)
Faith T. Fitzgerald
Subtleties of Medical History Taking	5	(4)
Helaina Laks Kravitz
Richard L. Kravitz
Patient-Centered Interviewing	9	(8)
Francesca C. Dwamena
Auguste H. Fortin VI
Robert C. Smith
Doctor-Centered Interviewing	17	(12)
Auguste H. Fortin VI
Francesca C. Dwamena
Robert C. Smith
The Evidence-Based Approach to Clinical Decision Making	29	(8)
Garth Davis
Mark C. Henderson
Gerald W. Smetana
SECTION II GENERAL SYMPTOMS
Dizziness	37	(10)
Michelle V. Conde
Mark C. Henderson
Fatigue	47	(8)
Richard J. Simons
Fever	55	(10)
Anjala V. Tess
Headache	65	(12)
Gerald W. Smetana
Insomnia	77	(10)
Craig R. Keenan
Lymphadenopathy	87	(10)
Michael H. Zaroukian
Night Sweats	97	(10)
David Feinbloom
Gerald W. Smetana
Muscle Weakness	107	(10)
Catherine R. Lucey
Weight Gain	117	(10)
Timothy S. Loo
Christina C. Wee
Weight Loss	127	(10)
Tonya Fancher
SECTION III OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Ear Pain	137	(8)
Daniel J. Sullivan
Hearing Loss	145	(12)
Mia W. Marcus
Eileen E. Reynolds
Tinnitus	157	(8)
Malathi Srinivasan
Sore Throat	165	(12)
Craig R. Keenan
SECTION IV DERMATOLOGY
Inflammatory Dermatoses (Rashes)	177	(16)
Mona A. Gohara
Julie V. Schaffer
Kenneth A. Arndt
SECTION V RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Cough	193	(8)
Pablo E. Molina
Antonio Anzueto
Dyspnea	201	(10)
Catherine R. Lucey
Hemoptysis	211	(8)
Juan A. Garcia
Jay I. Peters
SECTION VI CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Chest Pain	219	(12)
Sumanth D. Prabhu
Palpitations	231	(6)
Kathryn A. Glatter
Melissa Robinson
Syncope	237	(12)
John Wolfe Blotzer
Mark C. Henderson
Edema	249	(10)
Jeff Wiese
SECTION VII GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
Abdominal Pain	259	(12)
Joseph Ming Wah Li
Constipation	271	(10)
Auguste H. Fortin VI
Sonal M. Patel
Diarrhea	281	(8)
Alexander R. Carbo
Gerald W. Smetana
Dyspepsia	289	(10)
Sara B. Fazio
Dysphagia	299	(8)
Sonal M. Patel
Anthony Lembo
Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding	307	(10)
Liana Vesga
Kenneth R. McQuaid
Jaundice	317	(12)
Thomas E. Baudendistel
Estella M. Geraghty
Nausea and Vomiting	329	(8)
Randall E. Lee
Anorectal Pain	337	(12)
David S. Fefferman
Ciaran P. Kelly
SECTION VIII GENITOURINARY SYSTEM
Dysuria	349	(6)
Paul L. Fine
Sanjay Saint
Hematuria	355	(10)
Virginia U. Collier
Flank Pain	365	(8)
Paul Aronowitz
Erectile Dysfunction	373	(6)
Mary O'Keefe
David Gutknecht
Urinary Incontinence	379	(14)
Calvin H. Hirsch
SECTION IX WOMEN'S HEALTH
Amenorrhea	393	(8)
Laura Pham
Tonya Fancher
Breast Complaints	401	(8)
Helen K. Chew
Pelvic Pain	409	(8)
Francesca C. Dwamena
Vaginitis	417	(8)
Carol Bates
Michele Coviello
Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding	425	(10)
Amy N. Ship
SECTION X MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
Neck Pain	435	(10)
John D. Goodson
Shoulder Pain	445	(10)
John Wolfe Blotzer
Arm and Hand Pain	455	(10)
Robert D. Ficalora
Low Back Pain	465	(8)
Garth Davis
Buttock, Hip, and Thigh Pain	473	(12)
Robert D. Ficalora
Knee and Calf Pain	485	(8)
Jane E. O'Rorke
Ankle and Foot Pain	493	(10)
Jane E. O'Rorke
SECTION XI NEUROLOGY
Confusion	503	(8)
Daniel Press
Michael Ronthal
Memory Loss	511	(12)
Calvin H. Hirsch
Diplopia	523	(8)
Jason J.S. Barton
Gait Abnormalities	531	(6)
Jeff Wiese
Tremor	537	(12)
Raymond Kevin Ryan
Daniel Tarsy
SECTION XII PSYCHIATRY
Anxiety	549	(10)
Michael H. Zaroukian
Depressed Mood	559	(10)
John W. Williams Jr.
Linda Harpole
SECTION XIII COMMUNICATING THE HISTORY
The Case Presentation	569	(2)
Lawrence M. Tierney, Jr.
Index	571