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Introduction to Clinical Skills

A Patient-Centered Textbook

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Mark B. Mengel

    1. Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston

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  2. Scott A. Fields

    1. Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Systemic Patient-Centered Method

      • Mark B. Mengel
      Pages 3-37

  3. Foundations of Clinical Expertise

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
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    2. Interviewing as Clinical Conversation

      • Kathleen A. Zoppi
      Pages 41-57

    3. Physical Examination

      • Diane L. Elliot, Linn Goldberg
      Pages 59-82

    4. Appropriate Use of Laboratory Tests

      • Victoria Kaprielian Johnson
      Pages 83-101

    5. Making a Diagnosis

      • John P. Langlois
      Pages 103-120

    6. Instituting Treatment

      • Jeff Susman
      Pages 121-136

    7. Record Keeping and Presentation

      • William M. Chop Jr.
      Pages 137-164

  4. Improving Clinical Expertise

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. The Difficult Clinical Conversation

      • Kathleen A. Zoppi, Catherine P. McKegney
      Pages 167-184

    3. Clinical Decision-Making

      • Frank H. Lawler, Robert M. Hamm
      Pages 185-200

    4. Patient Education

      • Ellen Beck
      Pages 201-216

    5. Negotiation with Patients

      • Jeannette E. South-Paul
      Pages 217-231

    6. Managing Chronic Illness

      • John S. Rolland
      Pages 233-268

    7. Counseling and Behavioral Change

      • Larry B. Mauksch
      Pages 269-288

    8. Functional Assessment

      • Kathleen R. Farrell
      Pages 289-309

    9. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

      • Larry L. Dickey
      Pages 311-333

    10. Critical Appraisal of the Medical Literature

      • Warren P. Newton
      Pages 335-353
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  • Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston

    Mark B. Mengel

  • Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland

    Scott A. Fields

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