Taking the Clinical History
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-537377-6 (ISBN)
CONTENTS ; 1. OUTLINE OF THE CLINICAL HISTORY ; Definition and Scope of the Clinical History ; Detailed Outline of the Clinical History ; 2. BASIC DEFINITIONS: DISEASE, SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, SYNDROMES, AND DIAGNOSIS ; I. What is Disease? ; II. Manifestation of Disease by Symptoms and Signs ; III. Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Disease ; IV. Summary ; 3. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CLINICAL HISTORY ; I. Why the Clinical History is the Most Important Event in the Practice of Medicine ; II. The Clinical History as a Mutual Process of Knowing between the Physician and the Patient ; III. The History is the Only Way to Diagnose the Many Diseases that Produce Only Symptoms but no Signs ; IV. How the History Focuses the Physical Examination ; V. Why No Physical or Laboratory Finding Has Meaning Until Integrated with the Patient's Full Clinical History ; VI. How the History Provides the Basis for Public Health Policy ; VII. Summary ; 4. HOW THE PHYSICIAN'S ETHICS AND GOALS DETERMINE THE CONTENT AND TECHNIQUES OF THE CLINICAL HISTORY ; I. The Ethical and Operational Components of the Medical Model for the Patient-Physician Relationship ; II. Origin of the Ethical Code for the Practice of Medicine ; III. How Each Ethic of the Medical Model Shapes the History ; IV. Replacing Social Responses with Professional Responses ; V. The Atcual Operational Steps of the Medical Model for the Practice of Medicine ; VII. Beyond the Consulting Room ; VIII. Summary ; 5. PRIVACY: THE SETTING AND THE APPAREL FOR AN OPTIMUM CLINICAL HISTORY ; I. Privacy and the Private Interview ; II. The Room Design for the Medical Interview ; III. Personal Attributes of the Physician ; IV. Use of the Telephone and Telemedicine ; V. Summary ; 6. THE PATIENT'S CHIEF CONCERN AND PRESENT ILLNESS ; I. The Initial Contact and the Face Sheet ; II. Format for the Clinical History ; III. Technique for Meeting the Patient ; IV. THe Patient's Chief or Presenting Concern ; V. Listening: The Essential Technique of the Clinical History ; VI. Technique for Eliciting the PResenting Concern and Current Illness ; VII. Historical Analysis of Recurrent Attacks that are Similar ; VIII. Current Medications and Management ; IX. Closing the Present Illness History in Preparation for the Past Clinical History ; X. Summary ; 7. THE PAST CLINICAL HISTORY AND THE REVIEW OF SYSTEMS ; I. Eliciting the Past Clinical History ; II. The Review of Systems (ROS) ; III. Visualize the Head and the Nervous System ; IV. Next Visualize the Motor (Muscular) System ; V. Next Visualize the Skeletal System ; VI. Next Visualize the Bone Marrow ; VII. Next Visualize the Chest and Its Contents and Start with the Respiratory System ; VIII. Next Visualize the Cardiovascular System ; IX. Next Visualize the Gastrointestinal System ; X. Next Visualize the Renal System ; XI. Next Visualize the Reproductive System ; XII. Next Visualize the Endocrine System ; XIII. Next Visualize the Immune and Lymphatic System ; XIV. Finally Visualize the Skin ; XV. Environmental/Toxic Exposure History ; XVI. Supplementing the Standard History and Review of Systems with Inventories, Rating Scales, and Structured Interviews ; XVII. Efficiency in the Review of Systems: The Long and Short of It ; XVIII. Summary ; 8. THE FAMILY HISTORY ; I. Transition to the Family History ; II. Diagramming the Pedigree ; III. Special Problems in the Family History of Pediatric Patients ; IV. Summary ; 9. THE PSYCHOSOCIAL HISTORY AND MENTAL STATUS HISTORY ; I Introduction to the Mental Status Examination ; II. Quick (but effective) Overall Screening of the Patient for Mental Illness ; III. Detailed Inquiries into the Patient's Mental Status ; IV. The Sensorium or Sensorium Commune: Common Sense and Its Testing ; V. An Ethics, Values, and Spiritual History ; VI. Special Features of the History in Suspected Dementia ; VII. A Historical Tutorial with Rufus of Epheseus ; VIII. Summary ; 10. THE PREGNANCY AND DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY (FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS) ; I. Introduction to the Developmental History ; II. Reproductive History ; III. Labor and Delivery History ; IV. Neonatal History ; V. Classification of Infant Behaviors for Judging the Neurodevelopmental History and the Neurodevelopmental Examination ; VI. Attending to the Mother's COncerns about her Infant's Development ; VII. The Developmental History for Infants from Birth to Two Years of Age ; VIII. The Developmental History for Children More than Two Years of Age ; IX. Discussing Developmental Retardation with Parents ; X. Summary ; 11. THE PREVENTIVE HISTORY AND WELLNESS ; I. Importance of the Preventive History ; II. Preventive History and Preventive Programs for Infants and Children ; III. Preventive History and Preventive Programs for Teens and Adults ; IV. Preventive History and Preventive Programs for Adults ; V. The Positive Promotion of Wellness ; VI. Summary ; 12. SUCCEEDING WITH THE DIFFICULT HISTORY ; I. The Good and the Poor Historian ; II. Causes for Difficult Histories and their Differential Diagnosis ; III. Keeping the Difficult Patient on Track During the History ; . IV. Emotional Interactions Between Patient and Physician that Results in a Diffcult History ; . V. When It's a Question of Honesty or Accuracy of the History ; . VI. When It's a Question of Irreconcilable Differences Between the Patient and the Physician ; VII. Summary ; 13. ENDING THE CLINICAL HISTORY, RECORDING IT, AND INTEGRATING IT WITH THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ; I. Three Questions to Close the History, Prior to the Physical Examination ; II. Acquiring Additional History ; III. Recording the Physical History ; IV. Integrating the History and Physical Examination to Complete the Initial Medical Record ; V. Integrating the History and Physical Examination, Illustrated by Analyzing the Commonest Sympton of All: Headaches ; VI. Summary ; 14. THE HISTORY, APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT, INFORMED CONSENT, AND PATIENT AUTONOMY ; I. How the Same Techniques for the Clinical History Evaluate Patient Autonomy and Informed Consent ; II. Interrelations of Appropriate Management, Informed Consent, and Patient Autonomy ; III. Extending the History when the Patient Declines Appropriate Management ; IV. How Promotion of Elective Cosmetic Surgery of Normal Tissues Biases the History ; V. The Clinical History, Physician-Assisted Suicide, and Euthanasia ; VI. The Clinical History, the Living Will, and Planning for Terminal Care ; VII. An Example of How a Knowing Medical History Guided the Care of a Terminally Ill Patient ; VIII. Best Examples of the Medical Model ; IX. Summary ; X. Epilogue: A Personal View ; 15. THE CLINICAL HISTORY OF THE MEDICAL MODEL COMPARED TO ALTERNATIVE MODELS ; I. THe Science-based Clinical History ; II. Definition of Alternative Medicine ; III. Accomplishments of Physicians who Adhere to the Medical Model ; IV. Epilogue ; 16. FOSTERING EMPATHY AND COMPASSION ; I. Discovering the Patient's Personhood ; II. Experiences in Compassion ; III. Suggestions for Additional Sessions ; IV. Feeling an Affinity for the Past of our Profession ; V. Selected References for Comparison
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.2.2010 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 137 x 206 mm |
| Gewicht | 408 g |
| Themenwelt | Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-537377-4 / 0195373774 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-537377-6 / 9780195373776 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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