Main description:

Fundamentals of Clinical Practice, Second Edition presents medical students with a comprehensive guide to the social ramifications of a physician's work, and more experienced practitioners with the tools to augment their own patient-centered techniques.

Contents:

I: The Patient. 1. Human Health and Disease; R.A. Rosenblatt. 2. Individual and Family Life Cycle; E.C. Korin, et al. II: The Doctor. Section A: The Physician. 3. Becoming a Physician; C.P. McKegney. 4. Being a Physician; J.L. Coulehan. 5. The Physician in Literature; W. Monroe. Section B: Key Skills. 6. Interviewing as a Clinical Conversation; K.A. Zoppi. 7. Taking a History; E. Steiner. 8. Physical Examination; D.L. Elliot, L. Goldberg. 9. Appropriate Use of Laboratory Tests; V.S. Kaprielian. 10. Making a Diagnosis; J.P. Langlois. 11. Instituting Treatment; J. Susman. 12. Record Keeping and Presentation; W.M. Chop, Jr. Section C: Advanced Skills. 13. The Difficult Clinical Conversation; K.A. Zoppi, C.P. McKegney. 14. Managing Chronic Illness; J.S. Rolland. 15. Counseling and Behavioral Change; L.B. Mauksch. 16. Functional Assessment; K.R. Farrell. 17. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; L.L. Dickey. 18. Keeping up to Date; W.P. Newton. III: Society. Section A: Relationships. 19. The Patient Physician Relationship; R.M. Epstein. 20. The Family System; T.L. Campbell, et al. 21. The Community; L.B. Frankenstein. 22. The Workplace; A.M. David, M.R. Cullen. 23. Public Health and the Environment; J.N. Hyde. 24. The Cultural Role of the Patient; H.F. Stein. 25. The Health Care System; J.W. Mold. Section B: Values. 26. Medical Ethics; W.L. Holleman. 27. Health Policy and Economics; C.J. Mansfield, A.C. Jobe. 28. The Law and Medicine; C.M. Jewell. 29. Spirituality and Medicine; D.E. King. Section C: Special Problems. 30. The Tobacco Pandemic; A.M. Blum, E.J. Solberg. 31. Alcohol and Drug Abuse; K.L. Barry. 32. Violence; L.K. Hamberger, B. Ambuel. 33. Mental Illness; F.V. deGruy, III. 34. Sexually Transmitted Diseases; P.B. Smith. 35. Maternal and Child Health; L. Culpepper, et al.