The Patient History: Evidence-Based Approach (Tierney, The Patient History)
Highlighting the medical history as the core art of patient care, this book provides the tools to achieve clinical excellence&#8226; Explores the techniques of patient-centered and doctor-centered interviewing&#8226; Presents the differential diagnosis, interview framework, alarm symptoms, focused questions with likelihood ratios, prognosis, and clinical pearls for each symptom&#8226; Integrates historical data with the epidemiology, prevalence, and prognosis of the most common conditionsA comprehensive and inspiring introduction to the timeless art of history-taking, The Patient History presents the fundamental principles that guide this process and enable health care professionals to establish the differential diagnosis for a given symptom.FEATURES:&#8226; Offers a patient-centered approach to the medical history by emphasizing symptoms rather than diseases&#8226; Applies principles of evidence-based medicine to the clinical history&#8226; Illustrates the history-taking process through the discussion of 60 common clinical symptoms, such as dizziness, weight loss, dyspnea, chest pain, nausea and vomiting, low back pain, memory loss, and anxiety&#8226; Includes diagnostic approach algorithms to summarize important concepts&#8226; Focuses on actual questions for use in daily practice&#8226; Provides tips for effective interviewingVISIT: www.accessmedbooks.com[Logo] McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division [Logo: LANGE Publishing for Medical Students Since 1938]--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.