|  | Goldberger, Ary L. / Goldberger, Zachary D. (eds.)
Becoming a Consummate Clinician
What Every Student, House Officer and Hospital Practitioner Needs to Know
Hospital Medicine - Current Concepts
 1. Edition September 2012
61.90 Euro
2012. 224 Pages, Softcover
ISBN 978-1-118-01143-0 - John Wiley & Sons
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This book describes in a highly formatted, easily accessible way exactly how hospital-based physicians and physicians-in-training can think critically and act decisively in this age of medical information overload. With special emphasis on error avoidance, efficient patient management, evidence-based medicine, and improving communication among hospital staff, this book serves as a kind of clinical GPS, helping physicians find their clinical coordinates and keep their bearings in the face of daily challenges and uncertainties. Real-life clinical scenarios and examples are provided throughout.
From the contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
INTRODUCTION: SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN WARD WORLD 1
PART 1 MEDICAL MUSTS AND MUST-NOTS: SIX ESSENTIALS OF WARD WORLD
1 HOW (NOT) TO PRESENT A PATIENT HISTORY 13
2 REEXAMINING THE PHYSICAL EXAM 37
3 HOW (NOT) TO ORDER AND PRESENT LAB TESTS 67
4 SEEING IS (ALMOST) BELIEVING: THE IMPORTANCE OF REVIEWING DATA 81
5 "WORSTS FIRST": HOW TO FRAME A DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 93
6 CLINICAL QUERIES: ASKING THE 3½ KEY QUESTIONS 103
PART 2 MEDICAL MASTERIES
7 E = MC3: ERROR REDUCTION EQUALS MOTIVATION TIMES COMMUNICATION TO THE POWER OF 3 115
8 EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE: WHAT AND WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE? 131
9 CAUTION! DANGEROUS BIOMEDICAL SEMANTICS AT WORK 145
10 SOME SECOND OPINIONS: OUTLIERS, HOOFBEATS, AND SUTTON'S (FLAWED) LAW 165
11 A SIXFOLD PATH: FROM DATA TO KNOWLEDGE TO UNDERSTANDING 173
12 WHAT IS DISEASE? WHAT IS HEALTH? 181
Bibliography and Notes 195
Index 203
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