How doctors think : clinical judgment and the practice of medicine

The Resource How doctors think : clinical judgment and the practice of medicine

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How doctors think : clinical judgment and the practice of medicine

Title remainder

clinical judgment and the practice of medicine

Statement of responsibility

Kathryn Montgomery

Language

eng

Summary

"How Doctors Think" defines the nature and importance of clinical judgement. Although physicians make use of science, this book argues that medicine is not itself a science, but rather an interpretive practice that relies on clinical reasoning. A physician looks at the patient's history along with the presenting physical signs and symptoms, and juxtaposes these with clinical experience and empirical studies to construct a tentative account of the illness. "How Doctors Think" is divided into four parts. Part One introduces the concept of medicine as a practice rather than a science; Part Two discusses the idea of causation; Part Three delves into the process of forming clinical judgement; and Part Four considers clinical judgement within the uncertain nature of medicine itself. "How Doctors Think" contends that there can be adverse side effects to assuming that medicine is strictly science, and suggests reducing these by recognizing the vital role of clinical judgement

Cataloging source

N$T

Dewey number

610

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

R723.5

LC item number

.M665 2006eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries
bibliography

NLM call number

2005 O-344
W 61

NLM item number

M787h 2006

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