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How Doctors Think: Clinical Judgment and the Practice of Medicine
Kathryn Mongtomery
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Description for How Doctors Think: Clinical Judgment and the Practice of Medicine
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBD; MJA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
How Doctors Think defines the nature and importance of clinical judgment. 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 ... Read more
How Doctors Think defines the nature and importance of clinical judgment. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
390g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199942053
SKU
V9780199942053
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About Kathryn Mongtomery
Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, Northwestern University
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