Introduction to Clinical Skills: A Patient-Centered Textbook

The Systemic Patient-Centered Method.- Foundations of Clinical Expertise.- Interviewing as Clinical Conversation.- Physical Examination.- Appropriate Use of Laboratory Tests.- Making a Diagnosis.- Instituting Treatment.- Record Keeping and Presentation.- Improving Clinical Expertise.- The Difficult Clinical Conversation.- Clinical Decision-Making.- Patient Education.- Negotiation with Patients.- Managing Chronic Illness.- Counseling and Behavioral Change.- Functional Assessment.- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.- Critical Appraisal of the Medical Literature.- Reducing Malpractice Risk.- The Business of the Practice of Medicine.- Lifelong Medical Learning.- Advancing the Discipline of Medicine.- The Art and Science of Teaching and Learning.- Clinical Research.- Development of Clinical Guidelines.