{"product_id":"becoming-a-consummate-clinician-9781118011430","title":"Becoming a Consummate Clinician","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith hospital medicine growing rapidly in both scale and complexity, the learning curve for students is steeper, while experienced physicians are often called upon to act as mentors and caregivers in areas outside their primary fields of expertise. \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Consummate Clinician\u003c\/i\u003e, an exciting new book in the series Hospital Medicine: Current Concepts, describes in practical terms how clinicians and students can think more critically and act more insightfully in this era of information expansion and time compression. Developed for hospital-based clinicians and physicians-in-training, the book provides a road map for navigating key challenges in real-life medical practice related to assessing, integrating, and presenting clinical information. Clearly formatted and easily accessible, the book:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully integrates and emphasizes error avoidance and reduction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights uses and limitations of algorithmic and evidence-based medicine in medical decision-making\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The encouragement of all readers to rethink everything we assume to be true and to seek a deeper understanding of what we “know” is priceless . . . The quotes included throughout the book were both valuable and enjoyable.”  (\u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Hospitalist\u003c\/i\u003e, 2 November 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION: SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN WARD WORLD 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 1 MEDICAL MUSTS AND MUST-NOTS: SIX ESSENTIALS OF WARD WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 HOW (NOT) TO PRESENT A PATIENT HISTORY 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 REEXAMINING THE PHYSICAL EXAM 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 HOW (NOT) TO ORDER AND PRESENT LAB TESTS 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 SEEING IS (ALMOST) BELIEVING: THE IMPORTANCE OF REVIEWING DATA 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 \"WORSTS FIRST\": HOW TO FRAME A DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 CLINICAL QUERIES: ASKING THE 3½ KEY QUESTIONS 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 2 MEDICAL MASTERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 E = MC3: ERROR REDUCTION EQUALS MOTIVATION TIMES COMMUNICATION TO THE POWER OF 3 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE: WHAT AND WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE? 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 CAUTION! DANGEROUS BIOMEDICAL SEMANTICS AT WORK 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 SOME SECOND OPINIONS: OUTLIERS, HOOFBEATS, AND SUTTON’S (FLAWED) LAW 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 A SIXFOLD PATH: FROM DATA TO KNOWLEDGE TO UNDERSTANDING 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 WHAT IS DISEASE? WHAT IS HEALTH? 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography and Notes 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 203\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528819908951,"sku":"9781118011430","price":59.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118011430.jpg?v=1731873144","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/becoming-a-consummate-clinician-9781118011430","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}