Medical School Interviews (2nd Edition). Over 150 Questions Analysed. Includes Multiple-Mini-Interviews (MMI) - A Practical Guide to Help You Get That Place at Medical School.

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The clinician now explores as fully as possible the patient's major problems, following leads obtained during the discussion of the chief complaint. The history of the present illness (HPI) includes all of the patient's history, both recent and remote, that is pertinent to understanding the current illness. In completing the HPI, the physician will often collect pertinent information about the patient's past history (for example, a history of hypertension in a patient with stroke), the patient's family history (for example, a family history of breast cancer in a patient with a breast lump), and the social history (for example, domestic discord in a patient with insomnia and fatigue). The medical interview is the practicing physician's most versatile diagnostic and therapeutic tool. However, interviewing is also one of the most difficult clinical skills to master. The demands made on the physician are both intellectual and emotional. The analytical skills of diagnostic reasoning must be balanced with the interpersonal skills needed to establish rapport with the patient and facilitate communication. It may become evident that the patient is most troubled by problems that the physician considers of lower priority or less urgent. For example, the patient may be most concerned about his finances, while the physician wants to learn more about the chest pain and palpitations. In general, the clinician should briefly communicate concern for the patient's major concerns even if they do not seem to be medically significant. For example, Hello Mrs. Parish, my name is John Simmons. I am a second year medical student here at the school. I will be interviewing you for about 30 minutes to learn what kinds of problems you are having and how they have affected you. Will this be O.K. with you?

Medical Interviews: A comprehensive guide to CT, ST Medical Interviews: A comprehensive guide to CT, ST

Medical Interviews - a Comprehensive Guide to Ct, St and Registrar Interview Skills: Over 120 Medical Interview Questions, Techniques and NHS Topics Explained txt Interviewing is often considered part of the "art" in contrast to the "science" of medicine. There are many reasons to dispute this distinction. Perhaps the most compelling is that labeling it an "art" removes interviewing from the realm of critical appraisal and suggests that there is something magical or mysterious about interviewing that cannot be described or taught. This chapter will demonstrate the validity of interviewing as a clinical science based on critical observation and analysis of the patient without diminishing its excitement as a clinical activity. It provides a guide to conducting initial interviews and making sense of what happens. It will outline the knowledge, attitudes, and skills that lead to effective interviewing. The discussion will focus on the problem-oriented diagnostic interview, but the health promotion interview and interviews during follow-up visits will also be mentioned.Assessing the patient's comfort is the next step. An IV or oxygen mask, facial expressions of distress, or an emesis basin at the bedside provide nonverbal clues to the alert clinician. Bringing a cup of water, raising the head of the bed, or helping the patient to the bathroom may be greatly appreciated. They also provide a natural opportunity for a caring touch. Questions such as "How are you feeling?" "Are you comfortable now?" "Do you feel well enough to talk now?"are helpful.

The Medical Interview - Clinical Methods - NCBI Bookshelf The Medical Interview - Clinical Methods - NCBI Bookshelf

Medical Interviews - a Comprehensive Guide to Ct, St and Registrar Interview Skills: Over 120 Medical Interview Questions, Techniques and NHS Topics Explained csvLichstein PR. The Medical Interview. In: Walker HK, Hall WD, Hurst JW, editors. Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations. 3rd edition. Boston: Butterworths; 1990. Chapter 3. these are questions posed at real interviews for medical school, and at last there is a comprehensive text that will help you answer them and many more.