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Title Medical analogies for clinician-patient communication : innovative strategies for improving the clinical encounter / Khan Muhammad Azaan, Gizem Ashraf, Hamza Ashraf, editors
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing AG, [2022]
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Description 1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cardiology -- Dermatology -- Endocrinology -- Ear, nose and throat -- General practice -- Gastroenterology -- Haematology -- Infectious diseases -- Musculoskeletal system.-Nephrology -- Neurology -- Ophthalmology -- Paediatrics -- Peri- and post-operative care -- Psychology -- Respiratory -- Rhematology -- Womens health -- General Surgery
Summary Patient-healthcare worker communication is the cornerstone of an informed and patient-centered approach to healthcare. It is continually stressed throughout all aspects of medical training and practice, but this can be impaired by the myriad of medical jargon and complex pathophysiology required in explaining a patients condition. This book aims to provide a comprehensive reference of analogies which simplify and make the most common medical conditions that patients may question about or be afflicted with comprehensible. There is need for an efficient way to translate years of study and experiential learning from the doctor and healthcare professional to the patient. The book contains over 200 analogies that span across 19 chapters covering a wide variety of medicine specialties, including but not limited to cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, and more. Each chapter follows a consistent format: a condition is given, the analogy title for the condition is given, and then the analogy is explained in the body text. The authors took some of the most common encountered medical conditions and attributed them to digestible analogies that help bridge the gap between healthcare professional to patient. Medical Analogies for Clinician-Patient Communication: Innovative Strategies for Improving the Clinical Encounter serves as a fruitful reference for anyone wanting to communicate profoundly with their patients without forfeiting brevity.
Notes Includes index
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 25, 2022)
Subject Physician and patient.
Physician-Patient Relations
Physician and patient
Form Electronic book
Author Khan, Muhammad Azaan, editor
Ashraf, Gizem, editor
Ashraf, Hamza, editor
ISBN 9783030872939
3030872939