Description: How Doctors Think : Clinical Judgment and the Practice of Medicine, Hardcover by Montgomery, Kathryn, ISBN 0195187121, ISBN-13 9780195187120, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK 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 three delves into the process of forming clinical judgment; and part four considers clinical judgment within the uncertain nature of medicine itself. In How Doctors Think, Montgomery contends that assuming medicine is strictly a science can have adverse side effects, and suggests reducing these by recognizing the vital role of clinical judgment.
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Book Title: How Doctors Think : Clinical Judgment and the Practice of Medicin
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Publication Name: How Doctors Think: Clinical Judgment and the Practice of Medicine
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Item Height: 242 mm
Subject: Medicine, Healthcare System
Publication Year: 2005
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 514 g
Author: Kathryn Montgomery
Item Width: 162 mm
Format: Hardcover
